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Asylum refusals by nationality

Asylum refusals by nationality: 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k2016201820202022202420262016 Q3: 5,520 people · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 5,115 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 5,194 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 4,260 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 4,590 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 5,242 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 6,005 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 4,773 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 4,285 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 3,809 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 3,832 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 3,258 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 3,294 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 3,111 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 2,930 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 1,897 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 2,358 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 2,319 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 1,573 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 1,318 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 999 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 1,023 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 1,104 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 1,156 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 1,464 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 1,792 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 1,956 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 3,119 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 5,738 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 19,265 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 13,845 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 10,687 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 5,665 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 15,691 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 18,853 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 19,518 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 21,626 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 20,626 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 18,256 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 12,970 people · published 27 August 2026
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PeriodAsylum refusals by nationality
2016 Q35,520 people
2016 Q45,115 people
2017 Q15,194 people
2017 Q24,260 people
2017 Q34,590 people
2017 Q45,242 people
2018 Q16,005 people
2018 Q24,773 people
2018 Q34,285 people
2018 Q43,809 people
2019 Q13,832 people
2019 Q23,258 people
2019 Q33,294 people
2019 Q43,111 people
2020 Q12,930 people
2020 Q21,897 people
2020 Q32,358 people
2020 Q42,319 people
2021 Q11,573 people
2021 Q21,318 people
2021 Q3999 people
2021 Q41,023 people
2022 Q11,104 people
2022 Q21,156 people
2022 Q31,464 people
2022 Q41,792 people
2023 Q11,956 people
2023 Q23,119 people
2023 Q35,738 people
2023 Q419,265 people
2024 Q113,845 people
2024 Q210,687 people
2024 Q35,665 people
2024 Q415,691 people
2025 Q118,853 people
2025 Q219,518 people
2025 Q321,626 people
2025 Q420,626 people
2026 Q118,256 people
2026 Q212,970 people

Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: asylum claims and initial decisions datasets, Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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