The number of immigrants in the UK as of 2025 is significant, with various dimensions to consider:
- Net migration to the UK was 728,000 for the year ending June 2024, a decrease from the previous year's 906,000. This includes all individuals entering minus those leaving the country.
- In terms of arrivals, around 1.2 million people intending to stay at least a year came into the UK between June 2023 and June 2024.
- Among these, the majority (about 86%) were non-EU nationals, with the rest including British citizens and EU nationals.
- Specific to irregular migration, over 25,000 migrants crossed the English Channel by small boats in 2025 so far, with total irregular arrivals detected at around 44,000 in the year ending March 2025.
- Visas for non-visit reasons such as work, study, family, and humanitarian reasons amounted to about 875,000 in the year ending March 2025.
- The total foreign-born population in the UK was estimated to be about 10.7 million around 2021/22, indicating a substantial immigrant presence overall.
Thus, while exact current numbers vary by definition (arrivals, net migration, foreign-born population), the UK hosts several million immigrants with annual net migration figures in the high hundreds of thousands range.
