Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0017 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.0017 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.0022 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +1487.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +192.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +116.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 units per person | +1522.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | -87.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per person | +413.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 units per person | +39.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 units per person | +67.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.002 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.0017 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.0017 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 units per person, 4.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1522.1% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0018 units per person |
| 1981 | +1487.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1988 | +413.2% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 1982 | +192.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1983 | +116.3% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1987 | -87.9% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More social development data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -77.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.0017 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.