Population

Developing our international migration estimates

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ONS is transforming the way it produces international migration statistics. It has done so against the backdrop of significant change in the UK and abroad. Here Mary Gregory describes how ONS continues to understand more, not only about new data sources, but also changing behaviours of migrants and how that affects the estimates.

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Learning how local data can influence policy

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ONS Local is a service from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that offers tailored data and insights to local authorities and communities. Emma Hickman writes about a recent ‘datathon’ where the script was flipped. Teams of local leaders delved directly into the data themselves to investigate a problem their area was facing.

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Better understanding the strengths and limitations of gender identity statistics

We are today sharing plans for our work to continuously improve the information available on gender identity statistics. This follows our request to reclassify our Census 2021 gender identity estimates to official statistics in development, which better reflects our developing understanding of measuring this complex and important topic. Here, Mary Gregory outlines what we are doing to support use of the existing gender identity data and our plans to review the standards for future data collection.   

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Our population is changing and so is the way we measure it

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Not only is the population changing in size and structure, the way we measure it is also changing. Mary Gregory explains what is driving population growth and the progress the Office for National Statistics is making to continually improve our population estimates so they best meet user needs.

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