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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 8.5 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 +1.19% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% 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 80,713,760 18,802,138
2099 81,246,718 18,790,040
2098 81,770,953 18,776,265
2097 82,295,714 18,758,897
2096 82,818,575 18,737,707
2095 83,338,446 18,714,219
2094 83,854,648 18,687,257
2093 84,371,569 18,658,233
2092 84,888,626 18,625,772
2091 85,410,099 18,590,001
2090 85,934,675 18,549,501
2089 86,466,409 18,510,463
2088 87,004,165 18,468,827
2087 87,549,685 18,424,378
2086 88,105,571 18,376,043
2085 88,668,329 18,325,641
2084 89,239,709 18,274,394
2083 89,817,194 18,218,709
2082 90,402,538 18,163,177
2081 90,995,822 18,104,285
2080 91,595,122 18,039,008
2079 92,196,842 17,975,778
2078 92,801,160 17,908,670
2077 93,405,954 17,840,781
2076 94,007,669 17,771,791
2075 94,606,607 17,699,428
2074 95,197,577 17,625,044
2073 95,783,994 17,548,128
2072 96,355,853 17,466,649
2071 96,915,335 17,381,598
2070 97,460,813 17,295,105
2069 97,988,897 17,205,503
2068 98,496,927 17,112,154
2067 98,978,509 17,015,090
2066 99,439,391 16,915,436
2065 99,877,457 16,812,946
2064 100,288,977 16,708,669
2063 100,668,199 16,604,296
2062 101,017,348 16,497,292
2061 101,332,810 16,386,905
2060 101,612,261 16,270,535
2059 101,858,931 16,152,614
2058 102,061,144 16,032,684
2057 102,228,085 15,909,649
2056 102,358,266 15,784,519
2055 102,449,092 15,656,542
2054 102,498,594 15,523,143
2053 102,508,245 15,389,244
2052 102,480,373 15,250,715
2051 102,417,847 15,110,389
2050 102,318,917 14,968,530
2049 102,189,816 14,821,865
2048 102,024,233 14,673,459
2047 101,832,213 14,522,926
2046 101,613,554 14,370,120
2045 101,371,784 14,213,585
2044 101,104,998 14,056,036
2043 100,818,045 13,897,765
2042 100,512,032 13,738,690
2041 100,188,214 13,577,382
2040 99,849,875 13,413,396
2039 99,501,869 13,247,486
2038 99,137,385 13,079,352
2037 98,759,167 12,909,735
2036 98,366,612 12,738,223
2035 97,963,082 12,566,543
2034 97,546,148 12,392,476
2033 97,118,106 12,218,246
2032 96,671,440 12,042,345
2031 96,204,118 11,865,316
2030 95,718,604 11,685,599
2029 95,195,996 11,504,890
2028 94,623,034 11,322,573
2027 93,987,260 11,138,409
2026 93,276,075 10,952,454
2025 92,478,162 10,765,048
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% 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 9.47% to 102,318,917 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M 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 0.99% 1.78%
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 (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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Iran Papua New Guinea
Current population
93468444
11002753
Population rank 17/197 89/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.13%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
2.81 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +512
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 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 - 190,156 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 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 (1960–2024, 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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