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Refugees and internally displaced persons

Iran — 22 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 refugees (country of origin): 1,223,823 (Afghanistan), 124,014 (Iraq) (2004)
2005 refugees (country of origin): 1,223,823 (Afghanistan) 124,014 (Iraq) (2004)
2006 refugees (country of origin): 952,802 (Afghanistan) 93,173 (Iraq) (2005)
2007 refugees (country of origin): 662,355 (Afghanistan), 54,000 (Iraq) (2006)
2008 refugees (country of origin): 914,268 (Afghanistan); 54,024 (Iraq) (2007)
2009 refugees (country of origin): 914,268 (Afghanistan); 54,024 (Iraq) (2007)
2010 refugees (country of origin): 914,268 (Afghanistan); 54,024 (Iraq) (2007)
2011 refugees (country of origin): 914,268 (Afghanistan); 54,024 (Iraq) (2007)
2012 refugees (country of origin): 1,027,577 (Afghanistan); 3,511 (Iraq) (2012)
2013 refugees (country of origin): 2.4 million (1 million registered, 1.4 million undocumented) (Afghanistan); 42,500 (Iraq) (2013)
2014 refugees (country of origin): 43,268 (Iraq) (2013); 2.4 million (1 million registered, 1.4 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2014)
2015 refugees (country of origin): 2.4 million (1 million registered, 1.4 million undocumented) (Afghanistan); 32,000 (Iraq) (2014)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 2.5 - 3.0 (1 million registered, 1.5 - 2.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan); 28,268 (Iraq) (2015)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 2.5-3.0 (1 million registered, 1.5-2.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan); 28,268 (Iraq) (2016)
2018 refugees (country of origin): 28,268 (Iraq), 2.5-3.0 (1 million registered, 1.5-2.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2017)
2019 refugees (country of origin): 2.5-3.0 (1 million registered, 1.5-2.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2017); 28,268 (Iraq) (2018)
2020 refugees (country of origin): 2.5-3.0 (1 million registered, 1.5-2.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2015); 28,268 (Iraq) (2019)
2021 refugees (country of origin): 2.6 million undocumented Afghans, 780,000 Afghan refugee card holders, 20,000 Iraqi refugee card holders (2020) stateless persons: 34 (2020)
2022 refugees (country of origin): 2.6 million undocumented Afghans, 780,000 Afghan refugee card holders, 20,000 Iraqi refugee card holders (2020) stateless persons: 34 (mid-year 2021)
2023 refugees (country of origin): 500,000 undocumented Afghans, 750,000 Afghan refugee card holders, 12,000 Iraqi refugee card holders (2022) stateless persons: 34 (mid-year 2021)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 500,000 undocumented Afghans, 750,000 Afghan refugee card holders, 12,000 Iraqi refugee card holders (2022) stateless persons: 34 (mid-year 2021)
2025 refugees: 3,489,257 (2024 est.) IDPs: 421 (2024 est.)