Enforced removals
People with no right to remain in the UK who are removed or deported each year.
9.9k people
+21.3% vs 2024
As of 2025
Historical trend
Trend summary
Enforced removals was 9.9k in 2025, up from 8.2k in 2024.
Trend
- Over the available record (2004–2025), it has ranged from 2.8k in 2021 to 21.4k in 2004.
- The latest reading is below the record average of 11.9k.
Context
- Home Office removals statistics are published quarterly; they include enforced removals, voluntary departures, and refused entry at port.
- Returns to Albania and India have accounted for a growing share of enforced removals in recent years.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- Home Office
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 10 August 2026
- Next update
- 10 August 2027
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↑ Rising
Statistics
- Latest
- 9.9k people
- Period high
- 9.9k people
- Period low
- 8.2k people
- Period average
- 9.0k people