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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 1.26 times bigger than Iran's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 2.55% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Iran vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Philippines
2100 80,713,760 115,065,514
2099 81,246,718 115,822,085
2098 81,770,953 116,579,642
2097 82,295,714 117,339,735
2096 82,818,575 118,106,310
2095 83,338,446 118,872,671
2094 83,854,648 119,632,784
2093 84,371,569 120,394,127
2092 84,888,626 121,153,505
2091 85,410,099 121,910,997
2090 85,934,675 122,658,317
2089 86,466,409 123,398,001
2088 87,004,165 124,128,536
2087 87,549,685 124,849,376
2086 88,105,571 125,558,475
2085 88,668,329 126,253,074
2084 89,239,709 126,925,232
2083 89,817,194 127,573,007
2082 90,402,538 128,202,586
2081 90,995,822 128,806,308
2080 91,595,122 129,391,229
2079 92,196,842 129,944,270
2078 92,801,160 130,476,671
2077 93,405,954 130,988,299
2076 94,007,669 131,462,248
2075 94,606,607 131,906,358
2074 95,197,577 132,328,468
2073 95,783,994 132,719,174
2072 96,355,853 133,084,836
2071 96,915,335 133,419,916
2070 97,460,813 133,733,411
2069 97,988,897 134,020,647
2068 98,496,927 134,283,663
2067 98,978,509 134,528,603
2066 99,439,391 134,744,843
2065 99,877,457 134,949,800
2064 100,288,977 135,128,431
2063 100,668,199 135,285,603
2062 101,017,348 135,425,056
2061 101,332,810 135,539,763
2060 101,612,261 135,631,085
2059 101,858,931 135,698,075
2058 102,061,144 135,730,163
2057 102,228,085 135,736,069
2056 102,358,266 135,720,219
2055 102,449,092 135,665,249
2054 102,498,594 135,570,794
2053 102,508,245 135,440,724
2052 102,480,373 135,273,857
2051 102,417,847 135,054,258
2050 102,318,917 134,793,554
2049 102,189,816 134,483,048
2048 102,024,233 134,131,716
2047 101,832,213 133,731,695
2046 101,613,554 133,281,676
2045 101,371,784 132,787,906
2044 101,104,998 132,252,742
2043 100,818,045 131,678,840
2042 100,512,032 131,067,112
2041 100,188,214 130,419,312
2040 99,849,875 129,735,394
2039 99,501,869 129,020,366
2038 99,137,385 128,266,374
2037 98,759,167 127,482,230
2036 98,366,612 126,671,125
2035 97,963,082 125,841,025
2034 97,546,148 124,990,553
2033 97,118,106 124,123,848
2032 96,671,440 123,246,040
2031 96,204,118 122,359,182
2030 95,718,604 121,453,322
2029 95,195,996 120,538,221
2028 94,623,034 119,609,503
2027 93,987,260 118,675,486
2026 93,276,075 117,737,984
2025 92,478,162 116,792,787
2024 91,567,738 115,843,670
2023 90,608,707 114,891,199
2022 89,524,246 113,964,338
2021 88,455,488 113,100,950
2020 87,723,443 112,081,264
2019 87,051,648 110,804,683
2018 86,117,998 109,465,287
2017 85,026,754 108,119,693
2016 83,812,228 106,735,719
2015 82,619,362 105,312,992
2014 81,502,045 103,767,130
2013 80,414,686 102,076,336
2012 79,370,580 100,175,512
2011 78,383,598 98,248,614
2010 77,420,842 96,337,125
2009 76,457,825 94,384,250
2008 75,514,204 92,699,095
2007 74,602,648 91,075,184
2006 73,392,747 89,508,986
2005 71,828,455 88,015,962
2004 70,256,316 86,394,504
2003 68,769,340 84,731,835
2002 68,011,317 83,068,889
2001 67,452,005 81,401,488
2000 66,418,659 79,625,397
1999 65,445,391 77,753,257
1998 64,519,859 75,791,024
1997 63,639,638 73,908,810
1996 62,881,300 72,190,242
1995 62,205,567 70,546,246
1994 61,520,598 69,019,291
1993 61,403,543 67,530,621
1992 61,184,983 65,926,125
1991 59,986,931 64,382,249
1990 58,380,092 62,854,666
1989 56,704,914 61,265,260
1988 55,072,694 59,739,052
1987 53,323,493 58,157,496
1986 51,446,045 56,645,077
1985 49,582,289 55,213,006
1984 47,793,998 53,726,181
1983 46,029,535 52,194,620
1982 44,272,141 50,695,707
1981 41,989,312 49,311,727
1980 39,842,324 48,043,740
1979 38,424,952 46,807,103
