U.S refugee resettlement drops, falling below Canada in 2018 Number ofresettled refugees, in thousands
Canada resettled more refugees than the United States in 2018, the first time the U.S. did not lead the world on this measure since the adoption of the Refugee Act in 1980, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Canada resettled 28,000 refugees last year, similar to its total in 2017. Meanwhile, the U.S. resettled 23,000, down from 33,000 the previous year – and a recent high of 97,000 in 2016. Several other leading countries for refugee resettlement, including Australia and the United Kingdom, also saw declines last year.
U.S refugee resettlement drops, falling below Canada  | in 2018  | Number ofresettled refugees, in thousands  | 97  | 53  | 47  | 28  | 28 Canada  | 16  | 23 U.S  | 11  | 13 Australia  | 6 UK  | 2004  | 2006  | 2008  | 2010  | 2016  | 2012  | 2014  | 2018  | Note: Nations shown are top four resettlement countries. Complete data for UK prior to  | 2004 is not available through the UNHCR. Figures rounded to the nearest thousand.  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  | data, accessed June 12, 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 