What Are the Odds of Winning?
Green Card Lottery statistics.
Based on records published by the U.S. State Department for the DV-2016 through DV-2022 programs, the overall odds of winning (being selected) in the Green Card Lottery are approximately 1:114.
| DV-Year |
Entrants |
Selectees |
Odds of Winning |
| DV-2016 |
11,391,134 |
91,563 |
1:124 |
| DV-2017 |
12,437,190 |
83,910 |
1:148 |
| DV-2018 |
14,692,258 |
115,968 |
1:127 |
| DV-2019 |
14,352,013 |
87,610 |
1:164 |
| DV-2020 |
14,722,798 |
83,884 |
1:176 |
| DV-2021 |
6,741,128 |
132,404 |
1:51 |
| DV-2022 |
7,336,302 |
119,021 |
1:62 |
| Average |
11,667,546 |
102,051 |
1:114 |
Recent trends in participation indicate a considerable decline in the number of people entering the lottery. This reduction in number of entries competing for the same number of diversity visas (55,000 annually), means that your odds of winning the DV Lottery have almost tripled in the most recent lottery drawings.
Read DV Lottery success statistics for more information.
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