The current population of Iran is 93,468,444 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 91,567,738 in 2024.
- For the last 20 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of 1.37% per year.
- Iran accounts for 1.13% of the world's population.
- Iran is ranked 17/197 by population and was ranked 17th in 2006.
- Iran is projected to reach 103M people in 2053.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth in 20 years).
Iran population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 80,713,760 | -0.66% |
| 2099 | 81,246,718 | -0.64% |
| 2098 | 81,770,953 | -0.64% |
| 2097 | 82,295,714 | -0.63% |
| 2096 | 82,818,575 | -0.62% |
| 2095 | 83,338,446 | -0.62% |
| 2094 | 83,854,648 | -0.61% |
| 2093 | 84,371,569 | -0.61% |
| 2092 | 84,888,626 | -0.61% |
| 2091 | 85,410,099 | -0.61% |
| 2090 | 85,934,675 | -0.61% |
| 2089 | 86,466,409 | -0.62% |
| 2088 | 87,004,165 | -0.62% |
| 2087 | 87,549,685 | -0.63% |
| 2086 | 88,105,571 | -0.63% |
| 2085 | 88,668,329 | -0.64% |
| 2084 | 89,239,709 | -0.64% |
| 2083 | 89,817,194 | -0.65% |
| 2082 | 90,402,538 | -0.65% |
| 2081 | 90,995,822 | -0.65% |
| 2080 | 91,595,122 | -0.65% |
| 2079 | 92,196,842 | -0.65% |
| 2078 | 92,801,160 | -0.65% |
| 2077 | 93,405,954 | -0.64% |
| 2076 | 94,007,669 | -0.63% |
| 2075 | 94,606,607 | -0.62% |
| 2074 | 95,197,577 | -0.61% |
| 2073 | 95,783,994 | -0.59% |
| 2072 | 96,355,853 | -0.58% |
| 2071 | 96,915,335 | -0.56% |
| 2070 | 97,460,813 | -0.54% |
| 2069 | 97,988,897 | -0.52% |
| 2068 | 98,496,927 | -0.49% |
| 2067 | 98,978,509 | -0.46% |
| 2066 | 99,439,391 | -0.44% |
| 2065 | 99,877,457 | -0.41% |
| 2064 | 100,288,977 | -0.38% |
| 2063 | 100,668,199 | -0.35% |
| 2062 | 101,017,348 | -0.31% |
| 2061 | 101,332,810 | -0.28% |
| 2060 | 101,612,261 | -0.24% |
| 2059 | 101,858,931 | -0.2% |
| 2058 | 102,061,144 | -0.16% |
| 2057 | 102,228,085 | -0.13% |
| 2056 | 102,358,266 | -0.09% |
| 2055 | 102,449,092 | -0.05% |
| 2054 | 102,498,594 | -0.009% |
| 2053 | 102,508,245 | 0.03% |
| 2052 | 102,480,373 | 0.06% |
| 2051 | 102,417,847 | 0.1% |
| 2050 | 102,318,917 | 0.13% |
| 2049 | 102,189,816 | 0.16% |
| 2048 | 102,024,233 | 0.19% |
| 2047 | 101,832,213 | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 101,613,554 | 0.24% |
| 2045 | 101,371,784 | 0.26% |
| 2044 | 101,104,998 | 0.28% |
| 2043 | 100,818,045 | 0.3% |
| 2042 | 100,512,032 | 0.32% |
| 2041 | 100,188,214 | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 99,849,875 | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 99,501,869 | 0.37% |
| 2038 | 99,137,385 | 0.38% |
| 2037 | 98,759,167 | 0.4% |
| 2036 | 98,366,612 | 0.41% |
| 2035 | 97,963,082 | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 97,546,148 | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 97,118,106 | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 96,671,440 | 0.49% |
| 2031 | 96,204,118 | 0.51% |
| 2030 | 95,718,604 | 0.55% |
| 2029 | 95,195,996 | 0.61% |
