Asylum seekers had made nearly as many UK applications by the end of September as in the whole of last year

29,774

Jan to Sep

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

29,774

applications

Jan to Sep

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021