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Asylum grants at initial decision by nationality
The number of people (main applicants and their dependants) granted protection at initial decision in each quarter (refugee permission, humanitarian protection and similar), split by nationality.
latest 12 months to 2026 Q2; 4 quarters summed · total 41,095 people · published 27 August 2026
| Nationality | Latest 12 months | Share | Previous 12 months | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 7,460 | 18.2% | 7,327 | ▲ 1.8% |
| Sudan | 6,032 | 14.7% | 6,815 | ▼ 11.5% |
| Iran | 4,437 | 10.8% | 7,391 | ▼ 40% |
| Afghanistan | 3,158 | 7.7% | 5,407 | ▼ 41.6% |
| Pakistan | 2,728 | 6.6% | 4,583 | ▼ 40.5% |
| Refugee | 1,849 | 4.5% | 2,415 | ▼ 23.4% |
| Yemen | 1,810 | 4.4% | 1,709 | ▲ 5.9% |
| Somalia | 1,583 | 3.9% | 589 | ▲ 168.8% |
| Ethiopia | 1,059 | 2.6% | 800 | ▲ 32.4% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 1,012 | 2.5% | 387 | ▲ 161.5% |
| Nigeria | 891 | 2.2% | 400 | ▲ 122.8% |
| Palestine | 880 | 2.1% | 340 | ▲ 158.8% |
| Bangladesh | 752 | 1.8% | 895 | ▼ 16% |
| Sri Lanka | 693 | 1.7% | 797 | ▼ 13% |
| Iraq | 666 | 1.6% | 1,677 | ▼ 60.3% |
| Syria | 578 | 1.4% | 3,051 | ▼ 81.1% |
| Turkey | 437 | 1.1% | 768 | ▼ 43.1% |
| South Sudan | 419 | 1% | 375 | ▲ 11.7% |
| Cameroon | 413 | 1% | 421 | ▼ 1.9% |
| Vietnam | 409 | 1% | 533 | ▼ 23.3% |
| Uganda | 295 | 0.7% | 434 | ▼ 32% |
| Kuwait | 200 | 0.5% | 486 | ▼ 58.8% |
| Stateless | 165 | 0.4% | 186 | ▼ 11.3% |
| Sierra Leone | 163 | 0.4% | 120 | ▲ 35.8% |
| Egypt | 161 | 0.4% | 349 | ▼ 53.9% |
| China | 155 | 0.4% | 157 | ▼ 1.3% |
| Tajikistan | 141 | 0.3% | 121 | ▲ 16.5% |
| Libya | 121 | 0.3% | 846 | ▼ 85.7% |
| Ghana | 115 | 0.3% | 71 | ▲ 62% |
| Albania | 104 | 0.3% | 38 | ▲ 173.7% |
| Morocco | 99 | 0.2% | 107 | ▼ 7.5% |
| Tanzania | 87 | 0.2% | 62 | ▲ 40.3% |
| Uzbekistan | 86 | 0.2% | 63 | ▲ 36.5% |
| Algeria | 84 | 0.2% | 93 | ▼ 9.7% |
| Malaysia | 82 | 0.2% | 80 | ▲ 2.5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 73 | 0.2% | 165 | ▼ 55.8% |
| Jordan | 72 | 0.2% | 188 | ▼ 61.7% |
| Colombia | 66 | 0.2% | 116 | ▼ 43.1% |
| Honduras | 66 | 0.2% | 107 | ▼ 38.3% |
| Kenya | 66 | 0.2% | 108 | ▼ 38.9% |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 56 | 0.1% | 44 | ▲ 27.3% |
| Kazakhstan | 55 | 0.1% | 55 | → 0% |
| Ukraine | 51 | 0.1% | 240 | ▼ 78.8% |
| Gambia, The | 45 | 0.1% | 42 | ▲ 7.1% |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 0.1% | 55 | ▼ 20% |
| Russia | 42 | 0.1% | 89 | ▼ 52.8% |
| Indonesia | 41 | 0.1% | 28 | ▲ 46.4% |
| Botswana | 37 | 0.1% | 23 | ▲ 60.9% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 36 | 0.1% | 77 | ▼ 53.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 31 | 0.1% | 67 | ▼ 53.7% |
| Guinea | 31 | 0.1% | 36 | ▼ 13.9% |
| Nicaragua | 31 | 0.1% | 71 | ▼ 56.3% |
| Angola | 29 | 0.1% | 34 | ▼ 14.7% |
| Lebanon | 27 | 0.1% | 68 | ▼ 60.3% |
| El Salvador | 25 | 0.1% | 53 | ▼ 52.8% |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 23 | 0.1% | 26 | ▼ 11.5% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19 | 0% | 36 | ▼ 47.2% |
| Mauritius | 18 | 0% | 12 | ▲ 50% |
| Tunisia | 18 | 0% | 30 | ▼ 40% |
| Belarus | 17 | 0% | 57 | ▼ 70.2% |
| Chad | 17 | 0% | 33 | ▼ 48.5% |
| Senegal | 17 | 0% | 13 | ▲ 30.8% |
| Ecuador | 16 | 0% | 20 | ▼ 20% |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 220% |
| Georgia | 15 | 0% | 22 | ▼ 31.8% |
| Namibia | 14 | 0% | 110 | ▼ 87.3% |
| St Lucia | 14 | 0% | 23 | ▼ 39.1% |
| Venezuela | 14 | 0% | 24 | ▼ 41.7% |
| Grenada | 13 | 0% | 12 | ▲ 8.3% |
| India | 13 | 0% | 19 | ▼ 31.6% |
| Israel | 13 | 0% | — | — |
| Mexico | 13 | 0% | 35 | ▼ 62.9% |
| South Africa | 13 | 0% | 16 | ▼ 18.8% |
| Liberia | 12 | 0% | 8 | ▲ 50% |
| Malawi | 12 | 0% | 9 | ▲ 33.3% |
| Mali | 12 | 0% | 18 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Other and unknown | 12 | 0% | 19 | ▼ 36.8% |
| Zambia | 12 | 0% | 17 | ▼ 29.4% |
| Thailand | 11 | 0% | 10 | ▲ 10% |
| Bahrain | 10 | 0% | 33 | ▼ 69.7% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 0% | 11 | ▼ 9.1% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 10 | 0% | — | — |
| Guyana | 10 | 0% | 31 | ▼ 67.7% |
| Mauritania | 10 | 0% | 9 | ▲ 11.1% |
| Oman | 10 | 0% | 20 | ▼ 50% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 10% |
| Bolivia | 9 | 0% | 8 | ▲ 12.5% |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 0% | 11 | ▼ 18.2% |
| Chile | 9 | 0% | — | — |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 0% | 36 | ▼ 75% |
