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 | 274,617 | 216,257 | 281,928 |
| Africa | 6,665 | 6,745 | 7,580 |
| Asia | 48,338 | 35,880 | 77,819 |
| Europe | 16,011 | 15,065 | 22,893 |
| North America | 192,214 | 146,000 | 155,048 |
| Oceania | 1,193 | 1,344 | 1,127 |
| South America | 9,950 | 10,962 | 17,226 |
| Unknown | 246 | 261 | 235 |
| Country of Nationality | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 274,617 | 216,257 | 281,928 |
| Afghanistan | 109 | 118 | 79 |
| Albania | 83 | 132 | 163 |
| Algeria | 228 | 78 | 203 |
| Angola | 51 | 124 | 188 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Argentina | 239 | 252 | 302 |
| Armenia | 512 | 458 | 620 |
| Australia | 763 | 814 | 650 |
| Austria | 68 | 76 | 77 |
| Azerbaijan | 29 | 26 | 64 |
| Bahamas | 189 | 244 | 354 |
| Bahrain | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| Bangladesh | 383 | 333 | 489 |
| Barbados | 32 | 31 | 35 |
| Belarus | 55 | 68 | 85 |
| Belgium | 114 | 138 | 190 |
| Belize | 166 | 129 | 128 |
| Benin | 28 | 19 | 56 |
| Bermuda | 106 | 91 | 41 |
| Bolivia | 112 | 125 | 93 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52 | 45 | 66 |
| Botswana | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Brazil | 2,537 | 3,081 | 6,231 |
| Bulgaria | 155 | 113 | 221 |
| Burkina Faso | 126 | 37 | 81 |
| Burma | 1,548 | 693 | 2,730 |
| Burundi | 11 | 41 | 20 |
| Cabo Verde | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| Cambodia | 28 | 20 | 17 |
| Cameroon | 558 | 545 | 770 |
| Canada | 22,120 | 22,353 | 23,917 |
| Cayman Islands | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Chad | 19 | 27 | 10 |
| Chile | 536 | 607 | 582 |
| China, People's Republic | 12,083 | 9,072 | 18,503 |
| Colombia | 2,419 | 2,459 | 3,219 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 116 | 264 | 379 |
| Congo, Republic | 23 | 79 | 103 |
| Costa Rica | 279 | 287 | 354 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 67 | 45 | 111 |
| Croatia | 183 | 165 | 292 |
| Cuba | 54,226 | 20,263 | 9,415 |
| Cyprus | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| Czechia | 126 | 177 | 166 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 93 | 101 | 83 |
| Djibouti | 7 | 33 | 10 |
| Dominica | 55 | 32 | 44 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,241 | 1,178 | 1,407 |
| Ecuador | 1,063 | 957 | 802 |
| Egypt | 301 | 335 | 375 |
| El Salvador | 9,738 | 7,931 | 6,310 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 10 | 15 | 21 |
| Eritrea | 354 | 665 | 514 |
| Estonia | 38 | 48 | 74 |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | D | 3 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 206 | 176 | 206 |
| Fiji | 97 | 119 | 83 |
| Finland | 135 | 142 | 92 |
| France | 982 | 1,060 | 1,641 |
| Gabon | 8 | 20 | 22 |
| Gambia | 118 | 102 | 25 |
| Georgia | 152 | 75 | 190 |
| Germany | 738 | 781 | 816 |
| Ghana | 780 | 347 | 324 |
| Greece | 520 | 366 | 773 |
| Grenada | 45 | 33 | 75 |
| Guatemala | 13,490 | 11,700 | 18,669 |
| Guinea | 198 | 299 | 111 |
| Guyana | 190 | 256 | 515 |
| Haiti | 6,974 | 9,921 | 1,059 |
| Honduras | 7,996 | 7,327 | 13,270 |
| Hong Kong | 95 | 76 | 65 |
| Hungary | 182 | 287 | 228 |
| Iceland | 20 | 8 | 19 |
| India | 7,115 | 5,644 | 8,597 |
| Indonesia | 681 | 689 | 1,207 |
| Iran | 711 | 805 | 1,272 |
| Iraq | 351 | 330 | 231 |
| Ireland | 257 | 395 | 689 |
| Israel | 375 | 455 | 494 |
| Italy | 987 | 1,058 | 1,287 |
| Jamaica | 1,244 | 1,180 | 1,181 |
| Japan | 560 | 660 | 528 |
| Jordan | 389 | 503 | 437 |
| Kazakhstan | 51 | 59 | 84 |
| Kenya | 111 | 173 | 206 |
| Kiribati | 40 | 24 | 112 |
| Korea, South | 1,513 | 1,386 | 2,012 |
| Kosovo | 18 | 28 | 30 |
| Kuwait | 82 | 69 | 75 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 78 | 176 |