| 2028 | 94,623,034 | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 93,987,260 | 0.76% |
| 2026 | 93,276,075 | 0.86% |
| 2025 | 92,478,162 | 0.99% |
| 2024 | 91,567,738 | 1.06% |
| 2023 | 90,608,707 | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 89,524,246 | 1.21% |
| 2021 | 88,455,488 | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 87,723,443 | 0.77% |
| 2019 | 87,051,648 | 1.08% |
| 2018 | 86,117,998 | 1.28% |
| 2017 | 85,026,754 | 1.45% |
| 2016 | 83,812,228 | 1.44% |
| 2015 | 82,619,362 | 1.37% |
| 2014 | 81,502,045 | 1.35% |
| 2013 | 80,414,686 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | 79,370,580 | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 78,383,598 | 1.24% |
| 2010 | 77,420,842 | 1.26% |
| 2009 | 76,457,825 | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 75,514,204 | 1.22% |
| 2007 | 74,602,648 | 1.65% |
| 2006 | 73,392,747 | 2.18% |
| 2005 | 71,828,455 | 2.24% |
| 2004 | 70,256,316 | 2.16% |
| 2003 | 68,769,340 | 1.11% |
| 2002 | 68,011,317 | 0.83% |
| 2001 | 67,452,005 | 1.56% |
| 2000 | 66,418,659 | 1.49% |
| 1999 | 65,445,391 | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 64,519,859 | 1.38% |
| 1997 | 63,639,638 | 1.21% |
| 1996 | 62,881,300 | 1.09% |
| 1995 | 62,205,567 | 1.11% |
| 1994 | 61,520,598 | 0.19% |
| 1993 | 61,403,543 | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 61,184,983 | 2% |
| 1991 | 59,986,931 | 2.75% |
| 1990 | 58,380,092 | 2.95% |
| 1989 | 56,704,914 | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 55,072,694 | 3.28% |
| 1987 | 53,323,493 | 3.65% |
| 1986 | 51,446,045 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | 49,582,289 | 3.74% |
| 1984 | 47,793,998 | 3.83% |
| 1983 | 46,029,535 | 3.97% |
| 1982 | 44,272,141 | 5.44% |
| 1981 | 41,989,312 | 5.39% |
| 1980 | 39,842,324 | 3.69% |
| 1979 | 38,424,952 | 3.5% |
| 1978 | 37,126,535 | 3.32% |
| 1977 | 35,933,181 | 3.15% |
| 1976 | 34,837,271 | 3.06% |
| 1975 | 33,802,973 | 3.07% |
| 1974 | 32,796,463 | 3% |
| 1973 | 31,839,838 | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 30,921,179 | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 30,029,071 | 3.03% |
| 1970 | 29,145,100 | 3.08% |
| 1969 | 28,273,482 | 3.05% |
| 1968 | 27,437,391 | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 26,628,432 | 3.09% |
| 1966 | 25,829,270 | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 25,036,978 | 3.19% |
| 1964 | 24,262,859 | 3.16% |
| 1963 | 23,519,005 | 3.12% |
| 1962 | 22,807,907 | 3.08% |
| 1961 | 22,125,726 | 3.05% |
| 1960 | 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).
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Iran has a population of 93.5M as of 2026, compared to 83.8M in 2016, 73.4M in 2006, and 62.9M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.15% per year. Iran is ranked 100th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Iran will have 101,613,554 people (8.71% growth) with a rank change from 17th to 18th.
