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Population in Belarus compared to Iran: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 10.4 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Belarus vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Iran
2100 4,398,633 80,713,760
2099 4,449,573 81,246,718
2098 4,500,269 81,770,953
2097 4,550,935 82,295,714
2096 4,601,487 82,818,575
2095 4,652,286 83,338,446
2094 4,703,117 83,854,648
2093 4,754,252 84,371,569
2092 4,805,369 84,888,626
2091 4,856,664 85,410,099
2090 4,908,430 85,934,675
2089 4,960,656 86,466,409
2088 5,013,287 87,004,165
2087 5,066,741 87,549,685
2086 5,120,920 88,105,571
2085 5,176,048 88,668,329
2084 5,232,002 89,239,709
2083 5,288,854 89,817,194
2082 5,346,728 90,402,538
2081 5,405,543 90,995,822
2080 5,465,448 91,595,122
2079 5,526,121 92,196,842
2078 5,587,557 92,801,160
2077 5,650,096 93,405,954
2076 5,713,205 94,007,669
2075 5,777,144 94,606,607
2074 5,841,895 95,197,577
2073 5,907,671 95,783,994
2072 5,974,027 96,355,853
2071 6,041,554 96,915,335
2070 6,109,593 97,460,813
2069 6,178,463 97,988,897
2068 6,247,964 98,496,927
2067 6,318,511 98,978,509
2066 6,389,815 99,439,391
2065 6,461,651 99,877,457
2064 6,533,883 100,288,977
2063 6,606,470 100,668,199
2062 6,679,180 101,017,348
2061 6,751,939 101,332,810
2060 6,825,105 101,612,261
2059 6,898,206 101,858,931
2058 6,970,893 102,061,144
2057 7,043,508 102,228,085
2056 7,115,638 102,358,266
2055 7,187,104 102,449,092
2054 7,257,138 102,498,594
2053 7,326,052 102,508,245
2052 7,393,630 102,480,373
2051 7,459,522 102,417,847
2050 7,524,239 102,318,917
2049 7,588,059 102,189,816
2048 7,651,163 102,024,233
2047 7,712,657 101,832,213
2046 7,773,226 101,613,554
2045 7,833,564 101,371,784
2044 7,893,753 101,104,998
2043 7,953,762 100,818,045
2042 8,013,962 100,512,032
2041 8,075,253 100,188,214
2040 8,136,633 99,849,875
2039 8,198,487 99,501,869
2038 8,260,287 99,137,385
2037 8,321,922 98,759,167
2036 8,384,012 98,366,612
2035 8,446,649 97,963,082
2034 8,509,786 97,546,148
2033 8,573,478 97,118,106
2032 8,637,170 96,671,440
2031 8,700,460 96,204,118
2030 8,764,169 95,718,604
2029 8,827,965 95,195,996
2028 8,890,419 94,623,034
2027 8,952,131 93,987,260
2026 9,013,835 93,276,075
2025 9,073,924 92,478,162
2024 9,132,629 91,567,738
2023 9,178,298 90,608,707
2022 9,228,071 89,524,246
2021 9,302,585 88,455,488
2020 9,379,952 87,723,443
2019 9,419,758 87,051,648
2018 9,438,785 86,117,998
2017 9,458,989 85,026,754
2016 9,469,379 83,812,228
2015 9,461,076 82,619,362
2014 9,448,515 81,502,045
2013 9,443,211 80,414,686
2012 9,446,836 79,370,580
2011 9,461,643 78,383,598
2010 9,483,836 77,420,842
2009 9,504,583 76,457,825
2008 9,527,985 75,514,204
2007 9,560,953 74,602,648
2006 9,604,924 73,392,747
2005 9,663,915 71,828,455
2004 9,730,146 70,256,316
2003 9,796,749 68,769,340
2002 9,865,548 68,011,317
2001 9,928,549 67,452,005
2000 9,979,610 66,418,659
1999 10,026,738 65,445,391
1998 10,071,963 64,519,859
1997 10,117,433 63,639,638
1996 10,159,569 62,881,300
1995 10,193,831 62,205,567
1994 10,226,955 61,520,598
1993 10,239,050 61,403,543
1992 10,216,470 61,184,983
1991 10,194,050 59,986,931
1990 10,189,348 58,380,092
