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UNITED KINGDOM

Major countries of destination of migrants from the United Kingdom are
Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.


Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population Living in the United Kingdom in 2001

Countries of birth
Number
Percent of total foreign-born population
Ireland
533,205
10.9
India
467,634
9.6
Pakistan
321,167
6.6
Germany
266,136
5.4
United States
158,424
3.2
All other countries
3,150,005
64.3
TOTAL
4,896,581
100.0
Source: United Kingdom National Statistics: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/.


According to the UK Office of National Statistics, the foreign born represented 8.3 percent (4,896,581) of the total population of the United Kingdom in 2001.
Source: United Kingdom National Statistics: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/.


For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
United Kingdom country resource page:  http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/unitedkingdom.cfm

The United Kingdom's Resources:
United Kingdom National Statistics: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
mmigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office (UK): http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/content
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/start.html