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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.59 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Iran vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Kenya
2100 80,713,760 105,238,162
2099 81,246,718 105,257,438
2098 81,770,953 105,257,489
2097 82,295,714 105,250,948
2096 82,818,575 105,220,085
2095 83,338,446 105,175,623
2094 83,854,648 105,118,372
2093 84,371,569 105,046,907
2092 84,888,626 104,955,024
2091 85,410,099 104,846,805
2090 85,934,675 104,718,130
2089 86,466,409 104,573,271
2088 87,004,165 104,414,197
2087 87,549,685 104,243,505
2086 88,105,571 104,056,143
2085 88,668,329 103,854,891
2084 89,239,709 103,640,244
2083 89,817,194 103,407,124
2082 90,402,538 103,158,580
2081 90,995,822 102,889,291
2080 91,595,122 102,594,978
2079 92,196,842 102,286,967
2078 92,801,160 101,961,280
2077 93,405,954 101,613,181
2076 94,007,669 101,239,843
2075 94,606,607 100,849,423
2074 95,197,577 100,436,632
2073 95,783,994 100,001,277
2072 96,355,853 99,533,234
2071 96,915,335 99,042,264
2070 97,460,813 98,529,166
2069 97,988,897 97,992,232
2068 98,496,927 97,428,138
2067 98,978,509 96,842,744
2066 99,439,391 96,230,345
2065 99,877,457 95,598,937
2064 100,288,977 94,942,874
2063 100,668,199 94,266,124
2062 101,017,348 93,561,519
2061 101,332,810 92,837,768
2060 101,612,261 92,098,717
2059 101,858,931 91,343,602
2058 102,061,144 90,569,828
2057 102,228,085 89,783,087
2056 102,358,266 88,994,126
2055 102,449,092 88,192,182
2054 102,498,594 87,379,992
2053 102,508,245 86,552,281
2052 102,480,373 85,710,403
2051 102,417,847 84,850,558
2050 102,318,917 83,976,685
2049 102,189,816 83,090,517
2048 102,024,233 82,191,119
2047 101,832,213 81,274,836
2046 101,613,554 80,340,592
2045 101,371,784 79,389,433
2044 101,104,998 78,414,158
2043 100,818,045 77,418,567
2042 100,512,032 76,399,781
2041 100,188,214 75,363,853
2040 99,849,875 74,308,480
2039 99,501,869 73,241,028
2038 99,137,385 72,153,876
2037 98,759,167 71,058,753
2036 98,366,612 69,949,421
2035 97,963,082 68,831,151
2034 97,546,148 67,705,051
2033 97,118,106 66,569,532
2032 96,671,440 65,431,402
2031 96,204,118 64,289,540
2030 95,718,604 63,153,520
2029 95,195,996 62,021,378
2028 94,623,034 60,894,078
2027 93,987,260 59,770,115
2026 93,276,075 58,653,621
2025 92,478,162 57,540,609
2024 91,567,738 56,432,944
2023 90,608,707 55,339,003
2022 89,524,246 54,252,461
2021 88,455,488 53,219,166
2020 87,723,443 52,217,334
2019 87,051,648 51,202,827
2018 86,117,998 50,207,107
2017 85,026,754 49,197,766
2016 83,812,228 48,139,687
2015 82,619,362 47,088,526
2014 81,502,045 46,051,440
2013 80,414,686 44,986,791
2012 79,370,580 43,888,303
2011 78,383,598 42,758,461
2010 77,420,842 41,598,567
2009 76,457,825 40,408,891
2008 75,514,204 39,206,351
2007 74,602,648 38,036,349
2006 73,392,747 36,904,008
2005 71,828,455 35,796,484
2004 70,256,316 34,713,455
2003 68,769,340 33,652,223
2002 68,011,317 32,629,808
2001 67,452,005 31,619,170
2000 66,418,659 30,642,890
1999 65,445,391 29,733,408
1998 64,519,859 28,888,057
1997 63,639,638 28,101,768
1996 62,881,300 27,344,211
1995 62,205,567 26,601,751
1994 61,520,598 25,857,130
1993 61,403,543 25,117,188
