Net Migration Hits New Record of 606,000

Net Migration Hits New Record of 606,000
People wait at the international arrivals gate at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, on Nov. 28, 2021. Hollie Adams/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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Net migration to the UK hit a new record high of 606,000 last year, driven by people from non-EU countries arriving for work, study, and humanitarian reasons, according to official estimates.

The figure—released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday—marks a significant increase from 2021, when net migration stood at 488,000.