RESEARCH AND INFORMATION

Migration Report

Aberdeen City

December 2018

Research and Information Briefing Paper October 2018 MIGRATION REPORT, ABERDEEN CITY This is one of a series of briefing papers produced by the Research and Information Team. It is

intended that these papers will be used by council services and, where appropriate, our Community

Planning partners to assist policy development and service delivery.

This briefing paper examines recent migration trends to and from Aberdeen City. It is based on

official data produced by National Records of Scotland (NRS), together with data from a number of

administrative sources.

For more information on this paper please contact:

Research and Information Team

Business Intelligence & Performance Management

Commissioning

Aberdeen City Council

Marischal College

Broad Street

Aberdeen AB10 1AB

03000 200291

statistics@aberdeencity.gov.uk

These papers, and other statistical reports, can be found in the ‘Statistics and Information’ section of

the Aberdeen City Council website https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/strategy-

performance-and-statistics/statistics-and-information

We have also undertaken analysis on the 2011 Census which can be found on our page

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/strategy-performance-and-statistics/statistics-and-

information/census-2011 . This gives information on Country of Birth, Year of Arrival and Age of

Arrival for residents of Aberdeen City at the time of the 2011 Census.

MIGRATION REPORT, ABERDEEN

Summary

• Between mid-2016 and mid-2017, the estimated population of Aberdeen City decreased by

1,040 persons. The main contributor to the decrease in population was negative net

migration.

• During the year, a total of 11,334 people moved into Aberdeen City, while 12,750 people

moved out of the City, giving a net migration figure of -969.

• This is the second consecutive year of negative net migration, and breaks the period of

positive net migration seen in recent years.

• Negative net migration has resulted from relatively high levels of negative net migration

from Aberdeen City to other areas within Scotland as well as negative net migration from

Aberdeen City to other areas of the UK. Net migration from overseas remained positive,

although it is lower than in previous years.

• Migration levels vary considerably by age with migration (in-, out- and net) being highest in

the young adult age group (approx. 17-25 years). Migration in and out of the City decreased

with increasing age.

• Migration levels have fluctuated over the last 25 years. Most recently net migration peaked

in 2010/11. Since then net migration has dropped sharply and is currently at its lowest level

since 1997/98.

• National Insurance Number (NINo) allocations give an indication of the flow of migrant

workers into an area. In 2017/18 there were a total of 3,155 NINo allocations to overseas

nationals in Aberdeen City – down 17% from 2016/17 and down 45% from 2014/15.

• In 2017/18 NINo allocations were most common in the 18-24 year age group (43.3%) and

the 25-34 year age group (34.4%). Together these age groups accounted for over three

quarters of all NINo allocations in the City.

• Slightly more females (1,599) than males (1,549) received NINo allocations.

• Nationals from 79 countries were allocated a NINo in 2017/18. The highest number of

allocations were to nationals from Poland (425) followed by nationals from Romania (313).

Migration Report, Aberdeen City

1. Introduction

1.1 Migration is the most difficult component of population change to estimate. Unlike births

and deaths, there is no comprehensive system for registration of moves to and from the rest

of the world, nor for moves within the UK. Estimates of migration are therefore based on

survey data and the best administrative data available. National Records of Scotland (NRS) is

responsible for producing the official estimates of migration between Scotland and the rest

of the world and migration within Scotland.

1.2 This briefing paper presents official estimates of migration for Aberdeen City produced by

National Records of Scotland (NRS). These estimates describe migration at three levels:

within Scotland, within the UK, and overseas. Additional data in relation to National

Insurance Number (NINo) allocations from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is

also presented.

2. Population change and migration 2016-2017

2.1 Between mid-2016 and mid-2017, the estimated population of Aberdeen City fell from

229,840 to 228,000 - a decrease of 1,040 (-0.5%).

2.2 Population change is calculated from two main components; (1) natural change (births

minus deaths) and (2) estimated net civilian migration (the sum of migration to/from

Scotland and internal migration). It also includes other changes (e.g. changes in prisoner and

armed forces population) although these tend to make up a smaller proportion of changes.

