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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.6 times bigger than Italy's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Iran vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Italy
2100 80,713,760 35,208,261
2099 81,246,718 35,444,989
2098 81,770,953 35,676,340
2097 82,295,714 35,914,345
2096 82,818,575 36,150,501
2095 83,338,446 36,386,787
2094 83,854,648 36,619,396
2093 84,371,569 36,850,181
2092 84,888,626 37,089,746
2091 85,410,099 37,323,400
2090 85,934,675 37,560,976
2089 86,466,409 37,802,157
2088 87,004,165 38,040,056
2087 87,549,685 38,280,439
2086 88,105,571 38,517,279
2085 88,668,329 38,761,126
2084 89,239,709 39,008,873
2083 89,817,194 39,255,273
2082 90,402,538 39,509,964
2081 90,995,822 39,767,732
2080 91,595,122 40,030,977
2079 92,196,842 40,302,924
2078 92,801,160 40,579,648
2077 93,405,954 40,860,952
2076 94,007,669 41,151,772
2075 94,606,607 41,455,646
2074 95,197,577 41,779,503
2073 95,783,994 42,111,664
2072 96,355,853 42,459,257
2071 96,915,335 42,814,908
2070 97,460,813 43,187,953
2069 97,988,897 43,571,469
2068 98,496,927 43,964,515
2067 98,978,509 44,361,273
2066 99,439,391 44,771,926
2065 99,877,457 45,197,177
2064 100,288,977 45,628,630
2063 100,668,199 46,066,216
2062 101,017,348 46,517,561
2061 101,332,810 46,971,598
2060 101,612,261 47,424,830
2059 101,858,931 47,879,711
2058 102,061,144 48,332,818
2057 102,228,085 48,778,066
2056 102,358,266 49,222,515
2055 102,449,092 49,653,326
2054 102,498,594 50,073,600
2053 102,508,245 50,488,203
2052 102,480,373 50,886,354
2051 102,417,847 51,276,616
2050 102,318,917 51,663,176
2049 102,189,816 52,034,983
2048 102,024,233 52,392,012
2047 101,832,213 52,745,310
2046 101,613,554 53,080,828
2045 101,371,784 53,408,660
2044 101,104,998 53,723,325
2043 100,818,045 54,042,322
2042 100,512,032 54,342,628
2041 100,188,214 54,629,496
2040 99,849,875 54,916,374
2039 99,501,869 55,205,078
2038 99,137,385 55,481,637
2037 98,759,167 55,757,394
2036 98,366,612 56,025,224
2035 97,963,082 56,295,613
2034 97,546,148 56,562,648
2033 97,118,106 56,822,364
2032 96,671,440 57,078,534
2031 96,204,118 57,345,322
2030 95,718,604 57,606,120
2029 95,195,996 57,851,091
2028 94,623,034 58,091,760
2027 93,987,260 58,333,039
2026 93,276,075 58,562,681
2025 92,478,162 58,769,653
2024 91,567,738 58,952,704
2023 90,608,707 58,984,216
2022 89,524,246 59,013,667
2021 88,455,488 59,133,173
2020 87,723,443 59,438,851
2019 87,051,648 59,729,081
2018 86,117,998 60,148,658
2017 85,026,754 60,002,252
2016 83,812,228 60,115,223
2015 82,619,362 60,229,605
2014 81,502,045 60,320,707
2013 80,414,686 60,311,613
2012 79,370,580 60,191,247
2011 78,383,598 60,026,841
2010 77,420,842 59,819,407
2009 76,457,825 59,555,454
2008 75,514,204 59,211,181
2007 74,602,648 58,756,247
2006 73,392,747 58,399,861
2005 71,828,455 58,166,682
2004 70,256,316 57,828,179
2003 68,769,340 57,399,184
2002 68,011,317 57,089,824
2001 67,452,005 56,976,981
2000 66,418,659 56,942,108
1999 65,445,391 56,916,317
1998 64,519,859 56,906,744
1997 63,639,638 56,890,372
1996 62,881,300 56,860,281
1995 62,205,567 56,844,303
1994 61,520,598 56,843,400
1993 61,403,543 56,831,821
1992 61,184,983 56,797,087
1991 59,986,931 56,758,521
1990 58,380,092 56,719,240
1989 56,704,914 56,671,781
1988 55,072,694 56,629,288
1987 53,323,493 56,601,931
1986 51,446,045 56,596,155
1985 49,582,289 56,593,071
1984 47,793,998 56,576,718
1983 46,029,535 56,564,074
1982 44,272,141 56,543,548
1981 41,989,312 56,501,675
1980 39,842,324 56,433,883
1979 38,424,952 56,317,749
1978 37,126,535 56,155,143
1977 35,933,181 55,955,411
1976 34,837,271 55,718,260
1975 33,802,973 55,441,001
1974 32,796,463 55,110,868
1973 31,839,838 54,751,406
1972 30,921,179 54,381,345
1971 30,029,071 54,073,490
1970 29,145,100 53,821,850
1969 28,273,482 53,537,950
1968 27,437,391 53,235,750
1967 26,628,432 52,900,500
1966 25,829,270 52,519,000
1965 25,036,978 52,112,350
1964 24,262,859 51,675,350
1963 23,519,005 51,252,000
1962 22,807,907 50,879,450
1961 22,125,726 50,536,350
1960 21,470,434 50,199,700

