The 2016 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 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 163,223 | 129,429 | 106,167 |
| Africa | 1,710 | 2,187 | 2,091 |
| Asia | 46,552 | 45,424 | 32,512 |
| Europe | 12,159 | 11,493 | 8,972 |
| North America | 100,139 | 67,232 | 59,345 |
| Oceania | 601 | 668 | 711 |
| South America | 1,957 | 2,315 | 2,396 |
| Unknown | 105 | 110 | 140 |
| Country of Nationality | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 163,223 | 129,429 | 106,167 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | 48 | 44 |
| Albania | 32 | 15 | 26 |
| Algeria | 29 | 88 | 200 |
| Angola | 33 | 21 | 14 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Argentina | 83 | 81 | 55 |
| Armenia | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Australia | 379 | 459 | 466 |
| Austria | 34 | 32 | 32 |
| Azerbaijan | 22 | 22 | 18 |
| Bahamas | 552 | 449 | 142 |
| Bahrain | 10 | D | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 169 | 199 | 119 |
| Barbados | 20 | 19 | 13 |
| Belarus | 22 | 32 | 15 |
| Belgium | 106 | 71 | 80 |
| Belize | 33 | 29 | 24 |
| Benin | 18 | 15 | 19 |
| Bermuda | 75 | 103 | 98 |
| Bolivia | 35 | 19 | 28 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | 14 | 20 |
| Brazil | 478 | 479 | 385 |
| Bulgaria | 52 | 138 | 81 |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 24 | 36 |
| Burma | 1,888 | 2,012 | 1,444 |
| Burundi | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Cabo Verde | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 8 | 13 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 72 | 69 |
| Canada | 23,256 | 22,541 | 18,410 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 3 | D |
| Chile | 171 | 268 | 364 |
| China, People's Republic | 12,238 | 12,796 | 8,632 |
| Colombia | 390 | 526 | 594 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 32 | 74 | 36 |
| Congo, Republic | 16 | 6 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 51 | 59 | 61 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 24 | 30 | 26 |
| Croatia | 87 | 101 | 107 |
| Cuba | 64 | 58 | 104 |
| Cyprus | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| Czechia | 105 | 129 | 88 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | D | D | - |
| Denmark | 46 | 52 | 48 |
| Dominica | 11 | 17 | 39 |
| Dominican Republic | 331 | 386 | 406 |
| Ecuador | 187 | 245 | 195 |
| Egypt | 186 | 166 | 164 |
| El Salvador | 502 | 424 | 452 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 18 | 21 |
| Estonia | 26 | 44 | 29 |
| Ethiopia | 61 | 58 | 51 |
| Fiji | 46 | 33 | 63 |
| Finland | 39 | 46 | 103 |
| France | 688 | 593 | 651 |
| Gabon | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| Gambia | D | 3 | 11 |
| Georgia | 71 | 72 | 96 |
| Germany | 423 | 412 | 407 |
| Ghana | 69 | 89 | 72 |
| Greece | 450 | 436 | 375 |
| Grenada | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Guatemala | 1,103 | 823 | 868 |
| Guinea | 12 | 15 | 9 |
| Guyana | 45 | 74 | 82 |
| Haiti | 196 | 191 | 163 |
| Honduras | 935 | 754 | 646 |
| Hong Kong | 83 | 72 | 46 |
| Hungary | 188 | 179 | 126 |
| Iceland | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| India | 2,803 | 2,385 | 2,421 |
| Indonesia | 466 | 555 | 366 |
| Iran | 554 | 540 | 521 |
| Iraq | 155 | 201 | 240 |
| Ireland | 146 | 137 | 153 |
| Israel | 181 | 189 | 123 |
| Italy | 634 | 742 | 532 |
| Jamaica | 382 | 543 | 475 |
| Japan | 346 | 366 | 287 |
| Jordan | 167 | 339 | 247 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 21 | 27 |
| Kenya | 65 | 76 | 48 |
| Kiribati | 14 | 30 | 33 |
| Korea, South | 1,242 | 1,182 | 898 |
| Kosovo | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 56 | 47 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Laos | 4 | 5 | - |