In Aberdeen City, while there was a positive natural change (354) between mid-2016 and

mid-2017, there was negative net migration (-1,416) over the period. There was also an

increase of 22 people due to other changes. This resulted in an overall decrease of 1,040 in

Aberdeen City. In contrast, in Scotland there was negative natural change and positive net

migration, resulting in a net population increase of 20,100.

Table 1: Components of population change, Aberdeen City and Scotland, mid-2016 to mid-

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Source: National Records of Scotland, Mid-2017 Population Estimates, Scotland, available at:

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-

population-estimates/mid-2017/list-of-figures n = number, % = percent

2.3 More detailed information on overall population trends is contained in a Briefing Note –

‘2017 Mid-year Population Estimates for Aberdeen City’ – which can be viewed on the

Statistics and Information page of the Aberdeen City Council website:

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/strategy-performance-and-statistics/statistics-

and-information/population

3. Migration 2016-2017

3.1 The negative net-migration (-1,416) in Aberdeen City for 2016-2017 indicates that more

people moved out of the City than moved into it. Table 2 gives a breakdown of the

migration figures for Aberdeen City for 2016-2017. It shows the figures for in-migration and

out-migration as well as net-migration. It also shows the contribution of the different

components of migration (within Scotland, rest of the UK and overseas migration) within

each of these sections.

Table 2: Components of migration, Aberdeen City, mid-2016 to mid-2017

Aberdeen City

2016-2017

In-migration Within Scotland 6,074

Rest of UK 2,078

Overseas 3,182

Total 11,334

Out-migration Within Scotland 8,296

Rest of UK 2,763

Overseas 1,691

Total 12,750

Net-migration Within Scotland -2,222

Rest of UK -685

Overseas 1,491

Total -1,416 Source: National Records of Scotland, Mid-2017 Population Estimates, Scotland, available at:

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-

population-estimates/mid-2017/list-of-figures

3.2 Overall migration: Total movement in and out of the City (i.e. the sum of in-migration and

out-migration) was 24,084 – equivalent to 10.5% of the population (based on 2017

population estimates).

3.3 Components of migration: Within Scotland migration (i.e. people moving to and from

Aberdeen City from other parts of Scotland) makes up the largest component of migration,

accounting for 53.6% of all people moving into the City and 65.1% of people moving out of

the City. Within Scotland migration was the largest contributor to the negative net

migration experienced in the City (-2,222).

Net migration between Aberdeen City and the Rest of the UK was also negative with 685

more people moving out of Aberdeen to other parts of the UK than moved into it. Only net

migration between Aberdeen and Overseas was positive with 1,491 more people moving to

Aberdeen from overseas than moved from Aberdeen to overseas.

3.3.1 Figure 1 shows the contribution of different components of net migration in Aberdeen City

for 2011-2012 to 2016-2017. It shows the changing patterns of different components and

highlights the increased levels of negative net migration from Aberdeen to other areas of

Scotland in recent years. It also shows that levels of net overseas migration, while still

positive, have more than halved since their peak in 2014-2015.

Figure 1: Components of net migration, Aberdeen City, 2011-12 to 2016-17

Source: National Records of Scotland, Local Area Migration, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/local-area-migration

3.4 Within Scotland migration: Information on migration flows within Scotland is available. For

Aberdeen City, within Scotland migration was highest between Aberdeen City and

Aberdeenshire. Between 2016-2017, a total of 3,079 people moved from Aberdeen City to

Aberdeenshire (37.1% of all within Scotland out-migration for the City). In the same period

2,274 people moved from the Shire to the City (37.4% of all within Scotland in-migration for

the City). This resulted in negative net migration between Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

(-805). Migration flows were also high between Aberdeen City and City of Edinburgh (net

migration of -703) and between Aberdeen City and Glasgow City (net migration of -476).

Figure 2 shows the net migration between Aberdeen City and all other local authorities.

Appendix 1 shows net migration between Aberdeen City and other local authorities for the

period 2011-2012 to 2016-2017.

