Where nationality categories sit

Each dot is one nationality category; the larger dot is the national figure for the same period.

United States · all courts · FY2026

6.7%Grants 10,566 · Denials 147,966 · N 158,532

63 nationality categories with 100 or more grant-or-denial records in FY2026: recorded grant shares from 0.7% to 61.0%, median 10.4%. The larger dot is the national figure, which counts every record, so categories with more records weigh more.

All 252 nationality categories

Every EOIR nationality category with a grant or denial on record, in one table. Choose a column heading to sort; the figures follow the period above. In FY2026, the five with the most records — Mexico, Venezuela, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia — held 49.2% of all grant-or-denial records.

Only categories with 100 or more grant-or-denial records in this period

252 of 252 nationality categories shown

Nationality categories · FY2026
Nationality category	Recorded grant share	Grant or denial records	Share of all records	Change from the year before (percentage points)
AfghanistanAF	52.4%	738	0.5%	−14.4
AlbaniaAL	15.1%	106	0.1%	−56.6
AlgeriaAG	8.0%Small sample	25	<0.1%	−2.0
AndorraAN	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
AngolaAO	18.7%	343	0.2%	−29.5
AnguillaAV	—	—	—	—
Antigua And BarbudaAC	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	−100.0
ArgentinaAR	1.8%	114	0.1%	−8.0
ArmeniaAM	25.5%	396	0.2%	−26.7
ArubaAB	—	—	—	—
AustraliaAS	0.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	0.0
AustriaAU	0.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	—
AzerbaijanAZ	49.2%	130	0.1%	+15.6
BahamasBF	0.0%Small sample	39	<0.1%	−19.2
BahrainBA	0.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	—
BangladeshBG	6.5%	836	0.5%	−31.9
BarbadosBB	0.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	0.0
Be Removed From The United StatesXX	—	—	—	—
BelarusBZ	61.0%	254	0.2%	−24.0
BelgiumBE	0.0%Small sample	6	<0.1%	0.0
BelizeBH	2.3%	131	0.1%	−10.1
BeninBN	7.0%Small sample	43	<0.1%	−9.0
BermudaBD	18.2%Small sample	22	<0.1%	−18.2
BhutanBT	0.0%Small sample	10	<0.1%	−18.2
BoliviaBL	4.3%	1,193	0.8%	−8.7
Bosnia-HerzegovinaBI	0.0%Small sample	10	<0.1%	0.0
BotswanaBC	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
Bouvet IslandBV	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
BrazilBR	3.2%	3,264	2.1%	−15.2
British Indian Ocean TerritoryIO	—	—	—	—
British Virgin IslandsVI	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
British West IndiesBW	—	—	—	—
BruneiBX	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
BulgariaBU	30.0%Small sample	10	<0.1%	−70.0
Burkina FasoBO	14.0%	172	0.1%	−25.3
Burma (Myanmar)BM	25.5%Small sample	51	<0.1%	−10.2
BurundiBY	17.4%Small sample	23	<0.1%	−49.3
Byelorussia (Belarus)BS	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	−100.0
CambodiaCC	14.3%Small sample	7	<0.1%	+3.2
CameroonCM	32.6%	1,074	0.7%	−12.2
CanadaCA	0.0%Small sample	21	<0.1%	−40.0
Cape VerdeCV	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	0.0
Cayman IslandsCJ	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
Central African RepublicCT	0.0%Small sample	6	<0.1%	−37.5
ChadCD	14.0%Small sample	57	<0.1%	−6.3
ChileCI	0.8%	606	0.4%	−9.2
ChinaCH	25.6%	4,165	2.6%	−26.2
Christmas IslandsKT	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
Cocos IslandCK	33.3%Small sample	6	<0.1%	+33.3
ColombiaCO	2.2%	11,063	7.0%	−9.0
Comoro IslandsCN	29.6%Small sample	27	<0.1%	−9.8
CongoCF	9.6%	135	0.1%	−25.2
Cook IslandsCW	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
