Net migration in Iran

Net migration to Iran was 116,786 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Iran, 2025 116,786 People
Change from 2024 −38.6% 2024: 190,156 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 14th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Iran over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period IranWorld
2025 116,786 people 0 people
2024 190,156 people 0 people
2023 262,044 people 0 people
2022 403,190 people 0 people
2021 334,967 people 0 people
2020 -180,680 people 0 people
2019 -32,794 people 0 people
2018 -27,946 people 0 people
2017 34,849 people 0 people
2016 66,630 people 0 people
2015 -46,239 people 0 people
2014 -56,042 people 0 people
2013 -47,322 people 0 people
2012 -57,823 people 0 people
2011 -65,924 people 0 people
2010 -12,849 people 0 people
2009 211 people 0 people
2008 -12,184 people 0 people
2007 -24,950 people 0 people
2006 640,932 people 0 people
2005 765,873 people 0 people
2004 739,996 people 0 people
2003 700,222 people 0 people
2002 -668,962 people 0 people
2001 291,692 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −38.6% from 190,156 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -46,239 people, the figure has changed by +163,025.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Iran
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects