(2) how many non-British European Union emigrants there were from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin;
(3) how many British emigrants there were from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, broken down by country of destination;
(4) how many non-European Union emigrants there were from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 10 September 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond on behalf of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to your questions concerning:
i) How many British emigrants there were from the UK aged between (a) 0 to 16, (b) 16 to 25, (c) 26 to 35, (d) 36 to 45, (e) 46 to 55, (f) 56 to 65 and (g) over 65 years in each of the last five years;
ii) How many non-British European emigrants there were from the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin;
iii) How many British emigrants there were from the UK in each of the last five years broken down by country of destination;
iv) How many non-European emigrants there were from the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin.
The data are presented in the attached tables 1 to 4.
The Office for National Statistics uses the UN definition of an international migrant as someone who changes their country of usual residence for at least a year so that the country of destination effectively becomes the country of usual residence.
The specific details requested mean that estimates are only available based on International Passenger Survey (IPS) data. This means that these estimates exclude most asylum seekers, migration between the UK and the Irish Republic, and adjustments for those who change their intention about their length of stay in the UK, and hence their migrant status.
Thousand 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 All ages 133 164 170 184 174 0-15 15 15 18 17 20 16-25 27 38 32 34 29 26-35 38 42 44 51 47 36-45 26 31 40 29 40 46-55 13 20 15 24 14 Over 55 14 18 20 29 25 Note: The 65+ age group has been combined with 56 to 65 as none of the 65+ values are statistically robust.
Thousand Citizenship 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 European Union 15 All countries of birth 40 42 42 31 31 European Union1 (including UK) 36 40 40 29 30 Other countries 4 2 3 1 1 European Union 25 All countries of birth — — — 34 47 European Union1 (including UK) — — — 33 45 Other countries — — — 1 1 1 The ‘European Union’ grouping used in standard outputs exclude the UK because international migration must involve changes of residence between the UK and the rest of the world. However, the UK is included in this table because it contains data based on both citizenship and country of birth and there are a small number of British born emigrants who are non British-EU citizens. Notes: 1. Estimates are provided by main country groupings as data for individual countries of birth are not sufficiently robust. 2. Full details of country groupings are available in the notes to tables section of International Migration Series MN no. 32 (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=507) 2. Italicised estimates are not statistically robust (defined as standard error >30 per cent.) but have been included for completeness.
Number (Thousand) 2001 All countries 133 Top five countries Australia 31 United States of America 15 Spain 15 Germany 13 New Zealand 8 Broad country groupings European Union 41 Commonwealth 53 Old Commonwealth 47 New Commonwealth 7 Other Foreign 38 2002 All countries 164 Top five countries Australia 27 Spain 24 United States of America 18 France 13 Netherlands 10 Broad country groupings European Union 68 Commonwealth 54 Old Commonwealth 44 New Commonwealth 10 Other Foreign 42 2003 All countries 170 Top five countries Australia 36 Spain 33 France 18 United States of America 13 Germany 13 Broad country groupings European Union 71 Commonwealth 63 Old Commonwealth 55 New Commonwealth 9 Other Foreign 35 2004 All countries 184 Top five countries Australia 37 Spain 29 United States of America 16 New Zealand 15 France 15 Broad country groupings European Union 68 Commonwealth 73 Old Commonwealth 62 New Commonwealth 12 Other Foreign 42 2005 All countries 174 Top five countries Australia 34 Spain 29 France 27 New Zealand 15 United States of America 10 Broad country groupings European Union 74 Commonwealth 68 Old Commonwealth 62 New Commonwealth 6 Other Foreign 32 Notes: 1. Italicised estimates are not statistically robust (defined as standard error >30 per cent.) but have been included for completeness. 2. Full details of country groupings are available in the notes to tables section of International Migration Series MN no. 32 (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=507)
Thousand 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 All 77 99 102 92 107 European Union (including UK) 4 4 5 6 3 Commonwealth All 41 50 50 48 57 Old Commonwealth 28 37 35 31 36 Australia 16 17 15 15 15 Canada 1 6 2 4 3 New Zealand 6 10 8 5 8 South Africa 5 4 9 7 10 New Commonwealth 13 13 16 16 20 Other Foreign countries All 33 45 47 38 48 Other Europe 10 14 12 3 7 United States of America 6 15 10 8 12 Other America 2 2 3 3 6 Middle East 2 3 1 2 2 Other other foreign 13 11 20 23 20 Notes: 1. Italicised estimates are not statistically robust (defined as standard error >30 per cent.) but have been included for completeness. 2. Full details of country groupings are available in the notes to tables section of International Migration Series MN no. 32 (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=507)