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

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The latest officially reported population of Iran was 92,417,681 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,580,141 people compared to 133,551,566 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 2.73% 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 +1.15% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.6M (27.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Iran vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Mexico
2100 80,660,972 131,158,772
2099 81,193,582 131,919,278
2098 81,717,474 132,676,226
2097 82,241,892 133,430,730
2096 82,764,411 134,179,811
2095 83,283,942 134,924,667
2094 83,799,806 135,662,399
2093 84,316,389 136,390,414
2092 84,833,108 137,102,695
2091 85,354,240 137,808,909
2090 85,878,473 138,501,995
2089 86,409,859 139,183,536
2088 86,947,263 139,849,476
2087 87,492,427 140,504,916
2086 88,047,949 141,148,688
2085 88,610,339 141,779,696
2084 89,181,346 142,390,038
2083 89,758,453 142,983,168
2082 90,343,413 143,553,646
2081 90,936,310 144,112,618
2080 91,535,218 144,651,130
2079 92,136,544 145,168,756
2078 92,740,467 145,664,735
2077 93,344,865 146,138,472
2076 93,946,187 146,589,999
2075 94,544,733 147,020,176
2074 95,135,317 147,428,934
2073 95,721,351 147,814,398
2072 96,292,835 148,174,180
2071 96,851,951 148,507,034
2070 97,397,073 148,821,087
2069 97,924,812 149,107,578
2068 98,432,509 149,368,537
2067 98,913,776 149,603,163
2066 99,374,357 149,814,864
2065 99,812,137 150,001,973
2064 100,223,387 150,160,667
2063 100,602,361 150,292,498
2062 100,951,282 150,396,857
2061 101,266,537 150,474,868
2060 101,545,806 150,528,257
2059 101,792,315 150,549,825
2058 101,994,395 150,541,650
2057 102,161,227 150,507,950
2056 102,291,323 150,447,865
2055 102,382,089 150,356,976
2054 102,431,558 150,235,899
2053 102,441,204 150,083,305
2052 102,413,350 149,896,641
2051 102,350,865 149,677,830
2050 102,251,999 149,423,583
2049 102,122,983 149,138,900
2048 101,957,508 148,809,771
2047 101,765,614 148,451,951
2046 101,547,098 148,054,747
2045 101,305,486 147,620,456
2044 101,038,874 147,146,325
2043 100,752,109 146,641,077
2042 100,446,296 146,096,981
2041 100,122,690 145,517,171
2040 99,784,572 144,905,265
2039 99,436,793 144,260,027
2038 99,072,548 143,575,746
2037 98,694,577 142,857,009
2036 98,302,279 142,113,069
2035 97,899,013 141,334,167
2034 97,482,352 140,529,082
2033 97,054,589 139,687,630
2032 96,608,216 138,818,384
2031 96,141,200 137,922,237
2030 95,656,003 136,998,375
2029 95,133,736 136,046,964
2028 94,561,150 135,066,178
2027 93,925,792 134,056,943
2026 93,215,072 133,017,798
2025 92,417,681 131,946,900
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% 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 9.27% to 102,251,999 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M 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 0.93% 0.83%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/mexico | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Iran grew by 0.93%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Iran Mexico
Current population
93580141
133551566
Population rank 17/197 11/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 1.61%
One net population change
37.2 seconds
29.1 seconds
One birth every
27.4 seconds
15.6 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,329 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +849,943 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +0.93% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 109/197
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 715,785 190,156 1,209,810 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 89.9% of the population change in Iran is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 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
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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