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Small boat arrivals by whether an asylum claim was raised 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.

Small boat arrivals by whether an asylum claim was raised: 2018 Q2 to 2025 Q4ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k20182020202220242018 Q2: 4 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 15 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 266 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 199 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 393 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 745 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 496 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 464 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 2,017 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 4,495 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 1,430 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 1,361 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 4,534 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 10,872 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 11,256 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 4,513 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 8,075 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 20,318 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 12,572 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 3,690 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 7,145 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 12,917 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 4,448 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 5,312 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 7,827 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 11,384 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 11,375 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 6,562 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 13,167 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 13,834 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 7,032 people · published 27 August 2026
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PeriodSmall boat arrivals by whether an asylum claim was raised
2018 Q24 people
2018 Q315 people
2018 Q4266 people
2019 Q1199 people
2019 Q2393 people
2019 Q3745 people
2019 Q4496 people
2020 Q1464 people
2020 Q22,017 people
2020 Q34,495 people
2020 Q41,430 people
2021 Q11,361 people
2021 Q24,534 people
2021 Q310,872 people
2021 Q411,256 people
2022 Q14,513 people
2022 Q28,075 people
2022 Q320,318 people
2022 Q412,572 people
2023 Q13,690 people
2023 Q27,145 people
2023 Q312,917 people
2023 Q44,448 people
2024 Q15,312 people
2024 Q27,827 people
2024 Q311,384 people
2024 Q411,375 people
2025 Q16,562 people
2025 Q213,167 people
2025 Q313,834 people
2025 Q47,032 people
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present7,8272024 Q27,0322025 Q4↓ 10.2%−795
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 20247452019 Q37,8272024 Q2↑ 950.6%+7,082
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
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.