1992 61,184,983 24,382,460
1991 59,986,931 23,646,514
1990 58,380,092 22,892,651
1989 56,704,914 22,118,434
1988 55,072,694 21,356,219
1987 53,323,493 20,616,096
1986 51,446,045 19,901,646
1985 49,582,289 19,201,768
1984 47,793,998 18,514,906
1983 46,029,535 17,846,374
1982 44,272,141 17,206,175
1981 41,989,312 16,601,507
1980 39,842,324 16,018,459
1979 38,424,952 15,460,666
1978 37,126,535 14,934,126
1977 35,933,181 14,428,819
1976 34,837,271 13,957,623
1975 33,802,973 13,511,671
1974 32,796,463 13,070,078
1973 31,839,838 12,634,835
1972 30,921,179 12,206,060
1971 30,029,071 11,788,904
1970 29,145,100 11,368,791
1969 28,273,482 10,939,695
1968 27,437,391 10,518,823
1967 26,628,432 10,111,057
1966 25,829,270 9,717,816
1965 25,036,978 9,338,078
1964 24,262,859 8,973,535
1963 23,519,005 8,627,971
1962 22,807,907 8,299,308
1961 22,125,726 7,987,770
1960 21,470,434 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Kenya
2100 -0.66% -0.02%
2099 -0.64% -0%
2098 -0.64% 0.006%
2097 -0.63% 0.03%
2096 -0.62% 0.04%
2095 -0.62% 0.05%
2094 -0.61% 0.07%
2093 -0.61% 0.09%
2092 -0.61% 0.1%
2091 -0.61% 0.12%
2090 -0.61% 0.14%
2089 -0.62% 0.15%
2088 -0.62% 0.16%
2087 -0.63% 0.18%
2086 -0.63% 0.19%
2085 -0.64% 0.21%
2084 -0.64% 0.23%
2083 -0.65% 0.24%
2082 -0.65% 0.26%
2081 -0.65% 0.29%
2080 -0.65% 0.3%
2079 -0.65% 0.32%
2078 -0.65% 0.34%
2077 -0.64% 0.37%
2076 -0.63% 0.39%
2075 -0.62% 0.41%
2074 -0.61% 0.44%
2073 -0.59% 0.47%
2072 -0.58% 0.5%
2071 -0.56% 0.52%
2070 -0.54% 0.55%
2069 -0.52% 0.58%
2068 -0.49% 0.6%
2067 -0.46% 0.64%
2066 -0.44% 0.66%
2065 -0.41% 0.69%
2064 -0.38% 0.72%
2063 -0.35% 0.75%
2062 -0.31% 0.78%
2061 -0.28% 0.8%
2060 -0.24% 0.83%
2059 -0.2% 0.85%
2058 -0.16% 0.88%
2057 -0.13% 0.89%
2056 -0.09% 0.91%
2055 -0.05% 0.93%
2054 -0.009% 0.96%
2053 0.03% 0.98%
2052 0.06% 1.01%
2051 0.1% 1.04%
2050 0.13% 1.07%
2049 0.16% 1.09%
2048 0.19% 1.13%
2047 0.22% 1.16%
2046 0.24% 1.2%
2045 0.26% 1.24%
2044 0.28% 1.29%
2043 0.3% 1.33%
2042 0.32% 1.37%
2041 0.34% 1.42%
2040 0.35% 1.46%
2039 0.37% 1.51%
2038 0.38% 1.54%
2037 0.4% 1.59%
2036 0.41% 1.62%
2035 0.43% 1.66%
2034 0.44% 1.71%
2033 0.46% 1.74%
2032 0.49% 1.78%
2031 0.51% 1.8%
2030 0.55% 1.83%
2029 0.61% 1.85%
2028 0.68% 1.88%
2027 0.76% 1.9%
2026 0.86% 1.93%
2025 0.99% 1.96%
2024 1.06% 1.98%
2023 1.21% 2%
2022 1.21% 1.94%
2021 0.83% 1.92%
2020 0.77% 1.98%
2019 1.08% 1.98%
2018 1.28% 2.05%
2017 1.45% 2.2%
2016 1.44% 2.23%
2015 1.37% 2.25%
2014 1.35% 2.37%
2013 1.32% 2.5%
2012 1.26% 2.64%
2011 1.24% 2.79%
2010 1.26% 2.94%
2009 1.25% 3.07%
2008 1.22% 3.08%
2007 1.65% 3.07%
2006 2.18% 3.09%
2005 2.24% 3.12%
2004 2.16% 3.15%
2003 1.11% 3.13%
2002 0.83% 3.2%
2001 1.56% 3.19%
2000 1.49% 3.06%
1999 1.43% 2.93%
1998 1.38% 2.8%
1997 1.21% 2.77%
1996 1.09% 2.79%
1995 1.11% 2.88%
1994 0.19% 2.95%
1993 0.36% 3.01%
1992 2% 3.11%
1991 2.75% 3.29%
1990 2.95% 3.5%
1989 2.96% 3.57%
1988 3.28% 3.59%
1987 3.65% 3.59%
1986 3.76% 3.64%
1985 3.74% 3.71%
1984 3.83% 3.75%
1983 3.97% 3.72%
1982 5.44% 3.64%
1981 5.39% 3.64%
1980 3.69% 3.61%
1979 3.5% 3.53%
1978 3.32% 3.5%
1977 3.15% 3.38%
1976 3.06% 3.3%
1975 3.07% 3.38%
1974 3% 3.44%
1973 2.97% 3.51%
1972 2.97% 3.54%
1971 3.03% 3.7%
1970 3.08% 3.92%
1969 3.05% 4%
1968 3.04% 4.03%
