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Asylum backlog by nationality

Asylum backlog by nationality: September 2016 to June 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k150k201620182020202220242026September 2016: 27,252 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 27,857 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 27,048 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 27,709 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 28,359 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 29,522 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 29,264 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 29,984 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 32,199 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 35,855 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 38,968 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 40,960 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 45,255 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 51,228 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 51,906 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 54,073 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 60,548 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 64,895 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 66,185 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 70,905 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 83,733 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 100,564 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 109,735 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 122,213 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 143,377 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 160,919 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 172,758 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 175,457 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 165,411 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 128,786 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 118,329 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 118,882 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 133,409 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 124,802 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 109,536 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 90,812 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 80,841 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 64,426 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 48,758 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 40,168 people · published 27 August 2026
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Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: asylum claims awaiting a decision dataset, Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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