Iraq Refugee Statistics 1979-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Iraq refugee statistics for 2023 was 286,480.00, a 4.66% increase from 2022.
  • Iraq refugee statistics for 2022 was 273,716.00, a 2.27% decline from 2021.
  • Iraq refugee statistics for 2021 was 280,072.00, a 3.59% increase from 2020.
  • Iraq refugee statistics for 2020 was 270,377.00, a 1.32% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Iran 3,764,517.00
Turkey 3,251,127.00
Jordan 3,063,591.00
Lebanon 1,279,108.00
Russia 1,230,131.00
Iraq 286,480.00
Brazil 235,765.00
Armenia 150,080.00
Malaysia 135,872.00
Mexico 124,784.00
Algeria 98,590.00
Bulgaria 97,618.00
Romania 87,487.00
Thailand 87,314.00
South Africa 67,145.00
Montenegro 64,733.00
Ecuador 62,899.00
Kazakhstan 42,685.00
Belarus 39,981.00
Serbia 29,365.00
Venezuela 29,336.00
Costa Rica 23,422.00
North Macedonia 18,898.00
Peru 6,712.00
Paraguay 5,991.00
Azerbaijan 5,771.00
Namibia 5,157.00
Albania 5,079.00
Turkmenistan 3,614.00
Libya 1,837.00
Colombia 1,382.00
Guatemala 989.00
Dominican Republic 778.00
Botswana 761.00
Bosnia 348.00
China 296.00
Belize 214.00
Gabon 204.00
Cuba 136.00
Guyana 27.00
Suriname 24.00
Fiji 15.00
Mauritius 5.00
Iraq Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 286,480.00 4.66%
2022 273,716.00 -2.27%
2021 280,072.00 3.59%
2020 270,377.00 -1.32%
2019 273,986.00 -3.19%
2018 283,018.00 1.93%
2017 277,668.00 6.04%
2016 261,863.00 -5.70%
2015 277,702.00 2.42%
2014 271,137.00 10.09%
2013 246,294.00 149.24%
2012 98,818.00 180.86%
2011 35,184.00 1.55%
2010 34,647.00 -1.61%
2009 35,213.00 -10.86%
2008 39,503.00 -6.73%
2007 42,352.00 -4.63%
2006 44,406.00 -11.50%
2005 50,177.00 8.95%
2004 46,053.00 -1.43%
2003 46,721.00 -65.18%
2002 134,190.00 4.72%
2001 128,142.00 0.28%
2000 127,787.00 -0.87%
1999 128,913.00 23.93%
1998 104,022.00 -0.01%
1997 104,032.00 -7.90%
1996 112,957.00 -3.23%
1995 116,722.00 -2.39%
1994 119,581.00 9.64%
1993 109,066.00 -5.16%
1992 115,000.00 30.70%
1991 87,990.00 9676.67%
1990 900.00 -10.00%
1987 1,000.00 -99.10%
1986 111,000.00 33.41%
1985 83,200.00 6833.33%
1984 1,200.00 0.00%
1983 1,200.00 0.00%
1982 1,200.00 0.00%
1981 1,200.00 200.00%
1980 400.00 0.00%
1979 400.00 0.00%