Home Office · Immigration system statistics: asylum claims awaiting a decision dataset · 163 values

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

NationalityLatestShareA year earlierChange
Afghanistan3,2158%6,784▼ 52.6%
Somalia3,0207.5%2,438▲ 23.9%
Bangladesh2,9257.3%6,838▼ 57.2%
Iran2,7636.9%4,533▼ 39%
Pakistan2,7306.8%8,200▼ 66.7%
Sudan2,5696.4%3,394▼ 24.3%
India2,1815.4%5,073▼ 57%
Syria2,1365.3%7,331▼ 70.9%
Eritrea1,8654.6%3,935▼ 52.6%
Nigeria1,4293.6%2,430▼ 41.2%
Iraq1,2603.1%2,740▼ 54%
Vietnam1,1782.9%3,022▼ 61%
Albania1,1252.8%2,624▼ 57.1%
Sri Lanka9152.3%2,395▼ 61.8%
Ethiopia7021.7%1,076▼ 34.8%
Brazil6791.7%2,092▼ 67.5%
Turkey6781.7%2,612▼ 74%
Yemen5741.4%1,314▼ 56.3%
Stateless5591.4%1,116▼ 49.9%
Georgia5181.3%1,129▼ 54.1%
China4551.1%1,528▼ 70.2%
Egypt3710.9%835▼ 55.6%
Kuwait3360.8%1,181▼ 71.5%
Palestine3060.8%597▼ 48.7%
South Sudan2890.7%415▼ 30.4%
Algeria2340.6%508▼ 53.9%
Sierra Leone2270.6%230▼ 1.3%
Nepal2170.5%676▼ 67.9%
Ghana2050.5%462▼ 55.6%
Libya2040.5%685▼ 70.2%
Guinea1850.5%145▲ 27.6%
Myanmar (Burma)1620.4%441▼ 63.3%
Cameroon1570.4%433▼ 63.7%
Colombia1550.4%728▼ 78.7%
Morocco1510.4%294▼ 48.6%
Zimbabwe1480.4%242▼ 38.8%
Tanzania1390.3%144▼ 3.5%
Uganda1370.3%333▼ 58.9%
Uzbekistan1340.3%572▼ 76.6%
Gambia, The1250.3%160▼ 21.9%
Ukraine1250.3%1,311▼ 90.5%
Tajikistan1240.3%393▼ 68.4%
Jordan1100.3%473▼ 76.7%
Botswana1040.3%336▼ 69%
Kenya960.2%274▼ 65%
Russia950.2%194▼ 51%
Kazakhstan900.2%427▼ 78.9%
Jamaica880.2%118▼ 25.4%
United States740.2%121▼ 38.8%
Congo (Democratic Republic)710.2%161▼ 55.9%
Azerbaijan680.2%123▼ 44.7%
Kyrgyzstan630.2%216▼ 70.8%
Senegal590.1%95▼ 37.9%
Chad580.1%97▼ 40.2%
Malaysia570.1%245▼ 76.7%
Saudi Arabia570.1%111▼ 48.6%
Trinidad and Tobago570.1%226▼ 74.8%
Poland530.1%34▲ 55.9%
Namibia510.1%220▼ 76.8%
Honduras500.1%392▼ 87.2%
Tunisia500.1%118▼ 57.6%
Philippines480.1%172▼ 72.1%
South Africa480.1%96▼ 50%
Refugee460.1%216▼ 78.7%
St Lucia430.1%109▼ 60.6%
Peru380.1%91▼ 58.2%
Mauritius370.1%98▼ 62.2%
Mexico370.1%62▼ 40.3%
Other and unknown340.1%136▼ 75%
St Vincent and the Grenadines330.1%93▼ 64.5%
Lebanon320.1%102▼ 68.6%
Thailand320.1%214▼ 85%
Hungary310.1%37▼ 16.2%
Grenada300.1%64▼ 53.1%
Bahrain270.1%55▼ 50.9%
Romania270.1%23▲ 17.4%
Guyana260.1%19▲ 36.8%
Ivory Coast240.1%55▼ 56.4%
Israel230.1%39▼ 41%
Mongolia230.1%55▼ 58.2%
Bolivia210.1%96▼ 78.1%
Guatemala210.1%62▼ 66.1%
Indonesia210.1%195▼ 89.2%
Nicaragua210.1%121▼ 82.6%
Rwanda190%30▼ 36.7%
Congo170%31▼ 45.2%
Liberia170%14▲ 21.4%
St Kitts and Nevis170%24▼ 29.2%
East Timor160%138▼ 88.4%
El Salvador160%150▼ 89.3%
Burkina Faso150%14▲ 7.1%
Lithuania150%10▲ 50%
Malawi150%28▼ 46.4%
Sweden150%21▼ 28.6%
Angola140%52▼ 73.1%
Niger130%19▼ 31.6%
Portugal130%8▲ 62.5%
Hong Kong120%33▼ 63.6%
Latvia120%8▲ 50%
Armenia110%13▼ 15.4%
Mali110%14▼ 21.4%
Cuba100%17▼ 41.2%
Dominica100%27▼ 63%
Zambia100%18▼ 44.4%
Bulgaria90%9→ 0%
Kosovo90%26▼ 65.4%
Argentina80%14▼ 42.9%
Barbados80%10▼ 20%
Burundi80%12▼ 33.3%
Ecuador80%76▼ 89.5%
Czechia70%6▲ 16.7%
Benin60%22▼ 72.7%
Chile60%9▼ 33.3%
Guinea-Bissau60%8▼ 25%
Italy60%12▼ 50%
New Zealand60%2▲ 200%
Oman60%13▼ 53.8%
Costa Rica50%12▼ 58.3%
Greece50%2▲ 150%
Maldives50%1▲ 400%
Panama50%16▼ 68.8%
Slovakia50%6▼ 16.7%
Spain50%10▼ 50%
Venezuela50%30▼ 83.3%
Australia40%6▼ 33.3%
Dominican Republic40%6▼ 33.3%
Finland40%2▲ 100%
France40%5▼ 20%
Netherlands40%4→ 0%
Togo40%10▼ 60%
United Arab Emirates40%1▲ 300%
Western Sahara40%4→ 0%
British overseas citizens30%3→ 0%
Canada30%16▼ 81.3%
Eswatini30%7▼ 57.1%
South Korea30%6▼ 50%
Taiwan30%5▼ 40%
Belarus20%21▼ 90.5%
Belgium20%2→ 0%
Central African Republic20%3▼ 33.3%
Djibouti20%5▼ 60%
Moldova20%10▼ 80%
North Macedonia20%10▼ 80%
Papua New Guinea20%1▲ 100%
Singapore20%11▼ 81.8%
Andorra10%
Antigua and Barbuda10%8▼ 87.5%
Bahamas, The10%2▼ 50%
Bosnia and Herzegovina10%
Cyprus (Northern part of)10%1→ 0%
Equatorial Guinea10%1→ 0%
Fiji10%2▼ 50%
Germany10%2▼ 50%
Haiti10%5▼ 80%
Laos10%4▼ 75%
Lesotho10%1→ 0%
Mauritania10%9▼ 88.9%
Mozambique10%8▼ 87.5%
Norway10%4▼ 75%
Paraguay10%7▼ 85.7%
Sao Tome and Principe10%
Serbia10%2▼ 50%
Vanuatu10%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