Deaths in armed conflicts in Iran
Iran: Deaths in armed conflicts was 1,258 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in armed conflicts in Iran, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths in armed conflicts in Iran is 1,258 deaths, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 469.2% on the previous year and up 451.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts in Iran peaked at 1,258 deaths in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1989.
Iran ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in armed conflicts in Iran, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 335 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 44 deaths | -86.9% |
| 1992 | 59 deaths | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 245 deaths | +315.3% |
| 1994 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1996 | 52 deaths | — |
| 1997 | 40 deaths | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 16 deaths | — |
| 2000 | 64 deaths | +300.0% |
| 2001 | 134 deaths | +109.4% |
| 2002 | 3 deaths | -97.8% |
| 2003 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 1 deaths | — |
| 2005 | 64 deaths | +6300.0% |
| 2006 | 123 deaths | +92.2% |
| 2007 | 194 deaths | +57.7% |
| 2008 | 251 deaths | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 232 deaths | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 81 deaths | -65.1% |
| 2011 | 118 deaths | +45.7% |
| 2012 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2015 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2016 | 129 deaths | — |
| 2017 | 27 deaths | -79.1% |
| 2018 | 98 deaths | +263.0% |
| 2019 | 429 deaths | +337.8% |
| 2020 | 228 deaths | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 60 deaths | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 321 deaths | +435.0% |
| 2023 | 34 deaths | -89.4% |
| 2024 | 221 deaths | +550.0% |
| 2025 | 1,258 deaths | +469.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +6300.0% | 1 deaths | 64 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.1 deaths | 0 deaths | 335 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.6 deaths | 0 deaths | 251 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2 deaths | 0 deaths | 429 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 353.67 deaths | 34 deaths | 1,258 deaths | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts in Iran?
- Deaths in armed conflicts in Iran was 1,258 deaths in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1,258 deaths in 2025.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1989.
- How does Iran rank for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Iran ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
High estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.