Track UK's latest migration numbers - net migration, visas, asylum and small boats

Track UK's latest migration numbers - net migration, visas, asylum and small boats16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCUK net migration has dropped to the lowest level, outside of the Covid pandemic, since 2012.How does that sit alongside other key migration measures, including asylum applications, small boat arrivals and visas granted? Scroll down to find out more about the latest key figures, and get answers to key questions on a range of topics.Is the government meeting its pledges on illegal immigration and asylum?Why do Channel migrants want to come to the UK? Find out more about people crossing the Channel in small boatsProduced by: Rob England, Libby Rogers, Jess Carr, Aidan McNamee, John Walton, Becky Dale, Allison Shultes, Chris Kay, Steven Connor and Scott Jarvis. Graphics by: Jez Frazer, Zoe Bartholomew and Joy RoxasAbout the dataFigures from government and other official sources can be revised between publications. This page shows data as presented in the latest available release.Immigration, emigration and net migration*The net migration figure for the UK will not exactly equal immigration minus emigration because the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes it as a rounded number.Immigration and emigration estimates from the ONS are updated twice a year.Net migration figures use the internationally recognised definition of a long-term migrant: "A person who moves to a country other than that of their usual residence for at least a year."Visas for legal migrationThe total number of visa entries only includes visas that have been granted. It does not include visitor visas or transit visas, where the UK is not the final destination.Visa figures record when permission was granted, not when or whether someone arrived in the UK.If a person was granted more than one visa within the year shown, each visa is counted separately.Work visas refer to new individuals granted permission, or extensions of existing permission. This i...