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Asylum backlog by nationality
The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) whose asylum claim was awaiting an initial decision at the end of the quarter, split by nationality. This is a stock, not a flow.
at June 2026 · total 40,168 people · published 27 August 2026
| Nationality | Latest | Share | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3,215 | 8% | 6,784 | ▼ 52.6% |
| Somalia | 3,020 | 7.5% | 2,438 | ▲ 23.9% |
| Bangladesh | 2,925 | 7.3% | 6,838 | ▼ 57.2% |
| Iran | 2,763 | 6.9% | 4,533 | ▼ 39% |
| Pakistan | 2,730 | 6.8% | 8,200 | ▼ 66.7% |
| Sudan | 2,569 | 6.4% | 3,394 | ▼ 24.3% |
| India | 2,181 | 5.4% | 5,073 | ▼ 57% |
| Syria | 2,136 | 5.3% | 7,331 | ▼ 70.9% |
| Eritrea | 1,865 | 4.6% | 3,935 | ▼ 52.6% |
| Nigeria | 1,429 | 3.6% | 2,430 | ▼ 41.2% |
| Iraq | 1,260 | 3.1% | 2,740 | ▼ 54% |
| Vietnam | 1,178 | 2.9% | 3,022 | ▼ 61% |
| Albania | 1,125 | 2.8% | 2,624 | ▼ 57.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 915 | 2.3% | 2,395 | ▼ 61.8% |
| Ethiopia | 702 | 1.7% | 1,076 | ▼ 34.8% |
| Brazil | 679 | 1.7% | 2,092 | ▼ 67.5% |
| Turkey | 678 | 1.7% | 2,612 | ▼ 74% |
| Yemen | 574 | 1.4% | 1,314 | ▼ 56.3% |
| Stateless | 559 | 1.4% | 1,116 | ▼ 49.9% |
| Georgia | 518 | 1.3% | 1,129 | ▼ 54.1% |
| China | 455 | 1.1% | 1,528 | ▼ 70.2% |
| Egypt | 371 | 0.9% | 835 | ▼ 55.6% |
| Kuwait | 336 | 0.8% | 1,181 | ▼ 71.5% |
| Palestine | 306 | 0.8% | 597 | ▼ 48.7% |
| South Sudan | 289 | 0.7% | 415 | ▼ 30.4% |
| Algeria | 234 | 0.6% | 508 | ▼ 53.9% |
| Sierra Leone | 227 | 0.6% | 230 | ▼ 1.3% |
| Nepal | 217 | 0.5% | 676 | ▼ 67.9% |
| Ghana | 205 | 0.5% | 462 | ▼ 55.6% |
| Libya | 204 | 0.5% | 685 | ▼ 70.2% |
| Guinea | 185 | 0.5% | 145 | ▲ 27.6% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 162 | 0.4% | 441 | ▼ 63.3% |
| Cameroon | 157 | 0.4% | 433 | ▼ 63.7% |
| Colombia | 155 | 0.4% | 728 | ▼ 78.7% |
| Morocco | 151 | 0.4% | 294 | ▼ 48.6% |
| Zimbabwe | 148 | 0.4% | 242 | ▼ 38.8% |
| Tanzania | 139 | 0.3% | 144 | ▼ 3.5% |
| Uganda | 137 | 0.3% | 333 | ▼ 58.9% |
| Uzbekistan | 134 | 0.3% | 572 | ▼ 76.6% |
| Gambia, The | 125 | 0.3% | 160 | ▼ 21.9% |
| Ukraine | 125 | 0.3% | 1,311 | ▼ 90.5% |
| Tajikistan | 124 | 0.3% | 393 | ▼ 68.4% |
| Jordan | 110 | 0.3% | 473 | ▼ 76.7% |
| Botswana | 104 | 0.3% | 336 | ▼ 69% |
| Kenya | 96 | 0.2% | 274 | ▼ 65% |
| Russia | 95 | 0.2% | 194 | ▼ 51% |
| Kazakhstan | 90 | 0.2% | 427 | ▼ 78.9% |
| Jamaica | 88 | 0.2% | 118 | ▼ 25.4% |
| United States | 74 | 0.2% | 121 | ▼ 38.8% |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 71 | 0.2% | 161 | ▼ 55.9% |
| Azerbaijan | 68 | 0.2% | 123 | ▼ 44.7% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 63 | 0.2% | 216 | ▼ 70.8% |
| Senegal | 59 | 0.1% | 95 | ▼ 37.9% |
| Chad | 58 | 0.1% | 97 | ▼ 40.2% |
| Malaysia | 57 | 0.1% | 245 | ▼ 76.7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 57 | 0.1% | 111 | ▼ 48.6% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 57 | 0.1% | 226 | ▼ 74.8% |
| Poland | 53 | 0.1% | 34 | ▲ 55.9% |
| Namibia | 51 | 0.1% | 220 | ▼ 76.8% |
| Honduras | 50 | 0.1% | 392 | ▼ 87.2% |
| Tunisia | 50 | 0.1% | 118 | ▼ 57.6% |
| Philippines | 48 | 0.1% | 172 | ▼ 72.1% |
| South Africa | 48 | 0.1% | 96 | ▼ 50% |
| Refugee | 46 | 0.1% | 216 | ▼ 78.7% |
| St Lucia | 43 | 0.1% | 109 | ▼ 60.6% |
| Peru | 38 | 0.1% | 91 | ▼ 58.2% |
| Mauritius | 37 | 0.1% | 98 | ▼ 62.2% |
| Mexico | 37 | 0.1% | 62 | ▼ 40.3% |
| Other and unknown | 34 | 0.1% | 136 | ▼ 75% |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 33 | 0.1% | 93 | ▼ 64.5% |
| Lebanon | 32 | 0.1% | 102 | ▼ 68.6% |
| Thailand | 32 | 0.1% | 214 | ▼ 85% |
| Hungary | 31 | 0.1% | 37 | ▼ 16.2% |
| Grenada | 30 | 0.1% | 64 | ▼ 53.1% |
| Bahrain | 27 | 0.1% | 55 | ▼ 50.9% |
| Romania | 27 | 0.1% | 23 | ▲ 17.4% |
| Guyana | 26 | 0.1% | 19 | ▲ 36.8% |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 0.1% | 55 | ▼ 56.4% |
| Israel | 23 | 0.1% | 39 | ▼ 41% |
| Mongolia | 23 | 0.1% | 55 | ▼ 58.2% |
| Bolivia | 21 | 0.1% | 96 | ▼ 78.1% |
| Guatemala | 21 | 0.1% | 62 | ▼ 66.1% |
| Indonesia | 21 | 0.1% | 195 | ▼ 89.2% |
| Nicaragua | 21 | 0.1% | 121 | ▼ 82.6% |
| Rwanda | 19 | 0% | 30 | ▼ 36.7% |
| Congo | 17 | 0% | 31 | ▼ 45.2% |
