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People with leave to remain in the UK, by gender and type of leave

People who entered on work, family or study visa, by current leave to remain in the UK, 31 December 2016

Type of leave to remain, at end of 2016FemaleMaleTotal
EEA Family Permits75,70354,282129,985
Under 186,8077,49514,302
18-2913,49710,61424,111
30-4948,39932,19180,590
50-645,7923,3119,103
65+1,2076711,878
Unknown101
Family119,43056,974176,404
Under 187,2357,81115,046
18-2939,37812,37751,755
30-4967,43033,230100,660
50-644,9082,9317,839
65+4786241,102
Unknown112
Other14,91116,62331,534
Under 181,7361,9593,695
18-292,9344,0416,975
30-499,5149,89419,408
50-646626771,339
65+6552117
Study248,869229,791478,660
Under 1822,95424,67047,624
18-29186,128157,875344,003
30-4939,04945,93184,980
50-646951,2631,958
65+374279
Unknown61016
Dependants14,86510,82225,687
Under 187,3937,70415,097
18-292,3221,2043,526
30-494,4141,4845,898
50-64658323981
65+77104181
Unknown134
Work - Non-PBS & Other25,79316,74242,535
Under 18218220438
18-296,4044,28910,693
30-4914,2629,35423,616
50-644,3842,5246,908
65+525355880
Work - Tier 123,48224,08447,566
Under 184,6475,0749,721
18-294,6602,7717,431
30-4912,70713,88526,592
50-641,2992,0793,378
65+169274443
Unknown011
Work - Tier 2129,952147,137277,089
Under 1824,06924,98849,057
18-2929,93522,95252,887
30-4971,64791,750163,397
50-644,1177,05611,173
65+181388569
Unknown336
Work - Tier 537,58527,52765,112
Under 189159031,818
18-2925,75516,23441,989
30-4910,4199,62120,040
50-64378581959
65+118188306
Total690,590583,9821,274,572
Total children75,97480,824156,798
Total age 18+614,616503,1581,117,774
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of data provided by Home Office, Table MJ_01 and underlying subsets. Note: Excludes a small number of cases where gender is not recorded as male or female. Excludes people who did not enter on a work, study, family, dependant visa or EEA family permit, e.g. as asylum seekers. Family category includes those joining or accompanying a UK citizen or settled person, and - from 2012 - people with limited leave as a refugee or person with humanitarian protection. Figures include main applicants and dependents, including children.

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