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Immigration, 1964 to 2019 (IPS-based): record highs and lows

The extremes of immigration, 1964 to 2019 (ips-based) as published by ONS, across the 56 periods held here (1964 to 2019). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

The latest figure, 681,000 in 2019, is the highest in the whole published series of 56 periods. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly below the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.

Highest published

681,0002019

Lowest published

153,0001981

The full series

Immigration, 1964 to 2019 (IPS-based): 1964 to 2019ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservative0200k400k600k19701980199020002010Before: Estimates from the International Passenger Survey alone. After: Long-Term International Migration estimates, which combine the survey with other sources.methodology changeBefore: Estimates based on the International Passenger Survey, which ONS says underestimated migration of some groups. After: Estimates produced from administrative data, which supersede everything previously published for 2012 to 2021.methodology change1964: 211,000 people · published 26 November 20201965: 206,000 people · published 26 November 20201966: 219,000 people · published 26 November 20201967: 225,000 people · published 26 November 20201968: 222,000 people · published 26 November 20201969: 206,000 people · published 26 November 20201970: 226,000 people · published 26 November 20201971: 200,000 people · published 26 November 20201972: 222,000 people · published 26 November 20201973: 196,000 people · published 26 November 20201974: 184,000 people · published 26 November 20201975: 197,000 people · published 26 November 20201976: 191,000 people · published 26 November 20201977: 162,000 people · published 26 November 20201978: 187,000 people · published 26 November 20201979: 195,000 people · published 26 November 20201980: 173,000 people · published 26 November 20201981: 153,000 people · published 26 November 20201982: 201,000 people · published 26 November 20201983: 202,000 people · published 26 November 20201984: 201,000 people · published 26 November 20201985: 232,000 people · published 26 November 20201986: 250,000 people · published 26 November 20201987: 211,000 people · published 26 November 20201988: 216,000 people · published 26 November 20201989: 250,000 people · published 26 November 20201990: 267,000 people · published 26 November 20201991: 329,000 people · published 26 November 20201992: 268,000 people · published 26 November 20201993: 266,000 people · published 26 November 20201994: 315,000 people · published 26 November 20201995: 312,000 people · published 26 November 20201996: 318,000 people · published 26 November 20201997: 327,000 people · published 26 November 20201998: 391,000 people · published 26 November 20201999: 454,000 people · published 26 November 20202000: 479,000 people · published 26 November 20202001: 481,000 people · published 26 November 20202002: 516,000 people · published 26 November 20202003: 511,000 people · published 26 November 20202004: 589,000 people · published 26 November 20202005: 567,000 people · published 26 November 20202006: 596,000 people · published 26 November 20202007: 574,000 people · published 26 November 20202008: 590,000 people · published 26 November 20202009: 567,000 people · published 26 November 20202010: 591,000 people · published 26 November 20202011: 566,000 people · published 26 November 20202012: 498,000 people · published 26 November 20202013: 526,000 people · published 26 November 20202014: 632,000 people · published 26 November 20202015: 631,000 people · published 26 November 20202016: 589,000 people · published 26 November 20202017: 644,000 people · published 26 November 20202018: 604,000 people · published 26 November 20202019: 681,000 people · published 26 November 2020
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The chart as a table
PeriodImmigration, 1964 to 2019 (IPS-based)
1964211,000 people
1965206,000 people
1966219,000 people
1967225,000 people
1968222,000 people
1969206,000 people
1970226,000 people
1971200,000 people
1972222,000 people
1973196,000 people
1974184,000 people
1975197,000 people
1976191,000 people
1977162,000 people
1978187,000 people
1979195,000 people
1980173,000 people
1981153,000 people
1982201,000 people
1983202,000 people
1984201,000 people
1985232,000 people
1986250,000 people
1987211,000 people
1988216,000 people
1989250,000 people
1990267,000 people
1991329,000 people
1992268,000 people
1993266,000 people
1994315,000 people
1995312,000 people
1996318,000 people
1997327,000 people
1998391,000 people
1999454,000 people
2000479,000 people
2001481,000 people
2002516,000 people
2003511,000 people
2004589,000 people
2005567,000 people
2006596,000 people
2007574,000 people
2008590,000 people
2009567,000 people
2010591,000 people
2011566,000 people
2012498,000 people
2013526,000 people
2014632,000 people
2015631,000 people
2016589,000 people
2017644,000 people
2018604,000 people
2019681,000 people

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.