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Iran vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 17th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Serbia
Population
93020793
6541064
Population rank 17/197 110/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Iran and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Iran and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Iran

Serbia
Year GDP
Iran Serbia
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 -
1971 $13,731,802,833 -
1972 $17,153,463,263 -
1973 $27,081,698,250 -
1974 $46,209,092,072 -
1975 $51,776,222,350 -
1976 $68,055,295,081 -
1977 $80,600,122,702 -
1978 $77,994,316,621 -
1979 $90,391,877,326 -
1980 $94,362,275,580 -
1981 $100,499,312,750 -
1982 $125,948,756,439 -
1983 $156,365,156,618 -
1984 $162,276,728,620 -
1985 $180,183,629,600 -
1986 $209,094,561,833 -
1987 $134,009,995,923 -
1988 $123,057,861,334 -
1989 $120,496,362,916 -
1990 $124,813,263,926 -
1991 $131,637,664,958 -
1992 $119,768,691,217 -
1993 $63,743,623,231 -
1994 $71,841,461,172 -
1995 $96,419,225,745 $17,921,892,655
1996 $120,403,931,883 $23,277,430,168
1997 $113,919,163,421 $27,153,408,995
1998 $110,276,913,362 $21,004,077,441
1999 $113,848,450,089 $20,878,694,851
2000 $109,591,707,801 $7,326,373,882
2001 $126,878,750,296 $13,599,378,662
2002 $128,626,917,504 $17,930,583,571
2003 $151,911,222,120 $23,593,044,418
2004 $187,754,571,247 $26,845,632,342
2005 $224,970,371,329 $28,334,256,181
2006 $265,602,187,406 $33,298,057,362
2007 $349,736,591,836 $44,888,028,946
2008 $406,070,949,551 $54,220,641,202
2009 $414,059,094,950 $46,955,984,410
2010 $487,069,570,461 $43,536,629,233
2011 $629,082,257,472 $51,251,098,408
2012 $644,019,315,004 $45,103,269,969
2013 $500,399,839,840 $50,455,529,604
2014 $462,284,793,281 $49,114,321,280
2015 $409,191,686,497 $41,297,410,635
2016 $459,042,684,193 $42,225,495,910
2017 $489,168,731,811 $45,972,834,714
2018 $398,880,231,367 $52,787,520,249
2019 $333,519,146,339 $53,864,693,665
2020 $262,186,179,356 $55,874,017,669
2021 $383,436,202,447 $66,159,884,073
2022 $394,362,621,793 $66,797,564,758
2023 $404,625,655,076 $81,342,660,752
2024 $436,906,331,672 $89,083,506,277

Iran and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Iran Serbia
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 -
1971 $457 -
1972 $555 -
1973 $851 -
1974 $1,409 -
1975 $1,532 -
1976 $1,954 -
1977 $2,243 -
1978 $2,101 -
1979 $2,352 -
1980 $2,368 -
1981 $2,393 -
1982 $2,845 -
1983 $3,397 -
1984 $3,395 -
1985 $3,634 -
1986 $4,064 -
1987 $2,513 -
1988 $2,234 -
1989 $2,125 -
1990 $2,138 -
1991 $2,194 -
1992 $1,957 -
1993 $1,038 -
1994 $1,168 -
1995 $1,550 $2,349
1996 $1,915 $3,054
1997 $1,790 $3,574
1998 $1,709 $2,775
1999 $1,740 $2,769
2000 $1,650 $975
2001 $1,881 $1,812
2002 $1,891 $2,391
2003 $2,209 $3,154
2004 $2,672 $3,597
2005 $3,132 $3,808
2006 $3,619 $4,493
2007 $4,688 $6,081
2008 $5,377 $7,377
2009 $5,416 $6,414
2010 $6,291 $5,971
2011 $8,026 $7,082
2012 $8,114 $6,263
2013 $6,223 $7,040
2014 $5,672 $6,887
2015 $4,953 $5,820
2016 $5,477 $5,982
2017 $5,753 $6,548
2018 $4,632 $7,560
2019 $3,831 $7,756
2020 $2,989 $8,099
2021 $4,335 $9,681
2022 $4,405 $10,023
2023 $4,466 $12,282
2024 $4,771 $13,524

