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How many people claim asylum in the UK?

Year ending June 2026

85,891people

Asylum claims were 85,891 people in the year ending June 2026, down 20.9% (22,694) from 108,585 in the year ending June 2025.

  1. Home Office
  2. Immigration system statistics: asylum summary tables
  3. Asy_00a
  4. published 27 August 2026
  5. full metric page

Asylum claims: 85,891 people, Year ending June 2026

The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) who claimed asylum in the UK in a 12-month period.

Asylum claims: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k20102015202020252010: 22,644 people · published 27 August 20262011: 25,898 people · published 27 August 20262012: 27,978 people · published 27 August 20262013: 29,875 people · published 27 August 20262014: 32,344 people · published 27 August 20262015: 39,968 people · published 27 August 20262016: 39,357 people · published 27 August 20262017: 34,435 people · published 27 August 20262018: 38,483 people · published 27 August 20262019: 45,537 people · published 27 August 20262020: 37,603 people · published 27 August 20262021: 57,942 people · published 27 August 20262022: 95,007 people · published 27 August 20262023: 87,427 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 108,585 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 85,891 people · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Initial decisions on asylum claims: 115,872 people, Year ending June 2026

The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) who received an initial decision on their asylum claim in a 12-month period, whether a grant, a refusal or a withdrawal.

Initial decisions on asylum claims: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k20102015202020252010: 26,452 people · published 27 August 20262011: 22,794 people · published 27 August 20262012: 21,859 people · published 27 August 20262013: 22,556 people · published 27 August 20262014: 25,883 people · published 27 August 20262015: 38,147 people · published 27 August 20262016: 31,011 people · published 27 August 20262017: 27,850 people · published 27 August 20262018: 28,969 people · published 27 August 20262019: 28,575 people · published 27 August 20262020: 18,477 people · published 27 August 20262021: 17,866 people · published 27 August 20262022: 22,790 people · published 27 August 20262023: 91,556 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 113,207 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 115,872 people · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Asylum grant rate at initial decision: 38.1% , Year ending June 2026

The percentage of initial decisions on asylum claims from main applicants in a 12-month period that resulted in a grant of protection or other leave. Withdrawn claims are excluded from the calculation.

Asylum grant rate at initial decision: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%20%40%60%20102015202020252010: 25.7% percent · published 27 August 20262011: 32.5% percent · published 27 August 20262012: 36.1% percent · published 27 August 20262013: 37.7% percent · published 27 August 20262014: 41.2% percent · published 27 August 20262015: 39.9% percent · published 27 August 20262016: 34% percent · published 27 August 20262017: 31.9% percent · published 27 August 20262018: 32.9% percent · published 27 August 20262019: 52% percent · published 27 August 20262020: 46.3% percent · published 27 August 20262021: 72.2% percent · published 27 August 20262022: 75.9% percent · published 27 August 20262023: 67.2% percent · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 48.2% percent · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 38.1% percent · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Asylum backlog: 40,168 people, Year ending June 2026

The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) whose asylum claim was still awaiting an initial decision at the end of the period. This is a stock, not a flow.

Asylum backlog: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k150k20102015202020252010: 7,240 people · published 27 August 20262011: 8,857 people · published 27 August 20262012: 12,816 people · published 27 August 20262013: 18,172 people · published 27 August 20262014: 22,898 people · published 27 August 20262015: 22,147 people · published 27 August 20262016: 27,857 people · published 27 August 20262017: 29,522 people · published 27 August 20262018: 35,855 people · published 27 August 20262019: 51,228 people · published 27 August 20262020: 64,895 people · published 27 August 20262021: 100,564 people · published 27 August 20262022: 160,919 people · published 27 August 20262023: 128,786 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 90,812 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 40,168 people · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Breakdowns

What these figures don’t measure

Asylum claims: The number of asylum cases (main applicants only), people who arrived without claiming asylum, or the outcome of the claims.

Initial decisions on asylum claims: Appeal decisions, or the final outcome of claims after appeal.

Asylum grant rate at initial decision: Dependants, the outcome of appeals, or the share of all people who claimed asylum who were eventually allowed to stay.

Asylum backlog: Cases awaiting an appeal decision, people whose claim has been decided but who have not left the UK, or the number of cases (main applicants only).