1967 3.09% 4.05%
1966 3.16% 4.07%
1965 3.19% 4.06%
1964 3.16% 4.01%
1963 3.12% 3.96%
1962 3.08% 3.9%
1961 3.05% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Iran Kenya
Current population
93468444
58955623
Population rank 17/197 25/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.71%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
26.9 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 53/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -27,330
Net migration rank 14/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -27,330
2024 - 190,156 - -19,781
2023 750,150 262,044 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 753,525 403,190 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 645,725 334,967 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 663,978 -180,680 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 893,063 -32,794 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 1,186,949 66,630 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 980,380 -12,849 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 958,322 211 1,193,598 7,096
2008 940,983 -12,184 1,174,818 29,612
2007 919,254 -24,950 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 884,529 640,932 1,113,357 15,767
2005 837,305 765,873 1,080,446 5,501
2004 801,203 739,996 1,048,590 31,525
2003 732,600 700,222 1,018,182 24,175
2002 752,205 -668,962 992,044 10,431
2001 743,658 291,692 963,721 55,052
2000 731,203 300,133 928,357 5,407
1999 723,237 191,988 898,484 -13,257
1998 717,655 218,171 875,511 -70,023
1997 726,574 98,009 847,493 -80,443
1996 784,508 -92,435 827,326 -79,276
1995 879,648 -220,258 812,391 -75,506
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 792,702 -40,367
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 788,579 -61,054
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 785,018 -43,085
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 790,030 -60,087
1990 1,530,434 200,711 789,087 -11,338
1989 1,609,739 9,460 795,622 -24,949
1988 1,614,512 30,688 785,652 -31,894
1987 1,639,644 213,524 775,124 -48,633
1986 1,659,289 242,411 755,606 -53,183
1985 1,661,750 163,999 732,739 -35,400
1984 1,653,051 97,748 709,639 -33,253
1983 1,573,612 204,544 684,587 -23,905
1982 1,514,240 222,390 663,109 -43,382
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 642,379 -52,761
1980 1,361,293 103,674 616,390 -39,920
1979 1,294,306 75,451 595,390 -56,280
1978 1,156,974 70,088 574,695 -60,718
1977 1,091,542 68,093 554,124 -57,493
1976 1,013,347 18,825 536,740 -90,990
1975 929,481 106,921 517,579 -71,421
1974 873,369 103,252 500,008 -62,973
1973 831,880 104,779 485,556 -52,102
1972 804,043 96,614 472,557 -48,466
1971 805,830 77,717 459,897 -49,671
1970 794,612 89,757 443,065 -13,064
1969 780,660 78,196 427,819 369
1968 743,992 69,342 411,948 1,611
1967 727,276 77,313 396,920 5,060
1966 695,040 98,709 382,891 1,616
1965 663,029 127,808 366,444 8,524
1964 635,589 121,817 349,322 4,788
1963 620,126 110,190 332,763 4,246
1962 595,538 96,332 315,797 4,521
1961 594,674 77,811 298,463 4,296
1960 584,060 54,041 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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