Accredited official statistics

Immigration system statistics, year ending September 2023

Statistics relating to the operation of the immigration system, including visas, extensions, citizenship, asylum, resettlement, detention and returns.

Documents

Immigration system statistics data tables

Details

This release presents immigration statistics from Home Office administrative sources, covering the period up to the end of September 2023. It includes data on the topics of:

  • work
  • study
  • family
  • passenger arrivals and visitors
  • asylum, including asylum claims on the basis of sexual orientation
  • extensions of stay
  • settlement
  • citizenship
  • detention
  • returns

Further information

User guide to Home Office Immigration statistics
Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline
Developments in migration statistics
Publishing detailed datasets in Immigration statistics

A range of key input and impact indicators are currently published by the Home Office on the Migration transparency data webpage.

If you have feedback or questions, our email address is MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 23 November 2023
Last updated 7 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Why do people come to the UK? To work', section 1.3 ‘All other work-related visas’ to amend the figure for ‘Global Talent’ visas from 4,406 to 4,046 grants.

  2. First published.

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