WTMG Intelligence
Iran Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Iran's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score68.0346
Global RMOS Rank#40 of 171
Migration Momentum92.1
International Migrant Stock3,840,654
Migrant Share4.2%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Iran's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS68.0346
Global rank#40
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 23.4%
Migrant-stock rank#16 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#15 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 92.1 | 25% | 23.0263 |
| Migrant Market Size | 91.2 | 20% | 18.2456 |
| Migrant Share | 44.7 | 15% | 6.7059 |
| GDP per Capita | 35.4 | 15% | 5.3090 |
| GDP Growth | 58.2 | 10% | 5.8192 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 69.3 | 10% | 6.9286 |
| Visa Accessibility | 40.0 | 5% | 2.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 68.0346 | ||
Iran migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Iran Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock3,840,654
2020 migrant stock2,797,235
2015 migrant stock2,729,939
2020-2024 change+1,043,419 (+37.3%)
2015-2024 change+1,110,715 (+40.7%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Iran
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Afghanistan | 3,752,317 | 2,710,601 | 2,621,236 | +1,041,716 (+38.4%) |
| #2 | Iraq | 55,516 | 54,445 | 68,735 | +1,071 (+2.0%) |
| #3 | Pakistan | 12,822 | 12,575 | 16,032 | +247 (+2.0%) |
| #4 | Azerbaijan | 4,882 | 4,788 | 5,744 | +94 (+2.0%) |
| #5 | Turkmenistan | 1,992 | 1,954 | 2,344 | +38 (+1.9%) |
| #6 | Armenia | 1,008 | 989 | 1,185 | +19 (+1.9%) |
| #7 | Türkiye | 392 | 384 | 910 | +8 (+2.1%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Iran
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 431,405 | 408,216 | 400,316 | +23,189 (+5.7%) |
| #2 | Germany | 283,454 | 185,393 | 96,409 | +98,061 (+52.9%) |
| #3 | Canada | 205,304 | 178,830 | 154,303 | +26,474 (+14.8%) |
| #4 | Türkiye | 199,735 | 125,721 | 52,639 | +74,014 (+58.9%) |
| #5 | Sweden | 89,047 | 80,749 | 68,746 | +8,298 (+10.3%) |
| #6 | Australia | 88,697 | 76,276 | 61,710 | +12,421 (+16.3%) |
| #7 | Israel | 61,572 | 58,077 | 53,878 | +3,495 (+6.0%) |
| #8 | Netherlands | 44,869 | 37,422 | 29,385 | +7,447 (+19.9%) |
| #9 | Austria | 29,559 | 24,919 | 17,756 | +4,640 (+18.6%) |
| #10 | Italy | 23,973 | 19,481 | 14,197 | +4,492 (+23.1%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
69.3
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 4 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
40.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 40.0, based on 4 contributing cities.
Iran against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Iran | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 68.0 | 55.8 | +12.3 |
| Migration Momentum | 92.1 | 60.1 | +32.0 |
| Migrant Market Size | 91.2 | 50.3 | +40.9 |
| Migrant Share | 44.7 | 50.0 | -5.3 |
| GDP per Capita | 35.4 | 51.1 | -15.7 |
| GDP Growth | 58.2 | 50.6 | +7.6 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 69.3 | 67.0 | +2.3 |
| Visa Accessibility | 40.0 | 60.0 | -20.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.