Table 16. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively or Defensively: Fiscal Years 1990 to 2022

Year	Total	Affirmative	Defensive
1990	8,472	5,672	2,800
1991	5,035	2,908	2,127
1992	6,307	4,123	2,184
1993	9,543	7,509	2,034
1994	13,828	11,775	2,053
1995	20,703	17,573	3,130
1996	23,532	18,624	4,908
1997	22,939	16,380	6,559
1998	20,507	13,216	7,291
1999	26,571	18,150	8,421
2000	32,514	23,278	9,236
2001	39,148	29,147	10,001
2002	36,937	25,960	10,977
2003	28,743	15,367	13,376
2004	27,376	14,354	13,022
2005	25,304	13,547	11,757
2006	26,352	13,048	13,304
2007	25,318	12,459	12,859
2008	23,022	12,130	10,892
2009	22,303	12,003	10,300
2010	19,777	11,258	8,519
2011	23,631	13,493	10,138
2012	27,446	16,871	10,575
2013	24,631	14,886	9,745
2014	23,038	14,424	8,614
2015	25,946	17,807	8,139
2016	20,311	11,616	8,695
2017	26,382	15,817	10,565
2018	37,702	24,504	13,198
2019	45,805	26,893	18,912
2020	30,736	16,132	14,604
2021	16,628	9,212	7,416
2022	36,615	14,134	22,481

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