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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 39.9 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 1.16% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Iran vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Moldova
2100 80,713,760 1,175,882
2099 81,246,718 1,186,641
2098 81,770,953 1,197,541
2097 82,295,714 1,208,458
2096 82,818,575 1,219,478
2095 83,338,446 1,230,573
2094 83,854,648 1,241,540
2093 84,371,569 1,252,531
2092 84,888,626 1,263,471
2091 85,410,099 1,274,372
2090 85,934,675 1,285,020
2089 86,466,409 1,295,696
2088 87,004,165 1,306,424
2087 87,549,685 1,317,064
2086 88,105,571 1,327,799
2085 88,668,329 1,338,702
2084 89,239,709 1,349,432
2083 89,817,194 1,360,333
2082 90,402,538 1,371,322
2081 90,995,822 1,382,447
2080 91,595,122 1,393,733
2079 92,196,842 1,405,298
2078 92,801,160 1,417,062
2077 93,405,954 1,429,240
2076 94,007,669 1,441,240
2075 94,606,607 1,453,677
2074 95,197,577 1,466,568
2073 95,783,994 1,479,672
2072 96,355,853 1,493,311
2071 96,915,335 1,507,315
2070 97,460,813 1,522,149
2069 97,988,897 1,537,091
2068 98,496,927 1,552,724
2067 98,978,509 1,568,676
2066 99,439,391 1,584,782
2065 99,877,457 1,601,356
2064 100,288,977 1,618,317
2063 100,668,199 1,635,288
2062 101,017,348 1,652,720
2061 101,332,810 1,670,255
2060 101,612,261 1,688,120
2059 101,858,931 1,705,595
2058 102,061,144 1,722,942
2057 102,228,085 1,740,252
2056 102,358,266 1,757,829
2055 102,449,092 1,775,082
2054 102,498,594 1,792,262
2053 102,508,245 1,809,221
2052 102,480,373 1,825,831
2051 102,417,847 1,842,337
2050 102,318,917 1,858,281
2049 102,189,816 1,874,666
2048 102,024,233 1,890,586
2047 101,832,213 1,906,615
2046 101,613,554 1,922,962
2045 101,371,784 1,939,938
2044 101,104,998 1,956,858
2043 100,818,045 1,974,616
2042 100,512,032 1,992,765
2041 100,188,214 2,011,342
2040 99,849,875 2,030,732
2039 99,501,869 2,051,163
2038 99,137,385 2,071,871
2037 98,759,167 2,093,068
2036 98,366,612 2,114,669
2035 97,963,082 2,136,998
2034 97,546,148 2,159,450
2033 97,118,106 2,182,023
2032 96,671,440 2,204,431
2031 96,204,118 2,227,006
2030 95,718,604 2,250,038
2029 95,195,996 2,272,963
2028 94,623,034 2,295,739
2027 93,987,260 2,318,425
2026 93,276,075 2,341,166
2025 92,478,162 2,373,265
2024 91,567,738 2,402,306
2023 90,608,707 2,457,783
2022 89,524,246 2,528,654
2021 88,455,488 2,595,809
2020 87,723,443 2,635,130
2019 87,051,648 2,664,224
2018 86,117,998 2,707,203
2017 85,026,754 2,755,189
2016 83,812,228 2,803,186
2015 82,619,362 2,835,978
2014 81,502,045 2,857,815
2013 80,414,686 2,859,558
2012 79,370,580 2,860,324
2011 78,383,598 2,860,699
2010 77,420,842 2,862,354
2009 76,457,825 2,865,213
2008 75,514,204 2,868,833
2007 74,602,648 2,874,299
2006 73,392,747 2,880,967
2005 71,828,455 2,888,985
2004 70,256,316 2,896,023
2003 68,769,340 2,903,198
2002 68,011,317 2,911,385
2001 67,452,005 2,918,135
2000 66,418,659 2,924,668
1999 65,445,391 2,930,622
1998 64,519,859 2,935,227
1997 63,639,638 2,936,413
1996 62,881,300 2,947,293
1995 62,205,567 2,953,200
1994 61,520,598 2,966,745
1993 61,403,543 2,975,966
1992 61,184,983 2,980,965
1991 59,986,931 2,981,566
1990 58,380,092 2,977,912
1989 56,704,914 2,970,039
1988 55,072,694 2,948,891
