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Yemen → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Yemen
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
5,880
Change since 2018
+220.4%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.50%
Inflow 20235,880OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Yemen to the United States

Inflows of nationals of Yemen recorded by the United States; stock of nationals of Yemen living there; and acquisitions of the United States' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

6,61513k200020032006200920122015201820212023
6,61513k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,789
20011,607
20021,227
20031,382
20041,760
20053,366
20064,308
20072,396
20081,850
20093,088
20103,546
20113,342
20122,502
20133,529
20143,521
20153,306
201613,229
20176,090
20181,835
20193,805
20206,119
20214,490
20225,857
20235,880
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—35,312—
20235,88030,2454,010
20225,85734,8934,408
20214,49042,7082,388
20206,11931,8052,208
20193,80527,9892,578
20181,83533,0131,560
20176,09030,7911,483
201613,22913,8141,504
20153,30621,2551,307
20143,52121,1851,179
20133,52913,3561,384
20122,50214,4271,470
20113,34219,7161,340
20103,54616,4091,213
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

Visas issued to citizens of Yemen (fiscal years) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B21,516
  2. G493
  3. G287
  4. A271
  5. K163
  6. F146
  7. C1/D19
  8. B119
  9. G118
  10. A117
  11. J113
  12. J210

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

2,1574,313201720182019202020212022202320242025
2,1574,31320172019202120232025
Data table
20171,198
20181,120
20191,324
2020708
20211,168
20222,690
20234,313
20243,756
20252,020
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR13,670
  2. IR21,750
  3. IR51,601
  4. FX1,468
  5. F3757
  6. F2A557
  7. DV336
  8. F4266

Certified PERM cases by fiscal year (citizenship published to FY2024)

71420082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
7142008201120142017202020232024
Data table
20084
20093
20108
20114
20125
20133
20144
20155
20164
20176
201814
20197
20205
20216
202210
20237
202414
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards, citizenship and admissions

Green cards and naturalizations of people born in Yemen, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Yemen, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20246,0503,7003,620
20235,5804,2503,680
20225,6504,2102,100
20214,3502,350810
20205,9102,160770
20193,7202,5101,530
20181,8901,5501,870
20176,0301,4503,840
201613,0401,4905,680
20153,1901,2805,550
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B4,110
  2. F360
  3. G250
  4. A200
  5. J140
  6. K130
  7. H50
  8. H1B30
  9. L2S10
  10. L2Y10
  11. Unknown10
  12. TN10
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens3,740
  2. Family-sponsored preferences1,260
  3. Diversity visa lottery840
  4. Employment-based preferences130
  5. Refugees and asylees80
  6. Other classes10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Yemen)
6,050
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Yemen)
3,700
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
3,620
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; Yemen ranks 35.

Inflows to the United States, 2023
  1. Mexico190,560
  2. Cuba88,480
  3. India68,420
  4. Dominican Republic67,700
  5. China57,240
  6. Philippines48,690
  7. Vietnam37,040
  8. Afghanistan35,630
  9. Brazil27,440
  10. El Salvador27,280
  11. Colombia26,150
  12. Jamaica22,120
Other destinations for people from Yemen, 2023
  1. Netherlands3,076
  2. Germany2,529
  3. Türkiye1,712
  4. Canada650
  5. Belgium345
  6. South Korea208
  7. France202
  8. Sweden164
  9. Hungary154
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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