In 2020 there were approximately 29.5 thousand applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, compared with 35.7 thousand in 2019. 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 32.7 thousand.
Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021
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UK Home Office. (May 27, 2021). Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, 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 2021 ." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Home Office. (2021). Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. 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 2021 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited June 26, 2022)