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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Migration flows, in thousands, of people between Wales and the rest of the World (Non-UK) by flow and year
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[Collapse]MeasureNet change is calculated as inflow minus outflow. [Filter]
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Measure 1
PeriodTime period running from 30 June in the first year to 30 June in the following year.[Filter]
[Collapse]Net migrationA positive value is net inward migration, a negative value is net outward migration.Click here to sortNet migrationA positive value is net inward migration, a negative value is net outward migration.
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1991 to 19926,000-8,000-2,000
1992 to 19936,000-7,000-1,000
1993 to 19948,000-8,0000
1994 to 19958,000-7,0001,000
1995 to 199612,000-7,0004,000
1996 to 19978,000-7,0002,000
1997 to 19989,000-7,0003,000
1998 to 19998,000-6,0002,000
1999 to 20008,000-4,0004,000
2000 to 20018,000-9,000-1,000
2001 to 200210,000-8,0003,000
2002 to 200311,000-12,000-1,000
2003 to 200410,000-8,0002,000
2004 to 200512,000-12,0000
2005 to 200611,000-8,0003,000
2006 to 200715,000-10,0005,000
2007 to 200816,000-12,0004,000
2008 to 200916,000-11,0005,000
2009 to 201015,000-15,0000
2010 to 201113,000-12,0001,000
2011 to 201217,000-12,0004,000
2012 to 201321,000-6,00014,000

Metadata

General description

This dataset contains information from the Office for National Statistics long-term international migration data for Wales, showing the migrant flows into and out of Wales from outside the UK, and also a net position. The data for Wales are released as part of the series of quarterly migration statistics reports produced by the Office for National Statistics, which provide more detail behind the UK data released earlier in the year.

Data collection and calculation

Long term international migration is estimated by combining data from the International Passenger Survey from the Office for National Statistics, Home Office data on asylum seekers and visitor switches with estimates of migration between the Republic of Ireland and Wales from the Irish Labour Force survey.
Data are independently rounded to the nearest thousand and may not add or subtract exactly.
For more information please see weblinks.

Frequency of publication

No longer updated

Data reference periods

Data are published annually and included here from 1991-1992, with each period's data covering the change from 30 June in the prior year to 30 June in the latter year. The data are usually released as part of the last quarterly migration statistics report of the year.

Users, uses and context

The data are used to provide an understanding of the scale of international migration to and from Wales in each year. Further information showing a breakdown into local areas in Wales (but measured slightly differently to allow for the availability of different sources) can be found via the weblinks.
More generally migration statistics have a range of uses across the public sector and beyond. For example the Office for National Statistics uses them in population estimates and projections, while wider central government use them to inform policy-making and resource allocation to local authorities, who in turn use the statistics to help estimate the demands on their services – for example, the number of school places required.
Additional users include health bodies who use them to help forecast requirements for health services, particularly for maternity and geriatric services and other providers of service across the public and private sectors such as registered social landlords and housing associations, developers and utility companies, who may use internal migration statistics to predict demand for their respective services in their area.
Other users include academia, who use the data for research and the media may use the statistics to inform articles and debate on migration and related topics.

Rounding applied

Data are independently rounded to the nearest thousand and may not add or subtract exactly.

Revisions information

Data have been revised to take account of a review published in April 2014 into issues with long term migration estimates (see weblinks).

Title

International migration flows between Wales and the rest of the World (non-UK)

Last update

January 2015 January 2015

Next update

ONS have discontinued the data for this table, as a more accurate source for estimates has been identified at a regional level. Future updates can be found in the weblinks.

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Long-term international migration statistics, Office for National Statistics

Contact email

stats.popcensus@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English only

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

International migration; long-term international migration; LTIM; migration; flows

Statistical quality

See weblinks.

Name

POPU5022