In 2020 there were fewer than 8,000 returns from the UK, down from a peak of 47,000 in 2013

Enforced

Facilitated or monitored

Independent

40,000 returns

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

2008

2012

2016

2020

2006

2010

2014

2018

Enforced

Facilitated or monitored

Independent

40,000 returns

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: The Migration Observatory. Note: Excludes those who departed after being refused entry at ports. Independent figures for 2019 and 2020 are provisional