The above two charts summarise the reasons why people left the UK and stayed in the UK during the past few years.

Interestingly, the main reasons people choose to depart from the UK and live in the UK are the same, being joining their family and friends. The percentage reaches 39% and 34% respectively. This result is not so surprising considering the important role family and friends play in our society.

On contrary, the second popular reason under each circumstance is quite different. 24% of people agree that they left the UK due to the weather; whereas 26% of people choose to stay because of the language. It is not hard to imagine these two reasons being common because on one hand, UK is famous for its cloudy, humid and foggy weather; on the other hand, English, as the world’s most widely spoken language, would attract people from all over the world, either to study the language or make a living there.

The third and forth common reasons under both situations are employment and finance reasons, being more or less than 13% each.

In conclusion, family, friends, employment and finance are the universal reasons for people to come to or leave the UK. Meanwhile, the unpleasant weather condition drives some people away and the language advantage keeps some people continuing to stay.