Table 13. Refugee Arrivals: Fiscal Years 1980 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.
Year | Number |
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2018 | 22,405 |
2017 | 53,691 |
2016 | 84,988 |
2015 | 69,920 |
2014 | 69,975 |
2013 | 69,909 |
2012 | 58,179 |
2011 | 56,384 |
2010 | 73,293 |
2009 | 74,602 |
2008 | 60,107 |
2007 | 48,218 |
2006 | 41,094 |
2005 | 53,738 |
2004 | 52,840 |
2003 | 28,286 |
2002 | 26,785 |
2001 | 68,920 |
2000 | 72,165 |
1999 | 85,285 |
1998 | 76,712 |
1997 | 69,653 |
1996 | 75,421 |
1995 | 98,973 |
1994 | 111,680 |
1993 | 114,181 |
1992 | 115,548 |
1991 | 113,389 |
1990 | 122,066 |
1989 | 107,070 |
1988 | 76,483 |
1987 | 64,528 |
1986 | 62,146 |
1985 | 67,704 |
1984 | 70,393 |
1983 | 61,218 |
1982 | 98,096 |
1981 | 159,252 |
1980 | 207,116 |
Note: Data series began following the Refugee Act of 1980. Excludes Amerasian immigrants except in Fiscal Years 1989 to 1991.
Source: U.S. Department of State.
Last Published Date:
January 6, 2020