Half of Britons think net migration to the UK is on the rise – despite it plummeting to its lowest level since the Covid pandemic.
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that, in the 12 months to December 2025, the number of people entering a country minus the number of people who leave each year, was an estimated 171,000 - down 48 per cent from 331,000 a year earlier and the lowest annual figure since 2021. The dramatic fall has been driven by a big drop in people coming to Britain for work.
