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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jane Clinton

‘It’s been life-changing’: young Britons on why they left the UK to work abroad

An aerial view of Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver, Canada, where one young web developer says ‘the quality of life is much better’ and ‘people are friendlier’. Photograph: Bas Vermolen/Getty Images

As young people bear the brunt of a downturn in the jobs market, figures show a significant number are leaving the UK.

Although statisticians caution against comparing annual figures after a recent change in methodology and stress younger people are traditionally more drawn to emigration, a net 111,000 people aged 16 to 34 emigrated from the UK in the year to March 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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