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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 8.09 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

Iran vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Jordan
2100 80,713,760 21,346,709
2099 81,246,718 21,318,400
2098 81,770,953 21,276,587
2097 82,295,714 21,237,878
2096 82,818,575 21,204,195
2095 83,338,446 21,146,160
2094 83,854,648 21,113,543
2093 84,371,569 21,064,917
2092 84,888,626 21,015,511
2091 85,410,099 20,930,262
2090 85,934,675 20,864,971
2089 86,466,409 20,783,567
2088 87,004,165 20,713,897
2087 87,549,685 20,643,710
2086 88,105,571 20,580,263
2085 88,668,329 20,502,047
2084 89,239,709 20,434,545
2083 89,817,194 20,374,054
2082 90,402,538 20,288,057
2081 90,995,822 20,191,077
2080 91,595,122 20,105,784
2079 92,196,842 20,014,191
2078 92,801,160 19,927,535
2077 93,405,954 19,835,869
2076 94,007,669 19,742,371
2075 94,606,607 19,635,722
2074 95,197,577 19,539,085
2073 95,783,994 19,432,498
2072 96,355,853 19,323,034
2071 96,915,335 19,207,735
2070 97,460,813 19,084,510
2069 97,988,897 18,977,089
2068 98,496,927 18,837,786
2067 98,978,509 18,721,500
2066 99,439,391 18,585,819
2065 99,877,457 18,450,342
2064 100,288,977 18,327,889
2063 100,668,199 18,195,124
2062 101,017,348 18,046,701
2061 101,332,810 17,905,240
2060 101,612,261 17,766,923
2059 101,858,931 17,623,583
2058 102,061,144 17,480,101
2057 102,228,085 17,332,985
2056 102,358,266 17,199,988
2055 102,449,092 17,055,494
2054 102,498,594 16,922,360
2053 102,508,245 16,788,269
2052 102,480,373 16,629,867
2051 102,417,847 16,483,332
2050 102,318,917 16,313,641
2049 102,189,816 16,143,037
2048 102,024,233 15,960,692
2047 101,832,213 15,782,848
2046 101,613,554 15,601,379
2045 101,371,784 15,401,446
2044 101,104,998 15,203,736
2043 100,818,045 15,009,222
2042 100,512,032 14,814,702
2041 100,188,214 14,610,184
2040 99,849,875 14,387,461
2039 99,501,869 14,180,166
2038 99,137,385 13,969,908
2037 98,759,167 13,763,230
2036 98,366,612 13,565,172
2035 97,963,082 13,367,627
2034 97,546,148 13,173,095
2033 97,118,106 12,977,990
2032 96,671,440 12,780,785
2031 96,204,118 12,572,455
2030 95,718,604 12,372,453
2029 95,195,996 12,165,594
2028 94,623,034 11,949,107
2027 93,987,260 11,734,783
2026 93,276,075 11,488,370
2025 92,478,162 11,596,825
2024 91,567,738 11,552,876
2023 90,608,707 11,439,213
2022 89,524,246 11,256,263
2021 88,455,488 11,066,356
2020 87,723,443 10,865,228
2019 87,051,648 10,671,891
2018 86,117,998 10,462,306
2017 85,026,754 10,234,226
2016 83,812,228 10,006,367
2015 82,619,362 9,544,729
2014 81,502,045 8,791,710
2013 80,414,686 7,991,809
2012 79,370,580 7,587,127
2011 78,383,598 7,480,424
2010 77,420,842 7,297,043
2009 76,457,825 7,141,753
2008 75,514,204 6,989,866
2007 74,602,648 6,827,227
2006 73,392,747 6,427,371
2005 71,828,455 6,029,587
2004 70,256,316 5,882,061
2003 68,769,340 5,741,828
2002 68,011,317 5,616,066
2001 67,452,005 5,498,894
2000 66,418,659 5,386,945
1999 65,445,391 5,276,444
1998 64,519,859 5,164,284
1997 63,639,638 5,046,285
1996 62,881,300 4,912,516
1995 62,205,567 4,752,096
1994 61,520,598 4,561,406
1993 61,403,543 4,348,020
1992 61,184,983 4,127,693
1991 59,986,931 3,915,149
1990 58,380,092 3,621,908
1989 56,704,914 3,349,627
1988 55,072,694 3,193,039
1987 53,323,493 3,047,634
1986 51,446,045 2,909,887
