Civometry

ONS · 8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017

Immigration during the Conservative 2015–2017 government

Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 8 periods

↓ 2.7%−21,000 people

Immigration fell by 2.7% over the period, from 780,000 people (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 759,000 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).

  1. Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 780,000
  2. Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 759,000
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

Immigration: 2012 to 2025CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0500k1m2015202020252012: 643,000 people · published 21 May 20262013: 713,000 people · published 21 May 20262014: 778,000 people · published 21 May 20262015: 797,000 people · published 21 May 20262016: 772,000 people · published 21 May 20262017: 752,000 people · published 21 May 20262018: 825,000 people · published 21 May 20262019: 788,000 people · published 21 May 20262020: 662,000 people · published 21 May 20262021: 947,000 people · published 21 May 20262022: 1,398,000 people · published 21 May 20262023: 1,441,000 people · published 21 May 20262024: 1,012,000 people · published 21 May 20262025: 813,000 people · published 21 May 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Definition and caveats

The estimated number of people who moved to the UK intending to stay for at least 12 months, over a 12-month period.

Doesn’t measure: Short-term visitors, tourists, or people who stay less than a year.