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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 51.1 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 1.15% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Iran vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Latvia
2100 80,713,760 923,408
2099 81,246,718 932,882
2098 81,770,953 942,357
2097 82,295,714 951,702
2096 82,818,575 961,114
2095 83,338,446 970,470
2094 83,854,648 979,811
2093 84,371,569 989,107
2092 84,888,626 998,497
2091 85,410,099 1,007,961
2090 85,934,675 1,017,465
2089 86,466,409 1,026,994
2088 87,004,165 1,036,657
2087 87,549,685 1,046,527
2086 88,105,571 1,056,483
2085 88,668,329 1,066,499
2084 89,239,709 1,076,818
2083 89,817,194 1,087,423
2082 90,402,538 1,098,154
2081 90,995,822 1,109,075
2080 91,595,122 1,120,211
2079 92,196,842 1,131,602
2078 92,801,160 1,143,002
2077 93,405,954 1,154,458
2076 94,007,669 1,166,122
2075 94,606,607 1,177,964
2074 95,197,577 1,189,889
2073 95,783,994 1,201,798
2072 96,355,853 1,213,804
2071 96,915,335 1,226,159
2070 97,460,813 1,238,635
2069 97,988,897 1,251,199
2068 98,496,927 1,264,197
2067 98,978,509 1,277,382
2066 99,439,391 1,290,492
2065 99,877,457 1,304,082
2064 100,288,977 1,317,729
2063 100,668,199 1,331,316
2062 101,017,348 1,344,939
2061 101,332,810 1,358,659
2060 101,612,261 1,372,730
2059 101,858,931 1,386,684
2058 102,061,144 1,400,736
2057 102,228,085 1,414,911
2056 102,358,266 1,429,035
2055 102,449,092 1,442,863
2054 102,498,594 1,456,686
2053 102,508,245 1,470,334
2052 102,480,373 1,483,843
2051 102,417,847 1,496,515
2050 102,318,917 1,509,248
2049 102,189,816 1,521,989
2048 102,024,233 1,534,656
2047 101,832,213 1,547,203
2046 101,613,554 1,559,641
2045 101,371,784 1,572,396
2044 101,104,998 1,584,822
2043 100,818,045 1,597,317
2042 100,512,032 1,609,668
2041 100,188,214 1,622,468
2040 99,849,875 1,635,132
2039 99,501,869 1,648,215
2038 99,137,385 1,661,175
2037 98,759,167 1,674,137
2036 98,366,612 1,687,461
2035 97,963,082 1,700,759
2034 97,546,148 1,714,411
2033 97,118,106 1,728,562
2032 96,671,440 1,742,976
2031 96,204,118 1,757,310
2030 95,718,604 1,772,264
2029 95,195,996 1,786,824
2028 94,623,034 1,801,228
2027 93,987,260 1,815,599
2026 93,276,075 1,829,763
2025 92,478,162 1,850,593
2024 91,567,738 1,866,124
2023 90,608,707 1,883,710
2022 89,524,246 1,879,383
2021 88,455,488 1,884,490
2020 87,723,443 1,900,449
2019 87,051,648 1,913,822
2018 86,117,998 1,927,174
2017 85,026,754 1,942,248
2016 83,812,228 1,959,537
2015 82,619,362 1,977,527
2014 81,502,045 1,993,782
2013 80,414,686 2,012,647
2012 79,370,580 2,034,319
2011 78,383,598 2,059,709
2010 77,420,842 2,097,555
2009 76,457,825 2,141,669
2008 75,514,204 2,177,322
2007 74,602,648 2,200,325
2006 73,392,747 2,218,357
2005 71,828,455 2,238,799
2004 70,256,316 2,263,122
2003 68,769,340 2,287,955
2002 68,011,317 2,310,173
2001 67,452,005 2,337,170
2000 66,418,659 2,367,550
1999 65,445,391 2,390,482
1998 64,519,859 2,410,019
1997 63,639,638 2,432,851
1996 62,881,300 2,457,222
1995 62,205,567 2,485,056
1994 61,520,598 2,520,742
1993 61,403,543 2,563,290
1992 61,184,983 2,614,338
1991 59,986,931 2,650,581
1990 58,380,092 2,663,151
1989 56,704,914 2,666,955
1988 55,072,694 2,653,434
1987 53,323,493 2,626,583
1986 51,446,045 2,599,892
1985 49,582,289 2,578,873
1984 47,793,998 2,562,047
