How many people have been executed in Iran in 2026?
As of 3 September 2026, the نفس در قفس (Breathing in Confinement) tracker has documented 1,024 executions in Iran in 2026. Of those executed, 1,007 have been identified by name and at least 23 were women. Executions have been recorded in 31 of Iran's 31 provinces.
Iranian authorities officially announce only a fraction of the death sentences they carry out, so the true number of executions is almost certainly higher than any documented count. Every record in this dataset corresponds to one person and is verified before publication; the figures on this page update automatically as new cases are confirmed.
Executions in Iran by month, 2026
| Month | Documented executions |
|---|---|
| January 2026 | 328 |
| February 2026 | 275 |
| March 2026 | 10 |
| April 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 90 |
| June 2026 | 118 |
| July 2026 | 81 |
| August 2026 | 85 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| Total | 1,024 |
The January–February surge follows the wave of executions after the January 2026 protests; the sharp March drop coincides with Ramadan, when executions traditionally pause.
Executions by province
| Province | Executions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Razavi Khorasan | 96 | 9.4% |
| Isfahan | 87 | 8.5% |
| Alborz | 70 | 6.8% |
| Fars | 66 | 6.4% |
| Lorestan | 56 | 5.5% |
| Khuzestan | 51 | 5% |
| East Azerbaijan | 44 | 4.3% |
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 40 | 3.9% |
| Semnan | 38 | 3.7% |
| Hamedan | 37 | 3.6% |
| Mazandaran | 36 | 3.5% |
| Kerman | 34 | 3.3% |
| Gilan | 33 | 3.2% |
| West Azerbaijan | 31 | 3% |
| Yazd | 25 | 2.4% |
| South Khorasan | 23 | 2.2% |
| North Khorasan | 22 | 2.1% |
| Kermanshah | 22 | 2.1% |
| Golestan | 22 | 2.1% |
| Qazvin | 20 | 2% |
| Ardabil | 19 | 1.9% |
| Qom | 19 | 1.9% |
| Kurdistan | 19 | 1.9% |
| Zanjan | 18 | 1.8% |
| Markazi | 17 | 1.7% |
| Bushehr | 16 | 1.6% |
| Ilam | 12 | 1.2% |
| Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | 12 | 1.2% |
| Hormozgan | 10 | 1% |
| Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | 9 | 0.9% |
| Tehran | 4 | 0.4% |
| Iran, total 2026 | 1,024 | 100% |
The heaviest city tolls so far: Karaj (71) · Isfahan (68) · Shiraz (65) · Tabriz (40) · Rasht (29) · Khorramabad (26) · Yazd (24) · Kermanshah (22).
About this data
نفس در قفس compiles execution records from public reporting — official judiciary and state-media announcements, independent media, and human-rights organisations — and verifies each case before it is added. One record equals one person, and duplicate reports of the same execution are merged.
Behind each number is a person: the memorial of those executed in 2026 lists every documented name. Ongoing coverage is in the executions news archive.
The dataset behind this page is free to cite with attribution and is available as JSON: aggregate by province and city · summary with monthly totals.
آمار اعدام در ایران — سال ۲۰۲۶ میلادی
تا امروز، «نفس در قفس» دستکم ۱۰۲۴ اعدام را در سال ۲۰۲۶ میلادی در ایران ثبت و راستیآزمایی کرده است؛ هویت ۱۰۰۷ نفر از اعدامشدگان احراز شده و دستکم ۲۳ نفر از آنان زن بودهاند. این اعدامها در ۳۱ استان کشور به ثبت رسیده است. از آنجا که حکومت تنها بخشی از اعدامها را اعلام میکند، شمار واقعی بهیقین بیش از این است.
Statistics generated 3 September 2026 · updated automatically from the نفس در قفس tracker · bciran.org