Home Office · nationality: Iraq

Asylum seekers receiving support: Iraq

at 30 June 2026

10,715people

Asylum seekers receiving support for Iraq was 10,715 people at 30 June 2026, down 7.8% (910) on the period before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Asy_D09
  3. all rows; Nationality=Iraq
  4. column “People
  5. sum of 89 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

March 2014 to June 2026

Asylum support by nationality: March 2014 to June 2026CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05k10k15k2014201620182020202220242026March 2014: 587 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 570 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 609 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 757 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 881 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 923 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 1,114 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 1,770 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 2,372 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 2,916 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 3,346 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 3,761 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 4,079 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 4,246 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 4,397 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 4,724 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 5,293 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 5,389 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 5,592 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 5,786 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 6,416 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 6,673 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 6,638 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 6,613 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 6,795 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 7,430 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 7,714 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 7,568 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 7,730 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 8,136 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 8,235 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 10,342 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 9,736 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 11,178 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 11,312 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 17,679 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 17,820 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 18,214 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 19,266 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 17,985 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 16,555 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 15,614 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 15,146 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 15,475 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 15,023 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 13,878 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 13,305 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 12,818 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 11,625 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 10,715 people · published 27 August 2026

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What this measures

The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) receiving Home Office asylum support at the end of the quarter, split by nationality. This is a stock, not a flow.

People who claimed asylum but do not receive support, or refugees who have been granted status.

Source

Dataset
Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support dataset
Release
Year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026 · sha256 72f915e4ae27e78b
All values
Asylum seekers receiving support by nationality