UK lists 4 countries with highest number of deportations in last 5 years

The UK recorded a steady increase in enforced returns after the number of people returned fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nationals of five countries accounting for a significant share of returns in recent years.
According to the UK Home Office’s immigration statistics, there were 9,914 enforced returns in the year ending December 2025, representing a 21% increase from the 8,169 recorded in the previous year.
The Home Office’s data tracks the five most common nationalitie s for enforced returns from the year ending December 2021 to the year ending December 2025.
Here are the four countries whose nationals featured most prominently in the latest figures.
1. Albania...