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Voluntary returns by nationality
The number of people who left the UK by assisted, controlled or other verified voluntary return in each quarter, split by nationality.
latest 12 months to 2026 Q2; 4 quarters summed · total 32,070 returns · published 27 August 2026
| Nationality | Latest 12 months | Share | Previous 12 months | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,226 | 31.9% | 8,038 | ▲ 27.2% |
| Brazil | 4,892 | 15.3% | 5,036 | ▼ 2.9% |
| Albania | 1,888 | 5.9% | 2,509 | ▼ 24.8% |
| Nigeria | 1,416 | 4.4% | 1,101 | ▲ 28.6% |
| Pakistan | 1,321 | 4.1% | 986 | ▲ 34% |
| China | 962 | 3% | 1,143 | ▼ 15.8% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 790 | 2.5% | 785 | ▲ 0.6% |
| Romania | 544 | 1.7% | 432 | ▲ 25.9% |
| Turkey | 498 | 1.6% | 395 | ▲ 26.1% |
| Colombia | 486 | 1.5% | 460 | ▲ 5.7% |
| Uzbekistan | 450 | 1.4% | 431 | ▲ 4.4% |
| Ghana | 412 | 1.3% | 307 | ▲ 34.2% |
| Bangladesh | 356 | 1.1% | 284 | ▲ 25.4% |
| Nepal | 342 | 1.1% | 284 | ▲ 20.4% |
| Philippines | 333 | 1% | 333 | → 0% |
| Iraq | 315 | 1% | 295 | ▲ 6.8% |
| Sri Lanka | 290 | 0.9% | 230 | ▲ 26.1% |
| Georgia | 272 | 0.8% | 264 | ▲ 3% |
| Vietnam | 271 | 0.8% | 210 | ▲ 29% |
| Kazakhstan | 255 | 0.8% | 251 | ▲ 1.6% |
| Kenya | 207 | 0.6% | 170 | ▲ 21.8% |
| Zimbabwe | 197 | 0.6% | 123 | ▲ 60.2% |
| Ukraine | 196 | 0.6% | 95 | ▲ 106.3% |
| United States | 196 | 0.6% | 164 | ▲ 19.5% |
| Algeria | 190 | 0.6% | 204 | ▼ 6.9% |
| Honduras | 169 | 0.5% | 352 | ▼ 52% |
| South Africa | 168 | 0.5% | 160 | ▲ 5% |
| Tajikistan | 168 | 0.5% | 194 | ▼ 13.4% |
| Kuwait | 157 | 0.5% | 128 | ▲ 22.7% |
| Egypt | 155 | 0.5% | 133 | ▲ 16.5% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 155 | 0.5% | 188 | ▼ 17.6% |
| Syria | 143 | 0.4% | 64 | ▲ 123.4% |
| Thailand | 122 | 0.4% | 111 | ▲ 9.9% |
| Jordan | 119 | 0.4% | 270 | ▼ 55.9% |
| Iran | 109 | 0.3% | 118 | ▼ 7.6% |
| Portugal | 109 | 0.3% | 62 | ▲ 75.8% |
| Indonesia | 104 | 0.3% | 96 | ▲ 8.3% |
| Malaysia | 96 | 0.3% | 86 | ▲ 11.6% |
| Saudi Arabia | 91 | 0.3% | 164 | ▼ 44.5% |
| Russia | 86 | 0.3% | 84 | ▲ 2.4% |
| Bulgaria | 85 | 0.3% | 90 | ▼ 5.6% |
| Poland | 83 | 0.3% | 64 | ▲ 29.7% |
| Morocco | 80 | 0.2% | 77 | ▲ 3.9% |
| Mauritius | 74 | 0.2% | 55 | ▲ 34.5% |
| Botswana | 72 | 0.2% | 56 | ▲ 28.6% |
| Afghanistan | 66 | 0.2% | 85 | ▼ 22.4% |
| Spain | 65 | 0.2% | 50 | ▲ 30% |
| East Timor | 58 | 0.2% | 67 | ▼ 13.4% |
| Peru | 55 | 0.2% | 44 | ▲ 25% |
| Bolivia | 53 | 0.2% | 26 | ▲ 103.8% |
| Mexico | 53 | 0.2% | 52 | ▲ 1.9% |
| Namibia | 49 | 0.2% | 16 | ▲ 206.3% |
| Italy | 48 | 0.1% | 47 | ▲ 2.1% |
| Jamaica | 47 | 0.1% | 32 | ▲ 46.9% |
| St Lucia | 43 | 0.1% | 19 | ▲ 126.3% |
| Ecuador | 42 | 0.1% | 38 | ▲ 10.5% |
| Lithuania | 42 | 0.1% | 20 | ▲ 110% |
| Australia | 40 | 0.1% | 39 | ▲ 2.6% |
| Uganda | 40 | 0.1% | 48 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Canada | 39 | 0.1% | 52 | ▼ 25% |
| Moldova | 36 | 0.1% | 52 | ▼ 30.8% |
| Slovakia | 35 | 0.1% | 17 | ▲ 105.9% |
| Lebanon | 34 | 0.1% | 33 | ▲ 3% |
| Mongolia | 34 | 0.1% | 26 | ▲ 30.8% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 34 | 0.1% | 67 | ▼ 49.3% |
| Guatemala | 33 | 0.1% | 24 | ▲ 37.5% |
| Nicaragua | 33 | 0.1% | 46 | ▼ 28.3% |
| Libya | 31 | 0.1% | 40 | ▼ 22.5% |
| Netherlands | 30 | 0.1% | 13 | ▲ 130.8% |
| Fiji | 29 | 0.1% | 46 | ▼ 37% |
| Kosovo | 29 | 0.1% | 77 | ▼ 62.3% |
| Sweden | 29 | 0.1% | 10 | ▲ 190% |
| Bahrain | 28 | 0.1% | 77 | ▼ 63.6% |
| Tunisia | 27 | 0.1% | 31 | ▼ 12.9% |
| Sudan | 26 | 0.1% | 15 | ▲ 73.3% |
| Gambia, The | 25 | 0.1% | 24 | ▲ 4.2% |
