The pie charts illustrate the percentage of individuals who left the UK to settle in another country and the proportion of those who immigrated to the UK during the year 2007.
Overall, the most common motivating factor for migration was related to work, whether it was people having a definite job or those seeking employment. Additionally, the category of Formal study played a significant role in immigration, while a notable proportion of people left the UK for unspecified reasons.
Looking at the first pie chart representing immigration data, the category of Definite job occupied the largest share, with 30 percent of the total, which was the highest among the other five categories. This was followed by the portion of Formal study, which was less than the peak value at 4 percent. Meanwhile, the category of Accompany/join accounted for just half of the definite job category, at 15 percent. The remaining 29 percent of the total was shared among the three sectors of Looking for work, No reason stated, and Other, with No reason stated and Other accounting for 11 percent and 6 percent, respectively.
Moving on to the second pie chart displaying the figures for emigration, the most prominent category was also Definite job, accounting for 29 percent of the total, closely mirroring the immigration data. However, looking for work was a more significant factor in emigration, representing 22 percent of individuals who left the UK. The third highest data for the emigration chart indicated the No reason stated category, which saw a substantial proportion of 18 percent of individuals emigrating for unspecified reasons, three times higher than the same category in immigration. The Accompany/join category accounted for 13 percent of those leaving the UK, slightly below its immigration counterpart. Notably, Formal study played a minimal role in emigration, with only 4 percent of individuals leaving the UK for educational purposes, a stark contrast to its significant influence in immigration. The remaining 14 percent was stated in the category of Other, which was a slightly larger portion than that seen in immigration.