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Population in Iran compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 5.12 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.35% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Iran vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Netherlands
2100 80,713,760 17,359,081
2099 81,246,718 17,392,412
2098 81,770,953 17,425,508
2097 82,295,714 17,459,827
2096 82,818,575 17,495,124
2095 83,338,446 17,532,593
2094 83,854,648 17,571,051
2093 84,371,569 17,610,792
2092 84,888,626 17,649,611
2091 85,410,099 17,688,532
2090 85,934,675 17,730,570
2089 86,466,409 17,770,380
2088 87,004,165 17,809,825
2087 87,549,685 17,845,820
2086 88,105,571 17,885,001
2085 88,668,329 17,921,302
2084 89,239,709 17,957,639
2083 89,817,194 17,994,232
2082 90,402,538 18,029,404
2081 90,995,822 18,063,233
2080 91,595,122 18,093,703
2079 92,196,842 18,124,294
2078 92,801,160 18,152,738
2077 93,405,954 18,181,372
2076 94,007,669 18,206,864
2075 94,606,607 18,227,791
2074 95,197,577 18,245,652
2073 95,783,994 18,263,765
2072 96,355,853 18,280,443
2071 96,915,335 18,295,700
2070 97,460,813 18,311,141
2069 97,988,897 18,326,509
2068 98,496,927 18,341,711
2067 98,978,509 18,356,770
2066 99,439,391 18,374,904
2065 99,877,457 18,396,018
2064 100,288,977 18,417,894
2063 100,668,199 18,441,434
2062 101,017,348 18,464,922
2061 101,332,810 18,492,436
2060 101,612,261 18,520,315
2059 101,858,931 18,548,786
2058 102,061,144 18,577,700
2057 102,228,085 18,608,370
2056 102,358,266 18,638,918
2055 102,449,092 18,666,514
2054 102,498,594 18,692,598
2053 102,508,245 18,718,268
2052 102,480,373 18,741,740
2051 102,417,847 18,768,309
2050 102,318,917 18,789,481
2049 102,189,816 18,809,886
2048 102,024,233 18,827,655
2047 101,832,213 18,844,635
2046 101,613,554 18,855,920
2045 101,371,784 18,867,286
2044 101,104,998 18,877,101
2043 100,818,045 18,882,735
2042 100,512,032 18,885,839
2041 100,188,214 18,885,255
2040 99,849,875 18,879,571
2039 99,501,869 18,870,248
2038 99,137,385 18,855,512
2037 98,759,167 18,837,172
2036 98,366,612 18,811,873
2035 97,963,082 18,783,312
2034 97,546,148 18,750,125
2033 97,118,106 18,708,101
2032 96,671,440 18,662,054
2031 96,204,118 18,609,452
2030 95,718,604 18,549,634
2029 95,195,996 18,481,269
2028 94,623,034 18,404,195
2027 93,987,260 18,320,644
2026 93,276,075 18,227,403
2025 92,478,162 18,118,662
2024 91,567,738 17,993,485
2023 90,608,707 17,877,117
2022 89,524,246 17,700,982
2021 88,455,488 17,533,044
2020 87,723,443 17,441,500
2019 87,051,648 17,344,874
2018 86,117,998 17,231,624
2017 85,026,754 17,131,296
2016 83,812,228 17,030,314
2015 82,619,362 16,939,923
2014 81,502,045 16,865,008
2013 80,414,686 16,804,432
2012 79,370,580 16,754,962
2011 78,383,598 16,693,074
2010 77,420,842 16,615,394
2009 76,457,825 16,530,388
2008 75,514,204 16,445,593
2007 74,602,648 16,381,696
2006 73,392,747 16,346,101
2005 71,828,455 16,319,868
2004 70,256,316 16,281,779
2003 68,769,340 16,225,302
2002 68,011,317 16,148,929
2001 67,452,005 16,046,180
2000 66,418,659 15,925,513
1999 65,445,391 15,812,088
1998 64,519,859 15,707,209
1997 63,639,638 15,610,650
1996 62,881,300 15,530,498
1995 62,205,567 15,459,006
1994 61,520,598 15,382,838
1993 61,403,543 15,290,368
1992 61,184,983 15,184,166
1991 59,986,931 15,069,798
1990 58,380,092 14,951,510
