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UK migration trends

Analysing the data

Migration to the UK was a high-profile topic in the 2015 general election and remains a subject of much media debate. The study of migration is core to AS population topics and is of wider relevance to topics such as globalisation. This Building on the Basics outlines recent trends in international migration to and from the UK and explains how to analyse and interpret migration data

Migration is the process of people moving from place to place. This column focuses on international migration to and from the UK. Much media attention is focused on immigration to the UK, but it is important to understand the terms emigration and net migration too (see the Glossary).

Emigration rate The number of people moving out of a country over a period of time. The people moving out are called emigrants.

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