| Kosovo | 9 | 0% | 6 | ▲ 50% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 9 | 0% | 23 | ▼ 60.9% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0% | — | — |
| Benin | 8 | 0% | — | — |
| Brazil | 8 | 0% | 7 | ▲ 14.3% |
| Cyprus (Northern part of) | 8 | 0% | 18 | ▼ 55.6% |
| Gabon | 8 | 0% | — | — |
| Guatemala | 8 | 0% | 12 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 0% | 12 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Jamaica | 8 | 0% | 21 | ▼ 61.9% |
| Maldives | 8 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 60% |
| Moldova | 8 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 100% |
| Peru | 8 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 11.1% |
| Rwanda | 8 | 0% | 20 | ▼ 60% |
| United States | 8 | 0% | 15 | ▼ 46.7% |
| Croatia | 7 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 12.5% |
| Cuba | 7 | 0% | 22 | ▼ 68.2% |
| Dominica | 7 | 0% | 9 | ▼ 22.2% |
| Nepal | 7 | 0% | 14 | ▼ 50% |
| Armenia | 6 | 0% | 7 | ▼ 14.3% |
| British overseas citizens | 6 | 0% | 23 | ▼ 73.9% |
| Burundi | 6 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 40% |
| Congo | 6 | 0% | 11 | ▼ 45.5% |
| Czechia | 6 | 0% | — | — |
| Eswatini | 6 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 20% |
| Fiji | 6 | 0% | — | — |
| Mongolia | 6 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 50% |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 25% |
| Qatar | 6 | 0% | 13 | ▼ 53.8% |
| Romania | 6 | 0% | 5 | ▲ 20% |
| Seychelles | 6 | 0% | — | — |
| Australia | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Canada | 5 | 0% | 4 | ▲ 25% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 0% | 6 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Haiti | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Niger | 5 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 50% |
| North Korea | 5 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 50% |
| Norway | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Philippines | 5 | 0% | 26 | ▼ 80.8% |
| Poland | 5 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 37.5% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0% | — | — |
| Togo | 5 | 0% | 10 | ▼ 50% |
| Western Sahara | 5 | 0% | 5 | → 0% |
| Barbados | 4 | 0% | 4 | → 0% |
| Belize | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Bhutan | 4 | 0% | 5 | ▼ 20% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 0% | 8 | ▼ 50% |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Djibouti | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Estonia | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Germany | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Panama | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| South Korea | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 0% | 19 | ▼ 78.9% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| France | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| Italy | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| Laos | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| Serbia | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| Brunei | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Comoros | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Greece | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Lithuania | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Singapore | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Slovakia | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| American Samoa (United States) | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| East Timor | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| French Guiana (French) | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Hungary | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Ireland | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Macau | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Suriname | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 0% | — | — |
Source
- Dataset
- Immigration system statistics: asylum claims and initial decisions datasets · sheet Data_Asy_D02
- Rows
- Case outcome group=Grant of Protection; values are the sum of the published rows for each nationality and period.
- Caveat
- Grants of other leave such as discretionary or UASC leave, grants on appeal, or refusals.
- Parent metric
- Asylum grants at initial decision
- API
- /api/metrics/asylum_protection_grants_by_nationality/vintages