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Mr. Stanley
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of people who have emigrated from the United Kingdom in each year since 1960; and how many in each year were between the ages of 18 and 30 years.
Mr. Deakins
The nearest available information from the International Passenger Survey is set out below. In this sample survey an emigrant is defined as a person who has lived in the United Kingdom for a year or more and leaves the United Kingdom to live abroad for at least a year. Emigrants to the Irish Republic are excluded.
| ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM | |||||
| (thousands) | |||||
| Calendar year | All ages | 15–24 | 25–44 | ||
| 1964 | … | … | 271 | 75 | 104 |
| 1965 | … | … | 284 | 77 | 110 |
| 1966 | … | … | 302 | 75 | 115 |
| 1967 | … | … | 309 | 80 | 120 |
| 1968 | … | … | 278 | 76 | 110 |
| 1969 | … | … | 293 | 78 | 118 |
| 1970 | … | … | 291 | 82 | 117 |
| 1971 | … | … | 240 | 64 | 99 |
| 1972 | … | … | 233 | 61 | 99 |
| 1973 | … | … | 246 | 60 | 107 |
| 1974 | … | … | 269 | 65 | 122 |
| … | … | 1975* | 238 | 58 | 105 |
| 1976* | … | … | 210 | 52 | 97 |
| *Figures for 1975 and 1976 are only approximately comparable with earlier years; small differences should be disregarded. For 1975 and 1976 it is estimated that 40–50 per cent, of the emigrants aged 25–44 were under 30 years of age. | |||||