UNITED KINGDOM
November 15, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from the United Kingdom are
Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United States.
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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 |
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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.
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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
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