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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 15.9 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Iran vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Liberia
2100 80,713,760 12,788,823
2099 81,246,718 12,776,207
2098 81,770,953 12,757,308
2097 82,295,714 12,728,620
2096 82,818,575 12,695,873
2095 83,338,446 12,671,037
2094 83,854,648 12,645,345
2093 84,371,569 12,607,806
2092 84,888,626 12,583,276
2091 85,410,099 12,557,861
2090 85,934,675 12,513,262
2089 86,466,409 12,461,083
2088 87,004,165 12,429,523
2087 87,549,685 12,394,685
2086 88,105,571 12,331,734
2085 88,668,329 12,266,313
2084 89,239,709 12,218,274
2083 89,817,194 12,163,782
2082 90,402,538 12,122,513
2081 90,995,822 12,055,108
2080 91,595,122 11,977,065
2079 92,196,842 11,899,224
2078 92,801,160 11,823,772
2077 93,405,954 11,746,009
2076 94,007,669 11,657,329
2075 94,606,607 11,571,881
2074 95,197,577 11,469,695
2073 95,783,994 11,373,802
2072 96,355,853 11,288,250
2071 96,915,335 11,187,594
2070 97,460,813 11,097,891
2069 97,988,897 11,002,270
2068 98,496,927 10,918,600
2067 98,978,509 10,814,021
2066 99,439,391 10,721,693
2065 99,877,457 10,617,436
2064 100,288,977 10,521,037
2063 100,668,199 10,416,221
2062 101,017,348 10,308,855
2061 101,332,810 10,200,557
2060 101,612,261 10,091,553
2059 101,858,931 9,960,069
2058 102,061,144 9,857,338
2057 102,228,085 9,745,295
2056 102,358,266 9,624,041
2055 102,449,092 9,506,843
2054 102,498,594 9,402,297
2053 102,508,245 9,284,854
2052 102,480,373 9,173,091
2051 102,417,847 9,060,243
2050 102,318,917 8,951,514
2049 102,189,816 8,828,384
2048 102,024,233 8,705,146
2047 101,832,213 8,581,923
2046 101,613,554 8,456,286
2045 101,371,784 8,342,861
2044 101,104,998 8,220,755
2043 100,818,045 8,106,429
2042 100,512,032 7,972,152
2041 100,188,214 7,829,310
2040 99,849,875 7,698,463
2039 99,501,869 7,554,021
2038 99,137,385 7,421,960
2037 98,759,167 7,291,328
2036 98,366,612 7,146,172
2035 97,963,082 7,010,827
2034 97,546,148 6,883,638
2033 97,118,106 6,750,553
2032 96,671,440 6,619,507
2031 96,204,118 6,492,799
2030 95,718,604 6,376,029
2029 95,195,996 6,247,795
2028 94,623,034 6,120,673
2027 93,987,260 5,981,051
2026 93,276,075 5,852,128
2025 92,478,162 5,732,938
2024 91,567,738 5,612,817
2023 90,608,707 5,493,031
2022 89,524,246 5,373,294
2021 88,455,488 5,259,323
2020 87,723,443 5,149,463
2019 87,051,648 5,043,721
2018 86,117,998 4,944,726
2017 85,026,754 4,848,925
2016 83,812,228 4,755,608
2015 82,619,362 4,659,431
2014 81,502,045 4,564,293
2013 80,414,686 4,470,239
2012 79,370,580 4,373,043
2011 78,383,598 4,221,178
2010 77,420,842 4,058,890
2009 76,457,825 3,943,028
2008 75,514,204 3,821,003
2007 74,602,648 3,669,050
2006 73,392,747 3,490,787
2005 71,828,455 3,301,015
2004 70,256,316 3,156,892
2003 68,769,340 3,119,532
2002 68,011,317 3,094,782
2001 67,452,005 3,015,338
2000 66,418,659 2,928,117
1999 65,445,391 2,821,684
1998 64,519,859 2,670,124
1997 63,639,638 2,412,989
1996 62,881,300 2,232,289
1995 62,205,567 2,169,162
1994 61,520,598 2,149,928
1993 61,403,543 2,155,126
1992 61,184,983 2,072,461
1991 59,986,931 1,956,518
1990 58,380,092 2,223,667
1989 56,704,914 2,517,858
1988 55,072,694 2,446,941
1987 53,323,493 2,377,229
1986 51,446,045 2,308,511
