Number of refugees per 100000 in Iran
Iran: Number of refugees per 100000 was 170.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100000 in Iran, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Iran stood at 170.87.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Iran peaked at 217.32 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1205, in 1980.
Iran ranks 49th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1205 | — |
| 1981 | 1.91 | +1487.4% |
| 1982 | 5.6 | +192.9% |
| 1983 | 12.12 | +116.3% |
| 1984 | 10.97 | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 177.98 | +1522.1% |
| 1986 | 170.9 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 20.61 | -87.9% |
| 1988 | 105.79 | +413.2% |
| 1989 | 93.11 | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 129.99 | +39.6% |
| 1991 | 217.32 | +67.2% |
| 1992 | 210.48 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 188.13 | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 197.15 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 180.63 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 165.59 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 147.69 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 139.44 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 132.7 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 132.89 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 137.12 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 203.44 | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 178.18 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 163.93 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 138.43 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 139.63 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 91.68 | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 91.44 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.18 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 88.85 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 92.32 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 95.67 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 93.34 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 100.86 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 102.82 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 112.28 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 139.53 | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 150.89 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 148.19 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 153.91 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 161.66 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 137.13 | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 167.49 | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 172.74 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 170.87 | -1.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 170.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.76, 4.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran's 170.87 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.46, 4.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1522.1% | 10.97 | 177.98 |
| 1981 | +1487.4% | 0.1205 | 1.91 |
| 1988 | +413.2% | 20.61 | 105.79 |
| 1982 | +192.9% | 1.91 | 5.6 |
| 1983 | +116.3% | 5.6 | 12.12 |
| 1987 | -87.9% | 170.9 | 20.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.91 | 0.1205 | 177.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 170.91 | 129.99 | 217.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.19 | 91.44 | 203.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.47 | 88.85 | 150.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.63 | 137.13 | 172.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Iran?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Iran was 170.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 217.32 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1205 in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Iran ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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