U.S. immigration - refugee arrival, by age 2021

In the fiscal year of 2021, around 71 of the refugees that arrived in the United States were 75 years old or over. In that same year, 1,519 refugee arrivals were between the ages of five and nine years old. The total number of refugee arrivals that year amounted to 11,454.

Number of refugees arriving in the United States in 2021, by age

Age in years	Number of persons
Under 1 year	27
1 to 4 years	944
5 to 9 years	1,519
10 to 14 years	1,299
15 to 19 years	1,235
20 to 24 years	1,146
25 to 29 years	1,174
30 to 34 years	1,014
35 to 39 years	858
40 to 44 years	608
45 to 49 years	461
50 to 54 years	372
55 to 59 years	277
60 to 64 years	216
65 to 74 years	233
75 years and over	71

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Release date

September 2022

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United States

Survey time period

fiscal year 2021

Supplementary notes

Refugees are persons who sought residence in the United States in order to avoid persecution in their country of origin. Persons granted refugee status applied for admission while outside the United States.

The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends.

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