The following table shows provisional figures rounded to the nearest five of persons who had claimed asylum at some stage who were removed from the United Kingdom in 2006, by destination.
Information on asylum removals, including and excluding dependants, is published quarterly and annually. Copies of these publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.
Of whom: Destination4 Total asylum seekers removed Principle asylum applicants Dependants of asylum applicants Albania 1,345 1,250 95 Macedonia 25 20 5 Moldova 55 45 5 Romania 380 245 135 Russia 110 75 35 Serbia and Montenegro 855 770 85 Turkey 1,695 1,590 105 Ukraine 105 90 20 EU Accession States 175 165 10 Other Former USSR 220 175 45 Europe other 2,035 1,885 150 Europe total 7,005 6,310 690 Colombia 210 170 40 Ecuador 100 70 30 Jamaica 430 365 65 Americas other 200 145 55 Americas total 940 750 190 Algeria 300 210 90 Angola 125 95 30 Burundi 10 5 * Cameroon 45 40 * Congo 65 60 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 115 105 10 Eritrea * * . Ethiopia 85 80 5 Gambia 70 70 * Ghana 170 155 15 Ivory Coast 35 30 5 Kenya 135 120 15 Liberia 20 15 5 Nigeria 690 635 55 Rwanda 15 15 * Sierra Leone 90 90 5 Somalia 45 40 5 Sudan 75 75 * Tanzania 60 50 10 Uganda 230 220 15 Zimbabwe 270 220 50 Africa other 325 265 60 Africa total 2,980 2,590 385 Iran 475 420 55 Iraq 1,775 1,725 50 Libya 45 35 15 Syria 55 40 15 Middle East other 330 250 80 Middle East total 2,680 2,470 210 Afghanistan 970 965 5 Bangladesh 250 240 10 China 270 270 5 India 550 510 40 Pakistan 1,190 870 320 Sri Lanka 695 655 40 Vietnam 140 130 10 Asia other 475 410 65 Asia total 4,540 4,045 495 Nationality not known/other 90 80 10 Grand total 18,235 16,250 1,985 1 Includes persons departing ‘voluntarily’ after enforcement action had been initiated against them, persons leaving under the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme run by the International Organisation for Migration, and those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities. 2 Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 with * = 1 or 2. Data may not sum due to rounding. 3. Provisional figures 4 Destination data as recorded on source database.