Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 67.4 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Cyprus vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Iran
2100 1,283,630 80,713,760
2099 1,288,020 81,246,718
2098 1,292,508 81,770,953
2097 1,296,742 82,295,714
2096 1,301,023 82,818,575
2095 1,305,479 83,338,446
2094 1,309,718 83,854,648
2093 1,313,969 84,371,569
2092 1,318,737 84,888,626
2091 1,323,639 85,410,099
2090 1,328,837 85,934,675
2089 1,334,392 86,466,409
2088 1,340,131 87,004,165
2087 1,346,159 87,549,685
2086 1,352,854 88,105,571
2085 1,359,724 88,668,329
2084 1,366,740 89,239,709
2083 1,373,868 89,817,194
2082 1,381,157 90,402,538
2081 1,388,924 90,995,822
2080 1,396,828 91,595,122
2079 1,404,677 92,196,842
2078 1,412,505 92,801,160
2077 1,420,434 93,405,954
2076 1,428,032 94,007,669
2075 1,435,762 94,606,607
2074 1,443,463 95,197,577
2073 1,450,943 95,783,994
2072 1,458,241 96,355,853
2071 1,464,781 96,915,335
2070 1,471,110 97,460,813
2069 1,477,182 97,988,897
2068 1,483,033 98,496,927
2067 1,488,356 98,978,509
2066 1,492,983 99,439,391
2065 1,497,204 99,877,457
2064 1,501,025 100,288,977
2063 1,504,504 100,668,199
2062 1,507,711 101,017,348
2061 1,509,940 101,332,810
2060 1,511,787 101,612,261
2059 1,513,161 101,858,931
2058 1,514,533 102,061,144
2057 1,515,475 102,228,085
2056 1,515,978 102,358,266
2055 1,516,427 102,449,092
2054 1,516,816 102,498,594
2053 1,517,078 102,508,245
2052 1,517,120 102,480,373
2051 1,516,244 102,417,847
2050 1,515,102 102,318,917
2049 1,513,890 102,189,816
2048 1,512,298 102,024,233
2047 1,510,494 101,832,213
2046 1,508,356 101,613,554
2045 1,506,087 101,371,784
2044 1,503,508 101,104,998
2043 1,500,726 100,818,045
2042 1,497,592 100,512,032
2041 1,493,983 100,188,214
2040 1,489,871 99,849,875
2039 1,485,335 99,501,869
2038 1,480,323 99,137,385
2037 1,475,124 98,759,167
2036 1,469,196 98,366,612
2035 1,463,098 97,963,082
2034 1,456,442 97,546,148
2033 1,449,244 97,118,106
2032 1,441,479 96,671,440
2031 1,433,522 96,204,118
2030 1,424,675 95,718,604
2029 1,415,483 95,195,996
2028 1,405,454 94,623,034
2027 1,394,504 93,987,260
2026 1,383,344 93,276,075
2025 1,371,233 92,478,162
2024 1,358,282 91,567,738
2023 1,344,976 90,608,707
2022 1,331,370 89,524,246
2021 1,317,309 88,455,488
2020 1,302,247 87,723,443
2019 1,286,671 87,051,648
2018 1,270,737 86,117,998
2017 1,254,275 85,026,754
2016 1,237,112 83,812,228
2015 1,219,502 82,619,362
2014 1,201,801 81,502,045
2013 1,183,895 80,414,686
2012 1,165,397 79,370,580
2011 1,146,493 78,383,598
2010 1,127,816 77,420,842
2009 1,109,371 76,457,825
2008 1,091,026 75,514,204
2007 1,072,714 74,602,648
2006 1,054,418 73,392,747
2005 1,036,151 71,828,455
2004 1,017,875 70,256,316
2003 999,590 68,769,340
2002 981,440 68,011,317
2001 964,127 67,452,005
2000 947,667 66,418,659
1999 931,234 65,445,391
1998 914,548 64,519,859
1997 897,568 63,639,638
1996 880,290 62,881,300
1995 862,695 62,205,567
1994 844,667 61,520,598
1993 826,034 61,403,543
1992 810,341 61,184,983
1991 798,944 59,986,931
1990 788,351 58,380,092
1989 777,420 56,704,914
1988 766,235 55,072,694
1987 754,785 53,323,493
1986 743,105 51,446,045
1985 731,277 49,582,289
1984 719,334 47,793,998
