Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Iraq

Refugees by country of asylum in Iraq in 2024 — 318,461 people. Ranked 23 in the world out of 178. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 79,515.3%.

2024 318,461 people +11.16% vs 2023
World rank 23of 178
Period maximum 318,461 people2024
Period minimum 400 people1979

Trend over time

1979–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Iraq, 1979–20240100,000200,000300,000400,00019791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 400 people1980: 400 people1981: 1,200 people1982: 1,200 people1983: 1,200 people1984: 1,200 people1985: 83,200 people1986: 111,000 people1987: 1,000 people1990: 900 people1991: 87,990 people1992: 115,000 people1993: 109,066 people1994: 119,581 people1995: 116,722 people1996: 112,957 people1997: 104,032 people1998: 104,022 people1999: 128,913 people2000: 127,787 people2001: 128,142 people2002: 134,190 people2003: 46,721 people2004: 46,053 people2005: 50,177 people2006: 44,406 people2007: 42,352 people2008: 39,503 people2009: 35,213 people2010: 34,647 people2011: 35,184 people2012: 98,818 people2013: 246,294 people2014: 271,137 people2015: 277,702 people2016: 261,863 people2017: 277,668 people2018: 283,018 people2019: 273,986 people2020: 270,377 people2021: 280,072 people2022: 273,716 people2023: 286,480 people2024: 318,461 people
Change over the period: +318,061 (+79,515.25%) Average annual rate: 16 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 318,461 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 318,461 +31,981 +11.16%
2023 286,480 +12,764 +4.66%
2022 273,716 −6,356 −2.27%
2021 280,072 +9,695 +3.59%
2020 270,377 −3,609 −1.32%
2019 273,986 −9,032 −3.19%
2018 283,018 +5,350 +1.93%
2017 277,668 +15,805 +6.04%
2016 261,863 −15,839 −5.7%
2015 277,702 +6,565 +2.42%
2014 271,137 +24,843 +10.09%
2013 246,294 +147,476 +149.24%
2012 98,818 +63,634 +180.86%
2011 35,184 +537 +1.55%
2010 34,647 −566 −1.61%
2009 35,213 −4,290 −10.86%
2008 39,503 −2,849 −6.73%
2007 42,352 −2,054 −4.63%
2006 44,406 −5,771 −11.5%
2005 50,177 +4,124 +8.95%
2004 46,053 −668 −1.43%
2003 46,721 −87,469 −65.18%
2002 134,190 +6,048 +4.72%
2001 128,142 +355 +0.28%
2000 127,787 −1,126 −0.87%
1999 128,913 +24,891 +23.93%
1998 104,022 −10 −0.01%
1997 104,032 −8,925 −7.9%
1996 112,957 −3,765 −3.23%
1995 116,722 −2,859 −2.39%
1994 119,581 +10,515 +9.64%
1993 109,066 −5,934 −5.16%
1992 115,000 +27,010 +30.7%
1991 87,990 +87,090 +9,676.67%
1990 900
1987 1,000 −110,000 −99.1%
1986 111,000 +27,800 +33.41%
1985 83,200 +82,000 +6,833.33%
1984 1,200 +0 +0%
1983 1,200 +0 +0%
1982 1,200 +0 +0%
1981 1,200 +800 +200%
1980 400 +0 +0%
1979 400

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.