England

North West

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Corrections log

18,962 people on asylum support in North West

35 local authorities in this region. Rate of 24.4 per 10,000 residents. Average White British share: 83% (2021) projected to 63% by 2051. Accommodation and support at £107 per person per day is about £741M a year.

The population this sits in, and how it is projected to change, is on the sister site: North West on UK Demographics. This page counts people on asylum support; that one counts everyone.

Local authorities ranked by asylum seekers on support

1,96138.677% → 49%2

1,50925.649% → 16%3

1,19334.492% → 76%4

1,03733.569% → 27%5

Blackburn with Darwen

76046.457% → 25%6

73329.165% → 30%7

72730.670% → 38%8

70121.392% → 82%9

66421.883% → 62%10

65622.174% → 48%11

Cheshire West and Chester

65417.591% → 80%12

60445.894% → 84%13

56029.594% → 84%14

49317.595% → 79%15

48820.382% → 57%16

47146.778% → 49%17

44144.066% → 29%18

42649.080% → 52%19

West Lancashire

42034.093% → 85%20

41114.392% → 81%21

40724.766% → 36%22

39718.488% → 70%23

38532.893% → 84%24

36818.578% → 47%25

36129.996% → 92%26

3588.490% → 76%27

30918.992% → 81%28

Westmorland and Furness

24010.495% → 78%29

23919.693% → 86%30

23816.488% → 77%31

23832.390% → 81%32

23616.490% → 76%33

1656.872% → 40%34

8810.293% → 87%35

243.694% → 68%

Click any area for the full profile. Rate = per 10,000 residents. WBI = White British Index (2021 → 2051 projected).