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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 33 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 1.16% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Iran vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Lithuania
2100 80,713,760 1,225,633
2099 81,246,718 1,241,510
2098 81,770,953 1,257,497
2097 82,295,714 1,273,678
2096 82,818,575 1,290,189
2095 83,338,446 1,307,275
2094 83,854,648 1,324,312
2093 84,371,569 1,341,875
2092 84,888,626 1,360,029
2091 85,410,099 1,378,546
2090 85,934,675 1,397,420
2089 86,466,409 1,416,650
2088 87,004,165 1,436,421
2087 87,549,685 1,456,324
2086 88,105,571 1,476,301
2085 88,668,329 1,496,940
2084 89,239,709 1,517,611
2083 89,817,194 1,538,569
2082 90,402,538 1,559,787
2081 90,995,822 1,581,134
2080 91,595,122 1,602,498
2079 92,196,842 1,623,820
2078 92,801,160 1,645,249
2077 93,405,954 1,666,665
2076 94,007,669 1,688,177
2075 94,606,607 1,709,720
2074 95,197,577 1,731,404
2073 95,783,994 1,752,662
2072 96,355,853 1,773,945
2071 96,915,335 1,795,473
2070 97,460,813 1,817,142
2069 97,988,897 1,839,387
2068 98,496,927 1,861,529
2067 98,978,509 1,883,928
2066 99,439,391 1,906,591
2065 99,877,457 1,929,619
2064 100,288,977 1,952,334
2063 100,668,199 1,975,020
2062 101,017,348 1,998,444
2061 101,332,810 2,021,930
2060 101,612,261 2,045,989
2059 101,858,931 2,070,233
2058 102,061,144 2,094,564
2057 102,228,085 2,118,985
2056 102,358,266 2,143,474
2055 102,449,092 2,168,085
2054 102,498,594 2,192,337
2053 102,508,245 2,216,075
2052 102,480,373 2,240,149
2051 102,417,847 2,263,905
2050 102,318,917 2,287,466
2049 102,189,816 2,310,176
2048 102,024,233 2,333,041
2047 101,832,213 2,356,291
2046 101,613,554 2,378,713
2045 101,371,784 2,401,082
2044 101,104,998 2,423,438
2043 100,818,045 2,446,634
2042 100,512,032 2,469,564
2041 100,188,214 2,492,222
2040 99,849,875 2,514,657
2039 99,501,869 2,538,036
2038 99,137,385 2,560,781
2037 98,759,167 2,583,644
2036 98,366,612 2,605,925
2035 97,963,082 2,627,752
2034 97,546,148 2,650,015
2033 97,118,106 2,671,840
2032 96,671,440 2,693,646
2031 96,204,118 2,715,491
2030 95,718,604 2,737,751
2029 95,195,996 2,760,194
2028 94,623,034 2,783,343
2027 93,987,260 2,806,651
2026 93,276,075 2,829,914
2025 92,478,162 2,872,755
2024 91,567,738 2,888,278
2023 90,608,707 2,871,585
2022 89,524,246 2,831,639
2021 88,455,488 2,808,380
2020 87,723,443 2,810,369
2019 87,051,648 2,811,089
2018 86,117,998 2,819,200
2017 85,026,754 2,842,639
2016 83,812,228 2,877,325
2015 82,619,362 2,911,109
2014 81,502,045 2,937,253
2013 80,414,686 2,961,250
2012 79,370,580 2,989,139
2011 78,383,598 3,028,115
2010 77,420,842 3,097,282
2009 76,457,825 3,162,916
2008 75,514,204 3,198,231
2007 74,602,648 3,231,294
2006 73,392,747 3,269,909
2005 71,828,455 3,322,528
2004 70,256,316 3,377,075
2003 68,769,340 3,415,213
2002 68,011,317 3,443,067
2001 67,452,005 3,470,818
2000 66,418,659 3,499,536
1999 65,445,391 3,524,238
1998 64,519,859 3,549,331
1997 63,639,638 3,575,137
1996 62,881,300 3,601,613
1995 62,205,567 3,629,102
1994 61,520,598 3,657,144
1993 61,403,543 3,682,613
1992 61,184,983 3,700,114
1991 59,986,931 3,704,134
1990 58,380,092 3,697,838
1989 56,704,914 3,684,255
1988 55,072,694 3,655,049
1987 53,323,493 3,616,367
