Table 16. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively or Defensively: Fiscal Years 1990 to 2017

Year	Total	Affirmative	Defensive
2017	26,568	16,045	10,523
2016	20,340	11,582	8,758
2015	26,011	17,818	8,193
2014	23,369	14,698	8,671
2013	24,996	15,229	9,767
2012	27,948	17,373	10,575
2011	23,569	13,431	10,138
2010	19,771	11,252	8,519
2009	22,303	12,003	10,300
2008	23,022	12,130	10,892
2007	25,318	12,459	12,859
2006	26,352	13,048	13,304
2005	25,304	13,547	11,757
2004	27,376	14,354	13,022
2003	28,743	15,367	13,376
2002	36,937	25,960	10,977
2001	39,148	29,147	10,001
2000	32,514	23,278	9,236
1999	26,571	18,150	8,421
1998	20,507	13,216	7,291
1997	22,939	16,380	6,559
1996	23,532	18,624	4,908
1995	20,703	17,573	3,130
1994	13,828	11,775	2,053
1993	9,543	7,509	2,034
1992	6,307	4,123	2,184
1991	5,035	2,908	2,127
1990	8,472	5,672	2,800

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Justice.