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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 2.4 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 1.6% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Iran vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Morocco
2100 80,713,760 38,181,184
2099 81,246,718 38,411,679
2098 81,770,953 38,639,306
2097 82,295,714 38,863,211
2096 82,818,575 39,084,772
2095 83,338,446 39,302,453
2094 83,854,648 39,515,556
2093 84,371,569 39,726,709
2092 84,888,626 39,934,218
2091 85,410,099 40,138,565
2090 85,934,675 40,337,690
2089 86,466,409 40,532,151
2088 87,004,165 40,718,654
2087 87,549,685 40,902,624
2086 88,105,571 41,085,174
2085 88,668,329 41,264,970
2084 89,239,709 41,438,801
2083 89,817,194 41,604,865
2082 90,402,538 41,768,393
2081 90,995,822 41,927,610
2080 91,595,122 42,082,087
2079 92,196,842 42,233,228
2078 92,801,160 42,377,404
2077 93,405,954 42,515,702
2076 94,007,669 42,648,054
2075 94,606,607 42,775,325
2074 95,197,577 42,898,811
2073 95,783,994 43,017,234
2072 96,355,853 43,128,932
2071 96,915,335 43,232,517
2070 97,460,813 43,332,679
2069 97,988,897 43,423,419
2068 98,496,927 43,507,485
2067 98,978,509 43,586,077
2066 99,439,391 43,654,657
2065 99,877,457 43,723,648
2064 100,288,977 43,781,054
2063 100,668,199 43,828,593
2062 101,017,348 43,871,197
2061 101,332,810 43,902,710
2060 101,612,261 43,927,001
2059 101,858,931 43,942,510
2058 102,061,144 43,944,996
2057 102,228,085 43,939,695
2056 102,358,266 43,927,624
2055 102,449,092 43,902,661
2054 102,498,594 43,866,486
2053 102,508,245 43,819,100
2052 102,480,373 43,759,239
2051 102,417,847 43,688,144
2050 102,318,917 43,605,074
2049 102,189,816 43,517,919
2048 102,024,233 43,417,554
2047 101,832,213 43,308,462
2046 101,613,554 43,192,511
2045 101,371,784 43,065,569
2044 101,104,998 42,925,634
2043 100,818,045 42,780,215
2042 100,512,032 42,623,872
2041 100,188,214 42,456,113
2040 99,849,875 42,280,578
2039 99,501,869 42,098,906
2038 99,137,385 41,902,451
2037 98,759,167 41,700,541
2036 98,366,612 41,488,891
2035 97,963,082 41,266,216
2034 97,546,148 41,037,058
2033 97,118,106 40,795,454
2032 96,671,440 40,544,755
2031 96,204,118 40,280,535
2030 95,718,604 40,005,642
2029 95,195,996 39,720,087
2028 94,623,034 39,422,016
2027 93,987,260 39,109,148
2026 93,276,075 38,783,685
2025 92,478,162 38,442,658
2024 91,567,738 38,081,173
2023 90,608,707 37,712,505
2022 89,524,246 37,329,064
2021 88,455,488 36,954,442
2020 87,723,443 36,584,208
2019 87,051,648 36,210,898
2018 86,117,998 35,839,760
2017 85,026,754 35,446,392
2016 83,812,228 35,023,457
2015 82,619,362 34,607,588
2014 81,502,045 34,204,780
2013 80,414,686 33,787,571
2012 79,370,580 33,355,241
2011 78,383,598 32,912,588
2010 77,420,842 32,467,016
2009 76,457,825 32,030,778
2008 75,514,204 31,606,767
2007 74,602,648 31,186,468
2006 73,392,747 30,771,178
2005 71,828,455 30,358,144
2004 70,256,316 29,953,018
2003 68,769,340 29,571,415
2002 68,011,317 29,198,142
2001 67,452,005 28,814,643
2000 66,418,659 28,423,435
1999 65,445,391 28,027,179
1998 64,519,859 27,621,648
1997 63,639,638 27,213,337
1996 62,881,300 26,808,107
1995 62,205,567 26,399,429
1994 61,520,598 26,000,822
1993 61,403,543 25,614,586
1992 61,184,983 25,212,468
1991 59,986,931 24,799,014