| Liberia | 17 | 0% | 14 | ▲ 21.4% |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 17 | 0% | 24 | ▼ 29.2% |
| East Timor | 16 | 0% | 138 | ▼ 88.4% |
| El Salvador | 16 | 0% | 150 | ▼ 89.3% |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 0% | 14 | ▲ 7.1% |
| Lithuania | 15 | 0% | 10 | ▲ 50% |
| Malawi | 15 | 0% | 28 | ▼ 46.4% |
| Sweden | 15 | 0% | 21 | ▼ 28.6% |
| Angola | 14 | 0% | 52 | ▼ 73.1% |
| Niger | 13 | 0% | 19 | ▼ 31.6% |
| Portugal | 13 | 0% | 8 | ▲ 62.5% |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 0% | 33 | ▼ 63.6% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0% | 8 | ▲ 50% |
| Armenia | 11 | 0% | 13 | ▼ 15.4% |
| Mali | 11 | 0% | 14 | ▼ 21.4% |
| Cuba | 10 | 0% | 17 | ▼ 41.2% |
| Dominica | 10 | 0% | 27 | ▼ 63% |
| Zambia | 10 | 0% | 18 | ▼ 44.4% |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 0% | 9 | → 0% |
| Kosovo | 9 | 0% | 26 | ▼ 65.4% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0% | 14 | ▼ 42.9% |
| Barbados | 8 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 20% |
| Burundi | 8 | 0% | 12 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Ecuador | 8 | 0% | 76 | ▼ 89.5% |
| Czechia | 7 | 0% | 6 | ▲ 16.7% |
| Benin | 6 | 0% | 22 | ▼ 72.7% |
| Chile | 6 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 25% |
| Italy | 6 | 0% | 12 | ▼ 50% |
| New Zealand | 6 | 0% | 2 | ▲ 200% |
| Oman | 6 | 0% | 13 | ▼ 53.8% |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 0% | 12 | ▼ 58.3% |
| Greece | 5 | 0% | 2 | ▲ 150% |
| Maldives | 5 | 0% | 1 | ▲ 400% |
| Panama | 5 | 0% | 16 | ▼ 68.8% |
| Slovakia | 5 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Spain | 5 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 50% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0% | 30 | ▼ 83.3% |
| Australia | 4 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Finland | 4 | 0% | 2 | ▲ 100% |
| France | 4 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 20% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| Togo | 4 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 60% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0% | 1 | ▲ 300% |
| Western Sahara | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| British overseas citizens | 3 | 0% | 3 | → 0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0% | 16 | ▼ 81.3% |
| Eswatini | 3 | 0% | 7 | ▼ 57.1% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 50% |
| Taiwan | 3 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 40% |
| Belarus | 2 | 0% | 21 | ▼ 90.5% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0% | 2 | → 0% |
| Central African Republic | 2 | 0% | 3 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Djibouti | 2 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 60% |
| Moldova | 2 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 80% |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 80% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0% | 1 | ▲ 100% |
| Singapore | 2 | 0% | 11 | ▼ 81.8% |
| Andorra | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 87.5% |
| Bahamas, The | 1 | 0% | 2 | ▼ 50% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Cyprus (Northern part of) | 1 | 0% | 1 | → 0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 0% | 1 | → 0% |
| Fiji | 1 | 0% | 2 | ▼ 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 0% | 2 | ▼ 50% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 80% |
| Laos | 1 | 0% | 4 | ▼ 75% |
| Lesotho | 1 | 0% | 1 | → 0% |
| Mauritania | 1 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 88.9% |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 87.5% |
| Norway | 1 | 0% | 4 | ▼ 75% |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0% | 7 | ▼ 85.7% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Serbia | 1 | 0% | 2 | ▼ 50% |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 0% | 4 | ▼ 75% |
Source
- Dataset
- Immigration system statistics: asylum claims awaiting a decision dataset · sheet Data_Asy_D03
- Rows
- Application stage=Pending initial decision; values are the sum of the published rows for each nationality and period.
- Caveat
- Claims awaiting an appeal or further review, or the number of cases (main applicants only).
- Parent metric
- Asylum backlog
- API
- /api/metrics/asylum_backlog_by_nationality/vintages