Home Office · March 2010 to June 2026 · people
People in immigration detention by length of detention
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| Period | People in immigration detention by length of detention |
|---|---|
| March 2010 | 2,802 people |
| June 2010 | 2,775 people |
| September 2010 | 2,889 people |
| December 2010 | 2,525 people |
| March 2011 | 2,654 people |
| June 2011 | 2,685 people |
| September 2011 | 2,909 people |
| December 2011 | 2,419 people |
| March 2012 | 3,034 people |
| June 2012 | 2,993 people |
| September 2012 | 3,091 people |
| December 2012 | 2,685 people |
| March 2013 | 2,853 people |
| June 2013 | 3,142 people |
| September 2013 | 3,115 people |
| December 2013 | 2,796 people |
| March 2014 | 2,991 people |
| June 2014 | 3,079 people |
| September 2014 | 3,378 people |
| December 2014 | 3,462 people |
| March 2015 | 3,483 people |
| June 2015 | 3,418 people |
| September 2015 | 3,531 people |
| December 2015 | 2,607 people |
| March 2016 | 2,925 people |
| June 2016 | 2,878 people |
| September 2016 | 2,998 people |
| December 2016 | 2,738 people |
| March 2017 | 2,930 people |
| June 2017 | 2,994 people |
| September 2017 | 3,455 people |
| December 2017 | 2,545 people |
| March 2018 | 2,758 people |
| June 2018 | 2,226 people |
| September 2018 | 2,049 people |
| December 2018 | 1,784 people |
| March 2019 | 1,839 people |
| June 2019 | 1,727 people |
| September 2019 | 1,826 people |
| December 2019 | 1,637 people |
| March 2020 | 895 people |
| June 2020 | 698 people |
| September 2020 | 990 people |
| December 2020 | 910 people |
| March 2021 | 1,033 people |
| June 2021 | 1,550 people |
| September 2021 | 1,410 people |
| December 2021 | 1,179 people |
| March 2022 | 1,440 people |
| June 2022 | 2,038 people |
| September 2022 | 2,077 people |
| December 2022 | 1,159 people |
| March 2023 | 1,591 people |
| June 2023 | 1,924 people |
| September 2023 | 1,841 people |
| December 2023 | 1,782 people |
| March 2024 | 1,913 people |
| June 2024 | 1,788 people |
| September 2024 | 1,748 people |
| December 2024 | 1,940 people |
| March 2025 | 1,806 people |
| June 2025 | 1,808 people |
| September 2025 | 1,962 people |
| December 2025 | 2,090 people |
| March 2026 | 1,955 people |
| June 2026 | 2,152 people |
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: immigration detention detailed datasets, Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.
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