United Kingdom

DEMOGRAPHICS

Arrivals - Applications for Resettlement

•35,737 newcomers make up 14.2% of the total population.

*Data sources: gov.uk ; The Migration Observatory

DIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS

*Data source: Gov.uk; The Migration Observatory

Top Newcomer Languages

Arabic
French
Amharic
Dari
Pashto

*Data source: The Migration Observatory

88%

Children Speak Host Country Language

49%

English Fluency Overall

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Top 4 Fields of Labour*

Sales, Cleaning, Freight Handling, Machinery Operations

24%

Retail trade, Hotel and Restaurant Workforce

14%

Public Administration, Education, Health Care

13%

Financial and Business Sector

12%

•Shown as a % of immigrants in the field of labour.

*Data source: Migration and Labour Market UK

21%

Self-employed Refugees

14%

Self- employed UK Born

24%

Self-employed Refugees with Employees

18%

Self-employed UK born with Employees

SOCIO-FAMILIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by the State

*Data source: UK Immigration Statistics

COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION CONTRIBUTIONS

38%

Syrian Refugees with University Degree

*Data source: Refugee Breaking Barriers

37%

Refugees Taking Jobs Below Their Education and Skill Set

ROYA AND MUNIR OUR LIVES BEFORE UNTHINKABLE LOVED ONE THREATENED — "In Islam, women have great value, but in Afghanistan, they are not [entitled] to human rights, not true rights as taught in Islam. The men persecuted me. They shot both of my knees. I was home and totally unable to walk for two years."

October 24, 2022

All Change (yet no change) for the UK

Queen Elizabeth's passing has brought a renewed love of Paddington Bear, who for many charities, has become a powerful image for refugees. Mugs and t-shirts with pictures of Paddington and stating ‘Migration is not a Crime’ can be seen. And who can argue with a cute bear?

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Alice Hearne

Community Programs Coordinator, England

Alice is a mother of four children and has worked with local charities mentoring parents who are in need of extra support. She has also worked with the Calais refugee camps and more recently organised collections for the refugees in the Moira, Greece camp. She runs her own fitness business and loves open water swimming and running.