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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.43 times bigger than Iran's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.74% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Iran vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Mexico
2100 80,713,760 131,182,639
2099 81,246,718 131,943,283
2098 81,770,953 132,700,369
2097 82,295,714 133,455,010
2096 82,818,575 134,204,227
2095 83,338,446 134,949,218
2094 83,854,648 135,687,085
2093 84,371,569 136,415,232
2092 84,888,626 137,127,644
2091 85,410,099 137,833,985
2090 85,934,675 138,527,198
2089 86,466,409 139,208,862
2088 87,004,165 139,874,924
2087 87,549,685 140,530,483
2086 88,105,571 141,174,372
2085 88,668,329 141,805,496
2084 89,239,709 142,415,948
2083 89,817,194 143,009,187
2082 90,402,538 143,579,768
2081 90,995,822 144,138,842
2080 91,595,122 144,677,451
2079 92,196,842 145,195,172
2078 92,801,160 145,691,242
2077 93,405,954 146,165,064
2076 94,007,669 146,616,674
2075 94,606,607 147,046,928
2074 95,197,577 147,455,761
2073 95,783,994 147,841,295
2072 96,355,853 148,201,143
2071 96,915,335 148,534,057
2070 97,460,813 148,848,168
2069 97,988,897 149,134,711
2068 98,496,927 149,395,717
2067 98,978,509 149,630,386
2066 99,439,391 149,842,125
2065 99,877,457 150,029,268
2064 100,288,977 150,187,992
2063 100,668,199 150,319,846
2062 101,017,348 150,424,224
2061 101,332,810 150,502,250
2060 101,612,261 150,555,648
2059 101,858,931 150,577,220
2058 102,061,144 150,569,044
2057 102,228,085 150,535,337
2056 102,358,266 150,475,242
2055 102,449,092 150,384,336
2054 102,498,594 150,263,237
2053 102,508,245 150,110,615
2052 102,480,373 149,923,918
2051 102,417,847 149,705,066
2050 102,318,917 149,450,774
2049 102,189,816 149,166,038
2048 102,024,233 148,836,849
2047 101,832,213 148,478,965
2046 101,613,554 148,081,688
2045 101,371,784 147,647,318
2044 101,104,998 147,173,101
2043 100,818,045 146,667,761
2042 100,512,032 146,123,566
2041 100,188,214 145,543,650
2040 99,849,875 144,931,633
2039 99,501,869 144,286,278
2038 99,137,385 143,601,872
2037 98,759,167 142,883,005
2036 98,366,612 142,138,929
2035 97,963,082 141,359,885
2034 97,546,148 140,554,653
2033 97,118,106 139,713,048
2032 96,671,440 138,843,644
2031 96,204,118 137,947,334
2030 95,718,604 137,023,304
2029 95,195,996 136,071,720
2028 94,623,034 135,090,755
2027 93,987,260 134,081,337
2026 93,276,075 133,042,003
2025 92,478,162 131,970,909
2024 91,567,738 130,861,007
2023 90,608,707 129,739,759
2022 89,524,246 128,613,117
2021 88,455,488 127,648,148
2020 87,723,443 126,799,054
2019 87,051,648 125,762,982
2018 86,117,998 124,573,711
2017 85,026,754 123,400,057
2016 83,812,228 122,251,351
2015 82,619,362 121,072,306
2014 81,502,045 119,784,261
2013 80,414,686 118,343,573
2012 79,370,580 116,818,208
2011 78,383,598 115,243,504
2010 77,420,842 113,623,895
2009 76,457,825 111,999,721
2008 75,514,204 110,374,288
2007 74,602,648 108,774,360
2006 73,392,747 107,253,666
2005 71,828,455 105,811,504
2004 70,256,316 104,394,131
2003 68,769,340 102,978,515
2002 68,011,317 101,548,624
2001 67,452,005 100,099,099
2000 66,418,659 98,625,552
1999 65,445,391 97,115,707
1998 64,519,859 95,575,245
1997 63,639,638 94,021,207
1996 62,881,300 92,452,702
1995 62,205,567 90,862,455
1994 61,520,598 89,259,205
1993 61,403,543 87,653,807
1992 61,184,983 86,044,809
1991 59,986,931 84,430,572
1990 58,380,092 82,820,170
1989 56,704,914 81,247,182
1988 55,072,694 79,695,531
1987 53,323,493 78,136,651
1986 51,446,045 76,585,637
1985 49,582,289 75,043,414
1984 47,793,998 73,506,846
1983 46,029,535 71,971,240
