1.9 Key Points
The UK in the European Context
According to the Migration Observatory of the University of Oxford in 2020, the UK ranked 7th in the absolute number of people to whom it gave protection in Europe including resettled refugees.
When adjusting for population size, the UK ranks 19th among the EU, having granted protection in 2020 to 0.1 asylum seekers per 1,000 of its resident population of 67 million.
If you would like to learn more about the UK offering protection to refugees, you may find The Migration Observatory helpful.