[GEO.TV] Pak was the top nationality among asylum applicants in 2024-25 in the United Kingdom, according to figures published by the Home Office.
Paks accounted for 11,048 people or 10.1% of the total asylum applicants in the last year, the Home Office said.
A total of 109,343 people applied for asylum in the year to March 2025, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001. The number is up 17% from 93,150 in the year ending March 2024, according to figures published by the Home Office.
In 2023-24, Pak was the third most common nationality (7.5% of the total) and in that year 7,003 applied for asylum.
The previous record was 108,138 in the 12 months to December 2024. The number of asylum applications in the UK has hit a new high, though the backlog of cases waiting for a decision has fallen to its lowest level since 2021.
Migrants who arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats accounted for 33% of the total number of people claiming asylum in the year to March.
"Afghan" was the second most common nationality among people claiming asylum in the year to March (8,069 people, 7.4% of the total), down from 9,738 (10.5%) in 2023-24 when it was the most common nationality.
Along with Pakistain, the largest increase in asylum claims in 2024-25 came from Syrian nationals, which stood at 6,175 (5.6% of the total), up from 4,232 (4.5%) in 2023-24.
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