1978 37,126,535 45,575,281
1977 35,933,181 44,367,962
1976 34,837,271 43,201,488
1975 33,802,973 42,120,826
1974 32,796,463 41,174,341
1973 31,839,838 40,294,130
1972 30,921,179 39,408,560
1971 30,029,071 38,518,659
1970 29,145,100 37,622,204
1969 28,273,482 36,660,799
1968 27,437,391 35,638,342
1967 26,628,432 34,621,320
1966 25,829,270 33,617,170
1965 25,036,978 32,625,316
1964 24,262,859 31,643,032
1963 23,519,005 30,674,731
1962 22,807,907 29,723,536
1961 22,125,726 28,792,621
1960 21,470,434 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Philippines
2100 -0.66% -0.65%
2099 -0.64% -0.65%
2098 -0.64% -0.65%
2097 -0.63% -0.65%
2096 -0.62% -0.64%
2095 -0.62% -0.64%
2094 -0.61% -0.63%
2093 -0.61% -0.63%
2092 -0.61% -0.62%
2091 -0.61% -0.61%
2090 -0.61% -0.6%
2089 -0.62% -0.59%
2088 -0.62% -0.58%
2087 -0.63% -0.56%
2086 -0.63% -0.55%
2085 -0.64% -0.53%
2084 -0.64% -0.51%
2083 -0.65% -0.49%
2082 -0.65% -0.47%
2081 -0.65% -0.45%
2080 -0.65% -0.43%
2079 -0.65% -0.41%
2078 -0.65% -0.39%
2077 -0.64% -0.36%
2076 -0.63% -0.34%
2075 -0.62% -0.32%
2074 -0.61% -0.29%
2073 -0.59% -0.27%
2072 -0.58% -0.25%
2071 -0.56% -0.23%
2070 -0.54% -0.21%
2069 -0.52% -0.2%
2068 -0.49% -0.18%
2067 -0.46% -0.16%
2066 -0.44% -0.15%
2065 -0.41% -0.13%
2064 -0.38% -0.12%
2063 -0.35% -0.1%
2062 -0.31% -0.08%
2061 -0.28% -0.07%
2060 -0.24% -0.05%
2059 -0.2% -0.02%
2058 -0.16% -0.004%
2057 -0.13% 0.01%
2056 -0.09% 0.04%
2055 -0.05% 0.07%
2054 -0.009% 0.1%
2053 0.03% 0.12%
2052 0.06% 0.16%
2051 0.1% 0.19%
2050 0.13% 0.23%
2049 0.16% 0.26%
2048 0.19% 0.3%
2047 0.22% 0.34%
2046 0.24% 0.37%
2045 0.26% 0.4%
2044 0.28% 0.44%
2043 0.3% 0.47%
2042 0.32% 0.5%
2041 0.34% 0.53%
2040 0.35% 0.55%
2039 0.37% 0.59%
2038 0.38% 0.62%
2037 0.4% 0.64%
2036 0.41% 0.66%
2035 0.43% 0.68%
2034 0.44% 0.7%
2033 0.46% 0.71%
2032 0.49% 0.72%
2031 0.51% 0.75%
2030 0.55% 0.76%
2029 0.61% 0.78%
2028 0.68% 0.79%
2027 0.76% 0.8%
2026 0.86% 0.81%
2025 0.99% 0.82%
2024 1.06% 0.83%
2023 1.21% 0.81%
2022 1.21% 0.76%
2021 0.83% 0.91%
2020 0.77% 1.15%
2019 1.08% 1.22%
2018 1.28% 1.24%
2017 1.45% 1.3%
2016 1.44% 1.35%
2015 1.37% 1.49%
2014 1.35% 1.66%
2013 1.32% 1.9%
2012 1.26% 1.96%
2011 1.24% 1.98%
2010 1.26% 2.07%
2009 1.25% 1.82%
2008 1.22% 1.78%
2007 1.65% 1.75%
2006 2.18% 1.7%
2005 2.24% 1.88%
2004 2.16% 1.96%
2003 1.11% 2%
2002 0.83% 2.05%
2001 1.56% 2.23%
2000 1.49% 2.41%
1999 1.43% 2.59%
1998 1.38% 2.55%
1997 1.21% 2.38%
1996 1.09% 2.33%
1995 1.11% 2.21%
1994 0.19% 2.2%
1993 0.36% 2.43%
1992 2% 2.4%
1991 2.75% 2.43%
1990 2.95% 2.59%
1989 2.96% 2.55%
1988 3.28% 2.72%
1987 3.65% 2.67%
1986 3.76% 2.59%
1985 3.74% 2.77%
1984 3.83% 2.93%
1983 3.97% 2.96%
1982 5.44% 2.81%
1981 5.39% 2.64%
1980 3.69% 2.64%
1979 3.5% 2.7%
1978 3.32% 2.72%
1977 3.15% 2.7%
1976 3.06% 2.57%
1975 3.07% 2.3%
1974 3% 2.18%
1973 2.97% 2.25%
1972 2.97% 2.31%
1971 3.03% 2.38%
1970 3.08% 2.62%
1969 3.05% 2.87%
1968 3.04% 2.94%
1967 3.09% 2.99%
1966 3.16% 3.04%
1965 3.19% 3.1%
1964 3.16% 3.16%
1963 3.12% 3.2%
1962 3.08% 3.23%
1961 3.05% 3.23%

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/philippines | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Iran Philippines
Current population
93468444
117991570
Population rank 17/197 14/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 1.42%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
33.1 seconds
One birth every
26.9 seconds
17.1 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 113/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -149,315
Net migration rank 14/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -149,315
2024 - 190,156 - -160,373
2023 750,150 262,044 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 753,525 403,190 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 645,725 334,967 917,928 -85,185
