Iraq vs Lower middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Iraq
322,345
in 2025
Lower middle income
5.41 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
25th
Lower middle income rank
24th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Iraq
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 5.41 million against 322,345 in Iraq, a difference of 5.09 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 16.8 times Iraq's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 400 785,440 785,040 Lower middle income
1980s 25,050 3.29 million 3.26 million Lower middle income
1990s 99,918 4.20 million 4.10 million Lower middle income
2000s 69,454 3.50 million 3.43 million Lower middle income
2010s 206,032 4.54 million 4.33 million Lower middle income
2020s 291,908 5.58 million 5.28 million Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Iraq or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 5.41 million against 322,345 in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iraq and Lower middle income?
5.09 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Iraq ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, the refugee definition contained in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees as incorporated into national laws, those recognized in accordance with the UNHCR Statute, individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection. The refugee population also includes people in a refugee-like situation, which is a category that is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the UNHCR.