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Within Scotland -1,307 -1,055 -356 -195 -1,140 -2,221 -2,664 -2,222

Rest of UK 319 3 101 557 587 117 -779 -685

Overseas 3,742 4,130 2,102 1,302 1,965 3,189 2,474 1,491

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Source: National Records of Scotland, Migration within Scotland, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-

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3.5 Comparison with other local authorities

Aberdeen City was one of four local authorities in Scotland which experienced negative net

migration in 2016/17. Of these, Aberdeen City had the highest level of negative net

migration. The second highest level of negative net migration was in Aberdeenshire (-688).

The other local authorities which experienced negative net migration were Shetland Islands

(-133) and West Dunbartonshire (-96). Net migration was positive in all other local

authorities, although there were considerable differences in the levels of net migration. By

far the highest levels of positive net migration were in Glasgow City (5,390) and City of

Edinburgh (5,088). Figure 3 shows net migration for all local authorities.

Figure 3: Net migration, local authorities, Scotland, 2016-2017

Source: National Records of Scotland, Total migration to or from Scotland, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/total-migration-to-or-from-scotland

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in 2016-17 at -6.2 per 1,000 population. The net migration rate in Scotland was 4.4 per

1,000 population.

While Aberdeen City was one of only 4 local authorities which experienced negative net

migration between 2015-16 and 2016-17, during this period 21 councils saw a decrease in

net migration rates. In Scotland as a whole, the net migration rate fell from 5.9 per 1,000

population in 2015-16 to 4.4 per 1,000 population in 2016-17. This means that while there

was positive net migration to Scotland in 2016-17, the net number of migrants was lower

than in the previous year (down from 31,693 in 2015-16 to 23,855 in 2016-17). Appendix 2

gives net migration figures and migration rates for all local authorities for 2015-16 and 2016-

17.

4. Age profile of migrants

4.1 Figure 4 shows the number of migrants (in, out and net) by single year of age for Aberdeen

City. The figures are an average for the period 2015-17.

Figure 4: Average migration by single year of age, Aberdeen City, 2015-2017

Source: National Records of Scotland, Total Migration to or from Scotland, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/total-migration-to-or-from-scotland

4.2 Migration flows are highest in young adults. Peak in-migration is at age 19 years (1,014 in-

migrants) while peak out-migration is age 23 years (718 out-migrants). This profile is

consistent with a flow of young people coming into the City to study and leaving at the end

of their studies. A second peak of in-migration occurs at 23 years (639 migrants) – possibly

reflecting a flow of young adults moving into the City for employment. While levels of

movement in and out of the City remain relatively high (above 200 for both in- and out-

migration) for people in their twenties and early thirties, migration both in and out of the

City decreases with increasing age, with little movement in the older ages.

In line with peak in-migration, positive net migration is at its highest level (761) in 19 year-

olds. Apart from young adults, in- and out-migration levels are relatively evenly matched.

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and highest levels of negative net migration were in people in their twenties and thirties,

and in pre-school children.

5. Gender profile of migrants

5.1 In 2016-17, movement in and out of the City was higher in females than males, with 12,397

females moving into or out of the City, compared to 11,687 males. Levels of negative net

migration were also higher in females (-871) than males (-545).

5.2 Figure 5 shows net migration for males and females between 2007-08 to 2016-17. As could

be expected, the direction of net migration (i.e. positive or negative migration) was the same

in both males and females each year. However, there was no consistent pattern in levels of

net migration between males and females - with net migration higher for males some years

and females others. Over the period, total net migration was higher in males (7,291) than in

females (6,784).

Figure 5: Net migration, males and females, Aberdeen City, 2007-08 to 2016-17

Source: National Records of Scotland, Total Migration to or from Scotland, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/total-migration-to-or-from-scotland

5.3 While net migration was higher in males, the overall level of movement (i.e. total in- and

out-migration) over the period was higher in females. Between 2007-08 and 2016-17 a total

of 131,028 females moved into or out of the City compared to 124,781 males.

