THE EQUALITY IMPLICATIONS OF BEING A MIGRANT IN BRITAIN
Table 1.5 Number of National Insurance number registrations by non-UK nationals, 2005–6, by gender and nationality
Ranking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Country Poland India Rep of Lithuania Slovak Rep South Africa Australia Pakistan France Rep of Latvia Germany China Peoples Rep Czech Rep Nigeria Portugal Italy Spain Rep of Ireland USA Bangladesh Philippines Hungary New Zealand Netherlands Ghana Brazil Canada Zimbabwe Sri Lanka Sweden Malaysia Somalia Turkey Others All
All 171,380 45,980 30,530 26,370 23,970 23,820 22,270 17,170 14,180 13,350 12,930 12,700 12,170 11,600 11,200 11,050 10,330 9,560 9,340 8,790 8,600 8,370 7,700 6,800 5,560 5,390 5,160 4,970 4,760 4,230 4,160 4,050 93,950 662,390
Male 101,950 29,010 15,720 15,340 12,360 10,270 15,150 8,720 6,880 6,100 5,450 6,820 7,160 6,670 6,570 5,060 5,150 3,800 6,740 3,510 4,800 3,720 4,320 3,580 2,530 1,950 2,330 2,430 2,030 1,970 1,950 2,380 46,490 358,910
Female 69,420 16,970 14,810 11,040 11,610 13,540 7,120 8,450 7,310 7,250 7,480 5,880 5,000 4,940 4,630 5,990 5,180 5,760 2,600 5,280 3,800 4,650 3,380 3,220 3,030 3,440 2,820 2,540 2,740 2,260 2,210 1,670 47,460 303,480
Male % 59.5 63.1 51.5 58.2 51.6 43.1 68.0 50.8 48.5 45.7 42.2 53.7 58.8 57.5 58.7 45.8 49.9 39.7 72.2 39.9 55.8 44.4 56.1 52.6 45.5 36.2 45.2 48.9 42.6 46.6 46.9 58.8 49.5 54.2
Female % 40.5 36.9 48.5 41.9 48.4 56.8 32.0 49.2 51.6 54.3 57.8 46.3 41.1 42.6 41.3 54.2 50.1 60.3 27.8 60.1 44.2 55.6 43.9 47.4 54.5 63.8 54.7 51.1 57.6 53.4 53.1 41.2 50.5 45.8
Source: DWP: National Insurance number statistics.
1.4 Age of the ‘new migrants’ The majority of migrants are young. Statistical information about both A8 migrants and highly skilled migrants shows that numbers decrease from about 35 years of age. For older family members, such as parents, entry conditions are very restrictive (see Chapter 9) and age-discriminatory. Table 1.6 notes the small numbers of new migrants over the age of 45 who apply for National Insurance numbers (such applications are for the purposes of entering the labour market, going into business or self-employment, applying for benefits or appearing on the benefit application of someone else as a family member or non-dependant). 14