The 2015 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.
| Region of Nationality | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 203,962 | 223,253 | 253,509 |
| Africa | 3,948 | 4,706 | 6,314 |
| Asia | 61,233 | 60,252 | 60,190 |
| Europe | 17,877 | 17,746 | 17,959 |
| North America | 115,397 | 134,843 | 161,541 |
| Oceania | 903 | 910 | 1,018 |
| South America | 4,440 | 4,613 | 6,309 |
| Unknown | 164 | 183 | 178 |
| Country of Nationality | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 203,962 | 223,253 | 253,509 |
| Afghanistan | 71 | 77 | 92 |
| Albania | 84 | 81 | 77 |
| Algeria | 43 | 43 | 111 |
| Angola | 54 | 49 | 38 |
| Anguilla | D | D | 4 |
| Antigua-Barbuda | 25 | 27 | 17 |
| Argentina | 177 | 168 | 230 |
| Armenia | 56 | 109 | 298 |
| Australia | 567 | 545 | 673 |
| Austria | 71 | 78 | 72 |
| Azerbaijan | 37 | 42 | 26 |
| Bahamas | 516 | 593 | 493 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Bangladesh | 292 | 640 | 981 |
| Barbados | 48 | 46 | 42 |
| Belarus | 48 | 52 | 55 |
| Belgium | 134 | 140 | 111 |
| Belize | 112 | 104 | 145 |
| Benin | 27 | 30 | 37 |
| Bermuda | 105 | 94 | 122 |
| Bolivia | 67 | 82 | 65 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 60 | 54 | 62 |
| Botswana | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Brazil | 809 | 873 | 1,165 |
| British Virgin Islands | 26 | 12 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 228 | 146 | 232 |
| Burkina Faso | 23 | 39 | 79 |
| Burma | 1,984 | 1,981 | 2,066 |
| Burundi | 31 | 16 | 23 |
| Cambodia | 24 | 17 | 37 |
| Cameroon | 334 | 315 | 293 |
| Canada | 29,354 | 28,059 | 26,314 |
| Cape Verde | 22 | 29 | 34 |
| Cayman Islands | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Chad | 5 | 25 | 14 |
| Chile | 183 | 257 | 413 |
| China, People's Republic | 13,550 | 14,212 | 15,245 |
| Colombia | 1,265 | 1,321 | 1,804 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 58 | 70 | 119 |
| Congo, Republic | 27 | 27 | 16 |
| Costa Rica | 215 | 211 | 239 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 33 | 48 | 56 |
| Croatia | 177 | 203 | 192 |
| Cuba | 17,679 | 24,285 | 43,158 |
| Cyprus | 9 | 15 | 19 |
| Czech Republic | 183 | 160 | 172 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 82 | 86 | 87 |
| Djibouti | D | 5 | 8 |
| Dominica | 50 | 31 | 42 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,471 | 1,244 | 1,191 |
| Ecuador | 407 | 451 | 688 |
| Egypt | 329 | 349 | 306 |
| El Salvador | 2,193 | 3,147 | 2,827 |
| Eritrea | 139 | 187 | 264 |
| Estonia | 48 | 44 | 65 |
| Ethiopia | 253 | 311 | 304 |
| Fiji | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Finland | 48 | 53 | 60 |
| France | 858 | 966 | 923 |
| Gabon | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| Gambia | 33 | 24 | 25 |
| Georgia | 95 | 101 | 123 |
| Germany | 735 | 710 | 705 |
| Ghana | 349 | 392 | 773 |
| Greece | 477 | 561 | 554 |
| Grenada | 47 | 48 | 66 |
| Guatemala | 1,919 | 4,614 | 6,261 |
| Guinea | 40 | 59 | 90 |
| Guyana | 163 | 122 | 177 |
| Haiti | 1,550 | 1,091 | 969 |
| Honduras | 2,187 | 5,906 | 3,207 |
| Hong Kong | 94 | 112 | 107 |
| Hungary | 247 | 251 | 253 |
| Iceland | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| India | 11,814 | 8,545 | 7,165 |
| Indonesia | 1,020 | 849 | 888 |
| Iran | 532 | 757 | 745 |
| Iraq | 296 | 307 | 364 |
| Ireland | 282 | 222 | 234 |
| Israel | 397 | 352 | 387 |
| Italy | 1,029 | 1,104 | 1,276 |
| Jamaica | 769 | 960 | 1,223 |
| Japan | 619 | 595 | 624 |
| Jordan | 204 | 241 | 468 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 40 | 45 |
| Kenya | 86 | 74 | 104 |
| Kiribati | 33 | 29 | 42 |
| Korea, South | 1,706 | 1,646 | 1,778 |
| Kosovo | 17 | 26 | 30 |
| Kuwait | 53 | 50 | 73 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 27 | 7 |