Costa RicaCS	1.4%Small sample	71	<0.1%	−12.2
CroatiaCX	0.0%Small sample	7	<0.1%	—
CubaCU	6.4%	5,045	3.2%	−19.0
CyprusCY	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
Czech RepublicCR	0.0%Small sample	5	<0.1%	0.0
Democratic Republic Of CongoDC	12.2%	131	0.1%	−32.2
DenmarkDA	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	0.0
DjiboutiDJ	0.0%Small sample	15	<0.1%	−35.0
DominicaDO	0.0%Small sample	34	<0.1%	−8.7
Dominican RepublicDR	0.7%	744	0.5%	−5.8
East TimorTM	0.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	0.0
EcuadorEC	1.1%	9,994	6.3%	−10.4
EgyptEG	27.8%	608	0.4%	−9.8
El SalvadorES	2.6%	9,026	5.7%	−13.7
Equatorial GuineaEK	5.1%Small sample	39	<0.1%	−19.9
EritreaER	39.2%	181	0.1%	−17.5
EstoniaEO	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
EthiopiaET	41.1%	587	0.4%	−9.3
Faeroe IslandFO	50.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	—
Falkland IslandsFA	—	—	—	—
Federated States Of MicronesiaFM	0.0%Small sample	3	<0.1%	0.0
FijiFJ	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	0.0
FinlandFI	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
Former CountriesCZ	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	—
Former CountriesGC	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
Former CountriesUR	20.0%Small sample	30	<0.1%	−33.8
Former CountriesYO	0.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	−50.0
Former CountriesYS	25.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	−41.7
FranceFR	0.0%Small sample	19	<0.1%	−37.5
French GuianaFG	0.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	−50.0
French PolynesiaFP	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
French Southern And Antarctic LandsFS	—	—	—	—
French West IndiesFW	—	—	—	—
GabonGB	20.0%Small sample	5	<0.1%	+20.0
GambiaGA	1.0%Small sample	97	0.1%	−24.0
Gaza StripGZ	—	—	—	—
GeorgiaGO	23.0%	675	0.4%	−18.6
GermanyGE	16.2%	136	0.1%	−22.5
GhanaGH	18.0%	479	0.3%	−21.7
GibraltarGI	—	—	—	—
GreeceGR	14.3%Small sample	14	<0.1%	−85.7
GreenlandGL	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
GrenadaGJ	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
GuadeloupeGP	17.6%Small sample	17	<0.1%	+10.0
GuatemalaGT	2.1%	13,854	8.7%	−12.1
GuineaGV	18.7%	1,441	0.9%	−22.8
Guinea BissauPU	19.0%Small sample	21	<0.1%	−11.0
GuyanaGY	3.8%Small sample	26	<0.1%	−11.5
HaitiHA	1.7%	3,124	2.0%	−6.3
Heard And Mcdonald IslandsHM	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
HollandHL	5.9%Small sample	17	<0.1%	−6.6
HondurasHO	1.9%	15,198	9.6%	−9.6
Hong KongHK	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	−28.6
HungaryHU	1.8%Small sample	55	<0.1%	+1.8
IcelandIC	—	—	—	—
In Absentia/UnknownIU	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	−100.0
IndiaIN	4.9%	4,811	3.0%	−31.0
IndonesiaID	16.4%Small sample	67	<0.1%	−34.6
IranIR	45.2%	498	0.3%	+5.8
IraqIZ	28.4%Small sample	81	0.1%	−39.5
IrelandEI	0.0%Small sample	17	<0.1%	0.0
IsraelIS	0.0%Small sample	21	<0.1%	−45.0
ItalyIT	0.0%Small sample	83	0.1%	−17.6
Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire)IV	8.1%Small sample	62	<0.1%	−41.9
JamaicaJM	6.4%	518	0.3%	−10.2
JapanJA	50.0%Small sample	6	<0.1%	+50.0
JordanJO	6.1%	229	0.1%	−10.3
KampucheaCB	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
KazakhstanKZ	23.0%	161	0.1%	−24.8
KenyaKE	6.8%Small sample	59	<0.1%	−25.5
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)KG	22.2%	374	0.2%	−16.1
KiribatiKR	—	—	—	—
KosovoKV	34.0%Small sample	47	<0.1%	−22.0
KuwaitKU	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	0.0