1983 707,225 46,029,535
1982 696,497 44,272,141
1981 688,893 41,989,312
1980 683,076 39,842,324
1979 677,549 38,424,952
1978 672,249 37,126,535
1977 667,101 35,933,181
1976 662,032 34,837,271
1975 659,405 33,802,973
1974 663,254 32,796,463
1973 665,937 31,839,838
1972 661,063 30,921,179
1971 654,050 30,029,071
1970 647,446 29,145,100
1969 641,189 28,273,482
1968 635,157 27,437,391
1967 629,251 26,628,432
1966 623,390 25,829,270
1965 617,736 25,036,978
1964 612,521 24,262,859
1963 607,252 23,519,005
1962 601,466 22,807,907
1961 595,514 22,125,726
1960 586,490 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/cyprus/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd 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) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Iran
2100 -0.34% -0.66%
2099 -0.35% -0.64%
2098 -0.33% -0.64%
2097 -0.33% -0.63%
2096 -0.34% -0.62%
2095 -0.32% -0.62%
2094 -0.32% -0.61%
2093 -0.36% -0.61%
2092 -0.37% -0.61%
2091 -0.39% -0.61%
2090 -0.42% -0.61%
2089 -0.43% -0.62%
2088 -0.45% -0.62%
2087 -0.49% -0.63%
2086 -0.51% -0.63%
2085 -0.51% -0.64%
2084 -0.52% -0.64%
2083 -0.53% -0.65%
2082 -0.56% -0.65%
2081 -0.57% -0.65%
2080 -0.56% -0.65%
2079 -0.55% -0.65%
2078 -0.56% -0.65%
2077 -0.53% -0.64%
2076 -0.54% -0.63%
2075 -0.53% -0.62%
2074 -0.52% -0.61%
2073 -0.5% -0.59%
2072 -0.45% -0.58%
2071 -0.43% -0.56%
2070 -0.41% -0.54%
2069 -0.39% -0.52%
2068 -0.36% -0.49%
2067 -0.31% -0.46%
2066 -0.28% -0.44%
2065 -0.25% -0.41%
2064 -0.23% -0.38%
2063 -0.21% -0.35%
2062 -0.15% -0.31%
2061 -0.12% -0.28%
2060 -0.09% -0.24%
2059 -0.09% -0.2%
2058 -0.06% -0.16%
2057 -0.03% -0.13%
2056 -0.03% -0.09%
2055 -0.03% -0.05%
2054 -0.02% -0.009%
2053 -0.003% 0.03%
2052 0.06% 0.06%
2051 0.08% 0.1%
2050 0.08% 0.13%
2049 0.11% 0.16%
2048 0.12% 0.19%
2047 0.14% 0.22%
2046 0.15% 0.24%
2045 0.17% 0.26%
2044 0.19% 0.28%
2043 0.21% 0.3%
2042 0.24% 0.32%
2041 0.28% 0.34%
2040 0.31% 0.35%
2039 0.34% 0.37%
2038 0.35% 0.38%
2037 0.4% 0.4%
2036 0.42% 0.41%
2035 0.46% 0.43%
2034 0.5% 0.44%
2033 0.54% 0.46%
2032 0.56% 0.49%
2031 0.62% 0.51%
2030 0.65% 0.55%
2029 0.71% 0.61%
2028 0.79% 0.68%
2027 0.81% 0.76%
2026 0.88% 0.86%
2025 0.95% 0.99%
2024 0.99% 1.06%
2023 1.02% 1.21%
2022 1.07% 1.21%
2021 1.16% 0.83%
2020 1.21% 0.77%
2019 1.25% 1.08%
2018 1.31% 1.28%
2017 1.39% 1.45%
2016 1.44% 1.44%
2015 1.47% 1.37%
2014 1.51% 1.35%
2013 1.59% 1.32%
2012 1.65% 1.26%
2011 1.66% 1.24%
2010 1.66% 1.26%
2009 1.68% 1.25%
2008 1.71% 1.22%
2007 1.74% 1.65%
2006 1.76% 2.18%
2005 1.8% 2.24%
2004 1.83% 2.16%
2003 1.85% 1.11%
2002 1.8% 0.83%
2001 1.74% 1.56%
2000 1.76% 1.49%
1999 1.82% 1.43%
1998 1.89% 1.38%
1997 1.96% 1.21%
1996 2.04% 1.09%
1995 2.13% 1.11%
1994 2.26% 0.19%
1993 1.94% 0.36%
1992 1.43% 2%
1991 1.34% 2.75%
1990 1.41% 2.95%
1989 1.46% 2.96%
1988 1.52% 3.28%
1987 1.57% 3.65%
1986 1.62% 3.76%
1985 1.66% 3.74%
1984 1.71% 3.83%
1983 1.54% 3.97%
1982 1.1% 5.44%
1981 0.85% 5.39%
1980 0.82% 3.69%
1979 0.79% 3.5%
1978 0.77% 3.32%
1977 0.77% 3.15%
1976 0.4% 3.06%
1975 -0.58% 3.07%
1974 -0.4% 3%
1973 0.74% 2.97%
1972 1.07% 2.97%
1971 1.02% 3.03%
1970 0.98% 3.08%
1969 0.95% 3.05%
1968 0.94% 3.04%
1967 0.94% 3.09%
1966 0.92% 3.16%
1965 0.85% 3.19%
