Registered Refugees & Refugee-like* from Afghanistan

Total returnees to Afghanistan in 2025

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations

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* People in refugee-like situation refers to a category which is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained.


Registered Afghan Refugees, Asylum-seekers & Afghans in refugee-like situation (in Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan) JSON 
5,260,545
آخر تحديث 31 Dec 2024
Source - UNHCR, Various 
Registered Afghan Refugees, Asylum-Seekers & Afghans in refugee-like situation by country JSON 
موقع Source تاريخ البيانات Population
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Various 31 Dec 2024   66.1% 3,477,100
Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) Various 31 Dec 2024   33.4% 1,758,600
Tajikistan UNHCR, Various 31 Dec 2024   0.2% 12,931
Turkmenistan Various 31 Dec 2024   0.1% 3,409
Uzbekistan Various 31 Dec 2024   0.2% 8,505

Total Returns to Afghanistan in 2025 JSON 
2,021,595
آخر تحديث 23 Jul 2025
Source - IOM, UNHCR, Various 

Total returns is an umbrella term that includes all returns including deportations, assisted Voluntary Repatriation (VolRep) and other returns of Afghans of all statuses such as PoR cardholders, ACC holders, Amayesh card holders, Headcount Slipholders and the undocumented, excluding passport/visa holders.

Total Returns to Afghanistan in 2025 by country JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source تاريخ البيانات Population
Iran (Islamic Rep. of) UNHCR, Various 23 Jul 2025   83.3% 1,684,500
Pakistan IOM, UNHCR 16 Jul 2025   16.6% 335,664
Various UNHCR 23 Jul 2025   0.1% 1,431


Monthly Returns to Afghanistan in 2025 by country
Deportations to Afghanistan in 2025 JSON 
1,079,225
آخر تحديث 23 Jul 2025
Source - IOM, UNHCR, Various 
Deportations to Afghanistan in 2025 by country JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source تاريخ البيانات Population
Iran (Islamic Rep. of) UNHCR, Various 23 Jul 2025   92.9% 1,002,900
Pakistan IOM, UNHCR 19 Jul 2025   4.9% 53,000
Türkiye 17 Jul 2025   2.1% 22,739
Tajikistan 18 Jul 2025   0.1% 586


Monthly Deportations to Afghanistan in 2025 by country
Registered refugee returnees to Afghanistan by year JSON 
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    Date of Funding Data 30 June 2025 (25 days ago)
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