Demographics

Updated: 14/05/2025 Summaries of estimated annual internal migration flows of children aged 0 to 15 for London local authorities. Outputs are based on detailed estimates of internal migration published by the Office for National Statistics. Data for year ending mid-2023 are currently based on modelled flows produced by the GLA.

An Excel workbook containing tables of census data for a range of indicators going back to 1961 where possible. Two versions are offered: the legacy '2011' workbook with data up to 2011, and a '2021' workbook updated to 2021. The 2021 update is a work in progress.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the number of live births by the mother's country of birth in England and Wales each year. Every time a birth is registered in England and Wales both parents are required to state their places of birth on their child's birth certificate, and this information is then...

The Covid-19 pandemic impacted both domestic and international migration patterns. This briefing is intended to provide a summary of pre-pandemic domestic migration relating to London, to provide a baseline against which new data can be compared. The Office for National Statistics provide annual data on internal migration moves into and out of each local authority in England and...

This dataset shows different breakdowns of London's resident population by their country of birth. Data used comes from ONS' Annual Population Survey (APS). The APS has a sample of around 320,000 people in the UK (around 28,000 in London). As such all figures must be treated with some caution. 95% confidence interval levels are provided. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand and...

This dataset shows different breakdowns of London's resident population by their nationality. Data used comes from ONS' Annual Population Survey (APS). The APS has a sample of around 320,000 people in the UK (around 28,000 in London). As such all figures must be treated with some caution. 95% confidence interval levels are provided. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand and figures for...

Persons attending a British citizenship ceremony. (P) Provisional figures.(R) Figures have been revised since the first release of this data, for example to include late returns. Relates to adults over 18 years of age only. Ceremony Attended: A ceremony organised by County or Local Authorities for successful applicants over 18 years of age for British citizenship. At the ceremony the applicant takes...

Migration indicators from ONS and DWP. The table below details the sources of the datasets available and the dates of their next update.   Migration Statistics Quarterly Report Statistical bulletins, ONS 26 November 2020 National Insurance numbers issued to overseas nationals, Stats-Xplore, DWP. 26 November 2020 Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, ONS June 2021 Local area migration indicators suite, ONS. TBA Internal migration - Detailed...

National Insurance Number (NINo) registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK by year of registration, by country of origin. 100% extract from National Insurance Recording System. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Some additional disclosure control has been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding method used. Registration date is derived from the date at which a NINo is maintained...

Number of migrants by decade of arrival to the United Kingdom. Includes all decades since 1970. Data shown for years 2004 to 2016. Numbers are rounded to nearest thousand. Figures are based on surveys and 95% confidence intervals are provided. Special Licence Access data to the Annual Population Survey. Approved ONS Researchers only.