– What is the latest estimate of net migration? Net migration to the UK stood at an estimated 204,000 in the year to June 2025. Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving long-term to the UK and the number of people leaving the country. An estimated 898,000 people immigrated to the UK in the year to June 2025 while 693,000 emigrated, producing a net migration figure – after rounding – of 204,000. Dr Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, said: “Net migration has fallen substantially, but this will not necessarily be sustained long term.

Source: The Times November 27, 2025 22:03 UTC