1982 44,272,141 70,433,260
1981 41,989,312 68,892,108
1980 39,842,324 67,300,334
1979 38,424,952 65,648,865
1978 37,126,535 63,979,046
1977 35,933,181 62,308,493
1976 34,837,271 60,645,512
1975 33,802,973 58,982,400
1974 32,796,463 57,320,149
1973 31,839,838 55,667,284
1972 30,921,179 54,030,168
1971 30,029,071 52,412,558
1970 29,145,100 50,814,953
1969 28,273,482 49,233,194
1968 27,437,391 47,668,303
1967 26,628,432 46,129,608
1966 25,829,270 44,629,106
1965 25,036,978 43,174,477
1964 24,262,859 41,772,049
1963 23,519,005 40,424,065
1962 22,807,907 39,129,200
1961 22,125,726 37,890,118
1960 21,470,434 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Mexico
2100 -0.66% -0.58%
2099 -0.64% -0.57%
2098 -0.64% -0.57%
2097 -0.63% -0.56%
2096 -0.62% -0.55%
2095 -0.62% -0.54%
2094 -0.61% -0.53%
2093 -0.61% -0.52%
2092 -0.61% -0.51%
2091 -0.61% -0.5%
2090 -0.61% -0.49%
2089 -0.62% -0.48%
2088 -0.62% -0.47%
2087 -0.63% -0.46%
2086 -0.63% -0.45%
2085 -0.64% -0.43%
2084 -0.64% -0.41%
2083 -0.65% -0.4%
2082 -0.65% -0.39%
2081 -0.65% -0.37%
2080 -0.65% -0.36%
2079 -0.65% -0.34%
2078 -0.65% -0.32%
2077 -0.64% -0.31%
2076 -0.63% -0.29%
2075 -0.62% -0.28%
2074 -0.61% -0.26%
2073 -0.59% -0.24%
2072 -0.58% -0.22%
2071 -0.56% -0.21%
2070 -0.54% -0.19%
2069 -0.52% -0.17%
2068 -0.49% -0.16%
2067 -0.46% -0.14%
2066 -0.44% -0.12%
2065 -0.41% -0.11%
2064 -0.38% -0.09%
2063 -0.35% -0.07%
2062 -0.31% -0.05%
2061 -0.28% -0.04%
2060 -0.24% -0.01%
2059 -0.2% 0.005%
2058 -0.16% 0.02%
2057 -0.13% 0.04%
2056 -0.09% 0.06%
2055 -0.05% 0.08%
2054 -0.009% 0.1%
2053 0.03% 0.12%
2052 0.06% 0.15%
2051 0.1% 0.17%
2050 0.13% 0.19%
2049 0.16% 0.22%
2048 0.19% 0.24%
2047 0.22% 0.27%
2046 0.24% 0.29%
2045 0.26% 0.32%
2044 0.28% 0.34%
2043 0.3% 0.37%
2042 0.32% 0.4%
2041 0.34% 0.42%
2040 0.35% 0.45%
2039 0.37% 0.48%
2038 0.38% 0.5%
2037 0.4% 0.52%
2036 0.41% 0.55%
2035 0.43% 0.57%
2034 0.44% 0.6%
2033 0.46% 0.63%
2032 0.49% 0.65%
2031 0.51% 0.67%
2030 0.55% 0.7%
2029 0.61% 0.73%
2028 0.68% 0.75%
2027 0.76% 0.78%
2026 0.86% 0.81%
2025 0.99% 0.85%
2024 1.06% 0.86%
2023 1.21% 0.88%
2022 1.21% 0.76%
2021 0.83% 0.67%
2020 0.77% 0.82%
2019 1.08% 0.95%
2018 1.28% 0.95%
2017 1.45% 0.94%
2016 1.44% 0.97%
2015 1.37% 1.08%
2014 1.35% 1.22%
2013 1.32% 1.31%
2012 1.26% 1.37%
2011 1.24% 1.43%
2010 1.26% 1.45%
2009 1.25% 1.47%
2008 1.22% 1.47%
2007 1.65% 1.42%
2006 2.18% 1.36%
2005 2.24% 1.36%
2004 2.16% 1.37%
2003 1.11% 1.41%
2002 0.83% 1.45%
2001 1.56% 1.49%
2000 1.49% 1.55%
1999 1.43% 1.61%
1998 1.38% 1.65%
1997 1.21% 1.7%
1996 1.09% 1.75%
1995 1.11% 1.8%
1994 0.19% 1.83%
1993 0.36% 1.87%
1992 2% 1.91%
1991 2.75% 1.94%
1990 2.95% 1.94%
1989 2.96% 1.95%
1988 3.28% 2%
1987 3.65% 2.03%
1986 3.76% 2.06%
1985 3.74% 2.09%
1984 3.83% 2.13%
1983 3.97% 2.18%
1982 5.44% 2.24%
1981 5.39% 2.37%
1980 3.69% 2.52%
1979 3.5% 2.61%
1978 3.32% 2.68%
1977 3.15% 2.74%
1976 3.06% 2.82%
1975 3.07% 2.9%
1974 3% 2.97%
1973 2.97% 3.03%
1972 2.97% 3.09%
1971 3.03% 3.14%
1970 3.08% 3.21%
1969 3.05% 3.28%
1968 3.04% 3.34%
1967 3.09% 3.36%
1966 3.16% 3.37%
1965 3.19% 3.36%
1964 3.16% 3.33%
1963 3.12% 3.31%
1962 3.08% 3.27%
1961 3.05% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Iran Mexico
Current population
93468444
133323134
Population rank 17/197 11/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 1.61%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
26.9 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 110/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -108,037
Net migration rank 14/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -108,037
2024 - 190,156 - -104,581
