Home Office · nationality: Nigeria

Voluntary returns: Nigeria

4 periods to 2026 Q2

1,416returns

Voluntary returns for Nigeria totalled 1,416 returns in the 4 periods to 2026 Q2, up 28.6% (315) on the 4 periods before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Ret_D01
  3. Return type group=Voluntary return; Nationality=Nigeria
  4. column “Number of returns
  5. sum of 44 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2

Voluntary returns by nationality: 2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0200400600200520102015202020252004 Q1: 4 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q2: 11 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q3: 10 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q4: 11 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q1: 101 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q2: 16 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q3: 213 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q4: 146 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q1: 49 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q2: 47 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q3: 55 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q4: 65 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q1: 153 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q2: 185 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q3: 249 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q4: 258 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q1: 223 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q2: 269 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q3: 451 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q4: 231 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q1: 199 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q2: 274 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q3: 357 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q4: 487 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q1: 507 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q2: 484 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q3: 542 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q4: 636 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q1: 610 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q2: 340 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q3: 497 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q4: 542 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q1: 402 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q2: 389 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q3: 372 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q4: 482 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q1: 535 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q2: 509 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q3: 549 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q4: 525 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q1: 473 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q2: 394 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q3: 408 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q4: 420 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q1: 422 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q2: 428 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q3: 485 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q4: 474 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q1: 473 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q2: 391 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q3: 420 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 413 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 358 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 247 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 258 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 298 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 241 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 211 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 244 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 187 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 194 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 168 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 141 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 120 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 98 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 6 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 27 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 47 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 49 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 108 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 104 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 96 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 117 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 87 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 113 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 105 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 162 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 134 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 159 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 200 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 312 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 232 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 263 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 285 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 308 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 245 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 325 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 396 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 359 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 336 returns · published 27 August 2026

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What this measures

The number of people who left the UK by assisted, controlled or other verified voluntary return in each quarter, split by nationality.

Enforced returns, people refused entry at port who subsequently departed, or people who left without the Home Office's knowledge; recent quarters are revised upwards as departures are verified.

Source

Dataset
Immigration system statistics: returns detailed datasets
Release
Year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026 · sha256 7c16d6e2a68ff486
All values
Voluntary returns by nationality