LaosLA	11.1%Small sample	9	<0.1%	−1.4
LatviaLV	0.0%Small sample	11	<0.1%	0.0
LebanonLE	16.4%Small sample	55	<0.1%	−15.2
LesothoLT	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
LiberiaLI	12.0%Small sample	50	<0.1%	−5.8
LibyaLY	78.9%Small sample	19	<0.1%	+6.4
LiechtensteinLS	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
LithuaniaLH	0.0%Small sample	6	<0.1%	0.0
LuxembourgLU	—	—	—	—
MacauMC	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	0.0
MacedoniaMM	0.0%Small sample	5	<0.1%	−85.7
MadagascarMA	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
MalawiMI	0.0%Small sample	13	<0.1%	−42.9
MalaysiaMY	0.0%Small sample	3	<0.1%	0.0
MaldivesMV	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
MaliML	4.1%	145	0.1%	−18.1
MaltaMT	0.0%Small sample	3	<0.1%	0.0
MartiniqueMB	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
MauritaniaMR	7.4%	1,068	0.7%	−15.9
MauritiusMP	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	—
MexicoMX	1.1%	20,571	13.0%	−5.9
Midway IslandsMQ	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
Moldavia (Moldova)MD	27.9%Small sample	43	<0.1%	−14.7
MonacoMN	—	—	—	—
MongoliaMG	0.0%Small sample	15	<0.1%	−48.7
MontenegroMJ	0.0%Small sample	10	<0.1%	−33.3
MontserratMH	—	—	—	—
MoroccoMO	5.7%	105	0.1%	−4.8
MozambiqueMZ	25.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	−75.0
NamibiaWA	18.2%Small sample	11	<0.1%	−31.8
Nationality not recorded~unknown · Not a nationality	0.0%Small sample	7	<0.1%	−33.3
NauruNR	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
NepalNP	10.0%	581	0.4%	−34.3
NetherlandsNL	6.7%Small sample	15	<0.1%	+6.7
Netherlands AntillesNA	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
New CaledoniaNC	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
New ZealandNZ	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	—
NicaraguaNU	5.4%	6,794	4.3%	−19.3
NigerNG	18.2%Small sample	55	<0.1%	−7.4
NigeriaNI	16.1%	850	0.5%	−18.2
NiueNE	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	0.0
No NationalityNN	—	—	—	—
Norfolk IslandNF	—	—	—	—
North KoreaKN	0.0%Small sample	3	<0.1%	0.0
NorwayNO	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
OmanMU	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
PakistanPK	13.4%	410	0.3%	−23.6
PalestinePN	14.3%Small sample	14	<0.1%	−56.5
PanamaPM	2.9%	136	0.1%	−16.5
Papua New GuineaPP	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
ParaguayPA	4.8%Small sample	21	<0.1%	−7.7
People'S Republic Of BeninDM	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
PeruPE	2.4%	5,331	3.4%	−10.5
PhilippinesRP	0.0%Small sample	29	<0.1%	−14.3
Pitcairn IslandsPC	—	—	—	—
PolandPL	0.0%Small sample	15	<0.1%	0.0
PortugalPO	1.4%Small sample	73	<0.1%	−15.3
QatarQA	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
ReuniounRE	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
RomaniaRO	4.0%	424	0.3%	−12.5
RussiaRU	41.7%	3,625	2.3%	−24.7
RwandaRW	21.3%Small sample	47	<0.1%	−27.4
SamoaWS	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
San MarinoSM	—	—	—	—
Sao Tome And PrincipeTP	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
Saudi ArabiaSA	15.8%Small sample	19	<0.1%	−34.2
SenegalSG	3.6%	1,597	1.0%	−7.3
SerbiaRS	33.3%Small sample	21	<0.1%	−23.8
SeychellesSE	—	—	—	—
Sierra LeoneSL	24.6%Small sample	57	<0.1%	−8.8
SingaporeSN	3.9%Small sample	51	<0.1%	−20.0
Slovak RepublicSR	0.0%Small sample	3	<0.1%	—
SloveniaSV	8.7%Small sample	23	<0.1%	+2.0
Solomon IslandsBP	50.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	—
SomaliaSO	15.0%	1,052	0.7%	−14.2
South AfricaSF	21.6%Small sample	37	<0.1%	−10.4
