The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 572 | 15 | sixth | 4.73% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 631 | 26 | sixth | 4.87% | 0 |
| 1999 | 750 | 43 | ninth | 4.41% | -3 |
| 2000 | 882 | 38 | ninth | 4.11% | 0 |
| 2001 | 1,025 | 21 | eighth | 4.10% | 1 |
| 2002 | 955 | 27 | ninth | 3.37% | -1 |
| 2003 | 842 | 24 | ninth | 3.33% | 0 |
| 2004 | 839 | 22 | tenth | 2.83% | -1 |
| 2005 | 953 | 47 | 11th | 2.81% | -1 |
| 2006 | 792 | 24 | 12th | 2.59% | -1 |
| 2007 | 821 | 33 | 11th | 2.47% | 1 |
| 2008 | 634 | 14 | 13th | 2.09% | -2 |
| 2009 | 630 | 22 | 13th | 2.28% | 0 |
| 2010 | 834 | 25 | eighth | 2.69% | 5 |
| 2011 | 525 | 19 | 13th | 2.14% | -5 |
| 2012 | 513 | 13 | 14th | 1.85% | -1 |
| 2013 | 620 | Withheld | 12th | 2.36% | 2 |
| 2014 | 868 | 23 | tenth | 2.42% | 2 |
| 2015 | 649 | 19 | tenth | 2.10% | 0 |
| 2016 | 913 | 28 | 12th | 2.38% | -2 |
| 2017 | 749 | 20 | 12th | 2.15% | 0 |
| 2018 | 500 | 17 | 14th | 2.03% | -2 |
| 2019 | 789 | 32 | 13th | 2.20% | 1 |
| 2020 | 413 | 12 | ninth | 2.45% | 4 |
| 2021 | 629 | 29 | seventh | 3.27% | 2 |
| 2022 | 414 | 24 | 12th | 1.94% | -5 |
| 2023 | 497 | 21 | eighth | 2.51% | 4 |
| 2024 | 1,128 | 59 | ninth | 2.37% | -1 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
The State Department recorded 1,128 K-1 issuances for India in FY2024. That put India ninth, following eighth in FY2023, when its annual count was 497.
India accumulated 3,081 K-1 issuances during FY2020 to FY2024, representing 2.47% worldwide. The annual count for India was 413 at the start of that window and 414 in FY2022.
Highs, lows and annual changes
The earliest publishable row for India records 572 in FY1997. The K-1 maximum for India is 1,128 in FY2024, and its visible minimum is 413 in FY2020. The series for India ends in FY2024 at 1,128.
FY2024 brought the biggest annual increase for India, up 631 from FY2023, moving from 497 to 1,128 visas. The largest decline for India occurred in FY2020, down 376 from 789 in FY2019 to 413.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
The visible rank range for India runs from sixth in FY1997 to 14th in FY2012. At its stronger position, India received 572 K-1 visas and held 4.73% worldwide. At its lower position, the figures were 513 and 1.85%. The latest annual rank is ninth.
The longer endpoint comparison for India starts with 868 K-1 visas in FY2014 and ends at 1,128 in FY2024, a 29.95% change. The more recent FY2019 starting point has 789 visas and a 42.97% endpoint change. A year before the latest total, India received 497 visas.
The world-share peak for India occurs in FY1998, when 631 K-1 visas out of 12,968 worldwide give it 4.87%. The largest annual volume for India is 1,128 in FY2024. Its latest 1,128 visas in FY2024 represent 2.37% of the worldwide 47,579.
Within the FY2020 to FY2024 period, India received 3,081 K-1 visas. Its FY2024 contribution is 36.61% of that total. The opening FY2020 figure of 413 accounts for 13.40%, while later India counts are 414 in FY2022 and 497 in FY2023.
For the recent period as a whole, India represents 2.47% of worldwide K-1 issuances. The latest 2.37% share differs by -0.10 percentage points when the period figure is subtracted. The India FY1997 row starts with 572 visas and 4.73% worldwide, compared with 2.51% in FY2023.
At the start of the visible record, India has 572 K-1 and 15 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank sixth with 4.73% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 631 K-1 and 26 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank sixth with 4.87% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 750 K-1 and 43 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank ninth with 4.41% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 882 K-1 and 38 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank ninth with 4.11% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
India received 59 child-class K-2 visas in FY2024. The largest child-visa entry for India is 59 in FY2024, with 1,128 K-1 visas in that row. That represents 5.2 K-2 visas per 100 K-1 visas for India.
A neighboring nationality by recent K-1 volume is Thailand. Over FY2020 to FY2024, it received 3,019 visas, alongside 3,081 for India. Its latest 1,201 compares with 1,128 for India.