1985 49,582,289 2,240,539
1984 47,793,998 2,173,312
1983 46,029,535 2,107,113
1982 44,272,141 2,045,073
1981 41,989,312 1,986,867
1980 39,842,324 1,929,253
1979 38,424,952 1,872,713
1978 37,126,535 1,818,247
1977 35,933,181 1,766,019
1976 34,837,271 1,717,060
1975 33,802,973 1,670,913
1974 32,796,463 1,626,362
1973 31,839,838 1,583,588
1972 30,921,179 1,542,670
1971 30,029,071 1,504,077
1970 29,145,100 1,466,676
1969 28,273,482 1,429,605
1968 27,437,391 1,393,530
1967 26,628,432 1,358,435
1966 25,829,270 1,324,383
1965 25,036,978 1,291,156
1964 24,262,859 1,258,745
1963 23,519,005 1,227,414
1962 22,807,907 1,197,039
1961 22,125,726 1,167,717
1960 21,470,434 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Liberia
2100 -0.66% 0.1%
2099 -0.64% 0.15%
2098 -0.64% 0.23%
2097 -0.63% 0.26%
2096 -0.62% 0.2%
2095 -0.62% 0.2%
2094 -0.61% 0.3%
2093 -0.61% 0.19%
2092 -0.61% 0.2%
2091 -0.61% 0.36%
2090 -0.61% 0.42%
2089 -0.62% 0.25%
2088 -0.62% 0.28%
2087 -0.63% 0.51%
2086 -0.63% 0.53%
2085 -0.64% 0.39%
2084 -0.64% 0.45%
2083 -0.65% 0.34%
2082 -0.65% 0.56%
2081 -0.65% 0.65%
2080 -0.65% 0.65%
2079 -0.65% 0.64%
2078 -0.65% 0.66%
2077 -0.64% 0.76%
2076 -0.63% 0.74%
2075 -0.62% 0.89%
2074 -0.61% 0.84%
2073 -0.59% 0.76%
2072 -0.58% 0.9%
2071 -0.56% 0.81%
2070 -0.54% 0.87%
2069 -0.52% 0.77%
2068 -0.49% 0.97%
2067 -0.46% 0.86%
2066 -0.44% 0.98%
2065 -0.41% 0.92%
2064 -0.38% 1.01%
2063 -0.35% 1.04%
2062 -0.31% 1.06%
2061 -0.28% 1.08%
2060 -0.24% 1.32%
2059 -0.2% 1.04%
2058 -0.16% 1.15%
2057 -0.13% 1.26%
2056 -0.09% 1.23%
2055 -0.05% 1.11%
2054 -0.009% 1.26%
2053 0.03% 1.22%
2052 0.06% 1.25%
2051 0.1% 1.21%
2050 0.13% 1.39%
2049 0.16% 1.42%
2048 0.19% 1.44%
2047 0.22% 1.49%
2046 0.24% 1.36%
2045 0.26% 1.49%
2044 0.28% 1.41%
2043 0.3% 1.68%
2042 0.32% 1.82%
2041 0.34% 1.7%
2040 0.35% 1.91%
2039 0.37% 1.78%
2038 0.38% 1.79%
2037 0.4% 2.03%
2036 0.41% 1.93%
2035 0.43% 1.85%
2034 0.44% 1.97%
2033 0.46% 1.98%
2032 0.49% 1.95%
2031 0.51% 1.83%
2030 0.55% 2.05%
2029 0.61% 2.08%
2028 0.68% 2.33%
2027 0.76% 2.2%
2026 0.86% 2.08%
2025 0.99% 2.14%
2024 1.06% 2.18%
2023 1.21% 2.23%
2022 1.21% 2.17%
2021 0.83% 2.13%
2020 0.77% 2.1%
2019 1.08% 2%
2018 1.28% 1.98%
2017 1.45% 1.96%
2016 1.44% 2.06%
2015 1.37% 2.08%
2014 1.35% 2.1%
2013 1.32% 2.22%
2012 1.26% 3.6%
2011 1.24% 4%
2010 1.26% 2.94%
2009 1.25% 3.19%
2008 1.22% 4.14%
2007 1.65% 5.11%
2006 2.18% 5.75%
2005 2.24% 4.57%
2004 2.16% 1.2%
2003 1.11% 0.8%
2002 0.83% 2.63%
2001 1.56% 2.98%
2000 1.49% 3.77%
1999 1.43% 5.68%
1998 1.38% 10.7%
1997 1.21% 8.09%
1996 1.09% 2.91%
1995 1.11% 0.89%
1994 0.19% -0.24%
1993 0.36% 3.99%
1992 2% 5.93%
1991 2.75% -12%
1990 2.95% -11.7%
1989 2.96% 2.9%
1988 3.28% 2.93%
1987 3.65% 2.98%
1986 3.76% 3.03%
1985 3.74% 3.09%
1984 3.83% 3.14%
1983 3.97% 3.03%
1982 5.44% 2.93%
1981 5.39% 2.99%
1980 3.69% 3.02%
1979 3.5% 3%
1978 3.32% 2.96%
1977 3.15% 2.85%
1976 3.06% 2.76%
1975 3.07% 2.74%
1974 3% 2.7%
1973 2.97% 2.65%
1972 2.97% 2.57%
1971 3.03% 2.55%
1970 3.08% 2.59%
1969 3.05% 2.59%
1968 3.04% 2.58%
1967 3.09% 2.57%
1966 3.16% 2.57%
1965 3.19% 2.57%
1964 3.16% 2.55%
1963 3.12% 2.54%
1962 3.08% 2.51%
1961 3.05% 2.47%

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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Iran Liberia
Current population
93468444
5887000
