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Iran, Islamic Republic of: Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum

770,514people · 2025-21.3% since 2015

Refugees living in the country, under UNHCR's mandate. Annual figures for Iran, Islamic Republic of from 1962 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
2025770,514
20243,489,257
20233,764,517
20223,425,091
2021798,343
2020800,025
2019979,435
2018979,435
2017979,435
2016979,435
2015979,435
2014982,025
2013857,352
2012868,239
2011886,465
20101,073,363
20091,070,483
2008980,104
2007963,544
2006968,368
2005974,301
20041,045,975
2003984,895
20021,306,599
20011,868,000
20001,868,000
19991,835,688
19981,931,332
19971,982,553
19962,030,359
19952,071,988
19942,236,350
19932,495,038
19924,150,723
19914,404,995
19904,174,401
19892,850,000
19882,850,000
19872,760,000
19862,590,000
19852,300,000
19842,000,000
19831,900,060
19821,700,060
19811,565,000
1980330,000
1979130,100
1969300
1968300
19631,500
19622,000

Source

Published by UNHCR, produced by UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UNHCR (2026). Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of asylum. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/unhcr-refugees-hosted (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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