In the year ending June 2022 approximately 508,000 people emigrated from the United Kingdom, 93,000 of which were British citizens, 215,000 were EU citizens, and a further 200,000 were non-EU citizens.
Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 2nd quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s)
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House of Commons, & Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 23, 2023). Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 2nd quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283600/emigrations-from-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons, und Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 2nd quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283600/emigrations-from-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons, Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 2nd quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283600/emigrations-from-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons, and Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Emigrants Leaving The United Kingdom from 4th Quarter 1991 to 2nd Quarter 2023, by Citizenship (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283600/emigrations-from-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/
House of Commons & Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 2nd quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283600/emigrations-from-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 2nd quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s) [Graph], House of Commons, & Office for National Statistics (UK), November 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283600/emigrations-from-the-united-kingdom-y-on-y/