Net migration hit record 906,000 last year, revised figures show
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Net migration into the UK hit a record 906,000 in the year to June 2023 – higher than previously thought, official figures show.
The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the UK then dropped in the 12 months to June this year to a now estimated 728,000.
ONS director director Mary Gregory said: “While remaining high by historic standards, net migration is now beginning to fall and is provisionally down 20% in the 12 months to June 2024.”
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