1985 49,582,289 2,778,810
1984 47,793,998 2,654,688
1983 46,029,535 2,537,307
1982 44,272,141 2,426,927
1981 41,989,312 2,325,517
1980 39,842,324 2,234,186
1979 38,424,952 2,153,882
1978 37,126,535 2,083,595
1977 35,933,181 2,019,002
1976 34,837,271 1,958,177
1975 33,802,973 1,899,055
1974 32,796,463 1,839,182
1973 31,839,838 1,778,094
1972 30,921,179 1,714,555
1971 30,029,071 1,645,145
1970 29,145,100 1,565,163
1969 28,273,482 1,473,100
1968 27,437,391 1,372,460
1967 26,628,432 1,271,183
1966 25,829,270 1,178,360
1965 25,036,978 1,099,440
1964 24,262,859 1,035,640
1963 23,519,005 984,714
1962 22,807,907 940,554
1961 22,125,726 897,591
1960 21,470,434 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 21.3M people in 2100 for Jordan.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Jordan
2100 -0.66% 0.13%
2099 -0.64% 0.2%
2098 -0.64% 0.18%
2097 -0.63% 0.16%
2096 -0.62% 0.27%
2095 -0.62% 0.15%
2094 -0.61% 0.23%
2093 -0.61% 0.24%
2092 -0.61% 0.41%
2091 -0.61% 0.31%
2090 -0.61% 0.39%
2089 -0.62% 0.34%
2088 -0.62% 0.34%
2087 -0.63% 0.31%
2086 -0.63% 0.38%
2085 -0.64% 0.33%
2084 -0.64% 0.3%
2083 -0.65% 0.42%
2082 -0.65% 0.48%
2081 -0.65% 0.42%
2080 -0.65% 0.46%
2079 -0.65% 0.43%
2078 -0.65% 0.46%
2077 -0.64% 0.47%
2076 -0.63% 0.54%
2075 -0.62% 0.49%
2074 -0.61% 0.55%
2073 -0.59% 0.57%
2072 -0.58% 0.6%
2071 -0.56% 0.65%
2070 -0.54% 0.57%
2069 -0.52% 0.74%
2068 -0.49% 0.62%
2067 -0.46% 0.73%
2066 -0.44% 0.73%
2065 -0.41% 0.67%
2064 -0.38% 0.73%
2063 -0.35% 0.82%
2062 -0.31% 0.79%
2061 -0.28% 0.78%
2060 -0.24% 0.81%
2059 -0.2% 0.82%
2058 -0.16% 0.85%
2057 -0.13% 0.77%
2056 -0.09% 0.85%
2055 -0.05% 0.79%
2054 -0.009% 0.8%
2053 0.03% 0.95%
2052 0.06% 0.89%
2051 0.1% 1.04%
2050 0.13% 1.06%
2049 0.16% 1.14%
2048 0.19% 1.13%
2047 0.22% 1.16%
2046 0.24% 1.3%
2045 0.26% 1.3%
2044 0.28% 1.3%
2043 0.3% 1.31%
2042 0.32% 1.4%
2041 0.34% 1.55%
2040 0.35% 1.46%
2039 0.37% 1.51%
2038 0.38% 1.5%
2037 0.4% 1.46%
2036 0.41% 1.48%
2035 0.43% 1.48%
2034 0.44% 1.5%
2033 0.46% 1.54%
2032 0.49% 1.66%
2031 0.51% 1.62%
2030 0.55% 1.7%
2029 0.61% 1.81%
2028 0.68% 1.83%
2027 0.76% 2.14%
2026 0.86% -0.94%
2025 0.99% 0.38%
2024 1.06% 0.99%
2023 1.21% 1.63%
2022 1.21% 1.72%
2021 0.83% 1.85%
2020 0.77% 1.81%
2019 1.08% 2%
2018 1.28% 2.23%
2017 1.45% 2.28%
2016 1.44% 4.84%
2015 1.37% 8.57%
2014 1.35% 10%
2013 1.32% 5.33%
2012 1.26% 1.43%
2011 1.24% 2.51%
2010 1.26% 2.17%
2009 1.25% 2.17%
2008 1.22% 2.38%
2007 1.65% 6.22%
2006 2.18% 6.6%
2005 2.24% 2.51%
2004 2.16% 2.44%
2003 1.11% 2.24%
2002 0.83% 2.13%
2001 1.56% 2.08%
2000 1.49% 2.09%
1999 1.43% 2.17%
1998 1.38% 2.34%
1997 1.21% 2.72%
1996 1.09% 3.38%
1995 1.11% 4.18%
1994 0.19% 4.91%
1993 0.36% 5.34%
1992 2% 5.43%
1991 2.75% 8.1%
1990 2.95% 8.13%
1989 2.96% 4.9%
1988 3.28% 4.77%
1987 3.65% 4.73%
1986 3.76% 4.72%
1985 3.74% 4.68%
1984 3.83% 4.63%
1983 3.97% 4.55%
1982 5.44% 4.36%
1981 5.39% 4.09%
1980 3.69% 3.73%
1979 3.5% 3.37%
1978 3.32% 3.2%
1977 3.15% 3.11%
1976 3.06% 3.11%
1975 3.07% 3.26%
1974 3% 3.44%
1973 2.97% 3.71%
1972 2.97% 4.22%
1971 3.03% 5.11%
1970 3.08% 6.25%
1969 3.05% 7.33%
1968 3.04% 7.97%
1967 3.09% 7.88%
1966 3.16% 7.18%
1965 3.19% 6.16%
1964 3.16% 5.17%
1963 3.12% 4.7%
1962 3.08% 4.79%
1961 3.05% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Iran Jordan
Current population
93468444
11555022
