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Small boat arrivals: record highs and lows

The extremes of small boat arrivals as published by Home Office, across the 10 periods held here (2018 to Year ending June 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

45,7742022

Lowest published

2992018

The full series

Small boat arrivals: 2018 to Year ending June 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020k40k201820202022202420262018: 299 people · published 27 August 20262019: 1,843 people · published 27 August 20262020: 8,466 people · published 27 August 20262021: 28,526 people · published 27 August 20262022: 45,774 people · published 27 August 20262023: 29,437 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 43,309 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 33,374 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, tap or use arrow keys to read a value; tap again to unpin
The chart as a table
PeriodSmall boat arrivals
2018299 people
20191,843 people
20208,466 people
202128,526 people
202245,774 people
202329,437 people
Year ending June 202543,309 people
Year ending June 202633,374 people

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.