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Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2018
What's in the bulletin?
- The population of the UK in mid-2018 was estimated to be 66,436,000.
- The UK population grew by 0.6% between mid-2017 and mid-2018, the same rate of growth as in the previous year; growth in the years to mid-2017 and mid-2018 was slower than in any year since mid-2004.
- In the year to mid-2018, there were fewer births (negative 2%) and more deaths (positive 3%) than in the last year; natural change was at its lowest since 2004.
Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality: July 2018 to June 2019
What's in the bulletin?
- In the year ending June 2019, the non-UK born population was 9.4 million and non-British population was 6.2 million, which were both similar to the previous year.
- In the year ending June 2019, the number of people with an EU8 nationality was 1.4 million and was mainly accounted for by those holding Polish nationality.
- Polish has continued to be the most common non-British nationality in the UK since 2007. However, India is now the most common non-UK country of birth, the first time since 2015 that Poland has not been the most common.
Datasets related to Migration within the UK
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Local area migration indicators, UK
Different migration-related data sources at local authority level including migration flows, non-UK-born and non-British populations, National Insurance number registrations, GP registrations, and births to non-UK-born mothers.
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Internal migration: detailed estimates by origin and destination local authorities, age and sex
Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves into and out of each local authority in England and Wales, including moves to and from Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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2011 Census: Detailed UK migration statistics
2011 Census internal migration statistics for the UK give estimates that classify people and households in areas within the UK and those having moved from each area to elsewhere within the UK in the year preceding the Census.
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Internal migration: by local authority and region, five-year age group and sex
Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves for England and Wales, by local authority, region, five-year age group and sex.
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Internal migration: by local authority and region, age and sex
Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves for England and Wales, by local authority, region, age and sex.
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Statistical bulletins
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Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2018
National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age, sex and components of population change.
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Internal migration, England and Wales: Year Ending June 2015
Residential moves between local authorities and regions in England and Wales, as well as moves to or from the rest of the UK (Scotland and Northern Ireland).
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Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality: July 2018 to June 2019
Latest population estimates for the UK by country of birth and nationality, covering the period from 2004 to the year ending June 2019.
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