1983 46,029,535 2,546,011
1982 44,272,141 2,531,080
1981 41,989,312 2,519,421
1980 39,842,324 2,511,701
1979 38,424,952 2,505,953
1978 37,126,535 2,497,921
1977 35,933,181 2,485,073
1976 34,837,271 2,470,989
1975 33,802,973 2,456,130
1974 32,796,463 2,437,186
1973 31,839,838 2,415,819
1972 30,921,179 2,395,674
1971 30,029,071 2,376,389
1970 29,145,100 2,359,164
1969 28,273,482 2,343,173
1968 27,437,391 2,323,619
1967 26,628,432 2,301,220
1966 25,829,270 2,283,217
1965 25,036,978 2,265,919
1964 24,262,859 2,240,623
1963 23,519,005 2,210,919
1962 22,807,907 2,181,586
1961 22,125,726 2,152,681
1960 21,470,434 2,120,979

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/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Latvia
2100 -0.66% -1.02%
2099 -0.64% -1.01%
2098 -0.64% -0.98%
2097 -0.63% -0.98%
2096 -0.62% -0.96%
2095 -0.62% -0.95%
2094 -0.61% -0.94%
2093 -0.61% -0.94%
2092 -0.61% -0.94%
2091 -0.61% -0.93%
2090 -0.61% -0.93%
2089 -0.62% -0.93%
2088 -0.62% -0.94%
2087 -0.63% -0.94%
2086 -0.63% -0.94%
2085 -0.64% -0.96%
2084 -0.64% -0.98%
2083 -0.65% -0.98%
2082 -0.65% -0.98%
2081 -0.65% -0.99%
2080 -0.65% -1.01%
2079 -0.65% -1%
2078 -0.65% -0.99%
2077 -0.64% -1%
2076 -0.63% -1.01%
2075 -0.62% -1%
2074 -0.61% -0.99%
2073 -0.59% -0.99%
2072 -0.58% -1.01%
2071 -0.56% -1.01%
2070 -0.54% -1%
2069 -0.52% -1.03%
2068 -0.49% -1.03%
2067 -0.46% -1.02%
2066 -0.44% -1.04%
2065 -0.41% -1.04%
2064 -0.38% -1.02%
2063 -0.35% -1.01%
2062 -0.31% -1.01%
2061 -0.28% -1.03%
2060 -0.24% -1.01%
2059 -0.2% -1%
2058 -0.16% -1%
2057 -0.13% -0.99%
2056 -0.09% -0.96%
2055 -0.05% -0.95%
2054 -0.009% -0.93%
2053 0.03% -0.91%
2052 0.06% -0.85%
2051 0.1% -0.84%
2050 0.13% -0.84%
2049 0.16% -0.83%
2048 0.19% -0.81%
2047 0.22% -0.8%
2046 0.24% -0.81%
2045 0.26% -0.78%
2044 0.28% -0.78%
2043 0.3% -0.77%
2042 0.32% -0.79%
2041 0.34% -0.77%
2040 0.35% -0.79%
2039 0.37% -0.78%
2038 0.38% -0.77%
2037 0.4% -0.79%
2036 0.41% -0.78%
2035 0.43% -0.8%
2034 0.44% -0.82%
2033 0.46% -0.83%
2032 0.49% -0.82%
2031 0.51% -0.84%
2030 0.55% -0.81%
2029 0.61% -0.8%
2028 0.68% -0.79%
2027 0.76% -0.77%
2026 0.86% -1.13%
2025 0.99% -0.83%
2024 1.06% -0.93%
2023 1.21% 0.23%
2022 1.21% -0.27%
2021 0.83% -0.84%
2020 0.77% -0.7%
2019 1.08% -0.69%
2018 1.28% -0.78%
2017 1.45% -0.88%
2016 1.44% -0.91%
2015 1.37% -0.82%
2014 1.35% -0.94%
2013 1.32% -1.07%
2012 1.26% -1.23%
2011 1.24% -1.8%
2010 1.26% -2.06%
2009 1.25% -1.64%
2008 1.22% -1.05%
2007 1.65% -0.81%
2006 2.18% -0.91%
2005 2.24% -1.07%
2004 2.16% -1.09%
2003 1.11% -0.96%
2002 0.83% -1.16%
2001 1.56% -1.28%
2000 1.49% -0.96%
1999 1.43% -0.81%
1998 1.38% -0.94%
1997 1.21% -0.99%
1996 1.09% -1.12%
1995 1.11% -1.42%
1994 0.19% -1.66%
1993 0.36% -1.95%
1992 2% -1.37%
1991 2.75% -0.47%
1990 2.95% -0.14%
1989 2.96% 0.51%
1988 3.28% 1.02%
1987 3.65% 1.03%
1986 3.76% 0.82%
1985 3.74% 0.66%
1984 3.83% 0.63%
1983 3.97% 0.59%
1982 5.44% 0.46%
1981 5.39% 0.31%
1980 3.69% 0.23%
1979 3.5% 0.32%
1978 3.32% 0.52%
1977 3.15% 0.57%
1976 3.06% 0.6%
1975 3.07% 0.78%
1974 3% 0.88%
1973 2.97% 0.84%
1972 2.97% 0.81%
1971 3.03% 0.73%
1970 3.08% 0.68%
1969 3.05% 0.84%
1968 3.04% 0.97%
1967 3.09% 0.79%
1966 3.16% 0.76%
1965 3.19% 1.13%
1964 3.16% 1.34%
1963 3.12% 1.34%
1962 3.08% 1.34%
1961 3.05% 1.49%

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/latvia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Iran Latvia
