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Immigration, 1964 to 2019 (IPS-based) under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestDashed line: change in coverage or methodShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Government	Inherited	Left at / latest	Change during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present	The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024	Fewer than two periods have been published during this government, so no change is shown yet.
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019	589,0002016	604,0002018	↑ 2.5%+15,000
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017	632,0002014	589,0002016	↓ 6.8%−43,000
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015	567,0002009	632,0002014	↑ 11.5%+65,000
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010	589,0002004	567,0002009	↓ 3.7%−22,000
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005	479,0002000	589,0002004	↑ 23.0%+110,000
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001	318,0001996	479,0002000	↑ 50.6%+161,000
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997	329,0001991	318,0001996	↓ 3.3%−11,000
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992	250,0001986	329,0001991	↑ 31.6%+79,000
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987	201,0001982	250,0001986	↑ 24.4%+49,000
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983	187,0001978	201,0001982	↑ 7.5%+14,000