The pie charts compare the several primary motivations, such as definite job, formal study, no reason stated, for people moving to and from the UK in 2007. Units are measured in percentages.
Overall, it can be seen that a definite job was the most significant reason for both immigration and emigration. Furthermore, formal study was a major factor for people entering the Uk, whereas it represented a smaller share for those leaving the country.
In terms of the most pivotal reasons, a definite job accounted for 30% of immigrants and a nearly identical 29% of emigrants. Similarly, the proportion of individuals moving to accompany or join was relatively close in both directions, at 15% for immigration and 13% for emigration. However, a stark contrast was observed in formal study, standing at over a quarter of those moving to the UK, but the figure for emigration represented 4%.
Regarding the remaining categories, the percentage of people emigrating to the UK without a stated reason was triple the share of immigration. The proportion of people moving to look for work and for other reasons were nearly identical, standing at 12% and 11% respectively. Regarding emigration, other reasons stood at 14%, however, those looking for work made up 22%, which approximately doubled immigration.