Table 16. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively or Defensively: Fiscal Years 1990 to 2018

Year	Total	Affirmative	Defensive
2018	38,687	25,439	13,248
2017	26,509	15,846	10,663
2016	20,362	11,634	8,728
2015	26,015	17,847	8,168
2014	23,371	14,735	8,636
2013	25,014	15,247	9,767
2012	27,951	17,376	10,575
2011	23,572	13,434	10,138
2010	19,772	11,253	8,519
2009	22,314	12,014	10,300
2008	23,026	12,134	10,892
2007	25,334	12,475	12,859
2006	26,398	13,094	13,304
2005	25,349	13,592	11,757
2004	27,426	14,404	13,022
2003	28,791	15,415	13,376
2002	36,977	26,000	10,977
2001	39,179	29,178	10,001
2000	32,542	23,306	9,236
1999	26,578	18,157	8,421
1998	20,520	13,229	7,291
1997	22,933	16,374	6,559
1996	23,525	18,617	4,908
1995	20,697	17,567	3,130
1994	13,826	11,773	2,053
1993	9,540	7,506	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.