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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 69.5 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Estonia vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Iran
2100 836,010 80,660,972
2099 841,611 81,193,582
2098 847,091 81,717,474
2097 852,580 82,241,892
2096 858,210 82,764,411
2095 863,813 83,283,942
2094 869,346 83,799,806
2093 874,966 84,316,389
2092 880,538 84,833,108
2091 886,175 85,354,240
2090 891,952 85,878,473
2089 897,814 86,409,859
2088 903,726 86,947,263
2087 909,938 87,492,427
2086 916,313 88,047,949
2085 922,817 88,610,339
2084 929,590 89,181,346
2083 936,429 89,758,453
2082 943,318 90,343,413
2081 950,224 90,936,310
2080 957,303 91,535,218
2079 964,518 92,136,544
2078 971,861 92,740,467
2077 979,290 93,344,865
2076 986,730 93,946,187
2075 994,224 94,544,733
2074 1,001,883 95,135,317
2073 1,009,652 95,721,351
2072 1,017,490 96,292,835
2071 1,025,441 96,851,951
2070 1,033,527 97,397,073
2069 1,041,579 97,924,812
2068 1,049,614 98,432,509
2067 1,057,732 98,913,776
2066 1,065,824 99,374,357
2065 1,073,994 99,812,137
2064 1,082,173 100,223,387
2063 1,090,322 100,602,361
2062 1,098,483 100,951,282
2061 1,106,624 101,266,537
2060 1,114,804 101,545,806
2059 1,122,732 101,792,315
2058 1,130,617 101,994,395
2057 1,138,317 102,161,227
2056 1,145,937 102,291,323
2055 1,153,485 102,382,089
2054 1,160,725 102,431,558
2053 1,167,900 102,441,204
2052 1,174,867 102,413,350
2051 1,181,816 102,350,865
2050 1,188,591 102,251,999
2049 1,195,231 102,122,983
2048 1,201,594 101,957,508
2047 1,207,963 101,765,614
2046 1,214,281 101,547,098
2045 1,220,553 101,305,486
2044 1,226,815 101,038,874
2043 1,232,969 100,752,109
2042 1,239,123 100,446,296
2041 1,245,261 100,122,690
2040 1,251,349 99,784,572
2039 1,257,523 99,436,793
2038 1,263,757 99,072,548
2037 1,270,161 98,694,577
2036 1,276,749 98,302,279
2035 1,283,416 97,899,013
2034 1,290,282 97,482,352
2033 1,297,198 97,054,589
2032 1,304,236 96,608,216
2031 1,311,342 96,141,200
2030 1,318,468 95,656,003
2029 1,325,543 95,133,736
2028 1,332,712 94,561,150
2027 1,339,889 93,925,792
2026 1,347,027 93,215,072
2025 1,366,475 92,417,681
2024 1,372,341 91,567,738
2023 1,370,286 90,608,707
2022 1,348,840 89,524,246
2021 1,330,932 88,455,488
2020 1,329,522 87,723,443
2019 1,326,898 87,051,648
2018 1,321,977 86,117,998
2017 1,317,384 85,026,754
2016 1,315,790 83,812,228
2015 1,315,407 82,619,362
2014 1,314,545 81,502,045
2013 1,317,997 80,414,686
2012 1,322,696 79,370,580
2011 1,327,439 78,383,598
2010 1,331,475 77,420,842
2009 1,334,515 76,457,825
2008 1,337,090 75,514,204
2007 1,340,680 74,602,648
2006 1,346,810 73,392,747
2005 1,354,775 71,828,455
2004 1,362,550 70,256,316
2003 1,370,720 68,769,340
2002 1,379,350 68,011,317
2001 1,388,115 67,452,005
2000 1,396,985 66,418,659
1999 1,390,244 65,445,391
1998 1,386,156 64,519,859
1997 1,399,535 63,639,638
1996 1,415,594 62,881,300
1995 1,436,634 62,205,567
1994 1,462,514 61,520,598
1993 1,494,128 61,403,543
1992 1,533,091 61,184,983
1991 1,561,314 59,986,931
1990 1,569,174 58,380,092
1989 1,568,131 56,704,914
1988 1,561,900 55,072,694
1987 1,552,221 53,323,493
1986 1,540,190 51,446,045
1985 1,528,781 49,582,289
