First-time asylum applicants in United Kingdom
United Kingdom received 44,315 first-time asylum applications in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2019
44,315
Change from 2018
+15.1%
European Union, 2019
629,230 applicants
First-time asylum applicants in United Kingdom over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | – | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | – | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | – | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | – | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | – | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 44,315 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 38,485 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 34,435 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 39,355 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 39,970 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 32,345 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 29,875 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 27,980 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 25,900 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 22,645 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 30,675 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 31,315 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +15.1% from 38,485 applicants in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 30,675 applicants, the figure has changed by +44.5%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 629,230 applicants.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Immigration
680,906 immigrants
2019 · Eurostat
Emigration
368,385 emigrants
2019 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
159,348 people
2019 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
2.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
6.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
389,911 people
2025 · World Bank