Migration Watch

Migration Watch UK is an independent, non-political research organisation founded in 2001 by Lord Green of Deddington and David Coleman, emeritus Professor of Demography at the University of Oxford. It monitors immigration, population change and government policy, aiming to make reliable data accessible to policymakers and the public and to inform debate with evidence-based analysis. The organisation advocates policies that it says protect social cohesion, respect economic limits and safeguard the environment. It is independent of government funding.

Migration Watch UK offers research, analysis and accessible resources on immigration and demographic trends. Its website features migration statistics charting long-term changes in arrivals, asylum applications and population movement, as well as a Channel Crossings Tracker showing daily and cumulative small-boat crossing figures. A quarterly Channel Migrant Map presents verified data on arrivals and trends. The organisation also publishes data-led blogs and provides media appearances, interviews and briefings on immigration, population growth and related policy issues. Visitors can subscribe to a newsletter for updates on the immigration debate.