Current population
93468444
1829763
Population rank 17/197 149/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.02%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
29.9 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -48
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 193/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change +116,786 -7,330
Net migration rank 14/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -7,330
2024 - 190,156 - -2,225
2023 750,150 262,044 -13,563 7,966
2022 753,525 403,190 -14,847 22,027
2021 645,725 334,967 -17,337 -280
2020 663,978 -180,680 -11,402 -3,147
2019 893,063 -32,794 -8,995 -3,416
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -9,636 -4,972
2017 1,140,549 34,849 -7,963 -7,867
2016 1,186,949 66,630 -6,663 -12,327
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 -6,526 -10,826
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 -6,779 -8,799
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 -8,252 -14,386
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 -9,154 -11,914
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 -9,886 -20,202
2010 980,380 -12,849 -10,278 -36,128
2009 958,322 211 -7,924 -34,807
2008 940,983 -12,184 -6,531 -22,445
2007 919,254 -24,950 -9,021 -8,027
2006 884,529 640,932 -10,204 -9,211
2005 837,305 765,873 -10,746 -11,134
2004 801,203 739,996 -11,542 -15,136
2003 732,600 700,222 -11,439 -11,422
2002 752,205 -668,962 -12,475 -9,160
2001 743,658 291,692 -13,322 -18,634
2000 731,203 300,133 -11,838 -15,679
1999 723,237 191,988 -13,387 -3,229
1998 717,655 218,171 -15,906 -5,504
1997 726,574 98,009 -14,841 -9,183
1996 784,508 -92,435 -14,498 -9,888
1995 879,648 -220,258 -17,396 -13,288
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 -17,645 -21,446
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 -12,560 -32,914
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 -3,660 -52,180
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 0 -12,020
1990 1,530,434 200,711 2,929 -13,196
1989 1,609,739 9,460 6,401 -4,960
1988 1,614,512 30,688 9,022 15,784
1987 1,639,644 213,524 9,981 19,249
1986 1,659,289 242,411 10,660 13,972
1985 1,661,750 163,999 5,673 12,037
1984 1,653,051 97,748 7,430 8,847
1983 1,573,612 204,544 8,147 8,115
1982 1,514,240 222,390 6,327 8,116
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 3,779 6,536
1980 1,361,293 103,674 3,265 3,099
1979 1,294,306 75,451 2,506 3,661
1978 1,156,974 70,088 2,997 7,399
1977 1,091,542 68,093 3,480 11,992
1976 1,013,347 18,825 4,200 8,870
1975 929,481 106,921 4,913 12,166
1974 873,369 103,252 6,824 14,420
1973 831,880 104,779 6,040 15,997
1972 804,043 96,614 7,666 11,077
1971 805,830 77,717 8,793 10,846
1970 794,612 89,757 7,785 12,494
1969 780,660 78,196 6,561 13,718
1968 743,992 69,342 7,668 13,465
1967 727,276 77,313 7,825 14,177
1966 695,040 98,709 8,677 13,465
1965 663,029 127,808 8,384 13,218
1964 635,589 121,817 12,100 13,010
1963 620,126 110,190 11,055 12,308
1962 595,538 96,332 11,562 12,344
1961 594,674 77,811 14,207 12,364
1960 584,060 54,041 14,211 11,420

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/latvia | 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 Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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