| Hungary | 25 | 0.1% | 29 | ▼ 13.8% |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 | 0.1% | 21 | ▲ 14.3% |
| Venezuela | 24 | 0.1% | 16 | ▲ 50% |
| Oman | 23 | 0.1% | 20 | ▲ 15% |
| Somalia | 23 | 0.1% | 21 | ▲ 9.5% |
| Barbados | 22 | 0.1% | 4 | ▲ 450% |
| Cameroon | 22 | 0.1% | 34 | ▼ 35.3% |
| Latvia | 22 | 0.1% | 25 | ▼ 12% |
| Greece | 21 | 0.1% | 18 | ▲ 16.7% |
| Grenada | 21 | 0.1% | 9 | ▲ 133.3% |
| Israel | 21 | 0.1% | 21 | → 0% |
| Czechia | 20 | 0.1% | 15 | ▲ 33.3% |
| El Salvador | 20 | 0.1% | 33 | ▼ 39.4% |
| Tanzania | 20 | 0.1% | 23 | ▼ 13% |
| Argentina | 19 | 0.1% | 19 | → 0% |
| Germany | 19 | 0.1% | 16 | ▲ 18.8% |
| Ethiopia | 18 | 0.1% | 14 | ▲ 28.6% |
| Malawi | 18 | 0.1% | 13 | ▲ 38.5% |
| Angola | 16 | 0% | 12 | ▲ 33.3% |
| Hong Kong | 16 | 0% | 24 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 16 | 0% | 19 | ▼ 15.8% |
| Palestine | 16 | 0% | 13 | ▲ 23.1% |
| Zambia | 16 | 0% | 17 | ▼ 5.9% |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 0% | 22 | ▼ 31.8% |
| France | 15 | 0% | 13 | ▲ 15.4% |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 15 | 0% | 12 | ▲ 25% |
| Japan | 14 | 0% | 17 | ▼ 17.6% |
| New Zealand | 14 | 0% | 21 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Paraguay | 14 | 0% | 14 | → 0% |
| Refugee | 14 | 0% | 13 | ▲ 7.7% |
| Senegal | 14 | 0% | 12 | ▲ 16.7% |
| North Macedonia | 13 | 0% | 13 | → 0% |
| Qatar | 13 | 0% | 11 | ▲ 18.2% |
| South Korea | 13 | 0% | 15 | ▼ 13.3% |
| Taiwan | 13 | 0% | 15 | ▼ 13.3% |
| Armenia | 12 | 0% | 7 | ▲ 71.4% |
| Belarus | 12 | 0% | 12 | → 0% |
| Yemen | 12 | 0% | 12 | → 0% |
| Bhutan | 11 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 175% |
| Chile | 11 | 0% | 16 | ▼ 31.3% |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 0% | 14 | ▼ 21.4% |
| Other and unknown | 11 | 0% | 12 | ▼ 8.3% |
| Eritrea | 10 | 0% | 12 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Guinea | 10 | 0% | 7 | ▲ 42.9% |
| Guyana | 10 | 0% | 9 | ▲ 11.1% |
| Maldives | 10 | 0% | 9 | ▲ 11.1% |
| Rwanda | 10 | 0% | 9 | ▲ 11.1% |
| Sierra Leone | 10 | 0% | 18 | ▼ 44.4% |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 0% | 24 | ▼ 58.3% |
| Cyprus | 9 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 80% |
| Dominica | 9 | 0% | 6 | ▲ 50% |
| Singapore | 9 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 125% |
| Chad | 8 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 11.1% |
| Comoros | 8 | 0% | — | — |
| Cuba | 8 | 0% | 6 | ▲ 33.3% |
| Gabon | 8 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 100% |
| Lesotho | 8 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 100% |
| North Korea | 8 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 60% |
| Norway | 8 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 60% |
| Stateless | 8 | 0% | 8 | → 0% |
| Belgium | 7 | 0% | 6 | ▲ 16.7% |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 7 | 0% | 24 | ▼ 70.8% |
| Cyprus (Northern part of) | 7 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 12.5% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 75% |
| Ireland | 7 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 12.5% |
| South Sudan | 7 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 40% |
| Vanuatu | 7 | 0% | — | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 40% |
| Bahamas, The | 6 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 20% |
| Benin | 6 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 20% |
| Congo | 6 | 0% | 6 | → 0% |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 50% |
| Djibouti | 6 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 50% |
