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The top sources of asylum seekers in the United States (2024)
Key takeaways:
  • The top 11 nations accounted for 73% of the total asylum seekers in 2024, with each nation contributing more than 100,000 asylum seekers.
  • Venezuela (620,074) ranks first as the source country with the most asylum seekers in 2024.
  • Latin American countries dominate the top 11 list, with eight out of the eleven countries originating from the region.
  • Asian countries (China and India) make up a smaller share of the leading asylum-seeking populations.
  • Venezuela is the sole country of origin with an asylum seeker count exceeding 600,000 in 2024.

U.S. asylum applications (2012-2024)
Key takeaways:
  • The increase has been continuous and exponential, with no year experiencing a decline since 2012.
  • The pace of growth has intensified in recent years, particularly during the last four years (2020-2024), which witnessed especially sharp increases.
  • The most significant one-year increase in absolute figures took place between 2022 and 2023, adding over 800,000 new asylum applicants.
  • The figure for 2024, standing at 3.18 million, is three times more than what was recorded in 2020.

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