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.
There were approximately ** thousand Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2021, an increase from the ** thousand Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2008. The highest number of Iranian nationals residing in the United Kingdom was ** thousand in 2011, 2014, and 2015.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /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: /statistics/1253081/iranian-population-in-united-kingdom/