1987 53,323,493 2,916,306
1986 51,446,045 2,883,057
1985 49,582,289 2,850,787
1984 47,793,998 2,820,518
1983 46,029,535 2,791,207
1982 44,272,141 2,763,101
1981 41,989,312 2,735,987
1980 39,842,324 2,708,675
1979 38,424,952 2,683,035
1978 37,126,535 2,656,211
1977 35,933,181 2,626,298
1976 34,837,271 2,596,491
1975 33,802,973 2,566,998
1974 32,796,463 2,538,164
1973 31,839,838 2,510,584
1972 30,921,179 2,484,742
1971 30,029,071 2,460,611
1970 29,145,100 2,437,590
1969 28,273,482 2,408,469
1968 27,437,391 2,373,073
1967 26,628,432 2,337,695
1966 25,829,270 2,301,871
1965 25,036,978 2,265,287
1964 24,262,859 2,228,000
1963 23,519,005 2,188,895
1962 22,807,907 2,147,227
1961 22,125,726 2,103,327
1960 21,470,434 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Moldova
2100 -0.66% -0.91%
2099 -0.64% -0.91%
2098 -0.64% -0.9%
2097 -0.63% -0.9%
2096 -0.62% -0.9%
2095 -0.62% -0.88%
2094 -0.61% -0.88%
2093 -0.61% -0.87%
2092 -0.61% -0.86%
2091 -0.61% -0.83%
2090 -0.61% -0.82%
2089 -0.62% -0.82%
2088 -0.62% -0.81%
2087 -0.63% -0.81%
2086 -0.63% -0.81%
2085 -0.64% -0.8%
2084 -0.64% -0.8%
2083 -0.65% -0.8%
2082 -0.65% -0.8%
2081 -0.65% -0.81%
2080 -0.65% -0.82%
2079 -0.65% -0.83%
2078 -0.65% -0.85%
2077 -0.64% -0.83%
2076 -0.63% -0.86%
2075 -0.62% -0.88%
2074 -0.61% -0.89%
2073 -0.59% -0.91%
2072 -0.58% -0.93%
2071 -0.56% -0.97%
2070 -0.54% -0.97%
2069 -0.52% -1.01%
2068 -0.49% -1.02%
2067 -0.46% -1.02%
2066 -0.44% -1.03%
2065 -0.41% -1.05%
2064 -0.38% -1.04%
2063 -0.35% -1.05%
2062 -0.31% -1.05%
2061 -0.28% -1.06%
2060 -0.24% -1.02%
2059 -0.2% -1.01%
2058 -0.16% -0.99%
2057 -0.13% -1%
2056 -0.09% -0.97%
2055 -0.05% -0.96%
2054 -0.009% -0.94%
2053 0.03% -0.91%
2052 0.06% -0.9%
2051 0.1% -0.86%
2050 0.13% -0.87%
2049 0.16% -0.84%
2048 0.19% -0.84%
2047 0.22% -0.85%
2046 0.24% -0.88%
2045 0.26% -0.86%
2044 0.28% -0.9%
2043 0.3% -0.91%
2042 0.32% -0.92%
2041 0.34% -0.95%
2040 0.35% -1%
2039 0.37% -1%
2038 0.38% -1.01%
2037 0.4% -1.02%
2036 0.41% -1.04%
2035 0.43% -1.04%
2034 0.44% -1.03%
2033 0.46% -1.02%
2032 0.49% -1.01%
2031 0.51% -1.02%
2030 0.55% -1.01%
2029 0.61% -0.99%
2028 0.68% -0.98%
2027 0.76% -0.97%
2026 0.86% -1.35%
2025 0.99% -1.21%
2024 1.06% -2.26%
2023 1.21% -2.8%
2022 1.21% -2.59%
2021 0.83% -1.49%
2020 0.77% -1.09%
2019 1.08% -1.59%
2018 1.28% -1.74%
2017 1.45% -1.71%
2016 1.44% -1.16%
2015 1.37% -0.76%
2014 1.35% -0.06%
2013 1.32% -0.03%
2012 1.26% -0.01%
2011 1.24% -0.06%
2010 1.26% -0.1%
2009 1.25% -0.13%
2008 1.22% -0.19%
2007 1.65% -0.23%
2006 2.18% -0.28%
2005 2.24% -0.24%
2004 2.16% -0.25%
2003 1.11% -0.28%
2002 0.83% -0.23%
2001 1.56% -0.22%
2000 1.49% -0.2%
1999 1.43% -0.16%
1998 1.38% -0.04%
1997 1.21% -0.37%
1996 1.09% -0.2%
1995 1.11% -0.46%
1994 0.19% -0.31%
1993 0.36% -0.17%
1992 2% -0.02%
1991 2.75% 0.12%
1990 2.95% 0.27%
1989 2.96% 0.72%
1988 3.28% 1.12%
1987 3.65% 1.15%
1986 3.76% 1.13%
1985 3.74% 1.07%
1984 3.83% 1.05%
1983 3.97% 1.02%
1982 5.44% 0.99%
1981 5.39% 1.01%
1980 3.69% 0.96%
1979 3.5% 1.01%
1978 3.32% 1.14%
1977 3.15% 1.15%
1976 3.06% 1.15%
1975 3.07% 1.14%
1974 3% 1.1%
1973 2.97% 1.04%
1972 2.97% 0.98%
1971 3.03% 0.94%
1970 3.08% 1.21%
1969 3.05% 1.49%
1968 3.04% 1.51%
1967 3.09% 1.56%
1966 3.16% 1.61%
1965 3.19% 1.67%
1964 3.16% 1.79%
