For the year ending March 2023, there were approximately 75,492 applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, compared with 74,751 in the previous year. Between 2010 and 2014 the number of asylum applications in the UK grew at a gradual pace before a sharp increase can be observed in 2015, when asylum applications reached 32,733, with another significant jump occurring from 2021 onwards.
Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023
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UK Home Office. (May 25, 2023). Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Home Office. "Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023." Chart. May 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Home Office. (2023). Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Home Office. "Number of Asylum Applications Made in The United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Home Office, Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], UK Home Office, May 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/