Indian students and workers significantly contribute to the UK's net migration decline, with 75,000 leaving in recent years.

The Office for National Statistics said net migration - those coming to live here long-term minus those emigrating - nearly halved from the previous year's 331,000.

Fewer people coming to the UK for work has driven big drop in net migration to 171,000 in year ending December 2025

UK net migration has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since the Covid pandemic, driven largely by a sharp fall in the number of people arriving for work, according to new…

New figures show 246,000 British citizens moved abroad in 2025