UK emigration figures by citizenship 2023

In the year ending December 2023, approximately 532,000 people emigrated from the United Kingdom, 98,000 of which were British citizens, 202,000 were EU citizens, and a further 233,000 were non-EU citizens.

Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 1991 to 4th quarter 2023, by citizenship (in 1,000s)

Year ending	British	EU	Non-EU
Q4 2023	98	202	233
Q3 2023	95	204	196
Q2 2023	93	215	189
Q1 2023	96	231	171
Q4 2022	92	239	157
Q3 2022	89	249	145
Q2 2022	89	254	128
Q1 2022	81	244	118
Q4 2021	76	234	115
Q3 2021	82	233	121
Q2 2021	135	211	142
Q1 2021	123	226	147
Q4 2020	130	247	192
Q3 2020	123	249	199
Q2 2020	146	263	216
Q1 2020	157	266	222
Q4 2019	153	269	182
Q3 2019	150	262	180
Q2 2019	143	287	167
Q1 2019	146	274	155
Q4 2018*	147	250	152
Q3 2018	152	259	129
Q2 2018	165	249	127
Q1 2018	165	240	139
Q4 2017	164	235	144
Q3 2017	163	233	152
Q2 2017	157	212	149
Q1 2017	163	213	143
Q4 2016	163	213	147
Q3 2016	157	202	155
Q2 2016	157	199	155
Q1 2016	155	196	155
Q4 2015	151	193	150
Q3 2015	153	191	137
Q2 2015	154	187	141
Q1 2015	156	182	146
Q4 2014	161	180	154
Q3 2014	160	171	166
Q2 2014	157	161	171
Q1 2014	154	151	170
Q4 2013	157	141	171
Q3 2013	158	135	169
Q2 2013	157	131	166
Q1 2013	154	127	164
Q4 2012	151	128	169
Q3 2012	156	139	178
Q2 2012	156	140	181
Q1 2012	150	90	112
Q4 2011	149	92	110
Q3 2011	142	91	106
Q2 2011	143	95	104
Q1 2011	141	92	102
Q4 2010	136	99	104
Q3 2010	136	101	108
Q2 2010	128	104	115
Q1 2010	131	115	119
Q4 2009	140	109	119
Q2 2009	158	121	118
Q4 2008	173	134	120
Q2 2008	169	96	110
Q4 2007	171	69	101
Q2 2007	198	70	119
Q4 2006	207	66	126
Q2 2006	199	63	125
Q4 2005	186	56	119
Q2 2005	189	43	105
Q4 2004	196	43	104
Q4 2003	191	51	121
Q4 2002	186	54	122
Q4 2001	159	51	99
Q4 2000	161	57	103
Q4 1999	139	59	93
Q4 1998	126	49	77
Q4 1997	149	53	77
Q4 1996	156	44	64
Q4 1995	135	38	63
Q4 1994	125	42	71
Q4 1993	149	40	77
Q4 1992	155	38	88
Q4 1991	154	53	77

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Release date

May 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q4 1991 to Q4 2023

Supplementary notes

*Change in methodology from this quarter, for data prior to this date please see House of Commons Library

Figures relate to the year ending in the relevant quarter. Please note the irregular time intervals; (annual between Q4 1991 and Q4 2008, bi-annual between Q2 2009 and Q2 2009, and quarterly between Q1 2010 and Q1 2020)

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