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Asylum refusals by nationality

Asylum refusals by nationality: 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k2016201820202022202420262016 Q3: 5,520 people · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 5,115 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 5,194 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 4,260 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 4,590 people · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 5,242 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 6,005 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 4,773 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 4,285 people · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 3,809 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 3,832 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 3,258 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 3,294 people · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 3,111 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 2,930 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 1,897 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 2,358 people · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 2,319 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 1,573 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 1,318 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 999 people · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 1,023 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 1,104 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 1,156 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 1,464 people · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 1,792 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 1,956 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 3,119 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 5,738 people · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 19,265 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 13,845 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 10,687 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 5,665 people · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 15,691 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 18,853 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 19,518 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 21,626 people · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 20,626 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 18,256 people · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 12,970 people · published 27 August 2026

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Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: asylum claims and initial decisions datasets, Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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