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 | 178,691 | 163,245 | 129,122 |
| Africa | 1,505 | 1,710 | 2,182 |
| Asia | 44,554 | 46,552 | 45,381 |
| Europe | 12,403 | 12,159 | 11,476 |
| North America | 117,316 | 100,161 | 67,012 |
| Oceania | 601 | 601 | 668 |
| South America | 2,222 | 1,957 | 2,294 |
| Unknown | 90 | 105 | 109 |
| Country of Nationality | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 178,691 | 163,245 | 129,122 |
| Afghanistan | 42 | 37 | 48 |
| Albania | 22 | 32 | 15 |
| Algeria | 39 | 29 | 88 |
| Angola | 21 | 33 | 21 |
| Antigua-Barbuda | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| Argentina | 71 | 83 | 78 |
| Armenia | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Australia | 396 | 379 | 459 |
| Austria | 46 | 34 | 32 |
| Azerbaijan | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| Bahamas | 485 | 552 | 449 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 10 | D |
| Bangladesh | 167 | 169 | 198 |
| Barbados | 24 | 20 | 19 |
| Belarus | 24 | 22 | 31 |
| Belgium | 98 | 106 | 71 |
| Belize | 37 | 33 | 28 |
| Benin | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Bermuda | 93 | 75 | 103 |
| Bolivia | 43 | 35 | 19 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 10 | 17 | 14 |
| Brazil | 491 | 478 | 476 |
| British Virgin Islands | 19 | 6 | D |
| Bulgaria | 118 | 52 | 137 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 21 | 23 |
| Burma | 1,920 | 1,888 | 2,012 |
| Burundi | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 36 | 72 |
| Canada | 23,965 | 23,258 | 22,538 |
| Cape Verde | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Chile | 120 | 171 | 268 |
| China, People's Republic | 11,688 | 12,238 | 12,782 |
| Colombia | 450 | 390 | 521 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 17 | 32 | 74 |
| Congo, Republic | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| Costa Rica | 55 | 51 | 59 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 18 | 24 | 30 |
| Croatia | 79 | 87 | 101 |
| Cuba | 77 | 64 | 56 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| Czech Republic | 133 | 105 | 129 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | 5 | D | D |
| Denmark | 59 | 46 | 52 |
| Dominica | 27 | 11 | 17 |
| Dominican Republic | 534 | 331 | 383 |
| Ecuador | 212 | 187 | 238 |
| Egypt | 188 | 186 | 166 |
| El Salvador | 626 | 502 | 405 |
| Eritrea | 10 | 9 | 18 |
| Estonia | 35 | 26 | 44 |
| Ethiopia | 47 | 61 | 58 |
| Fiji | 57 | 46 | 33 |
| Finland | 34 | 39 | 46 |
| France | 609 | 688 | 591 |
| Gabon | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Gambia | 8 | D | 3 |
| Georgia | 80 | 71 | 72 |
| Germany | 502 | 423 | 412 |
| Ghana | 83 | 69 | 89 |
| Greece | 376 | 450 | 435 |
| Grenada | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Guatemala | 1,369 | 1,103 | 793 |
| Guinea | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| Guyana | 80 | 45 | 74 |
| Haiti | 156 | 196 | 190 |
| Honduras | 920 | 935 | 731 |
| Hong Kong | 54 | 83 | 72 |
| Hungary | 172 | 188 | 179 |
| Iceland | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| India | 2,467 | 2,803 | 2,380 |
| Indonesia | 719 | 466 | 553 |
| Iran | 353 | 554 | 540 |
| Iraq | 131 | 155 | 201 |
| Ireland | 200 | 146 | 137 |
| Israel | 235 | 181 | 187 |
| Italy | 630 | 634 | 742 |
| Jamaica | 333 | 382 | 543 |
| Japan | 381 | 346 | 365 |
| Jordan | 120 | 167 | 339 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 22 | 21 |
| Kenya | 92 | 65 | 76 |
| Kiribati | 24 | 14 | 30 |
| Korea, South | 1,259 | 1,242 | 1,183 |
| Kosovo | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| Kuwait | 41 | 29 | 56 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Laos | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Latvia | 95 | 102 | 100 |
| Lebanon | 92 | 120 | 133 |
| Liberia | 14 | 27 | 16 |
| Libya | 17 | 24 | 42 |
| Lithuania | 153 | 131 | 104 |
| Macedonia | 12 | 13 | 22 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 60 | 57 |
| Maldives | 12 | 53 | 10 |
| Mali | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| Malta | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Mauritius | 18 | 36 | 21 |
| Mexico | 88,236 | 72,331 | 40,394 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Moldova | 42 | 27 | 38 |
| Mongolia | 40 | 33 | 48 |
| Montenegro | 13 | 17 | 37 |
| Morocco | 107 | 87 | 65 |
| Nepal | 26 | 28 | 39 |
| Netherlands | 280 | 299 | 264 |
| Netherlands Antilles (former) | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 94 | 105 | 103 |
| Nicaragua | 123 | 109 | 83 |
| Niger | 6 | 8 | D |
| Nigeria | 295 | 483 | 788 |
| Norway | 71 | 63 | 41 |
| Pakistan | 295 | 386 | 454 |
| Palau | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Panama | 53 | 43 | 54 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 21 | D |
| Paraguay | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| Peru | 513 | 378 | 327 |
| Philippines | 21,526 | 22,161 | 20,423 |
| Poland | 561 | 498 | 493 |
| Portugal | 266 | 261 | 251 |
| Qatar | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| Romania | 320 | 378 | 468 |
| Russia | 1,997 | 1,900 | 1,490 |
| Rwanda | 14 | 22 | 25 |
| Saint Kitts-Nevis | 18 | 10 | 14 |
| Saint Lucia | 27 | 15 | 17 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31 | 37 | 32 |
| Samoa | D | D | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 359 | 417 | 499 |
| Senegal | 87 | 61 | 57 |
| Serbia | 112 | 25 | 62 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | 4 | D | D |
| Seychelles | - | 11 | 9 |
| Sierra Leone | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Singapore | 64 | 50 | 45 |
| Slovakia | 67 | 57 | 73 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 34 | 22 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | D | - |
| Somalia | 10 | 18 | 17 |
| South Africa | 108 | 98 | 157 |
| Soviet Union (former) | D | - | - |
| Spain | 1,138 | 918 | 921 |
| Sri Lanka | 125 | 165 | 135 |
| Sudan | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| Sweden | 142 | 113 | 140 |
| Switzerland | 85 | 75 | 76 |
| Syria | 81 | 105 | 91 |
| Taiwan | 472 | 461 | 578 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Tanzania | 34 | 24 | 27 |
| Thailand | 202 | 286 | 175 |
| Togo | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Tonga | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 67 | 51 | 61 |
| Tunisia | 22 | 34 | 22 |
| Turkey | 1,033 | 1,095 | 1,093 |
| Turkmenistan | 8 | 13 | 53 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Tuvalu | - | D | D |
| Uganda | 20 | 18 | 14 |
| Ukraine | 2,609 | 3,046 | 2,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 23 | 31 |
| United Kingdom | 1,238 | 1,075 | 1,020 |
| Uruguay | 22 | 6 | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 19 | 14 |
| Venezuela | 202 | 170 | 272 |
| Vietnam | 333 | 502 | 370 |
| Yemen | 12 | 17 | 23 |
| Zambia | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 27 | 21 |
| All other countries 1 | 44 | 63 | 59 |
| Unknown | 90 | 105 | 109 |
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with less than 10 aliens returned per year.
Note: Data are current as of October 2015.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.