According to UK government data, the combined population of England and Wales jumped by 610K to 60.9M in mid-2023, largely thanks to 622k new immigrants. A total of about 1M people immigrated to the UK in the year up to mid-2023, while 462K left.
In certain parts of England and Wales, one in 22 residents moved there in 2023. For example, in Middlesbrough, which has a population of about 150k, just under 6.8k international migrants moved there last year.