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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.

Sources of refugees in the United States as of 2024

Key Takeaways:

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has documented over 435,000 refugees in the U.S. in 2024.
China and Afghanistan stand as the leading sources of refugees, with 60,044 and 46,137 individuals identified as refugees from these countries respectively.
The top eleven countries of origin have each recorded more than 10,000 refugees in the United States.
Central American nations (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) accounted for 19.9% of refugees in the US.

Nearly one-quarter of US foreign-born population was born in Mexico

In 2023, the US immigrant (foreign-born) population reached an estimated 47.83 million, a 3.6% increase from 46.18 million in 2022, with Mexico leading as the top country of birth for immigrants, contributing nearly 23% of the total. India, China, and the Philippines follow, with significant communities from El Salvador, Cuba, and Guatemala.

Indonesia and Malaysia accounted for 84% of global palm oil production in 2021

Asian countries dominated the global palm oil market in 2021. Indonesia and Malaysia accounted for 67.8 million tonnes out of 80.7 million tonnes produced. Smaller producers like Nigeria (1.4 million tonnes) and Guatemala (0.8 million tonnes) had modest contributions.