Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Iran

Refugees by country of origin in Iran in 2024 — 158,166 people. Ranked 182 in the world out of 200. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 329,412.5%.

2024 158,166 people +4.23% vs 2023
World rank 182of 200
Period maximum 158,166 people2024
Period minimum 48 people1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Iran, 1980–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 48 people1981: 803 people1982: 2,480 people1983: 5,577 people1984: 5,244 people1985: 88,245 people1986: 87,921 people1987: 10,992 people1988: 58,259 people1989: 52,798 people1990: 75,889 people1991: 130,366 people1992: 128,781 people1993: 115,516 people1994: 121,288 people1995: 112,360 people1996: 104,122 people1997: 93,986 people1998: 89,967 people1999: 86,845 people2000: 88,266 people2001: 92,490 people2002: 138,362 people2003: 122,530 people2004: 115,171 people2005: 99,430 people2006: 102,479 people2007: 68,398 people2008: 69,051 people2009: 72,771 people2010: 68,785 people2011: 72,366 people2012: 75,932 people2013: 75,061 people2014: 82,202 people2015: 84,950 people2016: 94,102 people2017: 118,639 people2018: 129,941 people2019: 128,998 people2020: 135,018 people2021: 142,989 people2022: 122,759 people2023: 151,752 people2024: 158,166 people
Change over the period: +158,118 (+329,412.5%) Average annual rate: 20.21 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Iran 158,166 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Southern Asia computed 6.24M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 158,166 +6,414 +4.23%
2023 151,752 +28,993 +23.62%
2022 122,759 −20,230 −14.15%
2021 142,989 +7,971 +5.9%
2020 135,018 +6,020 +4.67%
2019 128,998 −943 −0.73%
2018 129,941 +11,302 +9.53%
2017 118,639 +24,537 +26.07%
2016 94,102 +9,152 +10.77%
2015 84,950 +2,748 +3.34%
2014 82,202 +7,141 +9.51%
2013 75,061 −871 −1.15%
2012 75,932 +3,566 +4.93%
2011 72,366 +3,581 +5.21%
2010 68,785 −3,986 −5.48%
2009 72,771 +3,720 +5.39%
2008 69,051 +653 +0.95%
2007 68,398 −34,081 −33.26%
2006 102,479 +3,049 +3.07%
2005 99,430 −15,741 −13.67%
2004 115,171 −7,359 −6.01%
2003 122,530 −15,832 −11.44%
2002 138,362 +45,872 +49.6%
2001 92,490 +4,224 +4.79%
2000 88,266 +1,421 +1.64%
1999 86,845 −3,122 −3.47%
1998 89,967 −4,019 −4.28%
1997 93,986 −10,136 −9.73%
1996 104,122 −8,238 −7.33%
1995 112,360 −8,928 −7.36%
1994 121,288 +5,772 +5%
1993 115,516 −13,265 −10.3%
1992 128,781 −1,585 −1.22%
1991 130,366 +54,477 +71.79%
1990 75,889 +23,091 +43.73%
1989 52,798 −5,461 −9.37%
1988 58,259 +47,267 +430.01%
1987 10,992 −76,929 −87.5%
1986 87,921 −324 −0.37%
1985 88,245 +83,001 +1,582.78%
1984 5,244 −333 −5.97%
1983 5,577 +3,097 +124.88%
1982 2,480 +1,677 +208.84%
1981 803 +755 +1,572.92%
1980 48

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.