| Eswatini | 6 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 50% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 20% |
| Liberia | 6 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 25% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 50% |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 0% | — | — |
| Turkmenistan | 6 | 0% | 6 | → 0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0% | 5 | → 0% |
| British overseas citizens | 5 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 25% |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 0% | 5 | → 0% |
| Burundi | 5 | 0% | 5 | → 0% |
| Cambodia | 5 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 44.4% |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 0% | 5 | → 0% |
| Croatia | 5 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Estonia | 5 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Former Yugoslavia | 5 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Mali | 5 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 25% |
| Panama | 5 | 0% | 5 | → 0% |
| Serbia | 5 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 44.4% |
| Suriname | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Togo | 5 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 25% |
| Tonga | 5 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 25% |
| Uruguay | 5 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 25% |
| Western Sahara | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Austria | 4 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 20% |
| Belize | 4 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 20% |
| Brunei | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| Finland | 4 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 20% |
| Haiti | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| Kiribati | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Laos | 4 | 0% | 7 | ▼ 42.9% |
| Macau | 4 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Madagascar | 4 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 20% |
| Malta | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Mauritania | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 20% |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0% | 11 | ▼ 63.6% |
| Nauru | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Niger | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 55.6% |
| Samoa | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Seychelles | 4 | 0% | 11 | ▼ 63.6% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Iceland | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (British) | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Tuvalu | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Cayman Islands (British) | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Christmas Island (Australian) | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Mayotte (French) | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Monaco | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Puerto Rico (United States) | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Virgin Islands (British) | 1 | 0% | — | — |
Source
- Dataset
- Immigration system statistics: returns detailed datasets · sheet Data_Ret_D01
- Rows
- Return type group=Voluntary return; values are the sum of the published rows for each nationality and period.
- Caveat
- Enforced returns, people refused entry at port who subsequently departed, or people who left without the Home Office's knowledge; recent quarters are revised upwards as departures are verified.
- Parent metric
- Voluntary returns
- API
- /api/metrics/voluntary_returns_by_nationality/vintages