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/iran/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Italy
2100 -0.66% -0.67%
2099 -0.64% -0.65%
2098 -0.64% -0.66%
2097 -0.63% -0.65%
2096 -0.62% -0.65%
2095 -0.62% -0.64%
2094 -0.61% -0.63%
2093 -0.61% -0.65%
2092 -0.61% -0.63%
2091 -0.61% -0.63%
2090 -0.61% -0.64%
2089 -0.62% -0.63%
2088 -0.62% -0.63%
2087 -0.63% -0.61%
2086 -0.63% -0.63%
2085 -0.64% -0.64%
2084 -0.64% -0.63%
2083 -0.65% -0.64%
2082 -0.65% -0.65%
2081 -0.65% -0.66%
2080 -0.65% -0.67%
2079 -0.65% -0.68%
2078 -0.65% -0.69%
2077 -0.64% -0.71%
2076 -0.63% -0.73%
2075 -0.62% -0.78%
2074 -0.61% -0.79%
2073 -0.59% -0.82%
2072 -0.58% -0.83%
2071 -0.56% -0.86%
2070 -0.54% -0.88%
2069 -0.52% -0.89%
2068 -0.49% -0.89%
2067 -0.46% -0.92%
2066 -0.44% -0.94%
2065 -0.41% -0.95%
2064 -0.38% -0.95%
2063 -0.35% -0.97%
2062 -0.31% -0.97%
2061 -0.28% -0.96%
2060 -0.24% -0.95%
2059 -0.2% -0.94%
2058 -0.16% -0.91%
2057 -0.13% -0.9%
2056 -0.09% -0.87%
2055 -0.05% -0.84%
2054 -0.009% -0.82%
2053 0.03% -0.78%
2052 0.06% -0.76%
2051 0.1% -0.75%
2050 0.13% -0.71%
2049 0.16% -0.68%
2048 0.19% -0.67%
2047 0.22% -0.63%
2046 0.24% -0.61%
2045 0.26% -0.59%
2044 0.28% -0.59%
2043 0.3% -0.55%
2042 0.32% -0.53%
2041 0.34% -0.52%
2040 0.35% -0.52%
2039 0.37% -0.5%
2038 0.38% -0.49%
2037 0.4% -0.48%
2036 0.41% -0.48%
2035 0.43% -0.47%
2034 0.44% -0.46%
2033 0.46% -0.45%
2032 0.49% -0.47%
2031 0.51% -0.45%
2030 0.55% -0.42%
2029 0.61% -0.41%
2028 0.68% -0.41%
2027 0.76% -0.39%
2026 0.86% -0.35%
2025 0.99% -0.31%
2024 1.06% -0.05%
2023 1.21% -0.05%
2022 1.21% -0.2%
2021 0.83% -0.51%
2020 0.77% -0.49%
2019 1.08% -0.7%
2018 1.28% 0.24%
2017 1.45% -0.19%
2016 1.44% -0.19%
2015 1.37% -0.15%
2014 1.35% 0.02%
2013 1.32% 0.2%
2012 1.26% 0.27%
2011 1.24% 0.35%
2010 1.26% 0.44%
2009 1.25% 0.58%
2008 1.22% 0.77%
2007 1.65% 0.61%
2006 2.18% 0.4%
2005 2.24% 0.59%
2004 2.16% 0.75%
2003 1.11% 0.54%
2002 0.83% 0.2%
2001 1.56% 0.06%
2000 1.49% 0.05%
1999 1.43% 0.02%
1998 1.38% 0.03%
1997 1.21% 0.05%
1996 1.09% 0.03%
1995 1.11% 0.002%
1994 0.19% 0.02%
1993 0.36% 0.06%
1992 2% 0.07%
1991 2.75% 0.07%
1990 2.95% 0.08%
1989 2.96% 0.08%
1988 3.28% 0.05%
1987 3.65% 0.01%
1986 3.76% 0.005%
1985 3.74% 0.03%
1984 3.83% 0.02%
1983 3.97% 0.04%
1982 5.44% 0.07%
1981 5.39% 0.12%
1980 3.69% 0.21%
1979 3.5% 0.29%
1978 3.32% 0.36%
1977 3.15% 0.43%
1976 3.06% 0.5%
1975 3.07% 0.6%
1974 3% 0.66%
1973 2.97% 0.68%
1972 2.97% 0.57%
1971 3.03% 0.47%
1970 3.08% 0.53%
1969 3.05% 0.57%
1968 3.04% 0.63%
1967 3.09% 0.73%
1966 3.16% 0.78%
1965 3.19% 0.85%
1964 3.16% 0.83%
1963 3.12% 0.73%
1962 3.08% 0.68%
1961 3.05% 0.67%

