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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 16.2 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

Iran vs Oman: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Oman
2100 80,713,760 12,326,703
2099 81,246,718 12,244,321
2098 81,770,953 12,161,347
2097 82,295,714 12,077,858
2096 82,818,575 11,994,015
2095 83,338,446 11,909,754
2094 83,854,648 11,825,095
2093 84,371,569 11,740,085
2092 84,888,626 11,654,790
2091 85,410,099 11,569,356
2090 85,934,675 11,483,782
2089 86,466,409 11,398,109
2088 87,004,165 11,312,508
2087 87,549,685 11,227,223
2086 88,105,571 11,141,991
2085 88,668,329 11,056,984
2084 89,239,709 10,972,191
2083 89,817,194 10,887,525
2082 90,402,538 10,802,994
2081 90,995,822 10,718,800
2080 91,595,122 10,634,723
2079 92,196,842 10,550,794
2078 92,801,160 10,466,970
2077 93,405,954 10,383,169
2076 94,007,669 10,299,342
2075 94,606,607 10,215,493
2074 95,197,577 10,131,547
2073 95,783,994 10,047,318
2072 96,355,853 9,962,612
2071 96,915,335 9,877,378
2070 97,460,813 9,791,853
2069 97,988,897 9,705,815
2068 98,496,927 9,619,166
2067 98,978,509 9,531,936
2066 99,439,391 9,443,967
2065 99,877,457 9,355,538
2064 100,288,977 9,266,470
2063 100,668,199 9,176,798
2062 101,017,348 9,086,390
2061 101,332,810 8,995,287
2060 101,612,261 8,903,536
2059 101,858,931 8,810,958
2058 102,061,144 8,717,538
2057 102,228,085 8,623,514
2056 102,358,266 8,528,891
2055 102,449,092 8,433,708
2054 102,498,594 8,338,102
2053 102,508,245 8,242,274
2052 102,480,373 8,146,407
2051 102,417,847 8,050,917
2050 102,318,917 7,955,842
2049 102,189,816 7,861,436
2048 102,024,233 7,767,655
2047 101,832,213 7,674,619
2046 101,613,554 7,582,158
2045 101,371,784 7,490,461
2044 101,104,998 7,399,381
2043 100,818,045 7,309,208
2042 100,512,032 7,219,941
2041 100,188,214 7,131,715
2040 99,849,875 7,044,649
2039 99,501,869 6,958,711
2038 99,137,385 6,873,682
2037 98,759,167 6,789,514
2036 98,366,612 6,706,116
2035 97,963,082 6,623,241
2034 97,546,148 6,540,718
2033 97,118,106 6,458,252
2032 96,671,440 6,375,523
2031 96,204,118 6,292,383
2030 95,718,604 6,208,520
2029 95,195,996 6,115,428
2028 94,623,034 6,010,434
2027 93,987,260 5,881,073
2026 93,276,075 5,717,450
2025 92,478,162 5,519,571
2024 91,567,738 5,281,538
2023 90,608,707 5,049,269
2022 89,524,246 4,730,226
2021 88,455,488 4,500,424
2020 87,723,443 4,522,497
2019 87,051,648 4,591,241
2018 86,117,998 4,597,877
2017 85,026,754 4,537,396
2016 83,812,228 4,390,877
2015 82,619,362 4,184,895
2014 81,502,045 4,002,439
2013 80,414,686 3,833,913
2012 79,370,580 3,547,106
2011 78,383,598 3,076,763
2010 77,420,842 2,757,446
2009 76,457,825 2,684,659
2008 75,514,204 2,626,529
2007 74,602,648 2,570,174
2006 73,392,747 2,514,795
2005 71,828,455 2,459,802
2004 70,256,316 2,404,821
2003 68,769,340 2,363,796
2002 68,011,317 2,337,140
2001 67,452,005 2,310,217
2000 66,418,659 2,282,131
1999 65,445,391 2,252,909
1998 64,519,859 2,222,489
1997 63,639,638 2,190,720
1996 62,881,300 2,156,926
1995 62,205,567 2,120,528
1994 61,520,598 2,081,834
1993 61,403,543 2,021,675
1992 61,184,983 1,938,238
1991 59,986,931 1,851,473
1990 58,380,092 1,763,954
1989 56,704,914 1,676,228
1988 55,072,694 1,588,568
1987 53,323,493 1,500,996
1986 51,446,045 1,413,419
1985 49,582,289 1,325,480
1984 47,793,998 1,247,716
1983 46,029,535 1,181,459
1982 44,272,141 1,117,678
1981 41,989,312 1,057,320
1980 39,842,324 1,001,248
1979 38,424,952 949,116
1978 37,126,535 900,304
1977 35,933,181 855,314
1976 34,837,271 814,701
1975 33,802,973 778,864
1974 32,796,463 746,988
1973 31,839,838 721,179
1972 30,921,179 700,593
1971 30,029,071 681,119
1970 29,145,100 662,680
1969 28,273,482 645,255
1968 27,437,391 628,798
1967 26,628,432 613,318
1966 25,829,270 598,804
1965 25,036,978 585,236
1964 24,262,859 572,577
1963 23,519,005 560,827
1962 22,807,907 549,941
1961 22,125,726 539,854
1960 21,470,434 530,485

