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Population in Iran compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Iran was 92,417,681 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,580,141 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 8.47 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.15% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.6M (27.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Iran vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Papua New Guinea
2100 80,660,972 18,798,240
2099 81,193,582 18,786,145
2098 81,717,474 18,772,372
2097 82,241,892 18,755,008
2096 82,764,411 18,733,822
2095 83,283,942 18,710,340
2094 83,799,806 18,683,383
2093 84,316,389 18,654,365
2092 84,833,108 18,621,911
2091 85,354,240 18,586,147
2090 85,878,473 18,545,656
2089 86,409,859 18,506,626
2088 86,947,263 18,464,999
2087 87,492,427 18,420,558
2086 88,047,949 18,372,233
2085 88,610,339 18,321,842
2084 89,181,346 18,270,605
2083 89,758,453 18,214,932
2082 90,343,413 18,159,412
2081 90,936,310 18,100,531
2080 91,535,218 18,035,268
2079 92,136,544 17,972,052
2078 92,740,467 17,904,957
2077 93,344,865 17,837,082
2076 93,946,187 17,768,107
2075 94,544,733 17,695,759
2074 95,135,317 17,621,390
2073 95,721,351 17,544,490
2072 96,292,835 17,463,028
2071 96,851,951 17,377,995
2070 97,397,073 17,291,519
2069 97,924,812 17,201,936
2068 98,432,509 17,108,606
2067 98,913,776 17,011,562
2066 99,374,357 16,911,929
2065 99,812,137 16,809,460
2064 100,223,387 16,705,205
2063 100,602,361 16,600,853
2062 100,951,282 16,493,872
2061 101,266,537 16,383,508
2060 101,545,806 16,267,162
2059 101,792,315 16,149,265
2058 101,994,395 16,029,360
2057 102,161,227 15,906,350
2056 102,291,323 15,781,247
2055 102,382,089 15,653,296
2054 102,431,558 15,519,925
2053 102,441,204 15,386,054
2052 102,413,350 15,247,553
2051 102,350,865 15,107,257
2050 102,251,999 14,965,427
2049 102,122,983 14,818,793
2048 101,957,508 14,670,417
2047 101,765,614 14,519,915
2046 101,547,098 14,367,141
2045 101,305,486 14,210,639
2044 101,038,874 14,053,122
2043 100,752,109 13,894,884
2042 100,446,296 13,735,841
2041 100,122,690 13,574,567
2040 99,784,572 13,410,615
2039 99,436,793 13,244,740
2038 99,072,548 13,076,640
2037 98,694,577 12,907,059
2036 98,302,279 12,735,582
2035 97,899,013 12,563,938
2034 97,482,352 12,389,907
2033 97,054,589 12,215,713
2032 96,608,216 12,039,848
2031 96,141,200 11,862,856
2030 95,656,003 11,683,177
2029 95,133,736 11,502,504
2028 94,561,150 11,320,226
2027 93,925,792 11,136,100
2026 93,215,072 10,950,183
2025 92,417,681 10,762,817
2024 91,567,738 10,576,502
2023 90,608,707 10,389,635
2022 89,524,246 10,203,169
2021 88,455,488 10,012,896
2020 87,723,443 9,815,746
2019 87,051,648 9,609,010
2018 86,117,998 9,394,513
2017 85,026,754 9,178,714
2016 83,812,228 8,961,718
2015 82,619,362 8,743,246
2014 81,502,045 8,523,441
2013 80,414,686 8,302,698
2012 79,370,580 8,081,390
2011 78,383,598 7,859,346
2010 77,420,842 7,633,523
2009 76,457,825 7,406,438
2008 75,514,204 7,183,002
2007 74,602,648 6,963,345
2006 73,392,747 6,747,720
2005 71,828,455 6,535,905
2004 70,256,316 6,328,041
2003 68,769,340 6,123,997
2002 68,011,317 5,924,003
2001 67,452,005 5,728,435
2000 66,418,659 5,537,064
1999 65,445,391 5,349,333
1998 64,519,859 5,166,390
1997 63,639,638 4,987,883
1996 62,881,300 4,813,361
1995 62,205,567 4,644,278
1994 61,520,598 4,480,208
1993 61,403,543 4,320,872
