net migration is down under us 82%.

Official statistics support this. UK net migration has fallen sharply from its early-2023 peak: the Migration Observatory (University of Oxford), drawing on ONS data, reports that net migration fell to about 171,000 in the year ending December 2025, a decline of roughly 82% from the peak of around 944,000 in the year ending March 2023. The ONS likewise reports a continuous fall since the March 2023 peak (from 649,000 in the year ending June 2024 to 204,000 in the year ending June 2025). Measured from that peak, the 82% figure — also cited publicly by the Home Secretary — is accurate. (Note: measured only against the immediately preceding year, ending December 2023, the fall is about 50%; the 82% refers to the fall from the 2023 peak.)

▸ The Migration Observatory, University of Oxford — Falls in net migration, small boat arrivals and asylum claims ▸ Office for National Statistics (ONS) — What is driving the current fall in net migration?

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 09:58 · Broadcast: PMQs: Prime Minister's Questions - 17 June 2026

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