1984 1,518,617 47,793,998
1983 1,508,745 46,029,535
1982 1,498,414 44,272,141
1981 1,487,666 41,989,312
1980 1,477,219 39,842,324
1979 1,468,333 38,424,952
1978 1,460,188 37,126,535
1977 1,450,211 35,933,181
1976 1,439,576 34,837,271
1975 1,429,352 33,802,973
1974 1,418,169 32,796,463
1973 1,405,951 31,839,838
1972 1,392,518 30,921,179
1971 1,376,955 30,029,071
1970 1,360,076 29,145,100
1969 1,345,249 28,273,482
1968 1,331,214 27,437,391
1967 1,318,946 26,628,432
1966 1,308,597 25,829,270
1965 1,294,566 25,036,978
1964 1,277,086 24,262,859
1963 1,258,857 23,519,005
1962 1,241,623 22,807,907
1961 1,225,077 22,125,726
1960 1,211,537 21,470,434

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Iran
2100 -0.67% -0.66%
2099 -0.65% -0.64%
2098 -0.64% -0.64%
2097 -0.66% -0.63%
2096 -0.65% -0.62%
2095 -0.64% -0.62%
2094 -0.64% -0.61%
2093 -0.63% -0.61%
2092 -0.64% -0.61%
2091 -0.65% -0.61%
2090 -0.65% -0.61%
2089 -0.65% -0.62%
2088 -0.68% -0.62%
2087 -0.7% -0.63%
2086 -0.7% -0.63%
2085 -0.73% -0.64%
2084 -0.73% -0.64%
2083 -0.73% -0.65%
2082 -0.73% -0.65%
2081 -0.74% -0.65%
2080 -0.75% -0.65%
2079 -0.76% -0.65%
2078 -0.76% -0.65%
2077 -0.75% -0.64%
2076 -0.75% -0.63%
2075 -0.76% -0.62%
2074 -0.77% -0.61%
2073 -0.77% -0.59%
2072 -0.78% -0.58%
2071 -0.78% -0.56%
2070 -0.77% -0.54%
2069 -0.77% -0.52%
2068 -0.77% -0.49%
2067 -0.76% -0.46%
2066 -0.76% -0.44%
2065 -0.76% -0.41%
2064 -0.75% -0.38%
2063 -0.74% -0.35%
2062 -0.74% -0.31%
2061 -0.73% -0.28%
2060 -0.71% -0.24%
2059 -0.7% -0.2%
2058 -0.68% -0.16%
2057 -0.66% -0.13%
2056 -0.65% -0.09%
2055 -0.62% -0.05%
2054 -0.61% -0.009%
2053 -0.59% 0.03%
2052 -0.59% 0.06%
2051 -0.57% 0.1%
2050 -0.56% 0.13%
2049 -0.53% 0.16%
2048 -0.53% 0.19%
2047 -0.52% 0.22%
2046 -0.51% 0.24%
2045 -0.51% 0.26%
2044 -0.5% 0.28%
2043 -0.5% 0.3%
2042 -0.49% 0.32%
2041 -0.49% 0.34%
2040 -0.49% 0.35%
2039 -0.49% 0.37%
2038 -0.5% 0.38%
2037 -0.52% 0.4%
2036 -0.52% 0.41%
2035 -0.53% 0.43%
2034 -0.53% 0.44%
2033 -0.54% 0.46%
2032 -0.54% 0.49%
2031 -0.54% 0.51%
2030 -0.53% 0.55%
2029 -0.54% 0.61%
2028 -0.54% 0.68%
2027 -0.53% 0.76%
2026 -1.42% 0.86%
2025 -0.43% 0.93%
2024 0.15% 1.06%
2023 1.59% 1.21%
2022 1.35% 1.21%
2021 0.11% 0.83%
2020 0.2% 0.77%
2019 0.37% 1.08%
2018 0.35% 1.28%
2017 0.12% 1.45%
2016 0.03% 1.44%
2015 0.07% 1.37%
2014 -0.26% 1.35%
2013 -0.36% 1.32%
2012 -0.36% 1.26%
2011 -0.3% 1.24%
2010 -0.23% 1.26%
2009 -0.19% 1.25%
2008 -0.27% 1.22%
2007 -0.46% 1.65%
2006 -0.59% 2.18%
2005 -0.57% 2.24%
2004 -0.6% 2.16%
2003 -0.63% 1.11%
2002 -0.63% 0.83%
2001 -0.63% 1.56%
2000 0.48% 1.49%
1999 0.29% 1.43%
1998 -0.96% 1.38%
1997 -1.13% 1.21%
1996 -1.46% 1.09%
1995 -1.77% 1.11%
1994 -2.12% 0.19%
1993 -2.54% 0.36%
1992 -1.81% 2%
1991 -0.5% 2.75%
1990 0.07% 2.95%
1989 0.4% 2.96%
1988 0.62% 3.28%
1987 0.78% 3.65%
1986 0.75% 3.76%
1985 0.67% 3.74%
1984 0.65% 3.83%
1983 0.69% 3.97%
1982 0.72% 5.44%
1981 0.71% 5.39%
1980 0.61% 3.69%
1979 0.56% 3.5%
1978 0.69% 3.32%
1977 0.74% 3.15%
1976 0.72% 3.06%
1975 0.79% 3.07%
1974 0.87% 3%
1973 0.96% 2.97%
1972 1.13% 2.97%
1971 1.24% 3.03%
1970 1.1% 3.08%
1969 1.05% 3.05%
1968 0.93% 3.04%
1967 0.79% 3.09%
1966 1.08% 3.16%
1965 1.37% 3.19%
1964 1.45% 3.16%
1963 1.39% 3.12%
1962 1.35% 3.08%