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/oman | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 12.3M people in 2100 for Oman.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Oman
2100 -0.66% 0.67%
2099 -0.64% 0.68%
2098 -0.64% 0.69%
2097 -0.63% 0.7%
2096 -0.62% 0.71%
2095 -0.62% 0.72%
2094 -0.61% 0.72%
2093 -0.61% 0.73%
2092 -0.61% 0.74%
2091 -0.61% 0.75%
2090 -0.61% 0.75%
2089 -0.62% 0.76%
2088 -0.62% 0.76%
2087 -0.63% 0.76%
2086 -0.63% 0.77%
2085 -0.64% 0.77%
2084 -0.64% 0.78%
2083 -0.65% 0.78%
2082 -0.65% 0.79%
2081 -0.65% 0.79%
2080 -0.65% 0.8%
2079 -0.65% 0.8%
2078 -0.65% 0.81%
2077 -0.64% 0.81%
2076 -0.63% 0.82%
2075 -0.62% 0.83%
2074 -0.61% 0.84%
2073 -0.59% 0.85%
2072 -0.58% 0.86%
2071 -0.56% 0.87%
2070 -0.54% 0.89%
2069 -0.52% 0.9%
2068 -0.49% 0.92%
2067 -0.46% 0.93%
2066 -0.44% 0.95%
2065 -0.41% 0.96%
2064 -0.38% 0.98%
2063 -0.35% 0.99%
2062 -0.31% 1.01%
2061 -0.28% 1.03%
2060 -0.24% 1.05%
2059 -0.2% 1.07%
2058 -0.16% 1.09%
2057 -0.13% 1.11%
2056 -0.09% 1.13%
2055 -0.05% 1.15%
2054 -0.009% 1.16%
2053 0.03% 1.18%
2052 0.06% 1.19%
2051 0.1% 1.2%
2050 0.13% 1.2%
2049 0.16% 1.21%
2048 0.19% 1.21%
2047 0.22% 1.22%
2046 0.24% 1.22%
2045 0.26% 1.23%
2044 0.28% 1.23%
2043 0.3% 1.24%
2042 0.32% 1.24%
2041 0.34% 1.24%
2040 0.35% 1.23%
2039 0.37% 1.24%
2038 0.38% 1.24%
2037 0.4% 1.24%
2036 0.41% 1.25%
2035 0.43% 1.26%
2034 0.44% 1.28%
2033 0.46% 1.3%
2032 0.49% 1.32%
2031 0.51% 1.35%
2030 0.55% 1.52%
2029 0.61% 1.75%
2028 0.68% 2.2%
2027 0.76% 2.86%
2026 0.86% 3.59%
2025 0.99% 4.51%
2024 1.06% 4.6%
2023 1.21% 6.74%
2022 1.21% 5.11%
2021 0.83% -0.49%
2020 0.77% -1.5%
2019 1.08% -0.14%
2018 1.28% 1.33%
2017 1.45% 3.34%
2016 1.44% 4.92%
2015 1.37% 4.56%
2014 1.35% 4.4%
2013 1.32% 8.09%
2012 1.26% 15.3%
2011 1.24% 11.6%
2010 1.26% 2.71%
2009 1.25% 2.21%
2008 1.22% 2.19%
2007 1.65% 2.2%
2006 2.18% 2.24%
2005 2.24% 2.29%
2004 2.16% 1.74%
2003 1.11% 1.14%
2002 0.83% 1.17%
2001 1.56% 1.23%
2000 1.49% 1.3%
1999 1.43% 1.37%
1998 1.38% 1.45%
1997 1.21% 1.57%
1996 1.09% 1.72%
1995 1.11% 1.86%
1994 0.19% 2.98%
1993 0.36% 4.3%
1992 2% 4.69%
1991 2.75% 4.96%
1990 2.95% 5.23%
1989 2.96% 5.52%
1988 3.28% 5.83%
1987 3.65% 6.2%
1986 3.76% 6.63%
1985 3.74% 6.23%
1984 3.83% 5.61%
1983 3.97% 5.71%
1982 5.44% 5.71%
1981 5.39% 5.6%
1980 3.69% 5.49%
1979 3.5% 5.42%
1978 3.32% 5.26%
1977 3.15% 4.99%
1976 3.06% 4.6%
1975 3.07% 4.27%
1974 3% 3.58%
1973 2.97% 2.94%
1972 2.97% 2.86%
1971 3.03% 2.78%
1970 3.08% 2.7%
1969 3.05% 2.62%
1968 3.04% 2.52%
1967 3.09% 2.42%
1966 3.16% 2.32%
1965 3.19% 2.21%
1964 3.16% 2.1%
1963 3.12% 1.98%
1962 3.08% 1.87%
1961 3.05% 1.77%

