Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Iraq

Refugees by country of origin in Iraq in 2024 — 305,493 people. Ranked 186 in the world out of 200. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 11,214.6%.

2024 305,493 people −7.15% vs 2023
World rank 186of 200
Period maximum 2.31M people2007
Period minimum 560 people1978

Trend over time

1968–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Iraq, 1968–202401M2M3M19681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 2,700 people1969: 2,700 people1978: 560 people1979: 31,000 people1980: 31,098 people1981: 66,589 people1982: 103,766 people1983: 103,721 people1984: 101,724 people1985: 401,503 people1986: 400,745 people1987: 410,818 people1988: 508,468 people1989: 507,986 people1990: 1,133,805 people1991: 1,321,853 people1992: 1,343,824 people1993: 771,074 people1994: 749,833 people1995: 718,717 people1996: 714,727 people1997: 707,342 people1998: 675,030 people1999: 642,875 people2000: 526,165 people2001: 530,508 people2002: 422,504 people2003: 368,577 people2004: 311,889 people2005: 262,302 people2006: 1,450,908 people2007: 2,309,246 people2008: 1,903,516 people2009: 1,785,215 people2010: 1,683,576 people2011: 1,428,306 people2012: 746,204 people2013: 401,461 people2014: 369,960 people2015: 264,086 people2016: 316,056 people2017: 362,536 people2018: 372,332 people2019: 336,274 people2020: 333,200 people2021: 343,883 people2022: 287,432 people2023: 329,020 people2024: 305,493 people
Change over the period: +302,793 (+11,214.56%) Average annual rate: 8.81 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 305,493 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Western Asia computed 6.7M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 305,493 −23,527 −7.15%
2023 329,020 +41,588 +14.47%
2022 287,432 −56,451 −16.42%
2021 343,883 +10,683 +3.21%
2020 333,200 −3,074 −0.91%
2019 336,274 −36,058 −9.68%
2018 372,332 +9,796 +2.7%
2017 362,536 +46,480 +14.71%
2016 316,056 +51,970 +19.68%
2015 264,086 −105,874 −28.62%
2014 369,960 −31,501 −7.85%
2013 401,461 −344,743 −46.2%
2012 746,204 −682,102 −47.76%
2011 1.43M −255,270 −15.16%
2010 1.68M −101,639 −5.69%
2009 1.79M −118,301 −6.21%
2008 1.9M −405,730 −17.57%
2007 2.31M +858,338 +59.16%
2006 1.45M +1.19M +453.14%
2005 262,302 −49,587 −15.9%
2004 311,889 −56,688 −15.38%
2003 368,577 −53,927 −12.76%
2002 422,504 −108,004 −20.36%
2001 530,508 +4,343 +0.83%
2000 526,165 −116,710 −18.15%
1999 642,875 −32,155 −4.76%
1998 675,030 −32,312 −4.57%
1997 707,342 −7,385 −1.03%
1996 714,727 −3,990 −0.56%
1995 718,717 −31,116 −4.15%
1994 749,833 −21,241 −2.75%
1993 771,074 −572,750 −42.62%
1992 1.34M +21,971 +1.66%
1991 1.32M +188,048 +16.59%
1990 1.13M +625,819 +123.2%
1989 507,986 −482 −0.09%
1988 508,468 +97,650 +23.77%
1987 410,818 +10,073 +2.51%
1986 400,745 −758 −0.19%
1985 401,503 +299,779 +294.7%
1984 101,724 −1,997 −1.93%
1983 103,721 −45 −0.04%
1982 103,766 +37,177 +55.83%
1981 66,589 +35,491 +114.13%
1980 31,098 +98 +0.32%
1979 31,000 +30,440 +5,435.71%
1978 560
1969 2,700 +0 +0%
1968 2,700

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.