1990 58,380,092 24,375,551
1989 56,704,914 23,939,414
1988 55,072,694 23,500,524
1987 53,323,493 23,054,392
1986 51,446,045 22,600,803
1985 49,582,289 22,113,953
1984 47,793,998 21,593,778
1983 46,029,535 21,060,696
1982 44,272,141 20,520,318
1981 41,989,312 19,985,401
1980 39,842,324 19,459,943
1979 38,424,952 18,955,589
1978 37,126,535 18,477,385
1977 35,933,181 18,014,756
1976 34,837,271 17,574,182
1975 33,802,973 17,150,786
1974 32,796,463 16,733,842
1973 31,839,838 16,326,269
1972 30,921,179 15,924,692
1971 30,029,071 15,527,225
1970 29,145,100 15,129,449
1969 28,273,482 14,734,255
1968 27,437,391 14,347,899
1967 26,628,432 13,968,175
1966 25,829,270 13,597,065
1965 25,036,978 13,239,171
1964 24,262,859 12,898,886
1963 23,519,005 12,577,502
1962 22,807,907 12,253,092
1961 22,125,726 11,931,085
1960 21,470,434 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Morocco
2100 -0.66% -0.6%
2099 -0.64% -0.59%
2098 -0.64% -0.58%
2097 -0.63% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.61% -0.48%
2089 -0.62% -0.46%
2088 -0.62% -0.45%
2087 -0.63% -0.44%
2086 -0.63% -0.44%
2085 -0.64% -0.42%
2084 -0.64% -0.4%
2083 -0.65% -0.39%
2082 -0.65% -0.38%
2081 -0.65% -0.37%
2080 -0.65% -0.36%
2079 -0.65% -0.34%
2078 -0.65% -0.33%
2077 -0.64% -0.31%
2076 -0.63% -0.3%
2075 -0.62% -0.29%
2074 -0.61% -0.28%
2073 -0.59% -0.26%
2072 -0.58% -0.24%
2071 -0.56% -0.23%
2070 -0.54% -0.21%
2069 -0.52% -0.19%
2068 -0.49% -0.18%
2067 -0.46% -0.16%
2066 -0.44% -0.16%
2065 -0.41% -0.13%
2064 -0.38% -0.11%
2063 -0.35% -0.1%
2062 -0.31% -0.07%
2061 -0.28% -0.06%
2060 -0.24% -0.04%
2059 -0.2% -0.006%
2058 -0.16% 0.01%
2057 -0.13% 0.03%
2056 -0.09% 0.06%
2055 -0.05% 0.08%
2054 -0.009% 0.11%
2053 0.03% 0.14%
2052 0.06% 0.16%
2051 0.1% 0.19%
2050 0.13% 0.2%
2049 0.16% 0.23%
2048 0.19% 0.25%
2047 0.22% 0.27%
2046 0.24% 0.29%
2045 0.26% 0.33%
2044 0.28% 0.34%
2043 0.3% 0.37%
2042 0.32% 0.4%
2041 0.34% 0.42%
2040 0.35% 0.43%
2039 0.37% 0.47%
2038 0.38% 0.48%
2037 0.4% 0.51%
2036 0.41% 0.54%
2035 0.43% 0.56%
2034 0.44% 0.59%
2033 0.46% 0.62%
2032 0.49% 0.66%
2031 0.51% 0.69%
2030 0.55% 0.72%
2029 0.61% 0.76%
2028 0.68% 0.8%
2027 0.76% 0.84%
2026 0.86% 0.89%
2025 0.99% 0.95%
2024 1.06% 0.98%
2023 1.21% 1.03%
2022 1.21% 1.01%
2021 0.83% 1.01%
2020 0.77% 1.03%
2019 1.08% 1.04%
2018 1.28% 1.11%
2017 1.45% 1.21%
2016 1.44% 1.2%
2015 1.37% 1.18%
2014 1.35% 1.23%
2013 1.32% 1.3%
2012 1.26% 1.34%
2011 1.24% 1.37%
2010 1.26% 1.36%
2009 1.25% 1.34%
2008 1.22% 1.35%
2007 1.65% 1.35%
2006 2.18% 1.36%
2005 2.24% 1.35%
2004 2.16% 1.29%
2003 1.11% 1.28%
2002 0.83% 1.33%
2001 1.56% 1.38%
2000 1.49% 1.41%
1999 1.43% 1.47%
1998 1.38% 1.5%
1997 1.21% 1.51%
1996 1.09% 1.55%
1995 1.11% 1.53%
1994 0.19% 1.51%
1993 0.36% 1.59%
1992 2% 1.67%
1991 2.75% 1.74%
1990 2.95% 1.82%
1989 2.96% 1.87%
1988 3.28% 1.94%
1987 3.65% 2.01%
1986 3.76% 2.2%
1985 3.74% 2.41%
1984 3.83% 2.53%
1983 3.97% 2.63%
1982 5.44% 2.68%
1981 5.39% 2.7%
1980 3.69% 2.66%
1979 3.5% 2.59%
1978 3.32% 2.57%
1977 3.15% 2.51%
1976 3.06% 2.47%
1975 3.07% 2.49%
1974 3% 2.5%
1973 2.97% 2.52%
1972 2.97% 2.56%
1971 3.03% 2.63%
1970 3.08% 2.68%
1969 3.05% 2.69%
1968 3.04% 2.72%
1967 3.09% 2.73%
1966 3.16% 2.7%
1965 3.19% 2.64%
1964 3.16% 2.56%
1963 3.12% 2.65%
1962 3.08% 2.7%
1961 3.05% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Iran Morocco