1989 56,704,914 14,848,907
1988 55,072,694 14,760,094
1987 53,323,493 14,665,037
1986 51,446,045 14,572,278
1985 49,582,289 14,491,632
1984 47,793,998 14,424,211
1983 46,029,535 14,367,070
1982 44,272,141 14,312,690
1981 41,989,312 14,247,208
1980 39,842,324 14,149,800
1979 38,424,952 14,038,270
1978 37,126,535 13,941,700
1977 35,933,181 13,856,185
1976 34,837,271 13,774,037
1975 33,802,973 13,666,335
1974 32,796,463 13,545,056
1973 31,839,838 13,439,322
1972 30,921,179 13,328,593
1971 30,029,071 13,194,497
1970 29,145,100 13,038,526
1969 28,273,482 12,877,984
1968 27,437,391 12,729,721
1967 26,628,432 12,598,201
1966 25,829,270 12,456,251
1965 25,036,978 12,294,732
1964 24,262,859 12,127,120
1963 23,519,005 11,965,966
1962 22,807,907 11,805,689
1961 22,125,726 11,638,712
1960 21,470,434 11,486,631

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Netherlands
2100 -0.66% -0.19%
2099 -0.64% -0.19%
2098 -0.64% -0.2%
2097 -0.63% -0.2%
2096 -0.62% -0.21%
2095 -0.62% -0.22%
2094 -0.61% -0.23%
2093 -0.61% -0.22%
2092 -0.61% -0.22%
2091 -0.61% -0.24%
2090 -0.61% -0.22%
2089 -0.62% -0.22%
2088 -0.62% -0.2%
2087 -0.63% -0.22%
2086 -0.63% -0.2%
2085 -0.64% -0.2%
2084 -0.64% -0.2%
2083 -0.65% -0.2%
2082 -0.65% -0.19%
2081 -0.65% -0.17%
2080 -0.65% -0.17%
2079 -0.65% -0.16%
2078 -0.65% -0.16%
2077 -0.64% -0.14%
2076 -0.63% -0.11%
2075 -0.62% -0.1%
2074 -0.61% -0.1%
2073 -0.59% -0.09%
2072 -0.58% -0.08%
2071 -0.56% -0.08%
2070 -0.54% -0.08%
2069 -0.52% -0.08%
2068 -0.49% -0.08%
2067 -0.46% -0.1%
2066 -0.44% -0.11%
2065 -0.41% -0.12%
2064 -0.38% -0.13%
2063 -0.35% -0.13%
2062 -0.31% -0.15%
2061 -0.28% -0.15%
2060 -0.24% -0.15%
2059 -0.2% -0.16%
2058 -0.16% -0.16%
2057 -0.13% -0.16%
2056 -0.09% -0.15%
2055 -0.05% -0.14%
2054 -0.009% -0.14%
2053 0.03% -0.13%
2052 0.06% -0.14%
2051 0.1% -0.11%
2050 0.13% -0.11%
2049 0.16% -0.09%
2048 0.19% -0.09%
2047 0.22% -0.06%
2046 0.24% -0.06%
2045 0.26% -0.05%
2044 0.28% -0.03%
2043 0.3% -0.02%
2042 0.32% 0.003%
2041 0.34% 0.03%
2040 0.35% 0.05%
2039 0.37% 0.08%
2038 0.38% 0.1%
2037 0.4% 0.13%
2036 0.41% 0.15%
2035 0.43% 0.18%
2034 0.44% 0.22%
2033 0.46% 0.25%
2032 0.49% 0.28%
2031 0.51% 0.32%
2030 0.55% 0.37%
2029 0.61% 0.42%
2028 0.68% 0.46%
2027 0.76% 0.51%
2026 0.86% 0.6%
2025 0.99% 0.7%
2024 1.06% 0.65%
2023 1.21% 1%
2022 1.21% 0.96%
2021 0.83% 0.52%
2020 0.77% 0.56%
2019 1.08% 0.66%
2018 1.28% 0.59%
2017 1.45% 0.59%
2016 1.44% 0.53%
2015 1.37% 0.44%
2014 1.35% 0.36%
2013 1.32% 0.3%
2012 1.26% 0.37%
2011 1.24% 0.47%
2010 1.26% 0.51%
2009 1.25% 0.52%
2008 1.22% 0.39%
2007 1.65% 0.22%
2006 2.18% 0.16%
2005 2.24% 0.23%
2004 2.16% 0.35%
2003 1.11% 0.47%
2002 0.83% 0.64%
2001 1.56% 0.76%
2000 1.49% 0.72%
1999 1.43% 0.67%
1998 1.38% 0.62%
1997 1.21% 0.52%
1996 1.09% 0.46%
1995 1.11% 0.5%
1994 0.19% 0.6%
1993 0.36% 0.7%
1992 2% 0.76%
1991 2.75% 0.79%
1990 2.95% 0.69%
1989 2.96% 0.6%
1988 3.28% 0.65%
1987 3.65% 0.64%
1986 3.76% 0.56%
1985 3.74% 0.47%
1984 3.83% 0.4%
1983 3.97% 0.38%
1982 5.44% 0.46%
1981 5.39% 0.69%
1980 3.69% 0.79%
1979 3.5% 0.69%
1978 3.32% 0.62%
1977 3.15% 0.6%
1976 3.06% 0.79%
1975 3.07% 0.9%
1974 3% 0.79%
1973 2.97% 0.83%
1972 2.97% 1.02%
1971 3.03% 1.2%
1970 3.08% 1.25%
1969 3.05% 1.16%
1968 3.04% 1.04%
1967 3.09% 1.14%
1966 3.16% 1.31%
1965 3.19% 1.38%
1964 3.16% 1.35%
1963 3.12% 1.36%
1962 3.08% 1.43%
1961 3.05% 1.32%