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/iran/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Iran Italy
Current population
93468444
58562681
Population rank 17/197 26/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.71%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -86
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 170/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +75,448
Net migration rank 14/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 75,448
2024 - 190,156 - 95,246
2023 750,150 262,044 -283,125 150,189
2022 753,525 403,190 -318,674 231,228
2021 645,725 334,967 -301,579 157,327
2020 663,978 -180,680 -338,801 85,281
2019 893,063 -32,794 -215,025 46,634
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -192,475 83,686
2017 1,140,549 34,849 -192,007 95,147
2016 1,186,949 66,630 -138,265 84,568
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 -162,620 39,389
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 -96,513 52,679
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 -90,468 158,090
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 -78,248 252,524
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 -48,021 198,544
2010 980,380 -12,849 -23,928 274,387
2009 958,322 211 -17,866 283,676
2008 940,983 -12,184 -11,842 422,534
2007 919,254 -24,950 -5,876 495,092
2006 884,529 640,932 0 215,995
2005 837,305 765,873 -17,450 258,702
2004 801,203 739,996 11,566 417,970
2003 732,600 700,222 -40,179 478,578
2002 752,205 -668,962 -22,836 223,861
2001 743,658 291,692 -11,396 48,903
2000 731,203 300,133 -17,082 56,065
1999 723,237 191,988 -22,766 54,405
1998 717,655 218,171 -39,835 67,985
1997 726,574 98,009 -22,756 50,539
1996 784,508 -92,435 -22,744 53,450
1995 879,648 -220,258 -34,107 -460,287
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 -17,053 502,750
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 0 24,321
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 22,718 51,747
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 11,352 19,721
1990 1,530,434 200,711 22,688 35,317
1989 1,609,739 9,460 28,336 19,540
1988 1,614,512 30,688 33,977 18,553
1987 1,639,644 213,524 16,980 7,825
1986 1,659,289 242,411 11,319 -6,206
1985 1,661,750 163,999 28,297 6,911
1984 1,653,051 97,748 50,919 203
1983 1,573,612 204,544 33,939 -3,733
1982 1,514,240 222,390 79,161 -24,223
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 73,452 7,182
1980 1,361,293 103,674 84,650 295,642
1979 1,294,306 75,451 129,531 42,637
1978 1,156,974 70,088 168,465 43,932
1977 1,091,542 68,093 190,248 42,246
1976 1,013,347 18,825 228,445 40,885
1975 929,481 106,921 271,660 43,051
1974 873,369 103,252 336,176 42,487
1973 831,880 104,779 328,508 41,631
1972 804,043 96,614 364,355 43,182
1971 805,830 77,717 383,922 -58,627
1970 794,612 89,757 376,753 -62,216
1969 780,660 78,196 390,827 -45,346
1968 743,992 69,342 399,268 -50,149
1967 727,276 77,313 439,074 -37,992
1966 695,040 98,709 488,427 -35,352
1965 663,029 127,808 474,222 -36,267
1964 635,589 121,817 527,089 -27,368
1963 620,126 110,190 440,767 -28,198
1962 595,538 96,332 427,387 -25,840
1961 594,674 77,811 459,880 -129,761
1960 584,060 54,041 426,697 -140,765

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

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

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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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