Asia
Making aliyah from Iran
436 people moved from Iran to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 0 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Iran specifically.
Olim in 2025
0
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
436
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2018
79 arrivals
Most chosen town
Be'er Sheva
67 people
Settlement concentration
Not ranked: Iran has fewer than 1,000 olim on the detailed record, so its top three towns say more about one absorption programme than about a pattern.
The record
Aliyah from Iran, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Iran by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Be'er Sheva67
- 2Bnei Brak61
- 3Holon55
- 4Ashdod53
- 5Jerusalem50
- 6Tel Aviv-Yafo36
- 7Rishon LeZion21
- 8Petah Tikva18
- 9Beitar Illit15
- 10Netanya13
Age on arrival
24% arrived as children, 16% at 65 or over.
- 10-17106
- 218-2461
- 325-3475
- 435-4979
- 550-6444
- 665+71
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1School pupil81
- 2Retired49
- 3Not stated49
- 4Homemaker43
- 5Student38
- 6Self-employed20
- 7Professional services13
- 8Shop assistant11
Destination
More went to Be'er Sheva than anywhere else
67 of the 436 arrivals from Iran registered in Be'er Sheva, ahead of Bnei Brak, Holon, Ashdod.
That is 15% of everyone arriving from Iran, against 2.9% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Iran
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights coordinated through the regional Jewish Agency office.
Communities are smaller and more dispersed, with arrivals spread across the centre and north.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Iran compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Asia
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Iran each year?+
0 in 2025, and 436 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2018, with 79 arrivals.
Where do olim from Iran settle?+
Be'er Sheva takes the largest share, followed by Bnei Brak, Holon, Ashdod. 15% of olim from Iran settled in Be'er Sheva, against 2.9% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Iran?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Iran mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 436 arrivals recorded, 24% were children under 18 and 16% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.