First-instance positive asylum decisions (United Kingdom): 55.1K in 2025, the latest available value.
25 observations from 2001 to 2025. Source: Home Office.
Combined positive first-instance decisions — refugee, subsidiary and humanitarian status grants.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.1K |
| 2024 | 40.8K |
| 2023 | 61.5K |
| 2022 | 17.3K |
| 2021 | 13K |
| 2020 | 9K |
| 2019 | 15.1K |
| 2018 | 10.1K |
| 2017 | 8.6K |
| 2016 | 9.9K |
| 2015 | 13.9K |
| 2014 | 10.1K |
| 2013 | 8.6K |
| 2012 | 7.8K |
| 2011 | 7.2K |
| 2010 | 6.4K |
| 2009 | 8.4K |
| 2008 | 7.1K |
| 2007 | 6.8K |
| 2006 | 5.1K |
| 2005 | 5.4K |
| 2004 | 6.4K |
| 2003 | 13.2K |
| 2002 | 33.5K |
| 2001 | 31.6K |