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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 9.08 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Iran vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Israel
2100 80,713,760 21,079,031
2099 81,246,718 20,971,907
2098 81,770,953 20,869,188
2097 82,295,714 20,764,637
2096 82,818,575 20,651,056
2095 83,338,446 20,537,392
2094 83,854,648 20,420,251
2093 84,371,569 20,294,077
2092 84,888,626 20,167,075
2091 85,410,099 20,038,540
2090 85,934,675 19,910,123
2089 86,466,409 19,788,579
2088 87,004,165 19,660,357
2087 87,549,685 19,527,597
2086 88,105,571 19,388,628
2085 88,668,329 19,246,899
2084 89,239,709 19,099,510
2083 89,817,194 18,955,502
2082 90,402,538 18,813,463
2081 90,995,822 18,667,367
2080 91,595,122 18,512,469
2079 92,196,842 18,362,060
2078 92,801,160 18,208,724
2077 93,405,954 18,053,774
2076 94,007,669 17,908,513
2075 94,606,607 17,761,880
2074 95,197,577 17,618,257
2073 95,783,994 17,477,875
2072 96,355,853 17,343,227
2071 96,915,335 17,195,556
2070 97,460,813 17,043,216
2069 97,988,897 16,890,521
2068 98,496,927 16,742,334
2067 98,978,509 16,593,617
2066 99,439,391 16,448,006
2065 99,877,457 16,297,575
2064 100,288,977 16,152,550
2063 100,668,199 15,997,249
2062 101,017,348 15,847,545
2061 101,332,810 15,695,962
2060 101,612,261 15,537,020
2059 101,858,931 15,383,512
2058 102,061,144 15,227,838
2057 102,228,085 15,069,709
2056 102,358,266 14,910,638
2055 102,449,092 14,746,579
2054 102,498,594 14,578,352
2053 102,508,245 14,414,886
2052 102,480,373 14,252,277
2051 102,417,847 14,090,930
2050 102,318,917 13,927,651
2049 102,189,816 13,765,178
2048 102,024,233 13,606,737
2047 101,832,213 13,448,310
2046 101,613,554 13,286,110
2045 101,371,784 13,126,049
2044 101,104,998 12,960,184
2043 100,818,045 12,796,533
2042 100,512,032 12,632,183
2041 100,188,214 12,471,494
2040 99,849,875 12,312,998
2039 99,501,869 12,152,920
2038 99,137,385 11,995,851
2037 98,759,167 11,841,052
2036 98,366,612 11,693,469
2035 97,963,082 11,543,041
2034 97,546,148 11,396,608
2033 97,118,106 11,252,344
2032 96,671,440 11,108,763
2031 96,204,118 10,961,050
2030 95,718,604 10,815,614
2029 95,195,996 10,675,258
2028 94,623,034 10,533,711
2027 93,987,260 10,393,227
2026 93,276,075 10,252,942
2025 92,478,162 10,113,937
2024 91,567,738 9,974,400
2023 90,608,707 9,849,000
2022 89,524,246 9,557,500
2021 88,455,488 9,371,400
2020 87,723,443 9,215,100
2019 87,051,648 9,054,000
2018 86,117,998 8,882,800
2017 85,026,754 8,713,300
2016 83,812,228 8,546,000
2015 82,619,362 8,380,100
2014 81,502,045 8,215,700
2013 80,414,686 8,059,500
2012 79,370,580 7,910,500
2011 78,383,598 7,765,800
2010 77,420,842 7,623,600
2009 76,457,825 7,485,600
2008 75,514,204 7,308,800
2007 74,602,648 7,180,100
2006 73,392,747 7,053,700
2005 71,828,455 6,930,100
2004 70,256,316 6,809,000
2003 68,769,340 6,689,700
2002 68,011,317 6,570,000
2001 67,452,005 6,439,000
2000 66,418,659 6,289,000
1999 65,445,391 6,125,000
1998 64,519,859 5,971,000
1997 63,639,638 5,836,000
1996 62,881,300 5,692,000
1995 62,205,567 5,545,000
1994 61,520,598 5,399,000
1993 61,403,543 5,261,000
1992 61,184,983 5,123,000
1991 59,986,931 4,949,000
1990 58,380,092 4,660,000
1989 56,704,914 4,518,000
1988 55,072,694 4,442,000
1987 53,323,493 4,369,000
1986 51,446,045 4,299,000
1985 49,582,289 4,233,000
1984 47,793,998 4,159,000
1983 46,029,535 4,105,000
1982 44,272,141 4,031,000
1981 41,989,312 3,956,000
1980 39,842,324 3,878,000
1979 38,424,952 3,786,000
1978 37,126,535 3,690,000
1977 35,933,181 3,613,000
1976 34,837,271 3,533,000
1975 33,802,973 3,455,000
1974 32,796,463 3,377,000
1973 31,839,838 3,278,000
1972 30,921,179 3,148,000
1971 30,029,071 3,069,000
1970 29,145,100 2,974,000
1969 28,273,482 2,877,000
1968 27,437,391 2,803,000
1967 26,628,432 2,745,000
1966 25,829,270 2,629,000
1965 25,036,978 2,563,000
1964 24,262,859 2,475,000
1963 23,519,005 2,379,000
1962 22,807,907 2,293,000
1961 22,125,726 2,185,000
1960 21,470,434 2,114,020