| Laos | 15 | 10 | 21 |
| Latvia | 144 | 157 | 147 |
| Lebanon | 185 | 186 | 218 |
| Liberia | 29 | 70 | 36 |
| Libya | 18 | 43 | 47 |
| Lithuania | 179 | 154 | 125 |
| Luxembourg | D | D | D |
| Macedonia | 56 | 68 | 66 |
| Madagascar | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Malawi | D | 8 | 7 |
| Malaysia | 315 | 313 | 369 |
| Maldives | 12 | 54 | 10 |
| Mali | 26 | 35 | 40 |
| Malta | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Marshall Islands | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 20 | 18 |
| Mauritius | 40 | 56 | 32 |
| Mexico | 56,187 | 63,396 | 74,151 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Moldova | 51 | 57 | 61 |
| Mongolia | 44 | 55 | 86 |
| Montenegro | 32 | 32 | 53 |
| Morocco | 133 | 130 | 100 |
| Nepal | 77 | 51 | 198 |
| Netherlands | 384 | 419 | 388 |
| Netherlands Antilles (former) | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 152 | 160 | 182 |
| Nicaragua | 379 | 418 | 486 |
| Niger | 4 | 16 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 827 | 1,147 | 1,609 |
| Norway | 122 | 96 | 81 |
| Oman | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 460 | 570 | 780 |
| Palau | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Panama | 146 | 131 | 149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 21 | D |
| Paraguay | 27 | 31 | 33 |
| Peru | 880 | 769 | 718 |
| Philippines | 23,387 | 23,978 | 22,495 |
| Poland | 761 | 674 | 715 |
| Portugal | 368 | 397 | 351 |
| Qatar | 18 | 14 | 21 |
| Romania | 580 | 677 | 739 |
| Russia | 2,431 | 2,299 | 2,063 |
| Rwanda | 81 | 50 | 35 |
| Saint Kitts-Nevis | 41 | 27 | 26 |
| Saint Lucia | 94 | 94 | 105 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64 | 82 | 101 |
| Samoa | 21 | 20 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 369 | 471 | 618 |
| Senegal | 111 | 106 | 121 |
| Serbia | 186 | 96 | 137 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | D | - | - |
| Seychelles | - | 11 | 9 |
| Sierra Leone | 26 | 37 | 24 |
| Singapore | 130 | 106 | 120 |
| Slovakia | 119 | 93 | 84 |
| Slovenia | 28 | 44 | 38 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | D | - |
| Somalia | 267 | 332 | 881 |
| South Africa | 209 | 249 | 299 |
| Soviet Union (former) | 4 | - | - |
| Spain | 2,423 | 2,069 | 2,598 |
| Sri Lanka | 182 | 210 | 196 |
| Sudan | 42 | 57 | 67 |
| Suriname | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| Swaziland | D | 5 | 10 |
| Sweden | 220 | 179 | 220 |
| Switzerland | 122 | 121 | 125 |
| Syria | 416 | 292 | 275 |
| Taiwan | 650 | 664 | 825 |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Tanzania | 47 | 32 | 43 |
| Thailand | 280 | 392 | 313 |
| Togo | 22 | 29 | 52 |
| Tonga | 14 | 35 | 23 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 186 | 192 | 166 |
| Tunisia | 43 | 44 | 39 |
| Turkey | 1,137 | 1,226 | 1,186 |
| Turkmenistan | 30 | 52 | 98 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 18 | 13 | 15 |
| Tuvalu | - | D | D |
| Uganda | 33 | 38 | 32 |
| Ukraine | 2,882 | 3,398 | 3,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22 | 37 | 34 |
| United Kingdom | 1,947 | 1,748 | 1,726 |
| Uruguay | 54 | 36 | 39 |
| Uzbekistan | 29 | 59 | 29 |
| Vanuatu | D | - | D |
| Venezuela | 405 | 493 | 970 |
| Vietnam | 503 | 714 | 670 |
| Yemen | 48 | 49 | 51 |
| Zambia | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 36 | 41 |
| All other countries 1 | 44 | 43 | 40 |
| Unknown | 164 | 183 | 178 |
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with less than 10 aliens determined inadmissible per year.
Note: Before April 2008, did not include all crew members detained onboard vessels. Data are current as of October 2015.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.