<Table> Applicants (including dependents) <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> DV - 2007 </Th> <Th> DV - 2008 </Th> <Th> DV - 2009 </Th> <Th> DV - 2010 </Th> <Th> DV - 2011 </Th> <Th> DV - 2012 </Th> <Th> DV - 2013 </Th> <Th> DV - 2014 </Th> <Th> DV - 2015 </Th> <Th> DV - 2016 </Th> <Th> DV - 2017 </Th> <Th> DV - 2018 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 3,901,066 </Td> <Td> 4,150,726 </Td> <Td> 4,372,522 </Td> <Td> 5,105,274 </Td> <Td> 5,812,139 </Td> <Td> 6,304,186 </Td> <Td> 6,783,699 </Td> <Td> 7,500,487 </Td> <Td> 6,586,260 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 2,732,805 </Td> <Td> 3,506,073 </Td> <Td> 6,401,172 </Td> <Td> 6,175,452 </Td> <Td> 7,870,896 </Td> <Td> 10,102,185 </Td> <Td> 1,863,169 </Td> <Td> 2,384,168 </Td> <Td> 2,720,578 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Europe </Td> <Td> 1,910,410 </Td> <Td> 2,120,916 </Td> <Td> 2,174,715 </Td> <Td> 2,154,567 </Td> <Td> 2,593,074 </Td> <Td> 3,022,506 </Td> <Td> 3,512,521 </Td> <Td> 4,434,266 </Td> <Td> 4,731,913 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latin America </Td> <Td> 489,144 </Td> <Td> 243,694 </Td> <Td> 192,447 </Td> <Td> 126,168 </Td> <Td> 193,932 </Td> <Td> 200,712 </Td> <Td> 377,386 </Td> <Td> 266,272 </Td> <Td> 315,667 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North America </Td> <Td> 1,968 </Td> <Td> 2,647 </Td> <Td> 3,193 </Td> <Td> 2,624 </Td> <Td> 3,793 </Td> <Td> 3,717 </Td> <Td> 3,356 </Td> <Td> 3,657 </Td> <Td> 3,585 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oceania </Td> <Td> 34,834 </Td> <Td> 40,260 </Td> <Td> 40,964 </Td> <Td> 33,743 </Td> <Td> 37,674 </Td> <Td> 38,962 </Td> <Td> 37,224 </Td> <Td> 45,120 </Td> <Td> 39,884 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 9,070,227 </Td> <Td> 10,064,316 </Td> <Td> 13,185,013 </Td> <Td> 13,597,828 </Td> <Td> 16,511,508 </Td> <Td> 19,672,268 </Td> <Td> 12,577,355 </Td> <Td> 14,633,970 </Td> <Td> 14,397,887 </Td> <Td> 17,573,350 </Td> <Td> 19,344,586 </Td> <Td> 23,088,613 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> DV - 2007 </Th> <Th> DV - 2008 </Th> <Th> DV - 2009 </Th> <Th> DV - 2010 </Th> <Th> DV - 2011 </Th> <Th> DV - 2012 </Th> <Th> DV - 2013 </Th> <Th> DV - 2014 </Th> <Th> DV - 2015 </Th> <Th> DV - 2016 </Th> <Th> DV - 2017 </Th> <Th> DV - 2018 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 3,901,066 </Td> <Td> 4,150,726 </Td> <Td> 4,372,522 </Td> <Td> 5,105,274 </Td> <Td> 5,812,139 </Td> <Td> 6,304,186 </Td> <Td> 6,783,699 </Td> <Td> 7,500,487 </Td> <Td> 6,586,260 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 2,732,805 </Td> <Td> 3,506,073 </Td> <Td> 6,401,172 </Td> <Td> 6,175,452 </Td> <Td> 7,870,896 </Td> <Td> 10,102,185 </Td> <Td> 1,863,169 </Td> <Td> 2,384,168 </Td> <Td> 2,720,578 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr>

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