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iran's population will grow by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Israel
2100 -0.66% 0.51%
2099 -0.64% 0.49%
2098 -0.64% 0.5%
2097 -0.63% 0.55%
2096 -0.62% 0.55%
2095 -0.62% 0.57%
2094 -0.61% 0.62%
2093 -0.61% 0.63%
2092 -0.61% 0.64%
2091 -0.61% 0.64%
2090 -0.61% 0.61%
2089 -0.62% 0.65%
2088 -0.62% 0.68%
2087 -0.63% 0.72%
2086 -0.63% 0.74%
2085 -0.64% 0.77%
2084 -0.64% 0.76%
2083 -0.65% 0.75%
2082 -0.65% 0.78%
2081 -0.65% 0.84%
2080 -0.65% 0.82%
2079 -0.65% 0.84%
2078 -0.65% 0.86%
2077 -0.64% 0.81%
2076 -0.63% 0.83%
2075 -0.62% 0.82%
2074 -0.61% 0.8%
2073 -0.59% 0.78%
2072 -0.58% 0.86%
2071 -0.56% 0.89%
2070 -0.54% 0.9%
2069 -0.52% 0.89%
2068 -0.49% 0.9%
2067 -0.46% 0.89%
2066 -0.44% 0.92%
2065 -0.41% 0.9%
2064 -0.38% 0.97%
2063 -0.35% 0.94%
2062 -0.31% 0.97%
2061 -0.28% 1.02%
2060 -0.24% 1%
2059 -0.2% 1.02%
2058 -0.16% 1.05%
2057 -0.13% 1.07%
2056 -0.09% 1.11%
2055 -0.05% 1.15%
2054 -0.009% 1.13%
2053 0.03% 1.14%
2052 0.06% 1.15%
2051 0.1% 1.17%
2050 0.13% 1.18%
2049 0.16% 1.16%
2048 0.19% 1.18%
2047 0.22% 1.22%
2046 0.24% 1.22%
2045 0.26% 1.28%
2044 0.28% 1.28%
2043 0.3% 1.3%
2042 0.32% 1.29%
2041 0.34% 1.29%
2040 0.35% 1.32%
2039 0.37% 1.31%
2038 0.38% 1.31%
2037 0.4% 1.26%
2036 0.41% 1.3%
2035 0.43% 1.28%
2034 0.44% 1.28%
2033 0.46% 1.29%
2032 0.49% 1.35%
2031 0.51% 1.34%
2030 0.55% 1.31%
2029 0.61% 1.34%
2028 0.68% 1.35%
2027 0.76% 1.37%
2026 0.86% 1.37%
2025 0.99% 1.4%
2024 1.06% 1.27%
2023 1.21% 3.05%
2022 1.21% 1.99%
2021 0.83% 1.7%
2020 0.77% 1.78%
2019 1.08% 1.93%
2018 1.28% 1.95%
2017 1.45% 1.96%
2016 1.44% 1.98%
2015 1.37% 2%
2014 1.35% 1.94%
2013 1.32% 1.88%
2012 1.26% 1.86%
2011 1.24% 1.87%
2010 1.26% 1.84%
2009 1.25% 2.42%
2008 1.22% 1.79%
2007 1.65% 1.79%
2006 2.18% 1.78%
2005 2.24% 1.78%
2004 2.16% 1.78%
2003 1.11% 1.82%
2002 0.83% 2.03%
2001 1.56% 2.39%
2000 1.49% 2.68%
1999 1.43% 2.58%
1998 1.38% 2.31%
1997 1.21% 2.53%
1996 1.09% 2.65%
1995 1.11% 2.7%
1994 0.19% 2.62%
1993 0.36% 2.69%
1992 2% 3.52%
1991 2.75% 6.2%
1990 2.95% 3.14%
1989 2.96% 1.71%
1988 3.28% 1.67%
1987 3.65% 1.63%
1986 3.76% 1.56%
1985 3.74% 1.78%
1984 3.83% 1.32%
1983 3.97% 1.84%
1982 5.44% 1.9%
1981 5.39% 2.01%
1980 3.69% 2.43%
1979 3.5% 2.6%
1978 3.32% 2.13%
1977 3.15% 2.26%
1976 3.06% 2.26%
1975 3.07% 2.31%
1974 3% 3.02%
1973 2.97% 4.13%
1972 2.97% 2.57%
1971 3.03% 3.19%
1970 3.08% 3.37%
1969 3.05% 2.64%
1968 3.04% 2.11%
1967 3.09% 4.41%
1966 3.16% 2.58%
1965 3.19% 3.56%
1964 3.16% 4.04%
1963 3.12% 3.75%
1962 3.08% 4.94%
1961 3.05% 3.36%

