Migration flows · 2025
Iraq
Where people move to and from Iraq in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving Iraq
358,101
Total arriving in Iraq
345,711
Iraq & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Iraq. Reported movements only.
Where Iraq’s people go
Top destination countries
- 1 Germany 147,415
- 2 Turkiye 65,453
- 3 United Kingdom 18,074
- 4 France 14,347
- 5 Jordan 12,413
- 6 Iran, Islamic Rep. 12,175
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 10,838
- 8 Greece 9,677
- 9 Austria 9,607
- 10 Finland 8,048
- 11 Netherlands 7,432
- 12 Italy 7,039
- 13 United States 5,306
- 14 Egypt, Arab Rep. 4,476
- 15 Sweden 4,321
- 16 Switzerland 4,165
- 17 Lebanon 3,596
- 18 Belgium 3,056
- 19 Denmark 2,136
- 20 Canada 1,915
- 21 Cyprus 1,570
- 22 Australia 1,440
- 23 Armenia 1,403
- 24 United Arab Emirates 1,153
- 25 Yemen, Rep. 1,046
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 308,226
- 2 Afghanistan 10,321
- 3 Iran, Islamic Rep. 9,097
- 4 West Bank and Gaza 7,361
- 5 Turkiye 6,769
- 6 Sudan 1,819
- 7 Kuwait 1,371
- 8 Yemen, Rep. 262
- 9 Pakistan 216
- 10 Lebanon 153
- 11 Egypt, Arab Rep. 32
- 12 Eritrea 26
- 13 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 13
- 14 Kyrgyz Republic 10
- 15 Ukraine 7
- 16 South Sudan 7
- 17 Algeria 6
- 18 Bahrain 5
- 19 Ethiopia 5
- 20 Jordan 5