Trends in International Migration in Suffolk

These slides were prepared for UCS Workshop 8th November 2013 by Belinda Godbold & Mary Moore from

Business Development in Suffolk County Council.

They are not part of a specific research project, just a series of graphs using the latest data available. The data is sourced from ONS population estimates, 2011 census and a paper on

Non-UK born Short Term Residents in Suffolk.

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International Migration ONS Business Development

International migration to/from Suffolk

-6,000

-4,000

-2,000

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

2002

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2011

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From EU member countries Business Development

687

345

400

619

314

273

242

125

EU accession April 2001- March 2011 Business Development

813

992

982434

227

377

340227

190

Other country (not EU) Business Development

2,341

2,552

1,146

793

689

1,627

1,343

1,095

762847

1,426

NI registrations 2002-12NI registrations 2002 - 12

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Age of short term migrants

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1303 short term migrants (3 -12 months in Suffolk) in 2011 census

12% of Suffolk short term migrants are aged 0-14 compared to England 6%

Sources of informationLong term migration into and out of the UK;

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/theme-pages-1-1/index.htmlAnd, then in connection with the census• Local Characteristics on migration for Output areas including short

stories analysing migration including:– Country of birth and passports held

as key measures of the migrant population in England and Wales.– Economically active foreign nationals in England and Wales.– Non-UK born residents in England and Wales.– International migration in the UK. 

Other sites include: • The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford

http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/briefings/east-england-census-profile

• BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20677515• Suffolk Observatory• Non UK born short term residents in Suffolk