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Iran

Iran Migration Stats

Background:

Iran has the 21st largest immigrant population in the world, with just under 2 million living and working within its borders. However, it has a strong negative net migration rate of -3.28 per 1,000 of the population, meaning that more Iranians are leaving than foreigners arriving. Interestingly, Iran accepted the largest number of refugees between 1990 and 1999, with around 600,000 more than Germany, although the refugees per capita is the 15th highest globally, at 28.394 per 1,000 of the population.

Definitions

  • Immigration to Spain > From other countries - Asia > % Change[44]: Change in number of immigrant residents in Spain by country of origin during the period 2001-2006.
  • Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
  • Refugees: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99)
  • Refugees > US acceptance rates: The number of US refugee status applications approved in the 2002 fiscal year divided by the number of applications filed in that same period. Note that the applications approved have often been filed in previous years. This explains, for example, why Ghana has a 2002 approval rate of over 100%
  • Refugees > US acceptance rates per million: The number of US refugee status applications approved in the 2002 fiscal year divided by the number of applications filed in that same period. Note that the applications approved have often been filed in previous years. This explains, for example, why Ghana has a 2002 approval rate of over 100%. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Refugees > US applications: Number of refugee status applications filed in the United States in 2002, listed by country of chargeability
  • Refugees > US applications approved: Number of applications for Refugee status in the United States in the 2002 fiscal year approved. Listed by country of chargeability.
  • Refugees > US applications approved per million: Number of applications for Refugee status in the United States in the 2002 fiscal year approved. Listed by country of chargeability. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Refugees > US applications denied: Number of refugee status applications denied in the United States in the 2002 fiscal year, listed by country of chargeability
  • Refugees > US applications denied per million: Number of refugee status applications denied in the United States in the 2002 fiscal year, listed by country of chargeability. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Refugees > US applications otherwise closed: Number of applications for refugee status in the United States in the 2002 fiscal year that were closed for some reason other than approval or denial
  • Refugees > US applications otherwise closed per million: Number of applications for refugee status in the United States in the 2002 fiscal year that were closed for some reason other than approval or denial. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Refugees > US applications per million: Number of refugee status applications filed in the United States in 2002, listed by country of chargeability. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Refugees and internally displaced persons > Refugees > Country of origin: This entry includes those persons residing in a country as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs). The definition of a refugee according to a United Nations Convention is "a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution." The UN established the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1950 to handle refugee matters worldwide. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has a different, operational definition for a Palestinian refugee: "a person whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict." However, UNHCR also assists some 400,000 Palestinian refugees not covered under the UNRWA definition. The term "internally displaced person" is not specifically covered in the UN Convention; it is used to describe people who have fled their homes for reasons similar to refugees, but who remain within their own national territory and are subject to the laws of that state.
  • Refugees per 1000: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Immigration to Spain > From other countries - Asia > % Change[44] - 2006
Net migration rate -3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 populati 2008 144th out of 171
Refugees 1.93 million 1990 1st out of 110
Refugees > US acceptance rates 73.3 2002 11th out of 49
Refugees > US acceptance rates per million 1.08 2002 35th out of 48
Refugees > US applications 2,727 2002 9th out of 64
Refugees > US applications approved 2,000 2002 3rd out of 53
Refugees > US applications approved per million 29.53 2002 12th out of 52
Refugees > US applications denied 595 2002 9th out of 41
Refugees > US applications denied per million 8.79 2002 14th out of 40
Refugees > US applications otherwise closed 535 2002 7th out of 39
Refugees > US applications otherwise closed per million 7.9 2002 11th out of 38
Refugees > US applications per million 40.26 2002 16th out of 63
Refugees and internally displaced persons > Refugees > Country of origin 914,268 (Afghanistan); 54,024 (Iraq) 2007
Refugees per 1000 34.27 1990 16th out of 110

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Nationmaster.com calculations based on USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) data; Nationmaster.com calculations based on USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Citation

Iran People > Migration Profiles (Subcategories)

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