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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 7.74 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Haiti vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Iran
2100 15,259,049 80,713,760
2099 15,299,437 81,246,718
2098 15,338,455 81,770,953
2097 15,376,492 82,295,714
2096 15,413,214 82,818,575
2095 15,448,584 83,338,446
2094 15,482,530 83,854,648
2093 15,515,275 84,371,569
2092 15,546,829 84,888,626
2091 15,576,873 85,410,099
2090 15,605,593 85,934,675
2089 15,633,063 86,466,409
2088 15,658,679 87,004,165
2087 15,682,423 87,549,685
2086 15,704,764 88,105,571
2085 15,724,953 88,668,329
2084 15,743,346 89,239,709
2083 15,759,380 89,817,194
2082 15,773,768 90,402,538
2081 15,786,254 90,995,822
2080 15,796,710 91,595,122
2079 15,804,509 92,196,842
2078 15,810,531 92,801,160
2077 15,813,971 93,405,954
2076 15,814,939 94,007,669
2075 15,813,894 94,606,607
2074 15,810,308 95,197,577
2073 15,804,302 95,783,994
2072 15,795,380 96,355,853
2071 15,783,669 96,915,335
2070 15,769,538 97,460,813
2069 15,752,007 97,988,897
2068 15,731,378 98,496,927
2067 15,707,152 98,978,509
2066 15,679,510 99,439,391
2065 15,648,952 99,877,457
2064 15,614,758 100,288,977
2063 15,576,832 100,668,199
2062 15,535,522 101,017,348
2061 15,490,720 101,332,810
2060 15,442,338 101,612,261
2059 15,389,829 101,858,931
2058 15,333,225 102,061,144
2057 15,273,178 102,228,085
2056 15,210,219 102,358,266
2055 15,143,461 102,449,092
2054 15,072,996 102,498,594
2053 14,998,576 102,508,245
2052 14,920,449 102,480,373
2051 14,838,409 102,417,847
2050 14,752,631 102,318,917
2049 14,664,689 102,189,816
2048 14,573,517 102,024,233
2047 14,480,194 101,832,213
2046 14,384,177 101,613,554
2045 14,285,803 101,371,784
2044 14,184,902 101,104,998
2043 14,081,547 100,818,045
2042 13,975,641 100,512,032
2041 13,867,631 100,188,214
2040 13,758,146 99,849,875
2039 13,646,894 99,501,869
2038 13,532,882 99,137,385
2037 13,417,458 98,759,167
2036 13,300,237 98,366,612
2035 13,181,288 97,963,082
2034 13,060,482 97,546,148
2033 12,938,038 97,118,106
2032 12,813,730 96,671,440
2031 12,688,158 96,204,118
2030 12,561,034 95,718,604
2029 12,432,856 95,195,996
2028 12,303,271 94,623,034
2027 12,172,389 93,987,260
2026 12,041,170 93,276,075
2025 11,908,056 92,478,162
2024 11,772,557 91,567,738
2023 11,637,398 90,608,707
2022 11,503,606 89,524,246
2021 11,374,586 88,455,488
2020 11,243,848 87,723,443
2019 11,105,163 87,051,648
2018 10,962,362 86,117,998
2017 10,817,754 85,026,754
2016 10,671,457 83,812,228
2015 10,523,242 82,619,362
2014 10,373,235 81,502,045
2013 10,222,362 80,414,686
2012 10,069,771 79,370,580
2011 9,914,904 78,383,598
2010 9,803,294 77,420,842
2009 9,689,581 76,457,825
2008 9,530,774 75,514,204
2007 9,373,296 74,602,648
2006 9,216,562 73,392,747
2005 9,061,273 71,828,455
2004 8,910,263 70,256,316
2003 8,759,912 68,769,340
2002 8,607,641 68,011,317
2001 8,455,918 67,452,005
2000 8,303,151 66,418,659
1999 8,151,296 65,445,391
1998 8,002,143 64,519,859
1997 7,854,298 63,639,638
1996 7,707,557 62,881,300
1995 7,562,546 62,205,567
1994 7,419,771 61,520,598
1993 7,278,181 61,403,543
1992 7,136,571 61,184,983
1991 6,995,450 59,986,931
1990 6,854,441 58,380,092
1989 6,714,730 56,704,914
1988 6,578,145 55,072,694
1987 6,445,123 53,323,493
1986 6,316,122 51,446,045
1985 6,190,862 49,582,289
1984 6,069,230 47,793,998
1983 5,951,096 46,029,535
1982 5,835,937 44,272,141
1981 5,723,725 41,989,312
1980 5,614,493 39,842,324
1979 5,507,590 38,424,952
1978 5,402,580 37,126,535
