Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 172.7 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 172.7 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 202.9 per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 88.22 per 100,000 people, in 2010.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 51st of 241 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 131.7 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 135.89 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 202.9 per 100,000 people | +49.3% |
| 2003 | 176.03 per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 161.89 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 136.71 per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 138 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 91.05 per 100,000 people | -34.0% |
| 2008 | 90.8 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.5 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 88.22 per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 91.68 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 94.97 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 92.64 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 100.08 per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 102.02 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 111.32 per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 138.38 per 100,000 people | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 149.78 per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 147.24 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 153.25 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 160.51 per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 136.06 per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 166.28 per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 171.59 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 172.7 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Iran (Islamic Republic of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +49.3% | 135.89 per 100,000 people | 202.9 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135.95 per 100,000 people | 90.8 per 100,000 people | 202.9 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.63 per 100,000 people | 88.22 per 100,000 people | 149.78 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.07 per 100,000 people | 136.06 per 100,000 people | 172.7 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
More development goals data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Red List Index 0.8961 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 918.76 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 68 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,969 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 8,293 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 172.7 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 202.9 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.22 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 51st out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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