Last year, Iran executed a record number of people in 45 years, according to Amnesty International

In 2025, 2,159 people were executed in Iran—the highest number in the country since 1981 and a record for a single country over the past 45 years.

This was reported by Amnesty International.

According to human rights activists, at least 2,707 people were executed worldwide last year, the highest figure since 1981. However, these statistics do not include China, where, according to the organization’s estimates, thousands of executions take place each year, but exact figures remain classified.

Amnesty International notes that the number of executions in 2025 also rose sharply in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Yemen, Singapore, and the United States.

Human rights activists believe that in Iran, the death penalty is increasingly being used as a tool of political repression, particularly following anti-government protests and the war with Israel in 2025.

At the same time, due to limited access to official data, other human rights organizations cite lower estimates. In particular, one organization reported at least 1,639 executions in 2025.