| Latvia | 102 | 100 | 63 |
| Lebanon | 120 | 133 | 107 |
| Liberia | 27 | 17 | 12 |
| Libya | 24 | 42 | 31 |
| Lithuania | 131 | 105 | 73 |
| Macedonia | 13 | 22 | 9 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 16 | 10 |
| Malaysia | 60 | 57 | 29 |
| Maldives | 53 | 10 | 18 |
| Mali | 11 | 22 | 14 |
| Malta | 5 | 6 | D |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Mauritius | 36 | 21 | 19 |
| Mexico | 72,312 | 40,528 | 37,190 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Moldova | 27 | 40 | 17 |
| Mongolia | 33 | 48 | 28 |
| Montenegro | 17 | 37 | 21 |
| Morocco | 87 | 65 | 189 |
| Nepal | 28 | 39 | 34 |
| Netherlands | 299 | 264 | 216 |
| Netherlands Antilles (former) | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 105 | 103 | 97 |
| Nicaragua | 109 | 87 | 71 |
| Niger | 8 | D | 3 |
| Nigeria | 483 | 789 | 569 |
| Norway | 63 | 41 | 49 |
| Oman | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| Pakistan | 386 | 456 | 378 |
| Palau | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Panama | 43 | 54 | 40 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | D | 5 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Peru | 378 | 330 | 442 |
| Philippines | 22,161 | 20,426 | 13,601 |
| Poland | 498 | 495 | 243 |
| Portugal | 261 | 252 | 202 |
| Qatar | 11 | 18 | 9 |
| Romania | 378 | 471 | 296 |
| Russia | 1,900 | 1,490 | 886 |
| Rwanda | 22 | 25 | 14 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| Saint Lucia | 15 | 17 | 36 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 37 | 32 | 19 |
| Samoa | D | 4 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 417 | 503 | 414 |
| Senegal | 61 | 59 | 52 |
| Serbia | 25 | 63 | 35 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | D | 3 | - |
| Seychelles | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Singapore | 50 | 46 | 34 |
| Slovakia | 57 | 73 | 53 |
| Slovenia | 34 | 22 | 11 |
| Solomon Islands | D | - | D |
| Somalia | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| South Africa | 98 | 157 | 96 |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | - |
| Spain | 918 | 919 | 791 |
| Sri Lanka | 165 | 135 | 157 |
| Sudan | 19 | 23 | 25 |
| Sweden | 113 | 140 | 130 |
| Switzerland | 75 | 76 | 55 |
| Syria | 105 | 92 | 149 |
| Taiwan | 461 | 578 | 407 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 27 | 24 |
| Thailand | 286 | 175 | 164 |
| Togo | 9 | 9 | 16 |
| Tonga | 14 | 8 | 16 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 51 | 61 | 43 |
| Tunisia | 34 | 22 | 120 |
| Turkey | 1,095 | 1,094 | 982 |
| Turkmenistan | 13 | 55 | 29 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Tuvalu | D | D | 3 |
| Uganda | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Ukraine | 3,046 | 2,662 | 2,059 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | 31 | 25 |
| United Kingdom | 1,075 | 1,020 | 860 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Uzbekistan | 19 | 15 | 8 |
| Venezuela | 170 | 272 | 232 |
| Vietnam | 502 | 370 | 262 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 6 | D | 4 |
| Yemen | 17 | 23 | 25 |
| Zambia | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 21 | 12 |
| All other countries 1 | 58 | 53 | 54 |
| Unknown | 105 | 110 | 140 |
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with less than 10 aliens returned per year.
2 The counting methodology for administrative arrests by ICE ERO was revised to align with ICE ERO reporting for 2016; for earlier years, only one administrative arrests could be counted for the same person on the same day.
Note: Data are current as of October 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.