6. Migration trends - net migration since 1986-87

6.1 Figure 6 shows net migration for Aberdeen City (right-hand scale) and Scotland (left-hand

scale) for the period from 1986-87 to 2016-17.

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Figure 6: Net migration, Aberdeen City and Scotland, 1986-87 to 2016-17

Source: National Records of Scotland, Total Migration to or from Scotland, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/total-migration-to-or-from-scotland

Over this period net migration figures have fluctuated considerably in both areas. In

Aberdeen City, there have been two distinct periods of relatively high net migration,

connected by a period of low (negative) net migration (between 1995-96 and 2003-04).

Most recently in Aberdeen, net migration peaked at 3,078 in 2010-11. It has decreased in

each of the following six years, with negative net migration being experienced in 2015-16

and 2016-17. In Scotland, however, while there was also a drop in net migration between

2010-11 and 2012-13, between 2013-14 and 2015-16 net migration rose, before falling

between 2015-16 and 2016-17.

7. Mothers’ Country of Birth

7.1 In 2017 there were 885 births to non-UK mothers in Aberdeen City (out of a total of 2,402).

The number of births to non-UK mothers has almost tripled in the last 12 years, from 299 in

2004 to the 2017 level of 885. Similarly, births to non-UK mothers now make up a larger

proportion of total births in the City, increasing from 14% of births in 2004 to 37% in 2017.

Following a period of steady increase between 2004 and 2013, the number of births to non-

UK mothers was relatively stable between 2014 and 2016 before decreasing in 2017. Figure

7 shows the number (left-hand scale) and percentage (right-hand scale) of births to non-UK

mothers in Aberdeen City for the period from 2004 to 2017.

Figure 7: Births to non-UK mothers, Aberdeen City, 2004-2017

Source: National Records of Scotland, Local Area Migration, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-

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8. National Insurance Number (NINo) allocations

8.1 A National Insurance Number is generally required by any adult overseas national looking

to work or claim benefits/tax credits in the UK, including the self-employed or students

working part-time. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been publishing data

on NINo allocations to overseas nationals each financial year since 2002/03.

Note: while this data does give a good indication of the inflow of migrant workers into an area, it does not show the overall number of migrant workers at a particular time, their length of stay in the country or when they leave the country.

8.2 In the financial year 2017/18 there were a total of 3,155 NINo allocations to overseas

nationals in Aberdeen City. Between 2014/15 and 2017/18 the number of NINo allocations

in Aberdeen City dropped by 45% (from 5,780 in 2014/15). In the same period, the number

of NINo allocations in Scotland fell by 14%. Figure 8 shows the number of NINo allocations

for Aberdeen City and Scotland for the last ten years.

Figure 8: Number of NINo allocations, Aberdeen City and Scotland, 2007/8 to 2017/18

Source: National Records of Scotland, Local Area Migration, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-

data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/local-area-migration

8.3 NINo allocations by age group and gender

In Aberdeen City in 2017/18, NINo allocations were most common in people aged 18-24

years (43.3%) and people aged 25-34 years (34.4%) – together these two age groups

accounted for over three-quarters of all NINo allocations in the City.

Slightly more females (1,599) than males (1,549) were allocated NINos in 2017/181. There

were, however, differences by age group with allocations to females being higher in the 18-

24 year age group and allocations to males being higher in the 25-34 year age group. There

were also more allocations to males than females in the 35-44 year age group. The number

of allocations in all other age groups was relatively small. Figure 9 shows the number of

allocations by age group for males and females.

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Source: Department for work and pensions, National Insurance Number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals entering

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8.4 Country of origin

In Aberdeen City, nationals from 79 different countries were allocated a NINo in 2017/18.

The highest number of allocations were to nationals from Poland (425) followed by nationals

from Romania (313). Figure 10 shows the 20 countries with the highest number of NINo

allocations – between them, nationals from these countries account for 76% of all

allocations in Aberdeen City in 2017/18.