Population rank 17/197 116/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.07%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
4.39 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
3.09 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +328
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 43/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -9,870
Net migration rank 14/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -9,870
2024 - 190,156 - -7,779
2023 750,150 262,044 125,730 -5,002
2022 753,525 403,190 123,747 -5,003
2021 645,725 334,967 121,038 -11,852
2020 663,978 -180,680 120,632 -10,107
2019 893,063 -32,794 120,635 -19,678
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 120,231 -23,199
2017 1,140,549 34,849 119,376 -24,807
2016 1,186,949 66,630 118,852 -26,796
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 115,479 -15,182
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 116,667 -26,690
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 120,138 -22,010
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 121,973 -25,710
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 115,496 91,981
2010 980,380 -12,849 114,249 2,850
2009 958,322 211 113,429 1,187
2008 940,983 -12,184 112,032 17,404
2007 919,254 -24,950 109,165 65,306
2006 884,529 640,932 104,099 77,946
2005 837,305 765,873 96,478 101,019
2004 801,203 739,996 91,755 -1,001
2003 732,600 700,222 87,534 -103,564
2002 752,205 -668,962 88,643 -23,110
2001 743,658 291,692 86,217 7,142
2000 731,203 300,133 83,143 -2,060
1999 723,237 191,988 78,130 53,643
1998 717,655 218,171 72,146 99,203
1997 726,574 98,009 61,444 281,480
1996 784,508 -92,435 56,392 -37,922
1995 879,648 -220,258 53,407 54,372
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 52,101 -121,407
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 51,609 7,300
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 50,204 56,210
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 47,426 78,052
1990 1,530,434 200,711 52,770 -712,544
1989 1,609,739 9,460 63,238 8,156
1988 1,614,512 30,688 62,703 7,734
1987 1,639,644 213,524 62,147 6,840
1986 1,659,289 242,411 61,924 6,534
1985 1,661,750 163,999 59,988 7,487
1984 1,653,051 97,748 59,460 7,513
1983 1,573,612 204,544 57,562 7,861
1982 1,514,240 222,390 56,127 2,530
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 55,003 2,757
1980 1,361,293 103,674 53,452 4,016
1979 1,294,306 75,451 52,125 3,500
1978 1,156,974 70,088 49,813 3,500
1977 1,091,542 68,093 47,582 3,555
1976 1,013,347 18,825 45,528 1,246
1975 929,481 106,921 43,478 2,037
1974 873,369 103,252 41,499 2,086
1973 831,880 104,779 39,694 2,272
1972 804,043 96,614 37,860 2,018
1971 805,830 77,717 36,015 1,293
1970 794,612 89,757 35,196 2,285
1969 780,660 78,196 34,677 1,982
1968 743,992 69,342 33,536 1,964
1967 727,276 77,313 32,519 2,177
1966 695,040 98,709 31,454 1,953
1965 663,029 127,808 30,618 2,431
1964 635,589 121,817 29,592 2,189
1963 620,126 110,190 28,708 2,165
1962 595,538 96,332 27,679 2,189
1961 594,674 77,811 26,670 2,115
1960 584,060 54,041 25,713 1,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/liberia | 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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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