Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iraq stood at 0.0005 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.5% on the previous year and up 151.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Iraq 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -59.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +200.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +77.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +51.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | +31.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iraq?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iraq was 0.0005 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Iraq rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.