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Migration between Scotland and the Rest of the UK
Migration between Scotland and the Rest of the UK
Last updated: 25 April 2019
Background
This section contains data concerning the migration of people between Scotland and the three other constituent nations of the United Kingdom; England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The main source of data used to produce National Records of Scotland (NRS) estimates of this sort of migration is GP registration information. More information on how these migration estimates are derived can be found in the Methodology section.
Data
The migration datasets can be viewed as Excel files (xlsx) or as a comma separated values files (csv).
If you require the data in a different format, please contact statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
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Quarterly migration between Scotland and the rest of the UK
Dataset includes: In and out migration between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, from 1991 to most recent.
(Excel CSV)
Migration between Scotland and the rest of the UK by administrative area and sex
Dataset includes: In, out and net migration between Scottish administrative areas and the rest of the United Kingdom by sex, from 2001-02 to most recent. Please note that NHS Board level data for migration between 2001-02 and 2010-11 can be found in the Archive section of the National Records of Scotland (NRS) website.
(Excel CSV)
Migration between Scotland and the rest of the UK by age and sex
Dataset includes: In, out and net migration between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom by single year of age and sex, from 2001-02 to most recent.
(Excel CSV)
Enquiries and Suggestions
Please contact our Statistics Customer Services if you need any further information.
E-mail: statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
If you have comments or suggestions that would help us improve our outputs or our standards of service please contact:
Alan Ferrier, Senior Statistician, National Records of Scotland,
Room 1/2/3, Ladywell House, Ladywell Road, Edinburgh. EH12 7TF.
Telephone: (0131) 314 4530
E-mail: Alan.Ferrier@nrscotland.gov.uk.