This page presents the topline findings from MPS’s 2025 survey on attitudes to immigration in Scotland. The survey offers an up-to-date picture of how people in Scotland view immigration. It also builds on our earlier 2023 report Attitudes to Immigration: A View from Scotland.

Fieldwork took place from 4–10 February 2025. Diffley Partnership carried it out through the ScotPulse panel as part of the Understanding Scotland series. A total of 2,194 adults living in Scotland completed the survey. We applied a weighting scheme based on 2021 population estimates for age and gender so that the results reflect the adult population.

The topline document on this page summarises the main percentage results for each survey question. It gives users a clear snapshot of public opinion on a wide range of immigration issues, including perceived impacts, policy preferences and levels of concern or support. The tables act as a quick reference for practitioners, policymakers, journalists and researchers who want headline findings before the full analysis is released.

MPS will publish a fuller analytical report on attitudes to immigration in Scotland 2025 in Autumn 2025. That report will examine differences across demographic groups and consider what these results mean for policy and public debate.

You can download the topline results using the link on the right.