Iran vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Serbia
1950 38.2 55.1
1951 38.7 55.6
1952 39.2 57.4
1953 39.5 59.8
1954 40 60.7
1955 40.6 61.3
1956 41.1 61.9
1957 41.3 63.2
1958 42.2 64.3
1959 42.8 65.2
1960 43.3 65.7
1961 43.9 66.3
1962 43.8 67
1963 45.1 67.4
1964 45.7 68
1965 46.4 68.7
1966 47.1 69.4
1967 47.8 70.1
1968 47.9 70.1
1969 49.4 70
1970 50.2 69.7
1971 51.1 69.7
1972 51.7 70
1973 52.9 70.5
1974 53.9 71.1
1975 54.8 71.6
1976 55.8 71.9
1977 56.7 71.8
1978 56 71.4
1979 58.5 71.2
1980 58.4 71.1
1981 56.6 71.1
1982 57.6 71
1983 58.5 71.1
1984 60.9 71.2
1985 61.5 71.4
1986 62.1 71.6
1987 62.7 71.9
1988 63.3 72
1989 65.3 72.3
1990 64.1 72.2
1991 66.2 71.9
1992 66.7 71.6
1993 67 71.9
1994 67.5 72.3
1995 67.9 72.7
1996 68.3 72.9
1997 68.6 72.9
1998 69.2 72.3
1999 69.7 70
2000 70.2 72.3
2001 70.6 72.3
2002 71.1 72.6
2003 70.5 72.7
2004 72 72.9
2005 72.4 73.1
2006 72.9 73.4
2007 73.3 73.7
2008 73.7 73.9
2009 74 74.1
2010 74.4 74.4
2011 74.7 74.7
2012 75 75.1
2013 75.3 75.3
2014 75.6 75.5
2015 75.9 75.7
2016 76.2 75.7
2017 76.4 75.8
2018 76.6 76
2019 76.9 76.1
2020 74.1 74.5
2021 73.8 72.9
2022 76.8 75.5
2023 77.7 76.8
2024 77.9 76.9
2025 78.1 77.1

Iran and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Serbia
Year Population
Iran Serbia
1960 21,470,434 6,638,992
1961 22,125,726 6,689,077
1962 22,807,907 6,740,264
1963 23,519,005 6,787,950
1964 24,262,859 6,832,855
1965 25,036,978 6,876,624
1966 25,829,270 6,927,969
1967 26,628,432 6,966,522
1968 27,437,391 7,007,586
1969 28,273,482 7,123,249
1970 29,145,100 7,164,993
1971 30,029,071 7,211,716
1972 30,921,179 7,252,012
1973 31,839,838 7,283,902
1974 32,796,463 7,326,043
1975 33,802,973 7,368,717
1976 34,837,271 7,418,973
1977 35,933,181 7,462,783
1978 37,126,535 7,504,017
1979 38,424,952 7,541,997
1980 39,842,324 7,709,544
1981 41,989,312 7,736,787
1982 44,272,141 7,763,335
1983 46,029,535 7,788,100
1984 47,793,998 7,813,549
1985 49,582,289 7,835,902
1986 51,446,045 7,853,824
1987 53,323,493 7,868,027
1988 55,072,694 7,884,218
1989 56,704,914 7,893,787
1990 58,380,092 7,897,937
1991 59,986,931 7,595,636
1992 61,184,983 7,604,063
1993 61,403,543 7,614,328
1994 61,520,598 7,622,711
1995 62,205,567 7,628,264
1996 62,881,300 7,622,185
1997 63,639,638 7,598,538
1998 64,519,859 7,567,745
1999 65,445,391 7,540,401
2000 66,418,659 7,516,346
2001 67,452,005 7,503,433
2002 68,011,317 7,500,031
2003 68,769,340 7,480,591
2004 70,256,316 7,463,157
2005 71,828,455 7,440,769
2006 73,392,747 7,411,569
2007 74,602,648 7,381,579
2008 75,514,204 7,350,222
2009 76,457,825 7,320,807
2010 77,420,842 7,291,436
2011 78,383,598 7,236,519
2012 79,370,580 7,201,497
2013 80,414,686 7,166,553
2014 81,502,045 7,131,787
2015 82,619,362 7,095,383
2016 83,812,228 7,058,322
2017 85,026,754 7,020,858
2018 86,117,998 6,982,604
2019 87,051,648 6,945,235
2020 87,723,443 6,899,126
2021 88,455,488 6,834,326
2022 89,524,246 6,664,449
2023 90,608,707 6,623,183
2024 91,567,738 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Iran and Serbia