1963 3.12% 1.94%
1962 3.08% 2.09%
1961 3.05% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Iran Moldova
Current population
93468444
2341166
Population rank 17/197 145/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.03%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -152
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 196/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -29,766
Net migration rank 14/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -29,766
2024 - 190,156 - -27,088
2023 750,150 262,044 -7,007 -18,570
2022 753,525 403,190 -6,385 89,154
2021 645,725 334,967 -13,444 -33,405
2020 663,978 -180,680 -7,067 -33,405
2019 893,063 -32,794 -3,416 -41,233
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -961 -36,085
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,402 -43,871
2016 1,186,949 66,630 4,580 -51,642
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 6,049 -59,399
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 7,248 -67,175
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 3,537 -77,571
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 5,581 -81,215
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 5,948 -82,271
2010 980,380 -12,849 7,456 -84,039
2009 958,322 211 7,492 -83,546
2008 940,983 -12,184 5,210 -79,593
2007 919,254 -24,950 3,490 -75,734
2006 884,529 640,932 2,406 -72,061
2005 837,305 765,873 2,005 -68,681
2004 801,203 739,996 1,714 -52,491
2003 732,600 700,222 -322 -46,947
2002 752,205 -668,962 -1,249 -45,833
2001 743,658 291,692 -718 -45,043
2000 731,203 300,133 -324 -43,854
1999 723,237 191,988 642 -43,111
1998 717,655 218,171 2,140 -41,975
1997 726,574 98,009 4,669 -41,743
1996 784,508 -92,435 2,655 -33,369
1995 879,648 -220,258 5,534 -31,975
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 9,921 -31,616
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 13,886 -31,526
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 17,373 -30,136
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 21,127 -29,204
1990 1,530,434 200,711 25,824 -30,053
1989 1,609,739 9,460 29,638 -29,307
1988 1,614,512 30,688 35,608 -4,989
1987 1,639,644 213,524 40,122 -10,796
1986 1,659,289 242,411 39,463 -8,769
1985 1,661,750 163,999 38,060 -10,627
1984 1,653,051 97,748 38,108 -12,732
1983 1,573,612 204,544 36,076 -10,543
1982 1,514,240 222,390 32,814 -8,412
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 31,360 -6,452
1980 1,361,293 103,674 30,053 -3,693
1979 1,294,306 75,451 28,322 -6,912
1978 1,156,974 70,088 27,622 3,483
1977 1,091,542 68,093 27,707 3,245
1976 1,013,347 18,825 27,801 2,885
1975 929,481 106,921 27,677 2,355
1974 873,369 103,252 27,219 1,785
1973 831,880 104,779 25,967 1,156
1972 804,043 96,614 24,626 481
1971 805,830 77,717 23,359 -61
1970 794,612 89,757 22,314 606
1969 780,660 78,196 21,768 20,561
1968 743,992 69,342 22,005 19,830
1967 727,276 77,313 22,654 19,175
1966 695,040 98,709 23,720 18,601
1965 663,029 127,808 24,916 18,066
1964 635,589 121,817 25,860 17,509
1963 620,126 110,190 29,382 16,816
1962 595,538 96,332 32,082 15,884
1961 594,674 77,811 35,180 14,818
1960 584,060 54,041 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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