| Laos | 17 | 25 | 14 |
| Latvia | 88 | 100 | 172 |
| Lebanon | 168 | 158 | 189 |
| Liberia | 40 | 43 | 72 |
| Libya | 38 | 29 | 43 |
| Lithuania | 103 | 102 | 133 |
| Macedonia | 40 | 60 | 58 |
| Madagascar | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Malawi | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| Malaysia | 392 | 469 | 747 |
| Maldives | 18 | 9 | - |
| Mali | 57 | 65 | 57 |
| Malta | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Marshall Islands | 18 | 10 | 12 |
| Mauritania | 23 | 20 | 36 |
| Mauritius | 42 | 52 | 49 |
| Mexico | 73,338 | 62,439 | 77,570 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 15 | 21 | 21 |
| Moldova | 41 | 80 | 63 |
| Mongolia | 70 | 96 | 85 |
| Montenegro | 36 | 52 | 100 |
| Morocco | 221 | 119 | 244 |
| Namibia | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Nepal | 273 | 99 | 96 |
| Netherlands | 332 | 363 | 413 |
| Netherlands Antilles (former) | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 193 | 263 | 202 |
| Nicaragua | 510 | 369 | 683 |
| Niger | 17 | 9 | 16 |
| Nigeria | 1,382 | 1,851 | 2,022 |
| Norway | 96 | 91 | 103 |
| Oman | 20 | 16 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 688 | 677 | 859 |
| Palau | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| Panama | 123 | 134 | 127 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 4 | D |
| Paraguay | 38 | 34 | 37 |
| Peru | 1,044 | 948 | 1,347 |
| Philippines | 15,842 | 8,988 | 31,432 |
| Poland | 461 | 485 | 525 |
| Portugal | 309 | 283 | 384 |
| Qatar | 20 | 28 | 16 |
| Romania | 1,039 | 1,154 | 1,450 |
| Russia | 1,483 | 1,082 | 3,807 |
| Rwanda | 24 | 23 | 48 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15 | 33 | 22 |
| Saint Lucia | 89 | 54 | 61 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57 | 66 | 118 |
| Samoa | 17 | 13 | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 532 | 395 | 339 |
| Senegal | 298 | 146 | 131 |
| Serbia | 109 | 134 | 139 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | - | - | - |
| Seychelles | 5 | - | 8 |
| Sierra Leone | 42 | 56 | 27 |
| Singapore | 105 | 132 | 137 |
| Slovakia | 74 | 98 | 104 |
| Slovenia | 19 | 40 | 48 |
| Solomon Islands | D | - | - |
| Somalia | 434 | 187 | 58 |
| South Africa | 233 | 251 | 295 |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | - |
| Spain | 2,494 | 2,413 | 1,669 |
| Sri Lanka | 203 | 225 | 555 |
| Sudan | 52 | 102 | 64 |
| Suriname | 5 | 34 | 18 |
| Sweden | 237 | 258 | 203 |
| Switzerland | 93 | 119 | 126 |
| Syria | 310 | 436 | 319 |
| Taiwan | 684 | 833 | 750 |
| Tajikistan | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| Tanzania | 43 | 36 | 133 |
| Thailand | 323 | 290 | 398 |
| Togo | 78 | 64 | 45 |
| Tonga | 32 | 46 | 19 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 123 | 135 | 143 |
| Tunisia | 147 | 76 | 205 |
| Turkey | 1,117 | 600 | 2,568 |
| Turkmenistan | 105 | 122 | 96 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Tuvalu | 3 | 3 | D |
| Uganda | 29 | 52 | 88 |
| Ukraine | 2,612 | 1,345 | 4,383 |
| United Arab Emirates | 27 | 28 | 34 |
| United Kingdom | 1,531 | 1,606 | 2,015 |
| Uruguay | 52 | 63 | 38 |
| Uzbekistan | 41 | 83 | 496 |
| Venezuela | 1,715 | 2,146 | 4,042 |
| Vietnam | 486 | 496 | 670 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 10 | 23 | 15 |
| Yemen | 63 | 76 | 71 |
| Zambia | 19 | 23 | 25 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 43 | 54 |
| All other countries 1 | 49 | 42 | 39 |
| Unknown | 246 | 261 | 235 |
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with fewer than 10 aliens determined inadmissible per year.
Note: Data are current as of April 2019.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.