1986 51,446,045 3,578,914
1985 49,582,289 3,544,543
1984 47,793,998 3,514,205
1983 46,029,535 3,485,192
1982 44,272,141 3,457,179
1981 41,989,312 3,432,947
1980 39,842,324 3,413,202
1979 38,424,952 3,397,842
1978 37,126,535 3,379,514
1977 35,933,181 3,355,036
1976 34,837,271 3,328,664
1975 33,802,973 3,301,652
1974 32,796,463 3,273,894
1973 31,839,838 3,244,438
1972 30,921,179 3,213,622
1971 30,029,071 3,179,041
1970 29,145,100 3,139,689
1969 28,273,482 3,107,321
1968 27,437,391 3,078,850
1967 26,628,432 3,044,400
1966 25,829,270 3,008,050
1965 25,036,978 2,971,450
1964 24,262,859 2,935,200
1963 23,519,005 2,898,950
1962 22,807,907 2,863,350
1961 22,125,726 2,823,550
1960 21,470,434 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Lithuania
2100 -0.66% -1.28%
2099 -0.64% -1.27%
2098 -0.64% -1.27%
2097 -0.63% -1.28%
2096 -0.62% -1.31%
2095 -0.62% -1.29%
2094 -0.61% -1.31%
2093 -0.61% -1.33%
2092 -0.61% -1.34%
2091 -0.61% -1.35%
2090 -0.61% -1.36%
2089 -0.62% -1.38%
2088 -0.62% -1.37%
2087 -0.63% -1.35%
2086 -0.63% -1.38%
2085 -0.64% -1.36%
2084 -0.64% -1.36%
2083 -0.65% -1.36%
2082 -0.65% -1.35%
2081 -0.65% -1.33%
2080 -0.65% -1.31%
2079 -0.65% -1.3%
2078 -0.65% -1.28%
2077 -0.64% -1.27%
2076 -0.63% -1.26%
2075 -0.62% -1.25%
2074 -0.61% -1.21%
2073 -0.59% -1.2%
2072 -0.58% -1.2%
2071 -0.56% -1.19%
2070 -0.54% -1.21%
2069 -0.52% -1.19%
2068 -0.49% -1.19%
2067 -0.46% -1.19%
2066 -0.44% -1.19%
2065 -0.41% -1.16%
2064 -0.38% -1.15%
2063 -0.35% -1.17%
2062 -0.31% -1.16%
2061 -0.28% -1.18%
2060 -0.24% -1.17%
2059 -0.2% -1.16%
2058 -0.16% -1.15%
2057 -0.13% -1.14%
2056 -0.09% -1.14%
2055 -0.05% -1.11%
2054 -0.009% -1.07%
2053 0.03% -1.07%
2052 0.06% -1.05%
2051 0.1% -1.03%
2050 0.13% -0.98%
2049 0.16% -0.98%
2048 0.19% -0.99%
2047 0.22% -0.94%
2046 0.24% -0.93%
2045 0.26% -0.92%
2044 0.28% -0.95%
2043 0.3% -0.93%
2042 0.32% -0.91%
2041 0.34% -0.89%
2040 0.35% -0.92%
2039 0.37% -0.89%
2038 0.38% -0.88%
2037 0.4% -0.86%
2036 0.41% -0.83%
2035 0.43% -0.84%
2034 0.44% -0.82%
2033 0.46% -0.81%
2032 0.49% -0.8%
2031 0.51% -0.81%
2030 0.55% -0.81%
2029 0.61% -0.83%
2028 0.68% -0.83%
2027 0.76% -0.82%
2026 0.86% -1.49%
2025 0.99% -0.54%
2024 1.06% 0.58%
2023 1.21% 1.41%
2022 1.21% 0.83%
2021 0.83% -0.07%
2020 0.77% -0.03%
2019 1.08% -0.29%
2018 1.28% -0.82%
2017 1.45% -1.21%
2016 1.44% -1.16%
2015 1.37% -0.89%
2014 1.35% -0.81%
2013 1.32% -0.93%
2012 1.26% -1.29%
2011 1.24% -2.23%
2010 1.26% -2.08%
2009 1.25% -1.1%
2008 1.22% -1.02%
2007 1.65% -1.18%
2006 2.18% -1.58%
2005 2.24% -1.62%
2004 2.16% -1.12%
2003 1.11% -0.81%
2002 0.83% -0.8%
2001 1.56% -0.82%
2000 1.49% -0.7%
1999 1.43% -0.71%
1998 1.38% -0.72%
1997 1.21% -0.74%
1996 1.09% -0.76%
1995 1.11% -0.77%
1994 0.19% -0.69%
1993 0.36% -0.47%
1992 2% -0.11%
1991 2.75% 0.17%
1990 2.95% 0.37%
1989 2.96% 0.8%
1988 3.28% 1.07%
1987 3.65% 1.05%
1986 3.76% 0.97%
1985 3.74% 0.86%
1984 3.83% 0.83%
1983 3.97% 0.81%
1982 5.44% 0.71%
1981 5.39% 0.58%
1980 3.69% 0.45%
1979 3.5% 0.54%
1978 3.32% 0.73%
1977 3.15% 0.79%
1976 3.06% 0.82%
1975 3.07% 0.85%
1974 3% 0.91%
1973 2.97% 0.96%
1972 2.97% 1.09%
1971 3.03% 1.25%
1970 3.08% 1.04%
1969 3.05% 0.92%
1968 3.04% 1.13%
1967 3.09% 1.21%
1966 3.16% 1.23%
1965 3.19% 1.24%
1964 3.16% 1.25%
1963 3.12% 1.24%
1962 3.08% 1.41%
1961 3.05% 1.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Iran Lithuania
