Dashboard
UK immigration data
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Net migration to the UK
people (long-term, year ending June)
Long-term international migration: arrivals minus departures. Net migration peaked at 944,000 in YE March 2023 and was provisionally 171,000 in YE December 2025. ONS revised its methods in November 2025, so earlier points differ from figures published at the time.
Asylum applications (main applicants)
applications, year ending June
People claiming asylum in the UK as main applicants (excludes dependants). Counting dependants, 108,138 people claimed asylum in 2024 — the highest on record — falling 4% to 100,625 in the year ending December 2025.
Small boat arrivals
people detected crossing the Channel
People detected arriving in the UK by small boat, calendar year.
Returns of people without permission to stay
enforced and voluntary returns
Enforced plus voluntary returns recorded by the Home Office. Enforced returns alone rose 21% to 9,914 in the year ending December 2025; a further 18,279 people were refused entry at port and returned.
Visas granted by category
entry clearance visas issued, year ending December 2025
Entry clearance visas issued in the main routes, year ending December 2025. Study and work routes are the largest single contributors.