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Table 17. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively by Region and Country of Nationality: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018

The 2018 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.

Table 17. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively by Region of Nationality: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018
Region of Nationality201620172018
   Total11,63415,84625,439
Africa2,1442,8834,541
Asia4,3405,7268,235
Europe4776791,658
North America4,1355,8344,415
Oceania754
South America5036886,519
Unknown283167

 

Table 17. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively by Country of Nationality: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018
Country of Nationality201620172018
   Total11,63415,84625,439
Afghanistan798876
Albania71647
Algeria4618
Angola71439
Armenia1233115
Azerbaijan141774
Bahrain-D-
Bangladesh44108159
Belarus1734143
Bolivia4D5
Bosnia and Herzegovina3D10
Brazil1730111
Bulgaria457
Burkina Faso2958118
Burma112071
Burundi483944
Cambodia-D11
Cameroon4991199
Central African Republic41022
Chad7929
China, People's Republic1,3872,8203,844
Colombia7274331
Congo, Democratic Republic405182
Congo, Republic366392
Cote d'Ivoire173541
Cuba4DD
Djibouti391722
Dominican RepublicDD6
Ecuador826562
Egypt6791,0201,427
El Salvador1,3802,1211,177
Eritrea257348334
Ethiopia307289416
Fiji75D
Gabon-D10
Gambia638669
Georgia272549
Ghana12510
Guatemala1,2851,9961,337
Guinea325866
Guyana-417
Haiti10959175
Honduras8561,089841
India164215371
Indonesia133354
Iran376314329
Iraq585457402
Israel102021
Jamaica253899
Jordan3851122
Kazakhstan4545122
Kenya317798
Kosovo153321
Kuwait71116
Kyrgyzstan679797
LaosD510
Lebanon292942
Liberia405966
Libya4021100
MacedoniaD513
Madagascar---
Malaysia3D11
Mali392143
Mauritania343381
Mexico449485732
Moldova6755108
Mongolia303558
Morocco657
Nepal235149100
Nicaragua193032
Niger13827
Nigeria69124485
Pakistan267247475
Peru92622
Philippines9831
Romania81118
Russia204286787
Rwanda547090
Saudi Arabia4561117
Senegal102225
Serbia and Montenegro (former)81744
Sierra Leone61635
Somalia231613
South AfricaDD11
Sri Lanka212743
Sudan4867107
Syria646614558
Tajikistan18721
Tanzania388
Togo181735
Tunisia10314
Turkey1117501
Turkmenistan71534
Uganda4763174
Ukraine125197413
United Arab Emirates131844
Uzbekistan6952129
Venezuela3164825,966
Vietnam81635
Yemen414972
Zimbabwe163268
All other countries 14075104
Unknown283167

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with fewer than 10 individuals granted asylum affirmatively per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Updated: 01/06/2020
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