Population rank 17/197 86/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.14%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
4.62 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
2.23 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +311
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 102/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -303,267
Net migration rank 14/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -303,267
2024 - 190,156 - -156,369
2023 750,150 262,044 200,895 -17,445
2022 753,525 403,190 199,900 -17,445
2021 645,725 334,967 190,795 6,573
2020 663,978 -180,680 198,138 6,745
2019 893,063 -32,794 204,933 -23,156
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 205,333 32,062
2017 1,140,549 34,849 205,903 12,873
2016 1,186,949 66,630 205,891 31,046
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 195,495 490,844
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 184,169 635,528
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 170,473 609,631
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 175,437 -146,181
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 177,076 7,057
2010 980,380 -12,849 177,748 4,872
2009 958,322 211 177,651 -49,687
2008 940,983 -12,184 175,048 767
2007 919,254 -24,950 167,574 -18,108
2006 884,529 640,932 147,643 502,609
2005 837,305 765,873 141,816 3,500
2004 801,203 739,996 141,752 7,979
2003 732,600 700,222 142,443 -11,699
2002 752,205 -668,962 139,250 -18,463
2001 743,658 291,692 136,450 -22,896
2000 731,203 300,133 136,414 -26,077
1999 723,237 191,988 138,201 -27,530
1998 717,655 218,171 140,696 -27,036
1997 726,574 98,009 145,358 -23,021
1996 784,508 -92,435 147,852 -2,655
1995 879,648 -220,258 147,652 27,991
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 144,199 61,533
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 139,467 81,576
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 134,241 85,376
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 129,642 75,824
1990 1,530,434 200,711 114,912 266,100
1989 1,609,739 9,460 112,608 50,941
1988 1,614,512 30,688 109,754 39,873
1987 1,639,644 213,524 106,536 34,646
1986 1,659,289 242,411 103,551 30,763
1985 1,661,750 163,999 99,801 28,040
1984 1,653,051 97,748 96,092 24,316
1983 1,573,612 204,544 92,863 21,487
1982 1,514,240 222,390 89,473 16,944
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 86,751 9,659
1980 1,361,293 103,674 84,508 1,735
1979 1,294,306 75,451 82,076 -7,706
1978 1,156,974 70,088 79,908 -13,701
1977 1,091,542 68,093 78,101 -15,132
1976 1,013,347 18,825 75,981 -17,309
1975 929,481 106,921 74,392 -14,822
1974 873,369 103,252 72,212 -12,024
1973 831,880 104,779 70,058 -8,072
1972 804,043 96,614 67,707 -2,622
1971 805,830 77,717 64,763 8,976
1970 794,612 89,757 60,321 25,894
1969 780,660 78,196 57,431 40,481
1968 743,992 69,342 53,336 50,036
1967 727,276 77,313 48,791 50,397
1966 695,040 98,709 44,580 41,882
1965 663,029 127,808 41,635 29,737
1964 635,589 121,817 39,205 17,018
1963 620,126 110,190 36,858 8,763
1962 595,538 96,332 34,598 8,098
1961 594,674 77,811 32,143 11,097
1960 584,060 54,041 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/jordan | 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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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