The pie charts show the main reasons for migration to and from the UK in 2007.

These pie charts display the most important reasons why people immigrated to and emigrated from the

UK

in 2007.

Overall

, it can be noted the vast majority of

emigrants

had professional motives to leave the

UK

, either because they had secured a job abroad or were aiming to find one.

Similarly

, career choices were

also

important drivers to come to the

UK

,

although

the proportion of

immigrants

looking for a job was not as high as those of

emigrants

. Another noteworthy reason for immigration was education. A closer analysis of the figures shown in these charts reveals that the percentage of

immigrants

and

emigrants

moving

due to

a definite position was almost identical, standing at 30% and 29% respectively. Another similarity between these two groups is the proportion of people moving to accompany or join a partner, which amounts to 15% of

immigrants

and 13% of

emigrants

. Apart from these similarities, two striking differences can be identified.

Firstly

, 26% of all

immigrants

in 2007 came to the

UK

to receive

formal

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education,

whereas

only 4% of

emigrants

had educational motives to move away from the

UK

in that year.

Secondly

, the reason for arrival in the

UK

was unknown for only 6% of people, as opposed to 18% of

emigrants

not stating a reason for departure.