DV Lottery — Diversity Visa Program
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV) makes up to 55,000 visas available annually to nationals of countries with historically low immigration to the United States. Data covers DV-1995 through DV-2024.
DV-2025 issued
51,183
Applications (latest)
21,534,000
Worldwide entrants
All-time max issued
51,183
DV-2025
COVID low (DV-2021)
29,609
Pandemic impact
Visas Issued by Region (DV-1995 – DV-2024)
Africa now receives roughly half of all DV visas each year.
DV-2025 Region Breakdown
Visas issued, by region
Africa
25,134
49.1% of total
Europe
14,523
28.4% of total
Asia
5,934
11.6% of total
S. America
4,539
8.9% of total
Oceania
956
1.9% of total
N. America
97
0.2% of total
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