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 the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Iran Netherlands
Current population
93468444
18252623
Population rank 17/197 72/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.22%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
4.52 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +319
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 121/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +104,681
Net migration rank 14/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 104,681
2024 - 190,156 - 121,628
2023 750,150 262,044 -5,363 144,558
2022 753,525 403,190 -1,770 224,472
2021 645,725 334,967 7,014 106,416
2020 663,978 -180,680 0 67,598
2019 893,063 -32,794 17,345 109,003
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 15,508 87,197
2017 1,140,549 34,849 18,844 86,332
2016 1,186,949 66,630 23,843 88,743
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 23,716 55,585
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 35,417 36,591
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 30,248 19,973
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 35,186 14,861
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 45,072 31,224
2010 980,380 -12,849 48,184 33,703
2009 958,322 211 51,244 39,832
2008 940,983 -12,184 49,337 32,406
2007 919,254 -24,950 49,145 -304
2006 884,529 640,932 49,038 -25,401
2005 837,305 765,873 50,592 -22,496
2004 801,203 739,996 56,987 -9,230
2003 732,600 700,222 58,411 7,937
2002 752,205 -668,962 59,751 28,824
2001 743,658 291,692 62,580 56,096
2000 731,203 300,133 66,887 59,308
1999 723,237 191,988 60,086 47,179
1998 717,655 218,171 61,258 52,058
1997 726,574 98,009 56,198 31,302
1996 784,508 -92,435 51,251 21,792
1995 879,648 -220,258 54,106 15,056
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 61,532 20,193
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 58,103 44,514
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 66,811 50,148
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 69,321 51,670
1990 1,530,434 200,711 68,777 53,564
1989 1,609,739 9,460 59,396 31,165
1988 1,614,512 30,688 61,993 31,026
1987 1,639,644 213,524 64,526 39,559
1986 1,659,289 242,411 59,746 30,380
1985 1,661,750 163,999 55,069 27,356
1984 1,653,051 97,748 54,812 12,902
1983 1,573,612 204,544 51,722 11,007
1982 1,514,240 222,390 54,388 7,644
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 62,688 17,643
1980 1,361,293 103,674 66,504 54,010
1979 1,294,306 75,451 63,172 42,772
1978 1,156,974 70,088 61,344 26,639
1977 1,091,542 68,093 63,739 19,809
1976 1,013,347 18,825 63,361 18,774
1975 929,481 106,921 64,232 68,569
1974 873,369 103,252 75,853 31,645
1973 831,880 104,779 84,668 18,705
1972 804,043 96,614 101,297 17,470
1971 805,830 77,717 116,112 32,756
1970 794,612 89,757 129,082 32,438
1969 780,660 78,196 139,082 21,850
1968 743,992 69,342 132,389 7,243
1967 727,276 77,313 138,580 -10,673
1966 695,040 98,709 138,265 20,740
1965 663,029 127,808 146,308 19,444
1964 635,589 121,817 157,653 15,014
1963 620,126 110,190 154,361 -21
1962 595,538 96,332 153,474 18,024
1961 594,674 77,811 159,450 8,258
1960 584,060 54,041 151,623 -13,235

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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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