1989 10,170,000 56,704,914
1988 10,140,000 55,072,694
1987 10,111,000 53,323,493
1986 10,043,000 51,446,045
1985 9,975,000 49,582,289
1984 9,910,000 47,793,998
1983 9,843,000 46,029,535
1982 9,776,000 44,272,141
1981 9,710,000 41,989,312
1980 9,643,000 39,842,324
1979 9,584,000 38,424,952
1978 9,525,000 37,126,535
1977 9,463,000 35,933,181
1976 9,411,000 34,837,271
1975 9,367,000 33,802,973
1974 9,317,584 32,796,463
1973 9,257,272 31,839,838
1972 9,188,968 30,921,179
1971 9,115,576 30,029,071
1970 9,040,000 29,145,100
1969 8,960,304 28,273,482
1968 8,874,552 27,437,391
1967 8,785,648 26,628,432
1966 8,696,496 25,829,270
1965 8,610,000 25,036,978
1964 8,524,224 24,262,859
1963 8,437,232 23,519,005
1962 8,351,928 22,807,907
1961 8,271,216 22,125,726
1960 8,198,000 21,470,434

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Iran
2100 -1.14% -0.66%
2099 -1.13% -0.64%
2098 -1.11% -0.64%
2097 -1.1% -0.63%
2096 -1.09% -0.62%
2095 -1.08% -0.62%
2094 -1.08% -0.61%
2093 -1.06% -0.61%
2092 -1.06% -0.61%
2091 -1.05% -0.61%
2090 -1.05% -0.61%
2089 -1.05% -0.62%
2088 -1.05% -0.62%
2087 -1.06% -0.63%
2086 -1.07% -0.63%
2085 -1.07% -0.64%
2084 -1.07% -0.64%
2083 -1.08% -0.65%
2082 -1.09% -0.65%
2081 -1.1% -0.65%
2080 -1.1% -0.65%
2079 -1.1% -0.65%
2078 -1.11% -0.65%
2077 -1.1% -0.64%
2076 -1.11% -0.63%
2075 -1.11% -0.62%
2074 -1.11% -0.61%
2073 -1.11% -0.59%
2072 -1.12% -0.58%
2071 -1.11% -0.56%
2070 -1.11% -0.54%
2069 -1.11% -0.52%
2068 -1.12% -0.49%
2067 -1.12% -0.46%
2066 -1.11% -0.44%
2065 -1.11% -0.41%
2064 -1.1% -0.38%
2063 -1.09% -0.35%
2062 -1.08% -0.31%
2061 -1.07% -0.28%
2060 -1.06% -0.24%
2059 -1.04% -0.2%
2058 -1.03% -0.16%
2057 -1.01% -0.13%
2056 -0.99% -0.09%
2055 -0.97% -0.05%
2054 -0.94% -0.009%
2053 -0.91% 0.03%
2052 -0.88% 0.06%
2051 -0.86% 0.1%
2050 -0.84% 0.13%
2049 -0.82% 0.16%
2048 -0.8% 0.19%
2047 -0.78% 0.22%
2046 -0.77% 0.24%
2045 -0.76% 0.26%
2044 -0.75% 0.28%
2043 -0.75% 0.3%
2042 -0.76% 0.32%
2041 -0.75% 0.34%
2040 -0.75% 0.35%
2039 -0.75% 0.37%
2038 -0.74% 0.38%
2037 -0.74% 0.4%
2036 -0.74% 0.41%
2035 -0.74% 0.43%
2034 -0.74% 0.44%
2033 -0.74% 0.46%
2032 -0.73% 0.49%
2031 -0.73% 0.51%
2030 -0.72% 0.55%
2029 -0.7% 0.61%
2028 -0.69% 0.68%
2027 -0.68% 0.76%
2026 -0.66% 0.86%
2025 -0.64% 0.99%
2024 -0.5% 1.06%
2023 -0.54% 1.21%
2022 -0.8% 1.21%
2021 -0.82% 0.83%
2020 -0.42% 0.77%
2019 -0.2% 1.08%
2018 -0.21% 1.28%
2017 -0.11% 1.45%
2016 0.09% 1.44%
2015 0.13% 1.37%
2014 0.06% 1.35%
2013 -0.04% 1.32%
2012 -0.16% 1.26%
2011 -0.23% 1.24%
2010 -0.22% 1.26%
2009 -0.25% 1.25%
2008 -0.34% 1.22%
2007 -0.46% 1.65%
2006 -0.61% 2.18%
2005 -0.68% 2.24%
2004 -0.68% 2.16%
2003 -0.7% 1.11%
2002 -0.63% 0.83%
2001 -0.51% 1.56%
2000 -0.47% 1.49%
1999 -0.45% 1.43%
1998 -0.45% 1.38%
1997 -0.41% 1.21%
1996 -0.34% 1.09%
1995 -0.32% 1.11%
1994 -0.12% 0.19%
1993 0.22% 0.36%
1992 0.22% 2%
1991 0.05% 2.75%
1990 0.19% 2.95%
1989 0.3% 2.96%
1988 0.29% 3.28%
1987 0.68% 3.65%
1986 0.68% 3.76%
1985 0.66% 3.74%
1984 0.68% 3.83%
1983 0.69% 3.97%
1982 0.68% 5.44%
1981 0.69% 5.39%
1980 0.62% 3.69%
1979 0.62% 3.5%
1978 0.66% 3.32%
1977 0.55% 3.15%
1976 0.47% 3.06%
1975 0.53% 3.07%
1974 0.65% 3%
1973 0.74% 2.97%
1972 0.81% 2.97%
1971 0.84% 3.03%
