This statistic shows the number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2018/19. The number of applications for asylum declined sharply after 2002/03 when they reached over 80 thousand, reaching a low of just 18.4 thousand asylum applications in 2011/12.
Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2018/19
(in 1,000s)
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GOV.UK. (May 24, 2019). Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK. "Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK. (2019). Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK. "Number of Asylum Applications Made in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2001/02 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK, Number of asylum applications made in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293306/asylum-applications-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited July 13, 2020)
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