The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,020,793 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Iran's population is 159.4 times bigger than Malta's.
- Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Iran has increased from 71.8M people to 93M (29.5% growth), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people compared to the peak of 593K people in 2033 for Malta.
Iran vs Malta: live population counter
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| Current population |
93020793
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583596
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| Population rank | 17/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.13% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
32.9 seconds
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24.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.9 seconds
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1.96 hours
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| One death every |
1.24 minutes
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2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.76 minutes
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1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | +190,156 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,627 | +59 |
| Annual growth/decline | +959,031 | +21,599 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.06% | +3.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 100/197 | 7/197 |
Iran and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 21,470,434 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 22,125,726 | 325,250 | 3.05% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 22,807,907 | 323,900 | 3.08% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 23,519,005 | 322,550 | 3.12% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 24,262,859 | 321,250 | 3.16% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 25,036,978 | 318,800 | 3.19% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 25,829,270 | 315,200 | 3.16% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 26,628,432 | 311,550 | 3.09% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 27,437,391 | 307,900 | 3.04% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 28,273,482 | 304,300 | 3.05% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 29,145,100 | 302,650 | 3.08% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 30,029,071 | 302,700 | 3.03% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 30,921,179 | 302,450 | 2.97% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 31,839,838 | 302,200 | 2.97% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 32,796,463 | 301,996 | 3% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 33,802,973 | 304,222 | 3.07% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 34,837,271 | 305,774 | 3.06% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 35,933,181 | 306,970 | 3.15% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 37,126,535 | 310,182 | 3.32% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 38,424,952 | 313,342 | 3.5% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 39,842,324 | 316,645 | 3.69% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 41,989,312 | 318,982 | 5.39% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 44,272,141 | 325,898 | 5.44% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 46,029,535 | 330,524 | 3.97% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 47,793,998 | 330,593 | 3.83% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 49,582,289 | 336,452 | 3.74% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 51,446,045 | 342,121 | 3.76% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 53,323,493 | 344,485 | 3.65% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 55,072,694 | 347,325 | 3.28% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 56,704,914 | 350,722 | 2.96% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 58,380,092 | 354,170 | 2.95% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 59,986,931 | 363,845 | 2.75% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 61,184,983 | 367,618 | 2% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 61,403,543 | 371,308 | 0.36% | 1% |
| 1994 | 61,520,598 | 374,797 | 0.19% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 62,205,567 | 377,419 | 1.11% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 62,881,300 | 379,905 | 1.09% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 63,639,638 | 382,791 | 1.21% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 64,519,859 | 385,287 | 1.38% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 65,445,391 | 387,578 | 1.43% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 66,418,659 | 390,087 | 1.49% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 67,452,005 | 393,028 | 1.56% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 68,011,317 | 395,969 | 0.83% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 68,769,340 | 398,582 | 1.11% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 70,256,316 | 401,268 | 2.16% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 71,828,455 | 403,834 | 2.24% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 73,392,747 | 405,308 | 2.18% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 74,602,648 | 406,724 | 1.65% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 75,514,204 | 409,379 | 1.22% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 76,457,825 | 412,477 | 1.25% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 77,420,842 | 414,508 | 1.26% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 78,383,598 | 416,268 | 1.24% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 79,370,580 | 420,028 | 1.26% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 80,414,686 | 424,810 | 1.32% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 81,502,045 | 433,481 | 1.35% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 82,619,362 | 444,220 | 1.37% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 83,812,228 | 454,505 | 1.44% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 85,026,754 | 467,106 | 1.45% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 86,117,998 | 483,903 | 1.28% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 87,051,648 | 503,912 | 1.08% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 87,723,443 | 515,490 | 0.77% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 88,455,488 | 518,150 | 0.83% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 89,524,246 | 531,113 | 1.21% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 90,608,707 | 552,747 | 1.21% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 91,567,738 | 574,346 | 1.06% | 3.91% |
| 2025 | 92,417,685 | 580,514 | 0.93% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 93,168,494 | 584,351 | 0.81% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 93,838,646 | 586,444 | 0.72% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 94,440,024 | 588,290 | 0.64% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 94,985,102 | 589,776 | 0.58% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 95,486,672 | 590,973 | 0.53% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 95,960,723 | 591,921 | 0.5% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 96,415,457 | 592,622 | 0.47% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 96,850,659 | 592,974 | 0.45% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 97,271,044 | 592,827 | 0.43% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 97,679,258 | 592,332 | 0.42% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 98,075,324 | 591,668 | 0.41% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 98,458,805 | 590,830 | 0.39% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 98,828,318 | 589,771 | 0.38% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 99,182,806 | 588,528 | 0.36% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 99,524,286 | 587,256 | 0.34% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 99,853,719 | 585,895 | 0.33% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 100,167,076 | 584,467 | 0.31% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 100,462,092 | 582,966 | 0.29% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 100,737,592 | 581,355 | 0.27% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 100,990,622 | 579,693 | 0.25% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 101,219,689 | 577,954 | 0.23% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 101,424,009 | 576,050 | 0.2% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 101,601,932 | 574,050 | 0.18% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 101,748,544 | 572,187 | 0.14% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 101,862,002 | 570,210 | 0.11% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iran increased by 10,790,907 people (a 15% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iran gained 10,401,431 (a 12.6% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2005 and is still 17th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Iran's population will grow by 9.5% to 101,862,002 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Iran and Malta
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 34.3 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 34.3 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.7 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 146.2 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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