Origin and
Destination of Migrants
Last Updated: August 2010
Net migration is the difference between much larger flows of migrants into and out of Scotland. There was a large drop in in-migration in 2008-09 following a small rise on the previous year. The downward trend in out-migration, which began in 2001, has continued.
Migration to and from the rest of the UK, 1981-2009
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 following a large rise last year. The figures shown here are from the Long-Term International Migration (LTIM) series produced by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The LTIM figures have been used to estimate overseas migration to and from Scotland for only the last three years, so previously published General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) estimates for international migration may not match those presented here.
Migration to and from overseas, 1991 – 2009
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Total International Migration
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Long-Term International Migration (LTIM)