1977 5,299,476 35,933,181
1976 5,198,357 34,837,271
1975 5,099,086 33,802,973
1974 5,001,796 32,796,463
1973 4,906,743 31,839,838
1972 4,813,868 30,921,179
1971 4,723,244 30,029,071
1970 4,635,124 29,145,100
1969 4,549,334 28,273,482
1968 4,465,328 27,437,391
1967 4,382,999 26,628,432
1966 4,302,639 25,829,270
1965 4,223,820 25,036,978
1964 4,146,244 24,262,859
1963 4,073,068 23,519,005
1962 4,001,575 22,807,907
1961 3,929,030 22,125,726
1960 3,858,443 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/haiti/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd 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) Haiti's population will grow by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people with a rank change from 82nd to 87th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Iran
2100 -0.26% -0.66%
2099 -0.25% -0.64%
2098 -0.25% -0.64%
2097 -0.24% -0.63%
2096 -0.23% -0.62%
2095 -0.22% -0.62%
2094 -0.21% -0.61%
2093 -0.2% -0.61%
2092 -0.19% -0.61%
2091 -0.18% -0.61%
2090 -0.18% -0.61%
2089 -0.16% -0.62%
2088 -0.15% -0.62%
2087 -0.14% -0.63%
2086 -0.13% -0.63%
2085 -0.12% -0.64%
2084 -0.1% -0.64%
2083 -0.09% -0.65%
2082 -0.08% -0.65%
2081 -0.07% -0.65%
2080 -0.05% -0.65%
2079 -0.04% -0.65%
2078 -0.02% -0.65%
2077 -0.006% -0.64%
2076 0.007% -0.63%
2075 0.02% -0.62%
2074 0.04% -0.61%
2073 0.06% -0.59%
2072 0.07% -0.58%
2071 0.09% -0.56%
2070 0.11% -0.54%
2069 0.13% -0.52%
2068 0.15% -0.49%
2067 0.18% -0.46%
2066 0.2% -0.44%
2065 0.22% -0.41%
2064 0.24% -0.38%
2063 0.27% -0.35%
2062 0.29% -0.31%
2061 0.31% -0.28%
2060 0.34% -0.24%
2059 0.37% -0.2%
2058 0.39% -0.16%
2057 0.41% -0.13%
2056 0.44% -0.09%
2055 0.47% -0.05%
2054 0.5% -0.009%
2053 0.52% 0.03%
2052 0.55% 0.06%
2051 0.58% 0.1%
2050 0.6% 0.13%
2049 0.63% 0.16%
2048 0.64% 0.19%
2047 0.67% 0.22%
2046 0.69% 0.24%
2045 0.71% 0.26%
2044 0.73% 0.28%
2043 0.76% 0.3%
2042 0.78% 0.32%
2041 0.8% 0.34%
2040 0.82% 0.35%
2039 0.84% 0.37%
2038 0.86% 0.38%
2037 0.88% 0.4%
2036 0.9% 0.41%
2035 0.92% 0.43%
2034 0.95% 0.44%
2033 0.97% 0.46%
2032 0.99% 0.49%
2031 1.01% 0.51%
2030 1.03% 0.55%
2029 1.05% 0.61%
2028 1.08% 0.68%
2027 1.09% 0.76%
2026 1.12% 0.86%
2025 1.15% 0.99%
2024 1.16% 1.06%
2023 1.16% 1.21%
2022 1.13% 1.21%
2021 1.16% 0.83%
2020 1.25% 0.77%
2019 1.3% 1.08%
2018 1.34% 1.28%
2017 1.37% 1.45%
2016 1.41% 1.44%
2015 1.45% 1.37%
2014 1.48% 1.35%
2013 1.52% 1.32%
2012 1.56% 1.26%
2011 1.14% 1.24%
2010 1.17% 1.26%
2009 1.67% 1.25%
2008 1.68% 1.22%
2007 1.7% 1.65%
2006 1.71% 2.18%
2005 1.69% 2.24%
2004 1.72% 2.16%
2003 1.77% 1.11%
2002 1.79% 0.83%
2001 1.84% 1.56%
2000 1.86% 1.49%
1999 1.86% 1.43%
1998 1.88% 1.38%
1997 1.9% 1.21%
1996 1.92% 1.09%
1995 1.92% 1.11%
1994 1.95% 0.19%
1993 1.98% 0.36%
1992 2.02% 2%
1991 2.06% 2.75%
1990 2.08% 2.95%
1989 2.08% 2.96%
1988 2.06% 3.28%
1987 2.04% 3.65%
1986 2.02% 3.76%
1985 2% 3.74%
1984 1.99% 3.83%
1983 1.97% 3.97%
1982 1.96% 5.44%
1981 1.95% 5.39%
1980 1.94% 3.69%
1979 1.94% 3.5%
1978 1.95% 3.32%
1977 1.95% 3.15%
1976 1.95% 3.06%
1975 1.95% 3.07%
1974 1.94% 3%
1973 1.93% 2.97%
1972 1.92% 2.97%
1971 1.9% 3.03%
1970 1.89% 3.08%
1969 1.88% 3.05%
1968 1.88% 3.04%
1967 1.87% 3.09%
1966 1.87% 3.16%
1965 1.87% 3.19%
1964 1.8% 3.16%
1963 1.79% 3.12%
1962 1.85% 3.08%
1961 1.83% 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/haiti/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Haiti grew by 1.16%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Haiti Iran
Current population
12076663
93468444
Population rank 82/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 1.13%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