1961 1.12% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Estonia Iran
Current population
1347027
93580141
Population rank 155/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.13%
One net population change
1.5 hours
37.2 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +2,329
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 103/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +116,786
Net migration rank 141/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 116,786
2024 -6,038 -7,742 715,785 190,156
2023 -5,070 5,717 750,150 262,044
2022 -5,665 39,754 753,525 403,190
2021 -5,324 7,043 645,725 334,967
2020 -2,659 3,694 663,978 -180,680
2019 -1,327 5,386 893,063 -32,794
2018 -1,322 7,089 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 -1,713 5,202 1,140,549 34,849
2016 -1,316 1,081 1,186,949 66,630
2015 -1,315 4,261 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 -1,972 -674 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 -1,713 -2,688 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 -1,455 -3,674 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 -531 -3,941 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 0 -3,781 980,380 -12,849
2009 -400 -2,089 958,322 211
2008 -668 -2,034 940,983 -12,184
2007 -1,608 -2,941 919,254 -24,950
2006 -2,559 -5,351 884,529 640,932
2005 -2,981 -5,208 837,305 765,873
2004 -3,679 -3,681 801,203 739,996
2003 -5,072 -3,705 732,600 700,222
2002 -5,380 -2,889 752,205 -668,962
2001 -5,830 -3,280 743,658 291,692
2000 -5,309 -3,083 731,203 300,133
1999 -6,117 1,419 723,237 191,988
1998 -7,208 -3,296 717,655 218,171
1997 -6,018 -4,066 726,574 98,009
1996 -5,662 -10,540 784,508 -92,435
1995 -7,327 -12,655 879,648 -220,258
1994 -8,044 -17,984 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 -5,976 -25,501 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 -1,993 -38,391 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 -312 -9,712 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 2,825 -2,660 1,530,434 200,711
1989 5,803 -368 1,609,739 9,460
1988 6,404 5,256 1,614,512 30,688
1987 6,829 5,389 1,639,644 213,524
1986 6,160 5,260 1,659,289 242,411
1985 4,281 5,097 1,661,750 163,999
1984 5,163 5,006 1,653,051 97,748
1983 5,884 4,986 1,573,612 204,544
1982 5,244 4,832 1,514,240 222,390
1981 4,612 4,789 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 3,989 4,619 1,361,293 103,674
1979 3,818 4,521 1,294,306 75,451
1978 4,088 7,234 1,156,974 70,088
1977 4,931 7,189 1,091,542 68,093
1976 4,319 6,942 1,013,347 18,825
1975 4,717 6,737 929,481 106,921
1974 5,956 6,594 873,369 103,252
1973 5,623 6,488 831,880 104,779
1972 6,267 6,432 804,043 96,614
1971 7,160 6,392 805,830 77,717
1970 6,257 6,158 794,612 89,757
1969 5,515 8,650 780,660 78,196
1968 5,592 9,403 743,992 69,342
1967 5,012 9,115 727,276 77,313
1966 4,842 8,998 695,040 98,709
1965 5,437 8,851 663,029 127,808
1964 6,897 8,734 635,589 121,817
1963 6,043 8,410 620,126 110,190
1962 6,457 8,248 595,538 96,332
1961 7,228 7,991 594,674 77,811
1960 7,511 7,762 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people). In Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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