There were approximately 37 thousand Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2021, an increase from the 31 thousand Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2008. The highest number of Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom was 44 thousand in 2011, 2014, and 2015.
Number of Iranian nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Excluding some residents in communal establishments. Population estimated using the annual population survey (APS).
*Data for 2020 and 2021 is as of June in that year.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 25, 2021). Number of Iranian nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253081/iranian-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Iranian nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253081/iranian-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of Iranian nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253081/iranian-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Iranian Nationals Resident in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253081/iranian-population-in-united-kingdom/
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Number of Iranian nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253081/iranian-population-in-united-kingdom/