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Asylum applications (main applicants), 1984 to 2009 under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Asylum applications (main applicants), 1984 to 2009: 1984 to 2009ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabour025k50k75k199020001984: 2,905 applications · published 24 May 20191985: 4,389 applications · published 24 May 20191986: 4,266 applications · published 24 May 20191987: 4,256 applications · published 24 May 20191988: 3,998 applications · published 24 May 20191989: 11,640 applications · published 24 May 20191990: 26,205 applications · published 24 May 20191991: 44,840 applications · published 24 May 20191992: 24,605 applications · published 24 May 20191993: 22,370 applications · published 24 May 20191994: 32,831 applications · published 24 May 20191995: 43,963 applications · published 24 May 20191996: 29,642 applications · published 24 May 20191997: 32,502 applications · published 24 May 20191998: 46,014 applications · published 24 May 20191999: 71,158 applications · published 24 May 20192000: 80,315 applications · published 24 May 20192001: 71,027 applications · published 24 May 20192002: 84,132 applications · published 24 May 20192003: 49,407 applications · published 24 May 20192004: 33,960 applications · published 24 May 20192005: 25,712 applications · published 24 May 20192006: 23,608 applications · published 24 May 20192007: 23,431 applications · published 24 May 20192008: 25,932 applications · published 24 May 20192009: 24,487 applications · published 24 May 2019
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – presentThe last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No period ends within this government's time in office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 201033,960200424,4872009↓ 27.9%−9,473
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 200580,315200033,9602004↓ 57.7%−46,355
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 200129,642199680,3152000↑ 171.0%+50,673
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 199744,840199129,6421996↓ 33.9%−15,198
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 19924,266198644,8401991↑ 951.1%+40,574
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.