Briefings
Our briefings explain what we know and don’t know about the scale, characteristics and impacts of migration and migrants in the UK. We are aiming to provide a comprehensive picture. If you think we have missed an important issue, you can suggest a new briefing here. Policy issues are discussed in our Policy Primers and News and Commentary section. A list of forthcoming briefings is also available.
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20 May 2013This briefing summarises key statistics from the 2011 Census for London and its boroughs. The briefing provides information about population levels, the number, population share, age and gender of...
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17 Apr 2013This briefing discusses the impacts of immigration on population growth and diversity in Western European and other high-income countries. Migration has become the primary driver of demographic...
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16 Jan 2013This briefing reviews the statistical and research evidence on migrants’ experiences in and impacts on the UK housing system.
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11 Sep 2012This briefing gives details about how many non-European migrants are granted settlement in the UK every year, their demographic characteristics and the various bases for their grants of settlement.
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28 Aug 2012This briefing provides an overview of the employment levels and employment shares of migrants in the UK economy as a whole, and in specific sectors and occupations.
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23 Aug 2012This briefing sets out to explain the often confusing issue of how we define a short-term migrant and looks at the estimated numbers of short-term migrants in the UK, how long they are staying, why...
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19 Jun 2012This briefing provides an overview of the numbers of EU migrants in different EU countries. It also analyses data for the “net migrant stock” between different countries, i.e. the number of people...
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22 May 2012This briefing provides an overview of immigration detention in the UK. It discusses the size of the UK’s detention facilities, the number of detainees, the average duration of detention, and the...
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18 May 2012This briefing gives an overview of the key characteristics (age, education and occupation) and labour market outcomes (employment rates, unemployment rates, and wages) of migrants in the UK labour...
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15 May 2012This briefing provides an overview of the number, population share, geographic distribution and citizenship of migrants in the UK.
