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). That is an average of −1.4% a year over the term.

Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 780,000
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 759,000
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.

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, tap or use arrow keys to read a value; tap again to unpin

The chart as a table

Period	Immigration
2012	643,000 people
2013	713,000 people
2014	778,000 people
2015	797,000 people
2016	772,000 people
2017	752,000 people
2018	825,000 people
2019	788,000 people
2020	662,000 people
2021	947,000 people
2022	1,398,000 people
2023	1,441,000 people
2024	1,012,000 people
2025	813,000 people

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.