UK Immigration Statistics
Fresh official figures from the Home Office — every quarter. Here only what matters to you: chances of getting asylum, waiting times, what happens after a refusal.
🆕 Update 27 August 2026: Home Office quarterly release — year to June 2026
Claims in 2025 — 82 559; 44% are granted protection (41% on last year’s claims); the first-decision queue is down to 32 401 cases. New on the site: the “What happens after a refusal” page — appeals, the tribunal queue and what challenging achieves, for all 12 countries. →
We count full calendar years and main applicants only — that way the cards match the charts below. Home Office headline figures are counted differently: over the 12 months to 30 June 2026 and including children and spouses, which is why its numbers are higher ($40 168 people in the queue against $32 401 cases). Both are correct — it is a different count, not different data.
Who applies for asylum · 2025
Claims from 12 post-Soviet countries, main applicants
Home Office · Asy_D01 · June 2026
Asylum applications from our countries, 2020–2025
Home Office · Asy_D01 · June 2026
4 topics — pick what matters to you
Asylum
How many apply, who gets it, how long to wait
- 77k applications
- 39% granted protection
- 49k pending
Visas
Who comes to the UK legally and why
- 2.9M visas
- 168k work
- 408k study
Settlement & citizenship
What happens after asylum: ILR, passport
- 152k ILR
- 236k citizenships per year
Returns
Who gets deported, who leaves voluntarily
- 9.9k enforced
- 30k voluntary
Find your country
Click a country on the map — it opens that country's page. Pick a country from the list below.
Home Office · Asy_D01 · June 2026
Frequently asked questions
Where do these numbers come from?
All data is from official Home Office publications (UK government). We download them every quarter and rebuild the page. The latest release covers the year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026. Links to the original are at the bottom of the page.
When is it updated?
Home Office publishes data every quarter — in February, May, August and November. The next update is 27 August 2026 (data for the year ending June 2026).
Which countries are covered?
All 12: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Georgia.
Why does Ukraine have such a low asylum share?
Ukrainians in the UK mostly come through the Homes for Ukraine scheme — a separate route, not asylum. That's why their asylum numbers are low. More details in the Ukraine section.
Is this legal advice?
No. This is a summary of figures. If you need advice on your case, contact an IAA-accredited solicitor. Links to trusted solicitors are at the bottom.
What does 'protection' mean?
It means a positive decision on a case: Refugee Status or Humanitarian Protection. They are counted together as 'granted protection'.
Where these numbers come from
All data on this page is official Home Office statistics (Immigration System Statistics, quarterly release; current cut — year ending June 2026).
We count main applicants — as in the release tables.
We don't recalculate or estimate anything — we show the official figures in plain words and update the page after every release.
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Source: Home Office, release 27 August 2026