2.03 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
5.78 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +370 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +135,159 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 98/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 +116,786
Net migration rank 168/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - 116,786
2024 - -31,747 - 190,156
2023 167,381 -31,786 750,150 262,044
2022 164,214 -32,220 753,525 403,190
2021 158,994 -32,952 645,725 334,967
2020 169,264 -33,850 663,978 -180,680
2019 176,550 -34,612 893,063 -32,794
2018 178,632 -34,976 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 180,310 -34,742 1,140,549 34,849
2016 180,902 -33,879 1,186,949 66,630
2015 182,063 -32,669 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 182,009 -31,390 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 181,457 -30,323 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 183,702 -29,658 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 184,695 -29,029 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 95,965 -28,416 980,380 -12,849
2009 187,804 -27,924 958,322 211
2008 185,364 -27,630 940,983 -12,184
2007 184,223 -26,995 919,254 -24,950
2006 182,866 -26,629 884,529 640,932
2005 180,618 -26,276 837,305 765,873
2004 174,071 -26,399 801,203 739,996
2003 179,543 -26,518 732,600 700,222
2002 178,126 -26,626 752,205 -668,962
2001 178,741 -26,812 743,658 291,692
2000 180,677 -27,075 731,203 300,133
1999 177,421 -27,317 723,237 191,988
1998 175,687 -27,476 717,655 218,171
1997 174,962 -27,492 726,574 98,009
1996 173,351 -27,348 784,508 -92,435
1995 171,852 -27,826 879,648 -220,258
1994 169,260 -27,744 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 169,240 -27,584 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 168,980 -27,415 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 167,919 -27,245 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 167,420 -26,075 1,530,434 200,711
1989 163,947 -25,857 1,609,739 9,460
1988 160,750 -25,662 1,614,512 30,688
1987 156,468 -25,518 1,639,644 213,524
1986 152,288 -25,257 1,659,289 242,411
1985 148,364 -24,887 1,661,750 163,999
1984 144,211 -24,427 1,653,051 97,748
1983 140,422 -23,944 1,573,612 204,544
1982 137,214 -23,375 1,514,240 222,390
1981 133,695 -23,106 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 130,773 -22,900 1,361,293 103,674
1979 128,206 -22,280 1,294,306 75,451
1978 125,885 -21,809 1,156,974 70,088
1977 123,520 -21,401 1,091,542 68,093
1976 120,992 -20,870 1,013,347 18,825
1975 118,508 -20,074 929,481 106,921
1974 115,941 -19,792 873,369 103,252
1973 113,223 -19,278 831,880 104,779
1972 110,709 -18,916 804,043 96,614
1971 107,968 -18,509 805,830 77,717
1970 105,208 -18,425 794,612 89,757
1969 103,133 -18,340 780,660 78,196
1968 101,300 -18,087 743,992 69,342
1967 99,266 -17,827 727,276 77,313
1966 96,973 -17,690 695,040 98,709
1965 95,754 -17,404 663,029 127,808
1964 93,987 -17,179 635,589 121,817
1963 86,394 -16,846 620,126 110,190
1962 89,683 -16,253 595,538 96,332
1961 87,563 -15,902 594,674 77,811
1960 85,368 -15,862 584,060 54,041

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 83.9% of the population change in Haiti is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 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, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K
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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