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Small boat arrivals by age group 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.

Small boat arrivals by age group: 2018 Q1 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k201820202022202420262018 Q1: 7 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 4 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 17 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 271 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 199 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 393 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 747 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 504 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 465 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 2,028 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 4,529 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 1,444 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 1,363 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 4,554 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 11,167 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 11,442 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 4,548 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 8,199 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 20,301 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 12,726 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 3,793 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 7,640 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 13,397 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 4,607 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 5,435 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 8,054 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 11,755 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 11,572 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 6,642 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 13,340 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 14,105 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 7,385 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 4,441 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 7,443 people · published 27 August 2026

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 2024present8,0542024 Q27,4432026 Q2 7.6%611
Conservative 2019–202413 December 20195 July 20247472019 Q38,0542024 Q2 978.2%+7,307
Conservative 2017–20199 June 201713 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 20159 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 20108 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 200511 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 20015 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 19977 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 19922 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 19879 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 198311 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 19799 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.