H-1B visa
H-1B visas issued per year

Fiscal Year
H-1B
H-1B1
Total
1990
794
n/a
794
1991
51,882
n/a
51,882
1992
44,290
n/a
44,290
1993
35,818
n/a
35,818
1994
42,843
n/a
42,843
1995
51,832
n/a
51,832
1996
58,327
n/a
58,327
1997
80,547
n/a
80,547
1998
91,360
n/a
91,360
1999
116,513
n/a
116,513
2000
133,290
n/a
133,290
2001
161,643
n/a
161,643
2002
118,352
n/a
118,352
2003
107,196
n/a
107,196
2004
138,965
72
139,037
2005
124,099
275
124,374
2006
135,421
440
135,861
2007
154,053
639
154,692
2008
129,464
719
130,183
2009
110,367
621
110,988
2010
117,409
419
117,828
2011
129,134
418
129,552
2012
135,530
461
135,991
2013
153,223
571
153,794
2014
161,369
870
162,239
2015
172,748
1,051
173,799
2016
180,057
1,294
181,351
2017
179,049
1,391
180,440

Question: How many H-1B visas were issued in FY 2009 and FY 2010 compared to previous years?
Answer: In FY 2009, the H-1B visas were lower than in previous years, yet 110,367 H-1B visas were issued, and 117,409 were issued in FY2010.