Iran's Execution Rate Increases to 1,639 in 2025, NGOs Report
Joint annual reports from human rights organizations indicate that Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, marking a 6% increase from 2024. The reports also noted the inclusion of 48 women among those executed.
The number of executions represented an increase of 6% on the 975 people Iran put to death in 2024, and also included 48 women, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said in their joint annual report