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In 2005, 53,813 individuals were admitted to the United States as refugees. This figure represented a two percent increase compared to the corresponding number in 2004 (52,868) and an 89 percent increase compared to the number in 2003 (28,422).

Source: 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics and 2005 Annual Flow Report on Refugees and Asylees. Note: Prior to 1996, refugee arrival data were derived from the Nonimmigrant Information System of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Beginning in fiscal year 1996, arrival data for all years are from the Bureau for Refugee Programs (BRP), Department of State. Any comparison of refugee arrival data prior to 1996 must be made with caution.