2023 750,150 262,044 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 753,525 403,190 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 645,725 334,967 936,682 -122,791
2020 663,978 -180,680 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 893,063 -32,794 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 1,186,949 66,630 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 980,380 -12,849 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 958,322 211 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 940,983 -12,184 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 919,254 -24,950 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 884,529 640,932 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 837,305 765,873 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 801,203 739,996 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 732,600 700,222 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 752,205 -668,962 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 743,658 291,692 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 731,203 300,133 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 723,237 191,988 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 717,655 218,171 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 726,574 98,009 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 784,508 -92,435 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 879,648 -220,258 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 1,530,434 200,711 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 1,609,739 9,460 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 1,614,512 30,688 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 1,639,644 213,524 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 1,659,289 242,411 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 1,661,750 163,999 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 1,653,051 97,748 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 1,573,612 204,544 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 1,514,240 222,390 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 1,361,293 103,674 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 1,294,306 75,451 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 1,156,974 70,088 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 1,091,542 68,093 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 1,013,347 18,825 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 929,481 106,921 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 873,369 103,252 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 831,880 104,779 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 804,043 96,614 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 805,830 77,717 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 794,612 89,757 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 780,660 78,196 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 743,992 69,342 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 727,276 77,313 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 695,040 98,709 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 663,029 127,808 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 635,589 121,817 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 620,126 110,190 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 595,538 96,332 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 594,674 77,811 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 584,060 54,041 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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