ECOSYSTEM/ DEMOGRAPHICS
UK Immigration Demographics
Real statistics from ONS, Home Office Immigration Statistics, and Census 2021.
Net Migration (2023)
685,000
ONS estimate
Work Visa Grants (2024)
290,000+
Skilled + H&C routes
Student Visas (2024)
350,000
UKVI data
Foreign-Born (London)
37%
Census 2021
Top Nationalities — Work Visas 2024
Source: Home Office Immigration Statistics, Feb 2025🇮🇳India
~130,000
🇳🇬Nigeria
~45,000
🇵🇭Philippines
~25,000
🇵🇰Pakistan
~20,000
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
~18,000
🇨🇳China
~15,000
🇿🇦South Africa
~12,000
🇺🇸USA
~10,000
🇧🇷Brazil
~8,000
🇱🇰Sri Lanka
~7,000
Visa Route Breakdown — 2024/25
Source: Home Office Visa Statistics Q4 2024Student
~350,000
Graduate
~100,000
Skilled Worker
~120,000
Health & Care Worker
~90,000
Family
~70,000
Global Talent
~5,000
Note: Student visa bar is reference (100%); other routes scaled relative to it.
Foreign-Born Population by City
Source: ONS Census 2021London
37%foreign-born
Leicester
28%foreign-born
Birmingham
22%foreign-born
Manchester
20%foreign-born
Bradford
19%foreign-born
Coventry
18%foreign-born
Milton Keynes
17%foreign-born
Reading
16%foreign-born
Net Migration Trend
Source: ONS Long-Term International Migration estimates173K
2021
504K
2022
685K
2023
600K
2024est.
500K
2025proj.
Confirmed
Estimated
Projected