This graph shows the number of asylum applicants from Syria to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2014.
Between 2011 and 2014 there was an almost sixfold increase in the number of Syrian migrants requesting asylum applications; a direct result of the Syrian Civil War.
Asylum applicants from Syria to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2014
Characteristic
Asylum applicants
2014
2,025
2013
1,648
2012
988
2011
355
2010
127
2009
138
2008
156
2007
154
2006
159
2005
330
2004
348
2003
112
2002
69
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Parliament of the United Kingdom. (October 30, 2015). Asylum applicants from Syria to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/514774/syrian-asylum-applicants-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Asylum applicants from Syria to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2014." Chart. October 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514774/syrian-asylum-applicants-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. (2015). Asylum applicants from Syria to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514774/syrian-asylum-applicants-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Asylum Applicants from Syria to The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2001 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514774/syrian-asylum-applicants-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Asylum applicants from Syria to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514774/syrian-asylum-applicants-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 20, 2025)
Asylum applicants from Syria to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2014 [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, October 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/514774/syrian-asylum-applicants-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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