Figure 10: Number of NINo allocations by nationality, Aberdeen City, 2017/18

Source: Department for work and pensions, National Insurance Number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals entering

the UK (Stat-Xplore)

8.5 Comparison with other local authorities

In Scotland in 2017/18 there were a total of 39,934 NINo allocations in Scotland – down from 44,106 in 2016/17 (a drop of 9.5%). There was considerable variation in the number of NINo allocations by local authority. By far, the highest number of allocations were in City of Edinburgh (10,288) and Glasgow City (9,621) which between them accounted for half (50%) of all of Scotland’s NINo allocations. Aberdeen City had the third highest number of NINo allocations (3,155) of all local authorities – equivalent to 8.0% of Scotland’s NINo allocations.

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Between 2016/17 and 2017/18 the number of NINo allocations fell in 27 local authorities

and increased in 5 local authorities. The largest drop was in City of Edinburgh (a fall of 1,309

from 11,597 in 2016/17) and the largest increase was in Glasgow City (an increase of 606

from 9,015 in 2016/17). Appendix 3 gives a list of NINo allocations for all local authorities for

2016/17 and 2017/18, including actual and percentage change.

9. Points to note

9.1 As mentioned previously, migration is the most difficult component of population change to

estimate as there is no comprehensive system for registration of moves to and from the

rest of the world, nor for moves within the UK. The migration data reported by National

Records of Scotland (NRS) is taken from various sources which include the National Health

Service Central Register, Community Health Index, International Passenger Survey, Labour

Force Survey, Long Term International Migration, and Home Office asylum seekers data.

9.2 Information on international migration can be found on the Office of National Statistics

website, and includes an interactive database which allows small areas across the UK to be

compared –

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internat

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3,155

City of Edinburgh

Glasgow City

Aberdeen City

Perth and Kinross

Fife

Highland

Dundee City

Aberdeenshire

Angus

North Lanarkshire

West Lothian

Appendix 1 Within-Scotland net migration for Aberdeen City: Net migration between Aberdeen City and other local authorities, 2011/12 to 2016/17

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

Aberdeenshire -1,311 -1,434 -1,968 -2,013 -1,247 -805

City of Edinburgh -92 139 -6 -234 -575 -703

Glasgow City 5 1 12 -165 -414 -476

Angus 42 15 -84 -95 -125 -6

Renfrewshire -7 49 52 -13 -51 -36

West Lothian 33 56 37 -3 -51 -23

South Lanarkshire 56 55 35 17 -41 -52

Falkirk 29 14 17 -4 -36 -18

Scottish Borders 47 47 19 39 -32 9

Dundee City 36 40 52 -8 -27 -21

Argyll and Bute 0 5 20 10 -26 44

East Renfrewshire 30 20 19 29 -24 13

North Lanarkshire 45 4 51 2 -23 -49

Highland 125 184 148 -9 -16 -41

East Dunbartonshire 44 40 30 29 -12 -26

West Dunbartonshire 31 18 -10 1 -12 1

Midlothian 34 13 7 -8 -9 3

East Lothian 34 20 37 16 -5 10

East Ayrshire 14 12 22 3 -4 16

Perth and Kinross 86 107 38 -14 -4 -15

Clackmannanshire 10 17 -7 2 -2 -5

Inverclyde 16 31 47 5 0 -18

South Ayrshire 14 27 23 30 0 -11

Fife 130 107 59 70 1 -37

Na h-Eileanan Siar 16 6 17 6 1 -5

Dumfries and Galloway 25 2 17 24 4 -6

North Ayrshire 27 27 23 3 4 3

Orkney Islands 22 15 10 11 7 3

Stirling 7 42 74 26 13 -36

Moray 71 89 70 27 15 38

Shetland Islands 25 37 -1 -5 27 27

Total -420 -269 -1,167 -2,219 -2,601 -2,222 Source: National Records of Scotland, Migration within Scotland, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/migration-within-scotland

Appendix 2

Net migration (number and rate) by local authority, Scotland, 2015-16 and 2016-17