Current population
93468444
38871720
Population rank 17/197 41/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.47%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
50.1 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 104/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -56,254
Net migration rank 14/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -56,254
2024 - 190,156 - -46,802
2023 750,150 262,044 417,213 -39,650
2022 753,525 403,190 427,903 -38,594
2021 645,725 334,967 407,829 -47,902
2020 663,978 -180,680 415,999 -35,474
2019 893,063 -32,794 457,307 -91,217
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 464,375 -88,159
2017 1,140,549 34,849 471,011 -60,472
2016 1,186,949 66,630 474,637 -39,302
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 477,654 -81,248
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 481,295 -72,065
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 492,284 -67,096
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 504,698 -65,251
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 513,305 -67,447
2010 980,380 -12,849 515,804 -70,510
2009 958,322 211 509,386 -82,203
2008 940,983 -12,184 499,766 -78,912
2007 919,254 -24,950 493,526 -73,759
2006 884,529 640,932 483,200 -72,364
2005 837,305 765,873 474,285 -59,024
2004 801,203 739,996 461,756 -66,749
2003 732,600 700,222 452,650 -84,460
2002 752,205 -668,962 446,147 -67,802
2001 743,658 291,692 452,621 -63,967
2000 731,203 300,133 461,341 -67,569
1999 723,237 191,988 473,071 -74,343
1998 717,655 218,171 492,604 -80,286
1997 726,574 98,009 500,807 -96,502
1996 784,508 -92,435 501,499 -95,331
1995 879,648 -220,258 496,573 -85,386
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 501,426 -115,404
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 507,707 -121,254
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 525,680 -107,911
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 539,850 -130,717
1990 1,530,434 200,711 535,506 -97,711
1989 1,609,739 9,460 538,996 -104,509
1988 1,614,512 30,688 545,800 -102,484
1987 1,639,644 213,524 553,005 -104,029
1986 1,659,289 242,411 558,105 -99,905
1985 1,661,750 163,999 560,810 -45,336
1984 1,653,051 97,748 564,159 -39,319
1983 1,573,612 204,544 566,301 -24,988
1982 1,514,240 222,390 564,904 -25,471
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 552,936 -22,553
1980 1,361,293 103,674 534,448 -13,899
1979 1,294,306 75,451 515,554 -27,374
1978 1,156,974 70,088 498,834 -30,600
1977 1,091,542 68,093 489,173 -32,161
1976 1,013,347 18,825 482,130 -58,019
1975 929,481 106,921 474,631 -51,968
1974 873,369 103,252 464,147 -52,927
1973 831,880 104,779 455,699 -51,772
1972 804,043 96,614 446,449 -47,226
1971 805,830 77,717 435,104 -39,385
1970 794,612 89,757 426,015 -26,168
1969 780,660 78,196 414,931 -24,389
1968 743,992 69,342 407,437 -25,267
1967 727,276 77,313 400,594 -23,309
1966 695,040 98,709 391,881 -26,945
1965 663,029 127,808 383,989 -33,139
1964 635,589 121,817 375,835 -46,106
1963 620,126 110,190 369,250 -56,214
1962 595,538 96,332 363,843 -28,071
1961 594,674 77,811 348,650 -40,413
1960 584,060 54,041 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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