Individuals granted asylum in the U.S. by age 2018

This statistic shows the number of individuals granted asylum affirmatively in the United States in 2018, by age. In 2018, about 1,798 affirmative asylees in the U.S. were aged between 5 to 9 years. The total number of affirmative asylees amounted to 25,439.

Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2018, by age

Age in years	Number of persons
Under 1 year	8
1 to 4 years	720
5 to 9 years	1,798
10 to 14 years	1,858
15 to 19 years	3,168
20 to 24 years	2,462
25 to 29 years	3,143
30 to 34 years	3,483
35 to 39 years	3,164
40 to 44 years	2,242
45 to 49 years	1,523
50 to 54 years	852
55 to 59 years	465
60 to 64 years	277
65 to 74 years	219
75 years and over	57

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

fiscal year 2018

Supplementary notes

Asylees are persons who sought residence in the United States in order to avoid persecution in their country of origin. Persons granted asylum applied either at a port of entry or at some point after their entry into the United States.
There are two ways in which to file for asylum, affirmatively or defensively. People who apply affirmatively are those who come to the U.S. either legally or illegally but have not been put into removal proceedings. They apply with the Asylum Office. If arrested and put into removal proceedings, however, an individual can apply defensively, that is with the Immigration Judge.

The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends.

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