Current population
93468444
2829914
Population rank 17/197 140/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.03%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
31.5 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +46
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 127/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -24,618
Net migration rank 14/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -24,618
2024 - 190,156 - 2,617
2023 750,150 262,044 -16,368 44,935
2022 753,525 403,190 -20,671 72,100
2021 645,725 334,967 -24,433 19,657
2020 663,978 -180,680 -19,953 19,884
2019 893,063 -32,794 -13,212 10,665
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -12,686 -3,459
2017 1,140,549 34,849 -12,224 -28,027
2016 1,186,949 66,630 -11,509 -30,612
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 -11,935 -22,560
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 -10,868 -12,387
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 -12,733 -16,769
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 -11,060 -21,387
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 -10,901 -38,518
2010 980,380 -12,849 -11,460 -78,887
2009 958,322 211 -9,805 -32,186
2008 940,983 -12,184 -12,153 -16,482
2007 919,254 -24,950 -15,510 -21,815
2006 884,529 640,932 -15,041 -24,730
2005 837,305 765,873 -14,287 -51,357
2004 801,203 739,996 -11,482 -32,312
2003 732,600 700,222 -10,929 -22,701
2002 752,205 -668,962 -11,362 -12,627
2001 743,658 291,692 -9,024 -24,733
2000 731,203 300,133 -4,549 -16,077
1999 723,237 191,988 -3,877 -20,533
1998 717,655 218,171 -3,904 -22,002
1997 726,574 98,009 -3,218 -22,324
1996 784,508 -92,435 -3,962 -23,236
1995 879,648 -220,258 -3,992 -23,509
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 -4,023 -24,104
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 1,473 -23,949
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 12,950 -25,175
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 14,817 -10,744
1990 1,530,434 200,711 17,010 -8,840
1989 1,609,739 9,460 17,316 -26,985
1988 1,614,512 30,688 19,006 38,648
1987 1,639,644 213,524 22,422 10,820
1986 1,659,289 242,411 23,978 10,177
1985 1,661,750 163,999 19,140 9,417
1984 1,653,051 97,748 18,976 8,835
1983 1,573,612 204,544 20,911 8,585
1982 1,514,240 222,390 18,323 8,163
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 16,478 7,752
1980 1,361,293 103,674 16,042 7,412
1979 1,294,306 75,451 16,989 6,932
1978 1,156,974 70,088 17,573 7,328
1977 1,091,542 68,093 19,124 8,964
1976 1,013,347 18,825 20,305 8,581
1975 929,481 106,921 20,470 8,170
1974 873,369 103,252 22,589 7,757
1973 831,880 104,779 22,712 7,327
1972 804,043 96,614 25,388 7,185
1971 805,830 77,717 28,930 7,130
1970 794,612 89,757 27,629 6,530
1969 780,660 78,196 27,345 4,179
1968 743,992 69,342 28,325 6,522
1967 727,276 77,313 29,226 5,251
1966 695,040 98,709 30,381 4,799
1965 663,029 127,808 30,309 4,196
1964 635,589 121,817 34,048 3,820
1963 620,126 110,190 33,918 3,428
1962 595,538 96,332 34,933 2,899
1961 594,674 77,811 40,376 2,550
1960 584,060 54,041 40,845 2,328

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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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