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.
| Region of Nationality | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,634 | 15,846 | 25,439 |
| Africa | 2,144 | 2,883 | 4,541 |
| Asia | 4,340 | 5,726 | 8,235 |
| Europe | 477 | 679 | 1,658 |
| North America | 4,135 | 5,834 | 4,415 |
| Oceania | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| South America | 503 | 688 | 6,519 |
| Unknown | 28 | 31 | 67 |
| Country of Nationality | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,634 | 15,846 | 25,439 |
| Afghanistan | 79 | 88 | 76 |
| Albania | 7 | 16 | 47 |
| Algeria | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| Angola | 7 | 14 | 39 |
| Armenia | 12 | 33 | 115 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 17 | 74 |
| Bahrain | - | D | - |
| Bangladesh | 44 | 108 | 159 |
| Belarus | 17 | 34 | 143 |
| Bolivia | 4 | D | 5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | D | 10 |
| Brazil | 17 | 30 | 111 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Burkina Faso | 29 | 58 | 118 |
| Burma | 11 | 20 | 71 |
| Burundi | 48 | 39 | 44 |
| Cambodia | - | D | 11 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 91 | 199 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| Chad | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| China, People's Republic | 1,387 | 2,820 | 3,844 |
| Colombia | 72 | 74 | 331 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 40 | 51 | 82 |
| Congo, Republic | 36 | 63 | 92 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 17 | 35 | 41 |
| Cuba | 4 | D | D |
| Djibouti | 39 | 17 | 22 |
| Dominican Republic | D | D | 6 |
| Ecuador | 82 | 65 | 62 |
| Egypt | 679 | 1,020 | 1,427 |
| El Salvador | 1,380 | 2,121 | 1,177 |
| Eritrea | 257 | 348 | 334 |
| Ethiopia | 307 | 289 | 416 |
| Fiji | 7 | 5 | D |
| Gabon | - | D | 10 |
| Gambia | 63 | 86 | 69 |
| Georgia | 27 | 25 | 49 |
| Ghana | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Guatemala | 1,285 | 1,996 | 1,337 |
| Guinea | 32 | 58 | 66 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 17 |
| Haiti | 109 | 59 | 175 |
| Honduras | 856 | 1,089 | 841 |
| India | 164 | 215 | 371 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 33 | 54 |
| Iran | 376 | 314 | 329 |
| Iraq | 585 | 457 | 402 |
| Israel | 10 | 20 | 21 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 38 | 99 |
| Jordan | 38 | 51 | 122 |
| Kazakhstan | 45 | 45 | 122 |
| Kenya | 31 | 77 | 98 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 33 | 21 |
| Kuwait | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 67 | 97 | 97 |
| Laos | D | 5 | 10 |
| Lebanon | 29 | 29 | 42 |
| Liberia | 40 | 59 | 66 |
| Libya | 40 | 21 | 100 |
| Macedonia | D | 5 | 13 |
| Madagascar | - | - | - |
| Malaysia | 3 | D | 11 |
| Mali | 39 | 21 | 43 |
| Mauritania | 34 | 33 | 81 |
| Mexico | 449 | 485 | 732 |
| Moldova | 67 | 55 | 108 |
| Mongolia | 30 | 35 | 58 |
| Morocco | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Nepal | 235 | 149 | 100 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 30 | 32 |
| Niger | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 124 | 485 |
| Pakistan | 267 | 247 | 475 |
| Peru | 9 | 26 | 22 |
| Philippines | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| Romania | 8 | 11 | 18 |
| Russia | 204 | 286 | 787 |
| Rwanda | 54 | 70 | 90 |
| Saudi Arabia | 45 | 61 | 117 |
| Senegal | 10 | 22 | 25 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | 8 | 17 | 44 |
| Sierra Leone | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| Somalia | 23 | 16 | 13 |
| South Africa | D | D | 11 |
| Sri Lanka | 21 | 27 | 43 |
| Sudan | 48 | 67 | 107 |
| Syria | 646 | 614 | 558 |
| Tajikistan | 18 | 7 | 21 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Togo | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Turkey | 11 | 17 | 501 |
| Turkmenistan | 7 | 15 | 34 |
| Uganda | 47 | 63 | 174 |
| Ukraine | 125 | 197 | 413 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 18 | 44 |
| Uzbekistan | 69 | 52 | 129 |
| Venezuela | 316 | 482 | 5,966 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| Yemen | 41 | 49 | 72 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 32 | 68 |
| All other countries 1 | 40 | 75 | 104 |
| Unknown | 28 | 31 | 67 |
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.