South KoreaKS	0.0%Small sample	22	<0.1%	−44.4
South SudanXS	10.0%Small sample	10	<0.1%	−32.9
SpainSP	1.4%	145	0.1%	−8.0
Sri LankaCE	16.5%Small sample	97	0.1%	−9.0
St. Christopher-NevisSC	—	—	—	—
St. HelenaSH	—	—	—	—
St. Kitts, West IndiesSK	100.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	+100.0
St. LuciaST	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	0.0
St. Pierre And MiquelonSB	—	—	—	—
St. Vincent And The GrenadinesVC	—	—	—	—
Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A CountrySS	25.9%Small sample	27	<0.1%	−19.2
SudanSU	27.8%	180	0.1%	+0.3
SurinameNS	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
SwazilandWZ	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
SwedenSW	10.0%Small sample	10	<0.1%	+10.0
SwitzerlandSZ	0.0%Small sample	2	<0.1%	−50.0
SyriaSY	23.5%	200	0.1%	−5.8
TaiwanTW	0.0%Small sample	21	<0.1%	0.0
Tajikistan (Tadzhik)TA	21.4%	154	0.1%	−20.3
TanzaniaTZ	22.2%Small sample	9	<0.1%	−4.4
ThailandTH	0.0%Small sample	7	<0.1%	0.0
The Republic Of PalauPS	—	—	—	—
The Republic Of The Marshall IslandsRM	Not calculable	0	0.0%	—
TogoTO	14.3%	168	0.1%	−18.2
TokelauTL	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
TongaTN	0.0%Small sample	3	<0.1%	—
Trinidad And TobagoTD	0.0%Small sample	14	<0.1%	−15.8
TunisiaTS	0.0%Small sample	15	<0.1%	−12.5
TurkiyeTU	27.0%	862	0.5%	−15.8
TurkmenistanTR	26.2%Small sample	65	<0.1%	−38.2
Turks And Caicos IslandsTK	—	—	—	—
TuvaluTV	—	—	—	—
UgandaUG	36.2%Small sample	58	<0.1%	−28.2
UkraineUE	22.2%	194	0.1%	−32.6
United Arab EmiratesTC	75.0%Small sample	8	<0.1%	+25.0
United KingdomUK	0.0%Small sample	24	<0.1%	−9.1
Unknown NationalityUN	10.9%	201	0.1%	−9.6
Unspecified nationality code?? · Not a nationality	0.0%Small sample	12	<0.1%	−28.6
Upper VoltaUV	0.0%Small sample	1	<0.1%	—
UruguayUY	0.0%Small sample	12	<0.1%	−30.0
UzbekistanUZ	10.4%	782	0.5%	−16.4
VanuatuNH	0.0%Small sample	3	<0.1%	−33.3
VenezuelaVE	6.8%	17,252	10.9%	−18.6
VietnamVM	9.2%	530	0.3%	−10.4
Western SaharaWI	25.0%Small sample	4	<0.1%	—
YemenYE	22.0%Small sample	50	<0.1%	−2.7
ZaireCG	0.0%Small sample	9	<0.1%	−33.3
ZambiaZA	11.1%Small sample	9	<0.1%	+11.1
ZimbabweZI	5.1%Small sample	39	<0.1%	−15.5

† Fewer than 100 grant-or-denial records: the share can swing widely. — No grant or denial recorded, or no public number; a dash is not zero. Change from the year before is published for single fiscal years only.

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What a nationality category is

Each row is a nationality category as EOIR’s public records label it. It is the source’s label, not a verified citizenship, and two labels can name one present-day country. Two source categories name no nationality at all; they are listed so that every record is accounted for, and they are not placed among nationalities.

What the share counts

The recorded grant share is grants divided by grants plus denials among eligible asylum outcomes, across all courts. The national figure counts every record, so categories with more records weigh more in it than in the median of categories.

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A category’s page shows its share at each court and under each judge code with enough records. Differences between categories are not by themselves evidence of why: courts, years, detention and representation all differ.

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Available page coverageFY2021–FY2026

Source edition2026-09

Source snapshot cutoff2026-09-30

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