1964 0.87% 3.16%
1963 0.96% 3.12%
1962 1% 3.08%
1961 1.54% 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/cyprus/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Iran
Current population
1386362
93468444
Population rank 153/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.13%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 98/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 +116,786
Net migration rank 46/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - 116,786
2024 - 8,138 - 190,156
2023 5,025 8,697 750,150 262,044
2022 4,466 9,014 753,525 403,190
2021 5,305 9,341 645,725 334,967
2020 5,826 9,653 663,978 -180,680
2019 5,679 9,983 893,063 -32,794
2018 5,905 10,311 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 6,082 10,632 1,140,549 34,849
2016 6,643 10,951 1,186,949 66,630
2015 6,340 11,277 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 6,193 11,599 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 6,116 11,914 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 6,726 12,237 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 6,271 12,566 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 6,723 11,793 980,380 -12,849
2009 6,820 11,555 958,322 211
2008 6,429 11,887 940,983 -12,184
2007 5,983 12,332 919,254 -24,950
2006 6,166 12,110 884,529 640,932
2005 5,646 12,616 837,305 765,873
2004 5,705 12,583 801,203 739,996
2003 5,484 12,786 732,600 700,222
2002 5,225 12,814 752,205 -668,962
2001 5,308 11,283 743,658 291,692
2000 5,570 10,753 731,203 300,133
1999 5,524 11,023 723,237 191,988
1998 5,879 10,942 717,655 218,171
1997 6,444 10,696 726,574 98,009
1996 6,911 10,506 784,508 -92,435
1995 7,226 10,549 879,648 -220,258
1994 7,973 10,305 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 8,463 10,520 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 9,844 2,562 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 9,102 1,294 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 9,417 1,371 1,530,434 200,711
1989 9,156 1,903 1,609,739 9,460
1988 9,595 1,727 1,614,512 30,688
1987 9,114 2,465 1,639,644 213,524
1986 9,412 2,362 1,659,289 242,411
1985 9,242 2,647 1,661,750 163,999
1984 9,516 2,485 1,653,051 97,748
1983 9,318 2,899 1,573,612 204,544
1982 9,282 -46 1,514,240 222,390
1981 7,135 -1,171 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 7,954 -2,284 1,361,293 103,674
1979 6,620 -1,232 1,294,306 75,451
1978 5,949 -735 1,156,974 70,088
1977 5,607 -521 1,091,542 68,093
1976 6,546 -1,496 1,013,347 18,825
1975 5,023 -4,820 929,481 106,921
1974 321 -8,220 873,369 103,252
1973 5,405 -2,877 831,880 104,779
1972 8,244 -1,037 804,043 96,614
1971 8,398 -1,586 805,830 77,717
1970 8,412 -2,001 794,612 89,757
1969 8,857 -2,744 780,660 78,196
1968 9,153 -3,207 743,992 69,342
1967 9,313 -3,451 727,276 77,313
1966 9,478 -3,623 695,040 98,709
1965 9,643 -4,184 663,029 127,808
1964 8,322 -3,347 635,589 121,817
1963 8,568 -3,005 620,126 110,190
1962 9,455 -3,441 595,538 96,332
1961 9,584 -3,695 594,674 77,811
1960 8,385 3,766 584,060 54,041

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 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, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.