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 Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

Iran Oman
Current population
93468444
5761708
Population rank 17/197 117/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.07%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
2.26 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
6.18 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +636
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 5/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +113,734
Net migration rank 14/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 113,734
2024 - 190,156 - 154,219
2023 750,150 262,044 75,467 156,285
2022 753,525 403,190 67,278 339,063
2021 645,725 334,967 69,991 -16,726
2020 663,978 -180,680 74,224 -171,635
2019 893,063 -32,794 77,394 -117,480
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 79,438 -52,630
2017 1,140,549 34,849 82,408 11,751
2016 1,186,949 66,630 81,350 117,538
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 79,241 133,842
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 76,258 75,557
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 71,905 113,335
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 65,572 322,812
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 59,689 492,609
2010 980,380 -12,849 57,619 28,717
2009 958,322 211 52,007 7,226
2008 940,983 -12,184 47,146 9,877
2007 919,254 -24,950 44,207 11,478
2006 884,529 640,932 43,969 11,103
2005 837,305 765,873 44,688 10,231
2004 801,203 739,996 45,651 9,394
2003 732,600 700,222 46,273 -19,265
2002 752,205 -668,962 46,397 -20,098
2001 743,658 291,692 46,651 -19,103
2000 731,203 300,133 47,208 -18,588
1999 723,237 191,988 48,053 -18,235
1998 717,655 218,171 48,654 -17,626
1997 726,574 98,009 49,510 -16,998
1996 784,508 -92,435 50,362 -15,286
1995 879,648 -220,258 51,139 -13,418
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 52,337 -12,665
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 53,439 27,204
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 54,471 31,756
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 55,382 31,927
1990 1,530,434 200,711 56,000 31,722
1989 1,609,739 9,460 56,202 31,528
1988 1,614,512 30,688 56,142 31,456
1987 1,639,644 213,524 55,933 31,608
1986 1,659,289 242,411 55,324 32,289
1985 1,661,750 163,999 54,609 33,666
1984 1,653,051 97,748 52,253 14,993
1983 1,573,612 204,544 49,646 15,617
1982 1,514,240 222,390 46,939 15,359
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 44,176 14,239
1980 1,361,293 103,674 41,109 12,626
1979 1,294,306 75,451 38,022 12,511
1978 1,156,974 70,088 35,141 11,946
1977 1,091,542 68,093 32,342 10,554
1976 1,013,347 18,825 30,032 8,299
1975 929,481 106,921 27,699 5,632
1974 873,369 103,252 25,543 4,880
1973 831,880 104,779 24,195 -2,996
1972 804,043 96,614 22,968 -2,996
1971 805,830 77,717 21,973 -2,996
1970 794,612 89,757 20,893 -2,996
1969 780,660 78,196 19,949 -2,996
1968 743,992 69,342 18,962 -2,996
1967 727,276 77,313 17,990 -2,996
1966 695,040 98,709 17,030 -2,996
1965 663,029 127,808 16,103 -2,996
1964 635,589 121,817 15,205 -2,996
1963 620,126 110,190 14,283 -2,996
1962 595,538 96,332 13,485 -2,996
1961 594,674 77,811 12,690 -2,996
1960 584,060 54,041 12,034 -2,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/oman | 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 Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

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
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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