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 0.0935 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.0935 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 103.0% 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 0.0935 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1980.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 63rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1572.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +208.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +124.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +1582.8% |
| 1986 | 0.054 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | +430.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1991 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0791 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0552 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0752 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0707 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0444 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0731 units per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0801 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0832 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0757 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.0935 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.0935 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 2.1× 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 | +1582.8% | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0542 units per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +1572.9% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +430.0% | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0358 units per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +208.8% | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +124.9% | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre |
| 1987 | -87.5% | 0.054 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.065 units per square kilometre | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | 0.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | 0.042 units per square kilometre | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0572 units per square kilometre | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | 0.0801 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | 0.0757 units per square kilometre | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 60 Colombia 0.1041 units per square kilometre compare
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- 62 Dominica 0.0973 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Yemen 0.091 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0817 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0808 units per square kilometre compare
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 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 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 0.0935 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0935 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- 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 square kilometre 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 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 103.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 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.