Origin and
Destination of Migrants
Last Updated: August 2011
Net migration is the difference between much larger flows of migrants into and out of Scotland. There was a small drop in in-migration in 2009-10 following a large drop on the previous year. The downward trend in out-migration, which began in 2000, is showing signs of slowing down.
Migration to and from the rest of the UK, 1981-2010
In migration from overseas has been increasing since 2003 and is currently at its highest level since the series began in 1991. Out-migration to overseas has dropped two years in a row following a large rise in 2007-2008. The figures shown here are from the Long-Term International Migration (LTIM) series produced by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Migration to and from overseas, 1991 – 2010
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Total International Migration
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Migration data
Long-Term International Migration (LTIM)