On Tuesday, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, posted on X that 80% of the over 343,000 asylum seekers and refugees registered in Iraq live in the Kurdistan Region. 

 According to the UNHCR data from July, by governorate, 42% of all registered refugees and asylum seekers in Iraq live in Erbil Governerate, followed by Dohuk (26%) and Baghdad (13.5%). The remaining refugees live in other governorates, with Sulaymaniyah accounting for 11%.

More than 343,000 refugees and asylum seekers are registered with UNHCR in Iraq. Around 80% live in the Kurdistan Region, while approximately 33% of those in the Kurdistan Region live in nine refugee camps. 

More than 69,000 UNHCR-registered asylum seekers and refugees live in urban areas in other governorates across Iraq, primarily in Baghdad, which hosts 67% of this group.

The vast majority of refugees and asylum seekers registered with UNHCR in Iraq are from Syria, accounting for 88% of the total. Some 5% are from other countries, 2.6% from Iran, 2.4% from Palestine, and 2% from Türkiye.

Among registered refugees and asylum seekers, 4.5% are girls/women and 4.7% are boys/men aged 0–4. Among those aged 5–11, females account for 8.9% and males 9.5%. For the 12–17 age group, females make up 4.9% and males 5.2%.

The largest age group is 18–59, accounting for 22.5% females and 35.5% males. Among those aged 60 and above, females account for 2.2% and males 2.1%.