Fertility rate
Iran

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Iran Serbia
1960 7.52 2.15
1961 7.46 2.13
1962 7.4 2.11
1963 7.32 2.08
1964 7.24 2.07
1965 7.22 2.06
1966 7.21 2.04
1967 7.19 2.02
1968 7.12 2.01
1969 7.01 1.99
1970 6.8 1.97
1971 6.55 1.96
1972 6.26 1.95
1973 6.06 1.94
1974 5.97 1.93
1975 5.95 1.92
1976 6.07 1.91
1977 6.18 1.9
1978 6.34 1.89
1979 6.55 1.88
1980 6.63 1.86
1981 6.62 1.85
1982 6.59 1.84
1983 6.53 1.83
1984 6.43 1.81
1985 6.24 1.8
1986 6.01 1.78
1987 5.72 1.75
1988 5.43 1.72
1989 5.17 1.69
1990 4.93 1.65
1991 4.57 1.61
1992 4.1 1.57
1993 3.67 1.54
1994 3.24 1.51
1995 2.85 1.47
1996 2.54 1.44
1997 2.32 1.4
1998 2.19 1.37
1999 2.09 1.35
2000 2 1.48
2001 1.92 1.58
2002 1.84 1.57
2003 1.8 1.59
2004 1.78 1.57
2005 1.76 1.45
2006 1.76 1.43
2007 1.75 1.38
2008 1.74 1.4
2009 1.74 1.44
2010 1.75 1.4
2011 1.79 1.4
2012 1.85 1.45
2013 1.91 1.43
2014 1.98 1.46
2015 2.02 1.46
2016 2.05 1.46
2017 2.02 1.49
2018 1.92 1.49
2019 1.77 1.52
2020 1.7 1.48
2021 1.71 1.52
2022 1.7 1.59
2023 1.7 1.61

Iran and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Iran Serbia
1960 19.1 28.7
1961 18.7 29.1
1962 18.4 29.4
1963 18.1 29.8
1964 17.9 30.2
1965 17.8 30.5
1966 17.7 30.8
1967 17.7 31.1
1968 17.6 31.4
1969 17.6 31.7
1970 17.6 32
1971 17.7 32.2
1972 17.8 32.5
1973 17.9 32.7
1974 18 32.8
1975 18.1 33
1976 18.2 33.2
1977 18.3 33.4
1978 18.3 33.5
1979 18.3 33.7
1980 18.2 33.8
1981 18.4 33.9
1982 18.6 34.1
1983 18.5 34.4
1984 18.4 34.7
1985 18.3 35
1986 18.2 35.4
1987 18.2 35.7
1988 18.2 36.1
1989 18.1 36.5
1990 18.2 36.8
1991 18.3 37.1
1992 18.4 37.5
1993 18.3 37.8
1994 18.4 38.2
1995 18.7 38.5
1996 19.1 38.9
1997 19.5 39.2
1998 20 39.5
1999 20.7 39.8
2000 21.4 40.1
2001 22 40.3
2002 22.6 40.5
2003 23.1 40.7
2004 23.7 40.9
2005 24.3 41.1
2006 24.8 41.3
2007 25.5 41.5
2008 26.1 41.7
2009 26.6 41.9
2010 27.2 42.1
2011 27.7 42.4
2012 28.2 42.6
2013 28.7 42.8
2014 29.2 43
2015 29.7 43.3
2016 30.2 43.5
2017 30.7 43.7
2018 31.2 44
2019 31.7 44.2
2020 32.3 44.4
2021 32.8 44.5
2022 33.3 44.7
2023 33.8 44.9
2024 34.3 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.4%
2022
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Iran Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Serbia
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
99.3%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
55%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Iran Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Iran Serbia
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
28,222 mi
2024

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