Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — United Kingdom

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 180.5 per 100k. Ranked 35 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 20.3%.

2024 180.5 per 100k −10.27% vs 2023
World rank 35of 178
Period maximum 245.4 per 100k2022
Period minimum 16.1 per 100k2004

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — United Kingdom, 2000–202401002003002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 150 per 100k2001: 65.4 per 100k2002: 69.4 per 100k2003: 40 per 100k2004: 16.1 per 100k2005: 20.6 per 100k2006: 20.3 per 100k2007: 17.6 per 100k2008: 21.9 per 100k2009: 19.8 per 100k2010: 23.6 per 100k2011: 26.5 per 100k2012: 29.5 per 100k2013: 39 per 100k2014: 56 per 100k2015: 70.1 per 100k2016: 66 per 100k2017: 60.8 per 100k2018: 67.8 per 100k2019: 92.3 per 100k2020: 114.7 per 100k2021: 155 per 100k2022: 245.4 per 100k2023: 201.2 per 100k2024: 180.5 per 100k
Change over the period: +30.5 (+20.3%) Average annual rate: 0.77 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 180.5 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 161 per 100k
Northern Europe computed 163.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 180.5 −20.7 −10.27%
2023 201.2 −44.2 −18.02%
2022 245.4 +90.4 +58.29%
2021 155 +40.3 +35.16%
2020 114.7 +22.4 +24.25%
2019 92.3 +24.5 +36.22%
2018 67.8 +6.9 +11.42%
2017 60.8 −5.2 −7.87%
2016 66 −4.1 −5.88%
2015 70.1 +14.1 +25.13%
2014 56 +17.1 +43.82%
2013 39 +9.4 +31.9%
2012 29.5 +3 +11.28%
2011 26.5 +2.9 +12.42%
2010 23.6 +3.8 +18.99%
2009 19.8 −2.1 −9.48%
2008 21.9 +4.4 +24.93%
2007 17.6 −2.8 −13.59%
2006 20.3 −0.3 −1.54%
2005 20.6 +4.5 +27.96%
2004 16.1 −23.8 −59.65%
2003 40 −29.4 −42.4%
2002 69.4 +3.9 +5.99%
2001 65.4 −84.6 −56.38%
2000 150

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.