1970 0.89% 3.08%
1969 0.97% 3.05%
1968 1.01% 3.04%
1967 1.03% 3.09%
1966 1% 3.16%
1965 1.01% 3.19%
1964 1.03% 3.16%
1963 1.02% 3.12%
1962 0.98% 3.08%
1961 0.89% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Belarus Iran
Current population
9013835
93468444
Population rank 102/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.13%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +2,627
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 98/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +116,786
Net migration rank 109/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 116,786
2024 - -3,119 - 190,156
2023 -56,924 -3,034 750,150 262,044
2022 -47,839 -8,000 753,525 403,190
2021 -67,118 -33,954 645,725 334,967
2020 -64,703 -33,954 663,978 -180,680
2019 -32,969 -33,954 893,063 -32,794
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,140,549 34,849
2016 -1,894 8,272 1,186,949 66,630
2015 -946 18,088 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 -11,336 10,903 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 -29,400 10,300 980,380 -12,849
2009 -25,662 13,610 958,322 211
2008 -25,726 -495 940,983 -12,184
2007 -28,683 -4,013 919,254 -24,950
2006 -41,301 -8,303 884,529 640,932
2005 -50,252 -15,451 837,305 765,873
2004 -50,597 -10,424 801,203 739,996
2003 -53,882 -10,795 732,600 700,222
2002 -58,207 -11,945 752,205 -668,962
2001 -48,650 -4,469 743,658 291,692
2000 -40,916 1,812 731,203 300,133
1999 -49,131 2,028 723,237 191,988
1998 -44,316 13,192 717,655 218,171
1997 -46,540 -235 726,574 98,009
1996 -37,591 5,205 784,508 -92,435
1995 -32,621 481 879,648 -220,258
1994 -19,431 -12,570 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 -11,263 19,652 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 11,238 29,477 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 18,349 -5,876 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 32,606 -26,497 1,530,434 200,711
1989 49,833 5,639 1,609,739 9,460
1988 60,840 -5,424 1,614,512 30,688
1987 62,689 -12,462 1,639,644 213,524
1986 74,318 -11,499 1,659,289 242,411
1985 58,852 -784 1,661,750 163,999
1984 64,415 -3,051 1,653,051 97,748
1983 75,791 -2,938 1,573,612 204,544
1982 65,499 3,339 1,514,240 222,390
1981 65,057 14,998 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 62,101 16,616 1,361,293 103,674
1979 64,481 395 1,294,306 75,451
1978 67,342 -11,143 1,156,974 70,088
1977 67,434 -4,925 1,091,542 68,093
1976 66,677 -5,350 1,013,347 18,825
1975 65,494 -6,302 929,481 106,921
1974 71,158 -5,157 873,369 103,252
1973 70,911 -7,357 831,880 104,779
1972 74,036 -7,966 804,043 96,614
1971 77,464 -5,818 805,830 77,717
1970 75,520 -8,643 794,612 89,757
1969 74,567 -12,833 780,660 78,196
1968 76,782 -7,511 743,992 69,342
1967 81,136 -13,409 727,276 77,313
1966 84,191 -14,544 695,040 98,709
1965 90,611 -17,979 663,029 127,808
1964 101,618 -17,837 635,589 121,817
1963 113,160 -28,653 620,126 110,190
1962 124,945 -32,996 595,538 96,332
1961 134,490 -26,780 594,674 77,811
1960 136,399 -27,382 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/iran | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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