UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June - down 80% from its peak in 2023
UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June - down 80% from its peak in 2023
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UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June – down 80% from its peak in 2023
Net migration to the UK dropped sharply to 204,000 in the year to June, new figures show
That’s a drop from 649,000 in the year to June 2024, and a drop of nearly 80% from the peak in 2023
The Office for National Statistics says the fall is driven by fewer non-EU nationals arriving for work and study, and a “gradual increase in levels of emigration”
What is net migration? It’s the change in population due to migration – the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country
Overall, the provisional figures show 70,000 more EU nationals left than arrived, while 109,000 more British nationals left than arrived. By contrast, the net migration figure for non-EU nationals was 383,000
Separate Home Office data shows 111,000 people claimed asylum in the year ending September 2025, while 36,273 asylum seekers were in hotels in September
Estimates for net migration often see large revisions
As we’ve been reporting, the Home Office’s latest figures show 36,273 asylum seekers were housed in hotels in September 2025.
This week I’ve been spending time speaking with asylum seekers living in a hotel in Leeds.
One man who didn’t want to reveal his identity for safety reasons says he arrived in the UK by boat four months ago.
The 29-year-old says he was wrongly jailed twice there for political reasons. He’s now been granted asylum in the UK and will soon be moving out of the hotel.
Like many asylum hotels in the UK, the one he was staying at has seen protests over its housing arrangements.
He says: “I understand why people are angry. There are a lot of people coming in. My situation was really bad but the UK was the only place that treated me like a human.”
But he says he hopes he can stay here, because the UK is “the only country” accepting him “as a human”.
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