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Population

Answer

[holding answer 23 March 2009]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated March 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning what the net international migration was for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991. (265687)""Official estimates of net international migration for the constituent countries of the UK in each year since 1991 are given in Table 1."

Net migration to the countries of the UK, 1991-92 to 2006-07
Thousand
Mid-year to mid-year	England	Wales	Scotland¹	Northern Ireland²
1991-92	+23	-2	-16	—
1992-93	-6	-1	-3	+1
1993-94	+44	—	-1	+1
1994-95	+78	+1	-3	—
1995-96	+72	+4	-4	+2
1996-97	+58	+2	-6	+1
1997-98	+85	+3	-9	+1
1998-99	+156	+2	+1	-5
1999-2000	+148	+4	+12	-1
2000-01	+179	-1	+8	-2
2001-02	+148	+3	—	-1
2002-03	+152	-1	-4	-1
2003-04	+172	+2	+1	—
2004-05	+251	—	+8	+5
2005-06	+162	+3	+6	+9
2006-07	+180	+5	+17	+8
¹ The estimates for Scotland have been revised. However, international migration estimates for Scotland for the purposes of estimating population change will not be revised and so there may be some differences. ² The Northern Ireland figures are based on new registrations with a family doctor from outside the UK. Source: International Passenger Survey, Home Office, Irish Central Statistics Office, NISRA Figures for England, Wales and Scotland are published as table 2.11 on: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15053

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

490 c283-4W; 265687

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Immigration Migration

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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