Views on immigration levels being too high in the UK in 2024, by social grade

Published by D. Clark, Mar 10, 2025

Immigration levels in the UK were seen as being too high in the last ten years, by approximately 71 percent of Britons in the C2DE social grade, which loosely conforms to those in working-class professions. By comparison, 60 percent of those in the ABC1 social grade, or middle-class Britons, thought immigration has been too high in the last decade. 

Generally speaking, do you think the level of immigration into Britain over the last ten years has been too high, too low or about right

CharacteristicToo highAbout rightToo lowDon't know
ABC1 (Middle-Class) 60% 23% 6% 10%
C2DE (Working-Class) 71% 12% 5% 12%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents60%60%71%71%23%23%12%12%6%6%5%5%10%10%12%12%Too highAbout rightToo lowDon't knowABC1 (Middle-Class)C2DE (Working-Class)
0%25%50%75%100%125%

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Release date

March 2024

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

March 4, 2024

Number of respondents

1,002 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

More information regarding NRS social grades is available from the website of the National Readership Surveys.

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