By the year 2100, Iran's population is projected to decline by 13.6% from its current level to 80.7M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | 116,786 |
| 2024 | - | - | 190,156 |
| 2023 | 1,012,194 | 750,150 | 262,044 |
| 2022 | 1,156,715 | 753,525 | 403,190 |
| 2021 | 980,692 | 645,725 | 334,967 |
| 2020 | 483,298 | 663,978 | -180,680 |
| 2019 | 860,269 | 893,063 | -32,794 |
| 2018 | 1,007,106 | 1,035,052 | -27,946 |
| 2017 | 1,175,398 | 1,140,549 | 34,849 |
| 2016 | 1,253,579 | 1,186,949 | 66,630 |
| 2015 | 1,132,078 | 1,178,317 | -46,239 |
| 2014 | 1,102,510 | 1,158,552 | -56,042 |
| 2013 | 1,072,211 | 1,119,533 | -47,322 |
| 2012 | 1,015,981 | 1,073,804 | -57,823 |
| 2011 | 958,001 | 1,023,925 | -65,924 |
| 2010 | 967,531 | 980,380 | -12,849 |
| 2009 | 958,533 | 958,322 | 211 |
| 2008 | 928,799 | 940,983 | -12,184 |
| 2007 | 894,304 | 919,254 | -24,950 |
| 2006 | 1,525,461 | 884,529 | 640,932 |
| 2005 | 1,603,178 | 837,305 | 765,873 |
| 2004 | 1,541,199 | 801,203 | 739,996 |
| 2003 | 1,432,822 | 732,600 | 700,222 |
| 2002 | 83,243 | 752,205 | -668,962 |
| 2001 | 1,035,350 | 743,658 | 291,692 |
| 2000 | 1,031,336 | 731,203 | 300,133 |
| 1999 | 915,225 | 723,237 | 191,988 |
| 1998 | 935,826 | 717,655 | 218,171 |
| 1997 | 824,583 | 726,574 | 98,009 |
| 1996 | 692,073 | 784,508 | -92,435 |
| 1995 | 659,390 | 879,648 | -220,258 |
| 1994 | 710,589 | 1,008,076 | -297,487 |
| 1993 | -476,433 | 1,219,658 | -1,696,091 |
| 1992 | 913,521 | 1,365,466 | -451,945 |
| 1991 | 1,482,535 | 1,495,594 | -13,059 |
| 1990 | 1,731,145 | 1,530,434 | 200,711 |
| 1989 | 1,619,199 | 1,609,739 | 9,460 |
| 1988 | 1,645,200 | 1,614,512 | 30,688 |
| 1987 | 1,853,168 | 1,639,644 | 213,524 |
| 1986 | 1,901,700 | 1,659,289 | 242,411 |
| 1985 | 1,825,749 | 1,661,750 | 163,999 |
| 1984 | 1,750,799 | 1,653,051 | 97,748 |
| 1983 | 1,778,156 | 1,573,612 | 204,544 |
| 1982 | 1,736,630 | 1,514,240 | 222,390 |
| 1981 | 2,828,999 | 1,376,830 | 1,452,169 |
| 1980 | 1,464,967 | 1,361,293 | 103,674 |
| 1979 | 1,369,757 | 1,294,306 | 75,451 |
| 1978 | 1,227,062 | 1,156,974 | 70,088 |
| 1977 | 1,159,635 | 1,091,542 | 68,093 |
| 1976 | 1,032,172 | 1,013,347 | 18,825 |
| 1975 | 1,036,402 | 929,481 | 106,921 |
| 1974 | 976,621 | 873,369 | 103,252 |
| 1973 | 936,659 | 831,880 | 104,779 |
| 1972 | 900,657 | 804,043 | 96,614 |
| 1971 | 883,547 | 805,830 | 77,717 |
| 1970 | 884,369 | 794,612 | 89,757 |
| 1969 | 858,856 | 780,660 | 78,196 |
| 1968 | 813,334 | 743,992 | 69,342 |
| 1967 | 804,589 | 727,276 | 77,313 |
| 1966 | 793,749 | 695,040 | 98,709 |
| 1965 | 790,837 | 663,029 | 127,808 |
| 1964 | 757,406 | 635,589 | 121,817 |
| 1963 | 730,316 | 620,126 | 110,190 |
| 1962 | 691,870 | 595,538 | 96,332 |
| 1961 | 672,485 | 594,674 | 77,811 |
| 1960 | 638,101 | 584,060 | 54,041 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 92.5% of the population change in Iran 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, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 2,722,397 and 3.5% in 2010.
Iran population clock
Iran
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
93468444
|
17/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.13% | 17/197 |
| One net population change |
32.9 seconds
|
23/197 |
| One birth every |
26.9 seconds
|
25/196 |
| One death every |
1.24 minutes
|
27/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,627 | 23/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +959,031 | 23/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.06% | 98/197 |
| One migration net change every |
4.51 minutes
|
14/196 |
| Annual migration change | +116,786 | 14/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 3,840,654 | 17/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 4.2% | 103/195 |
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Iran population statistics
|
Iran
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 34.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 34.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.7 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 148.9 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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