Barnsley's newcomers in 2019

Do you want to know about the newest migrant arrivals in Barnsley?

If so, download a full briefing or infographic, or take a look at a copy of the infographic below.

Full briefing - Barnsley newcomers 2019 [1 MB pdf]

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Newcomers to Barnsley in 2019: bite-size statistics for service providers

Who arrived in 2019?

The areas in Barnsley where most newcomers are settling are:

• Barnsley Town and Park Road
• Worsbrough Common
• Honeywell

1,298 new arrivals in Barnsley came from 35 countries.

A higher proportion of men arrived: 58% men compared with 42% women.

Where are people arriving from?

79% of all arrivals were from the EU, 8% fewer than 2018.

The top three nationalities that arrived in Barnsley in 2019 were:

• Romanian
• Polish
• Iranian

What’s changing locally?

Arrivals to Barnsley increased in 2019:

• 7% more people arrived compared to 2018
• Arrivals from Poland changed the most: 41 more people arrived than in 2018
• Across the UK, immigration rose by 20%, while in Yorkshire and Humber it rose by 18%.

The data above is from the Department of Work and Pensions and consists of the number of non-British nationals aged 16+ who received a new national insurance number in 2019 [it doesn’t include children or asylum seekers].

See also

• Barnsley local migration profile summary
• Barnsley 2011 census profile