Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Iran
Iran: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Iran, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Iran is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Iran peaked at 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2001.
Iran ranks 157th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 square kilometre in Iran, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +187.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +637.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -95.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +155.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0035 units per square kilometre. (47 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0402 units per square kilometre. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +637.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 154 Hungary 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Russia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Cambodia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Aruba 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bangladesh 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Curacao 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Eritrea 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Fiji 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Grenada 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Hong Kong 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Haiti 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Jamaica 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Monaco 0 units per square kilometre
- 157 Myanmar 0 units per square kilometre
- 157 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Sierra Leone 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Turkmenistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 East Timor 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Uzbekistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Iran
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 770,514 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 157,912 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 157,912 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 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 square kilometre in Iran?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Iran was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Iran rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 157th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.