2020 663,978 -180,680 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 893,063 -32,794 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 1,186,949 66,630 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 1,979,568 95,702
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 980,380 -12,849 2,030,979 13,556
2009 958,322 211 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 940,983 -12,184 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 919,254 -24,950 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 884,529 640,932 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 837,305 765,873 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 801,203 739,996 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 732,600 700,222 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 752,205 -668,962 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 743,658 291,692 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 731,203 300,133 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 723,237 191,988 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 717,655 218,171 1,870,371 178,274
1997 726,574 98,009 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 784,508 -92,435 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 879,648 -220,258 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 1,530,434 200,711 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 1,609,739 9,460 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 1,614,512 30,688 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 1,639,644 213,524 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 1,659,289 242,411 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 1,661,750 163,999 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 1,653,051 97,748 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 1,573,612 204,544 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 1,514,240 222,390 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 1,361,293 103,674 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 1,294,306 75,451 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 1,156,974 70,088 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 1,091,542 68,093 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 1,013,347 18,825 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 929,481 106,921 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 873,369 103,252 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 831,880 104,779 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 804,043 96,614 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 805,830 77,717 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 794,612 89,757 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 780,660 78,196 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 743,992 69,342 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 727,276 77,313 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 695,040 98,709 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 663,029 127,808 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 635,589 121,817 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 620,126 110,190 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 595,538 96,332 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 594,674 77,811 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 584,060 54,041 1,036,017 -155,354

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/philippines | 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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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