Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — United Kingdom

Number of immigrants in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 11,845,479 people. Ranked 4 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 223.2%.

2024 11.85M people +12.59% vs 2020
World rank 4of 215
Period maximum 11.85M people2024
Period minimum 3.66M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — United Kingdom, 1990–202405M10M15M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 3,664,896 people1995: 4,173,053 people2000: 4,747,902 people2005: 5,989,992 people2010: 7,713,303 people2015: 9,071,431 people2020: 10,520,870 people2024: 11,845,479 people
Change over the period: +8.18M (+223.21%) Average annual rate: 3.51 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 11.85M people
World 303M people
Europe & Central Asia 106M people
Northern Europe computed 18.55M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 11.85M
2020 10.52M
2015 9.07M
2010 7.71M
2005 5.99M
2000 4.75M
1995 4.17M
1990 3.66M

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.