1992 61,184,983 4,166,699
1991 59,986,931 4,021,837
1990 58,380,092 3,896,481
1989 56,704,914 3,796,078
1988 55,072,694 3,711,880
1987 53,323,493 3,632,543
1986 51,446,045 3,554,793
1985 49,582,289 3,478,936
1984 47,793,998 3,405,198
1983 46,029,535 3,333,633
1982 44,272,141 3,264,291
1981 41,989,312 3,197,019
1980 39,842,324 3,131,512
1979 38,424,952 3,067,341
1978 37,126,535 3,003,714
1977 35,933,181 2,940,327
1976 34,837,271 2,877,327
1975 33,802,973 2,814,820
1974 32,796,463 2,752,671
1973 31,839,838 2,690,629
1972 30,921,179 2,628,432
1971 30,029,071 2,566,421
1970 29,145,100 2,505,628
1969 28,273,482 2,446,927
1968 27,437,391 2,390,803
1967 26,628,432 2,337,532
1966 25,829,270 2,285,774
1965 25,036,978 2,235,820
1964 24,262,859 2,188,325
1963 23,519,005 2,141,376
1962 22,807,907 2,093,919
1961 22,125,726 2,046,127
1960 21,470,434 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.66% 0.06%
2099 -0.64% 0.07%
2098 -0.64% 0.09%
2097 -0.63% 0.11%
2096 -0.62% 0.13%
2095 -0.62% 0.14%
2094 -0.61% 0.16%
2093 -0.61% 0.17%
2092 -0.61% 0.19%
2091 -0.61% 0.22%
2090 -0.61% 0.21%
2089 -0.62% 0.23%
2088 -0.62% 0.24%
2087 -0.63% 0.26%
2086 -0.63% 0.28%
2085 -0.64% 0.28%
2084 -0.64% 0.31%
2083 -0.65% 0.31%
2082 -0.65% 0.33%
2081 -0.65% 0.36%
2080 -0.65% 0.35%
2079 -0.65% 0.37%
2078 -0.65% 0.38%
2077 -0.64% 0.39%
2076 -0.63% 0.41%
2075 -0.62% 0.42%
2074 -0.61% 0.44%
2073 -0.59% 0.47%
2072 -0.58% 0.49%
2071 -0.56% 0.5%
2070 -0.54% 0.52%
2069 -0.52% 0.55%
2068 -0.49% 0.57%
2067 -0.46% 0.59%
2066 -0.44% 0.61%
2065 -0.41% 0.62%
2064 -0.38% 0.63%
2063 -0.35% 0.65%
2062 -0.31% 0.67%
2061 -0.28% 0.72%
2060 -0.24% 0.73%
2059 -0.2% 0.75%
2058 -0.16% 0.77%
2057 -0.13% 0.79%
2056 -0.09% 0.82%
2055 -0.05% 0.86%
2054 -0.009% 0.87%
2053 0.03% 0.91%
2052 0.06% 0.93%
2051 0.1% 0.95%
2050 0.13% 0.99%
2049 0.16% 1.01%
2048 0.19% 1.04%
2047 0.22% 1.06%
2046 0.24% 1.1%
2045 0.26% 1.12%
2044 0.28% 1.14%
2043 0.3% 1.16%
2042 0.32% 1.19%
2041 0.34% 1.22%
2040 0.35% 1.25%
2039 0.37% 1.29%
2038 0.38% 1.31%
2037 0.4% 1.35%
2036 0.41% 1.37%
2035 0.43% 1.4%
2034 0.44% 1.43%
2033 0.46% 1.46%
2032 0.49% 1.49%
2031 0.51% 1.54%
2030 0.55% 1.57%
2029 0.61% 1.61%
2028 0.68% 1.65%
2027 0.76% 1.7%
2026 0.86% 1.74%
2025 0.93% 1.76%
2024 1.06% 1.8%
2023 1.21% 1.83%
2022 1.21% 1.9%
2021 0.83% 2.01%
2020 0.77% 2.15%
2019 1.08% 2.28%
2018 1.28% 2.35%
2017 1.45% 2.42%
2016 1.44% 2.5%
2015 1.37% 2.58%
2014 1.35% 2.66%
2013 1.32% 2.74%
2012 1.26% 2.83%
2011 1.24% 2.96%
2010 1.26% 3.07%
2009 1.25% 3.11%
2008 1.22% 3.15%
2007 1.65% 3.2%
2006 2.18% 3.24%
2005 2.24% 3.28%
2004 2.16% 3.33%
2003 1.11% 3.38%
2002 0.83% 3.41%
2001 1.56% 3.46%
2000 1.49% 3.51%
1999 1.43% 3.54%
1998 1.38% 3.58%
1997 1.21% 3.63%
1996 1.09% 3.64%
1995 1.11% 3.66%
1994 0.19% 3.69%
1993 0.36% 3.7%
1992 2% 3.6%
1991 2.75% 3.22%
1990 2.95% 2.64%
1989 2.96% 2.27%
1988 3.28% 2.18%
1987 3.65% 2.19%
1986 3.76% 2.18%
1985 3.74% 2.17%
1984 3.83% 2.15%
1983 3.97% 2.12%
1982 5.44% 2.1%
1981 5.39% 2.09%
1980 3.69% 2.09%
1979 3.5% 2.12%
1978 3.32% 2.16%
1977 3.15% 2.19%
1976 3.06% 2.22%
1975 3.07% 2.26%
1974 3% 2.31%
1973 2.97% 2.37%
1972 2.97% 2.42%
1971 3.03% 2.43%
1970 3.08% 2.4%
1969 3.05% 2.35%
1968 3.04% 2.28%
1967 3.09% 2.26%
1966 3.16% 2.23%
1965 3.19% 2.17%
1964 3.16% 2.19%
1963 3.12% 2.27%
1962 3.08% 2.34%
1961 3.05% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Iran grew by 0.93%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Iran Papua New Guinea