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

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In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Iran Israel
Current population
93468444
10290887
Population rank 17/197 95/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.12%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
4.19 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
2.87 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +344
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 84/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
46 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +11,466
Net migration rank 14/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 11,466
2024 - 190,156 - 10,612
2023 750,150 262,044 131,977 9,999
2022 753,525 403,190 129,982 50,004
2021 645,725 334,967 134,011 16,859
2020 663,978 -180,680 128,089 16,573
2019 893,063 -32,794 135,810 16,134
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 140,348 15,615
2017 1,140,549 34,849 138,541 14,518
2016 1,186,949 66,630 136,736 24,308
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 134,082 29,735
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 133,916 25,303
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 129,758 17,075
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 128,941 16,549
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 125,030 10,470
2010 980,380 -12,849 126,552 12,906
2009 958,322 211 122,015 7,269
2008 940,983 -12,184 117,672 7,974
2007 919,254 -24,950 111,292 9,654
2006 884,529 640,932 109,332 11,446
2005 837,305 765,873 105,338 10,975
2004 801,203 739,996 106,901 8,494
2003 732,600 700,222 106,366 6,684
2002 752,205 -668,962 101,178 17,420
2001 743,658 291,692 99,160 38,643
2000 731,203 300,133 98,737 63,409
1999 723,237 191,988 94,325 78,422
1998 717,655 218,171 93,744 52,713
1997 726,574 98,009 88,707 60,297
1996 784,508 -92,435 86,518 66,811
1995 879,648 -220,258 82,066 61,800
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 79,365 57,273
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 77,337 49,345
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 77,357 57,522
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 73,740 153,141
1990 1,530,434 200,711 71,764 178,732
1989 1,609,739 9,460 68,674 14,192
1988 1,614,512 30,688 71,072 1,675
1987 1,639,644 213,524 69,904 7,511
1986 1,659,289 242,411 70,073 -3,598
1985 1,661,750 163,999 71,538 -3,686
1984 1,653,051 97,748 70,703 10,933
1983 1,573,612 204,544 70,196 689
1982 1,514,240 222,390 68,931 16,563
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 67,647 16,021
1980 1,361,293 103,674 68,253 16,284
1979 1,294,306 75,451 68,148 15,591
1978 1,156,974 70,088 67,158 15,556
1977 1,091,542 68,093 70,092 12,747
1976 1,013,347 18,825 74,899 10,459
1975 929,481 106,921 70,828 11,726
1974 873,369 103,252 68,891 11,929
1973 831,880 104,779 65,560 14,310
1972 804,043 96,614 62,960 27,415
1971 805,830 77,717 64,449 52,632
1970 794,612 89,757 56,506 56,173
1969 780,660 78,196 53,800 59,928
1968 743,992 69,342 51,014 60,804
1967 727,276 77,313 47,488 59,483
1966 695,040 98,709 50,477 57,347
1965 663,029 127,808 49,979 54,694
1964 635,589 121,817 48,015 54,050
1963 620,126 110,190 44,964 53,877
1962 595,538 96,332 43,337 52,313
1961 594,674 77,811 42,170 34,482
1960 584,060 54,041 44,818 10,990

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). In Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

Biggest cities by population

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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