European Refugees to the UK (1988-2024) Snapshot 2017 [OC]

Source: http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=UNHCR&f=indID%3aType-Ref UNHCR

Hi all,

I was looking at immigration and refugee patterns in the UK, where the most commonly discussed origins tend to be Middle Eastern countries.

Because of that, I decided to create a video focusing specifically on European refugees to the UK, using official United Nations data, to show how those numbers have changed over time.

Questions for discussion:

1. How much do political events within Europe appear to influence refugee flows to the UK across this period
2. To what extent do UK asylum and immigration policies seem to affect European refugee numbers compared to non European arrivals
3. Should European refugee movements be discussed more explicitly in UK immigration debates, given the scale shown in the data

Video link here for those interested – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx-qL9wju6k

Disclaimer:

*These numbers are not cumulative*