Net number of migrants Net migration rate

per 1,000 population 2015-16 2016-17 2015-16 2016-17

Aberdeen City -969 -1,416 -4.2 -6.2

Aberdeenshire -354 -688 -1.4 -2.6

Angus 68 144 0.6 1.2

Argyll and Bute 234 137 2.7 1.6

City of Edinburgh 7,659 5,088 15.1 9.9

Clackmannanshire 12 121 0.2 2.4

Dumfries and Galloway 394 322 2.6 2.2

Dundee City 177 588 1.2 4.0

East Ayrshire 151 18 1.2 0.1

East Dunbartonshire 706 688 6.6 6.4

East Lothian 960 800 9.2 7.6

East Renfrewshire 819 958 8.7 10.1

Falkirk 940 901 5.9 5.6

Fife 1,608 1,524 4.3 4.1

Glasgow City 7,963 5,390 12.9 8.7

Highland 1,196 813 5.1 3.5

Inverclyde -56 10 -0.7 0.1

Midlothian 1,008 1,271 11.4 14.1

Moray 553 3 5.8 0.0

Na h-Eileanan Siar -67 155 -2.5 5.8

North Ayrshire 65 352 0.5 2.6

North Lanarkshire 982 734 2.9 2.2

Orkney Islands 223 204 10.2 9.3

Perth and Kinross 1,062 898 7.0 5.9

Renfrewshire 1,614 1,162 9.2 6.6

Scottish Borders 690 818 6.0 7.1

Shetland Islands -15 -133 -0.6 -5.8

South Ayrshire 546 690 4.9 6.1

South Lanarkshire 1,097 1,278 3.5 4.0

Stirling 1,012 335 10.8 3.6

West Dunbartonshire 288 -96 3.2 -1.1

West Lothian 1,127 786 6.3 4.3

SCOTLAND 31,693 23,855 5.9 4.4 Source: National Records of Scotland, Total migration to or from Scotland, available at: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/total-migration-to-or-from-scotland

Appendix 3

Number of NINo allocations, local authorities and Scotland, 2016/17 and 2017/18

2016/17 2017/18

Change between 2016/17 and

2017/18 (Number)

Change between 2016/17 and

2017/18 (Percentage)

Aberdeen City 3,805 3,155 -650 -17.1%

Aberdeenshire 1,393 1,112 -281 -20.2%

Angus 1,122 1,064 -58 -5.2%

Argyll and Bute 564 471 -93 -16.5%

City of Edinburgh 11,597 10,288 -1,309 -11.3%

Clackmannanshire 140 114 -26 -18.6%

Dumfries and Galloway 392 426 34 8.7%

Dundee City 1,276 1,162 -114 -8.9%

East Ayrshire 196 157 -39 -19.9%

East Dunbartonshire 174 107 -67 -38.5%

East Lothian 517 581 64 12.4%

East Renfrewshire 150 113 -37 -24.7%

Falkirk 494 439 -55 -11.1%

Fife 2,250 1,906 -344 -15.3%

Glasgow City 9,015 9,621 606 6.7%

Highland 1,708 1,487 -221 -12.9%

Inverclyde 187 169 -18 -9.6%

Midlothian 298 233 -65 -21.8%

Moray 237 227 -10 -4.2%

Na h-Eileanan Siar 67 66 -1 -1.5%

North Ayrshire 215 160 -55 -25.6%

North Lanarkshire 1,325 863 -462 -34.9%

Orkney Islands 54 59 5 9.3%

Perth and Kinross 2,552 2,275 -277 -10.9%

Renfrewshire 882 707 -175 -19.8%

Scottish Borders 349 328 -21 -6.0%

Shetland Islands 116 112 -4 -3.4%

South Ayrshire 345 296 -49 -14.2%

South Lanarkshire 895 673 -222 -24.8%

Stirling 702 703 1 0.1%

West Dunbartonshire 152 113 -39 -25.7%

West Lothian 938 740 -198 -21.1%

Scotland 44,106 39,934 -4,172 -9.5%

Source: Department for work and pensions, National Insurance Number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK (Stat-Xplore)

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