Current population
93580141
11045681
Population rank 17/197 89/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.13%
One net population change
37.2 seconds
2.83 minutes
One birth every
27.4 seconds
2.05 minutes
One death every
1.21 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,329 +510
Annual growth/decline +849,943 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +0.93% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 59/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change +116,786 -284
Net migration rank 14/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -284
2024 715,785 190,156 187,595 -707
2023 750,150 262,044 187,637 -787
2022 753,525 403,190 186,861 -787
2021 645,725 334,967 183,766 10,703
2020 663,978 -180,680 189,130 10,703
2019 893,063 -32,794 190,662 22,978
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 190,662 24,684
2017 1,140,549 34,849 189,715 26,513
2016 1,186,949 66,630 189,281 28,473
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 188,600 30,580
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 187,592 32,840
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 185,790 35,280
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 183,658 37,893
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 181,842 40,690
2010 980,380 -12,849 178,998 50,106
2009 958,322 211 175,421 49,647
2008 940,983 -12,184 172,823 48,985
2007 919,254 -24,950 169,306 48,203
2006 884,529 640,932 166,540 47,191
2005 837,305 765,873 163,888 46,014
2004 801,203 739,996 161,023 44,811
2003 732,600 700,222 158,611 43,639
2002 752,205 -668,962 155,091 42,657
2001 743,658 291,692 151,431 41,962
2000 731,203 300,133 147,496 41,855
1999 723,237 191,988 143,592 42,519
1998 717,655 218,171 136,677 43,091
1997 726,574 98,009 134,458 42,787
1996 784,508 -92,435 129,802 41,994
1995 879,648 -220,258 125,410 40,962
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 122,113 39,669
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 118,668 38,220
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 114,818 36,622
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 111,453 26,830
1990 1,530,434 200,711 110,033 2,398
1989 1,609,739 9,460 108,199 -19,824
1988 1,614,512 30,688 106,256 -26,232
1987 1,639,644 213,524 104,367 -25,720
1986 1,659,289 242,411 102,346 -25,495
1985 1,661,750 163,999 100,333 -25,470
1984 1,653,051 97,748 98,103 -25,487
1983 1,573,612 204,544 95,982 -25,465
1982 1,514,240 222,390 93,522 -25,355
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 91,767 -25,383
1980 1,361,293 103,674 90,266 -25,638
1979 1,294,306 75,451 89,330 -25,618
1978 1,156,974 70,088 88,747 -25,208
1977 1,091,542 68,093 87,954 -24,722
1976 1,013,347 18,825 86,965 -24,198
1975 929,481 106,921 85,809 -23,562
1974 873,369 103,252 84,829 -22,771
1973 831,880 104,779 83,821 -21,803
1972 804,043 96,614 82,672 -20,303
1971 805,830 77,717 80,599 -18,945
1970 794,612 89,757 78,712 -18,773
1969 780,660 78,196 76,454 -18,994
1968 743,992 69,342 73,983 -19,188
1967 727,276 77,313 71,519 -19,767
1966 695,040 98,709 69,206 -17,454
1965 663,029 127,808 66,693 -18,532
1964 635,589 121,817 64,558 -17,730
1963 620,126 110,190 62,260 -15,189
1962 595,538 96,332 59,974 -12,141
1961 594,674 77,811 58,151 -10,409
1960 584,060 54,041 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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