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Asylum claims by nationality under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Asylum claims by nationality: 2001 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010k20k30k201020202001 Q1: 19,007 people · published 27 August 20262001 Q2: 15,683 people · published 27 August 20262001 Q3: 18,617 people · published 27 August 20262001 Q4: 17,720 people · published 27 August 20262002 Q1: 22,872 people · published 27 August 20262002 Q2: 24,888 people · published 27 August 20262002 Q3: 27,891 people · published 27 August 20262002 Q4: 27,430 people · published 27 August 20262003 Q1: 19,129 people · published 27 August 20262003 Q2: 12,710 people · published 27 August 20262003 Q3: 14,997 people · published 27 August 20262003 Q4: 13,211 people · published 27 August 20262004 Q1: 10,731 people · published 27 August 20262004 Q2: 9,307 people · published 27 August 20262004 Q3: 10,483 people · published 27 August 20262004 Q4: 10,102 people · published 27 August 20262005 Q1: 8,369 people · published 27 August 20262005 Q2: 7,271 people · published 27 August 20262005 Q3: 7,806 people · published 27 August 20262005 Q4: 7,395 people · published 27 August 20262006 Q1: 7,649 people · published 27 August 20262006 Q2: 6,491 people · published 27 August 20262006 Q3: 7,222 people · published 27 August 20262006 Q4: 6,966 people · published 27 August 20262007 Q1: 6,914 people · published 27 August 20262007 Q2: 6,031 people · published 27 August 20262007 Q3: 7,185 people · published 27 August 20262007 Q4: 8,170 people · published 27 August 20262008 Q1: 7,936 people · published 27 August 20262008 Q2: 7,068 people · published 27 August 20262008 Q3: 8,181 people · published 27 August 20262008 Q4: 8,129 people · published 27 August 20262009 Q1: 10,570 people · published 27 August 20262009 Q2: 7,601 people · published 27 August 20262009 Q3: 6,450 people · published 27 August 20262009 Q4: 6,052 people · published 27 August 20262010 Q1: 5,554 people · published 27 August 20262010 Q2: 5,618 people · published 27 August 20262010 Q3: 5,606 people · published 27 August 20262010 Q4: 5,866 people · published 27 August 20262011 Q1: 6,214 people · published 27 August 20262011 Q2: 6,225 people · published 27 August 20262011 Q3: 6,591 people · published 27 August 20262011 Q4: 6,868 people · published 27 August 20262012 Q1: 6,326 people · published 27 August 20262012 Q2: 6,363 people · published 27 August 20262012 Q3: 7,405 people · published 27 August 20262012 Q4: 7,884 people · published 27 August 20262013 Q1: 7,151 people · published 27 August 20262013 Q2: 7,330 people · published 27 August 20262013 Q3: 7,766 people · published 27 August 20262013 Q4: 7,628 people · published 27 August 20262014 Q1: 7,761 people · published 27 August 20262014 Q2: 7,095 people · published 27 August 20262014 Q3: 9,062 people · published 27 August 20262014 Q4: 8,426 people · published 27 August 20262015 Q1: 7,788 people · published 27 August 20262015 Q2: 7,835 people · published 27 August 20262015 Q3: 12,311 people · published 27 August 20262015 Q4: 12,034 people · published 27 August 20262016 Q1: 10,419 people · published 27 August 20262016 Q2: 10,080 people · published 27 August 20262016 Q3: 9,448 people · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 9,410 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 8,725 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 8,039 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 8,471 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 9,200 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 8,958 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 8,676 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 9,883 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 10,966 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 11,532 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 9,772 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 11,875 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 12,358 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 10,831 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 6,102 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 10,688 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 9,982 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 7,191 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 10,539 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 17,823 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 22,389 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 16,021 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 19,435 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 30,368 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 29,183 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 18,535 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 19,591 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 26,823 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 22,478 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 21,508 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 23,880 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 29,225 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 30,151 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 21,840 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 27,369 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 30,302 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 22,400 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 15,956 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 17,233 people · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present23,8802024 Q217,2332026 Q2↓ 27.8%−6,647
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 202411,8752019 Q323,8802024 Q2↑ 101.1%+12,005
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 20198,7252017 Q111,8752019 Q3↑ 36.1%+3,150
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 20177,7882015 Q18,7252017 Q1↑ 12.0%+937
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 20155,5542010 Q17,7882015 Q1↑ 40.2%+2,234
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 20108,3692005 Q15,5542010 Q1↓ 33.6%−2,815
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 200519,0072001 Q18,3692005 Q1↓ 56.0%−10,638
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.