The U.S. trailed Canada and Australia in resettling refugees in 2025
Across 3 top refugee-admitting countries, number of refugees resettled each calendar year
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Refugee Data Finder (accessed Aug. 6, 2026).
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The U.S. trailed Canada and Australia in resettling refugees in 2025
Across 3 top refugee-admitting countries, number of refugees resettled each calendar year
| Year | U.S. | Canada | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71,355 | 12,085 | 8,516 |
| 2011 | 51,442 | 12,913 | 9,226 |
| 2012 | 66,280 | 9,610 | 5,933 |
| 2013 | 66,245 | 12,160 | 13,169 |
| 2014 | 73,004 | 12,262 | 11,574 |
| 2015 | 66,502 | 19,997 | 9,386 |
| 2016 | 96,858 | 46,691 | 10,586 |
| 2017 | 33,362 | 26,589 | 15,115 |
| 2018 | 22,912 | 28,058 | 12,706 |
| 2019 | 27,501 | 30,082 | 18,240 |
| 2020 | 9,586 | 9,228 | 3,687 |
| 2021 | 13,675 | 20,403 | 3,343 |
| 2022 | 28,945 | 47,550 | 17,325 |
| 2023 | 75,043 | 51,098 | 15,223 |
| 2024 | 105,531 | 49,261 | 17,211 |
| 2025 | 11,513 | 38,771 | 18,804 |
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Refugee Data Finder (accessed Aug. 6, 2026).
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