Home Office · nationality: Nigeria

Asylum seekers receiving support: Nigeria

at 30 June 2026

2,959people

Asylum seekers receiving support for Nigeria was 2,959 people at 30 June 2026, down 0.2% (6) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; Nationality=Nigeria
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 76 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by nationality: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01k2k3k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 2,272 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 2,371 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 2,362 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 2,441 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 2,489 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 2,586 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 2,612 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 2,651 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 2,714 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 2,805 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 2,811 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 2,932 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 3,082 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 3,138 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 3,246 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 3,343 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 3,542 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 3,461 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 3,308 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 3,179 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 3,138 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 2,919 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 2,752 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 2,637 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 2,554 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 2,658 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 2,724 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 2,644 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 2,536 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 2,511 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 2,554 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 2,525 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 2,476 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 2,563 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 2,589 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 2,918 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 3,019 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 3,224 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 3,232 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 2,872 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 2,863 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 2,657 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 2,578 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 2,843 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 2,980 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 2,917 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 2,965 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 2,968 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 2,965 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 2,959 people · published 27 August 2026

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What this measures

The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) receiving Home Office asylum support at the end of the quarter, split by nationality. This is a stock, not a flow.

People who claimed asylum but do not receive support, or refugees who have been granted status.

Source

Dataset
Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support dataset
Release
Year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026 · sha256 72f915e4ae27e78b
All values
Asylum seekers receiving support by nationality