Region of residence
Applicant and accepted applicant regional analysis, home and overseas over six years
Several breakdowns are available to view:
Applicants
| Continent | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| UK | 432,196 | 454,148 | 502,461 | 544,285 | 586,821 | 589,350 |
| Europe (EU) | 29,932 | 33,621 | 34,530 | 39,504 | 47,318 | 49,275 |
| Europe (ex.EU) | 3,184 | 3,271 | 3,692 | 4,549 | 5,325 | 5,400 |
| Africa | 8,813 | 7,973 | 7,936 | 7,413 | 7,523 | 6,710 |
| Americas | 4,780 | 5,324 | 5,985 | 6,527 | 7,135 | 7,242 |
| Australasia | 306 | 356 | 412 | 454 | 521 | 601 |
| Far East | 23,704 | 25,692 | 28,518 | 30,216 | 34,779 | 35,720 |
| Middle East | 3,118 | 3,957 | 4,846 | 5,595 | 6,311 | 5,619 |
| Other Overseas | 271 | 153 | 309 | 1,317 | 1,618 | 244 |
| Total | 506,304 | 534,495 | 588,689 | 639,860 | 697,351 | 700,161 |
Accepted applicants
| Continent | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| UK | 345,564 | 364,544 | 405,024 | 425,063 | 424,634 | 431,235 |
| Europe (EU) | 18,280 | 20,661 | 21,363 | 23,807 | 25,607 | 26,701 |
| Europe (ex.EU) | 2,076 | 2,118 | 2,320 | 2,850 | 3,285 | 3,380 |
| Africa | 4,855 | 4,476 | 4,257 | 3,816 | 3,926 | 3,319 |
| Americas | 2,374 | 2,535 | 2,752 | 3,079 | 3,285 | 3,283 |
| Australasia | 117 | 144 | 195 | 172 | 207 | 248 |
| Far East | 15,570 | 16,662 | 18,119 | 19,112 | 21,721 | 21,274 |
| Middle East | 1,797 | 2,215 | 2,383 | 2,761 | 3,162 | 2,419 |
| Other Overseas | 257 | 75 | 214 | 1,194 | 1502 | 171 |
| Total | 390,890 | 413,430 | 456,627 | 481,854 | 487,329 | 492,030 |
Applicants - expressed as percentages
| Continent | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| UK | 85.4% | 85.0% | 85.4% | 85.1% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| Europe (EU) | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| Europe (ex.EU) | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Africa | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Americas | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Australasia | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Far East | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Middle East | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Other Overseas | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
| Continent | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| UK | 88.4% | 88.2% | 88.7% | 88.2% | 87.1% | 87.6% |
| Europe (EU) | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Europe (ex.EU) | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Africa | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Americas | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Australasia | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Far East | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Middle East | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Other Overseas | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
