Wales
Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Corrections log3,223 people on asylum support in Wales
22 local authorities in this region. Rate of 10.2 per 10,000 residents. Average White British share: 92% (2021) projected to 76% by 2051. Accommodation and support at £107 per person per day is about £126M a year.
The population this sits in, and how it is projected to change, is on the sister site: Wales on UK Demographics. This page counts people on asylum support; that one counts everyone.
Local authorities ranked by asylum seekers on support
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Cardiff
1,31334.474% → 56%2Swansea
61824.888% → 69%3Newport
30618.180% → 62%4Rhondda Cynon Taf
1887.895% → 81%5Wrexham
1178.591% → 74%6Gwynedd
917.693% → 77%7Caerphilly
844.896% → 82%8Flintshire
785.093% → 77%9Denbighshire
666.794% → 79%10Neath Port Talbot
644.595% → 80%11Carmarthenshire
603.294% → 78%12Merthyr Tydfil
549.393% → 79%13Blaenau Gwent
426.296% → 81%14Bridgend
412.895% → 80%15Isle of Anglesey
263.896% → 81%16Conwy
221.994% → 78%17Vale of Glamorgan
211.692% → 76%18Pembrokeshire
161.395% → 79%19Torfaen
101.195% → 81%20Powys
50.495% → 78%21Monmouthshire
10.194% → 78%22Ceredigion
00.092% → 74%Click any area for the full profile. Rate = per 10,000 residents. WBI = White British Index (2021 → 2051 projected).