People claiming asylum in the UK (2024)

108138people

Home Office, Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2024 reports people claiming asylum in the UK (2024) of 108138people for 9 March 2026.

Taken from the source, last 23 Oct 2026, 16:57 UTC · Source · Receipt

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• Alex Norris on asylum claims, 9 March 2026

  Alex Norris said: “In the UK, there have been over 80,000 asylum claims for the last two years; for the previous decade, claims averaged 27,500.” This page repeats what Home Office reports.

  Alex Norris · week of 2026-10-23

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