The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,175,818 people compared to 35,898,979 in Poland.
Population statistics:
- Iran's population is 2.6 times bigger than Poland's.
- Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
- The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.43% for Poland.
- For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
- Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.2M (27% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.9M (5.88% decline).
- Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.
Iran vs Poland: live population counter
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| Current population |
93175818
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35898979
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| Population rank | 17/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.13% | 0.43% |
| One net population change |
32.9 seconds
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4.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
26.9 seconds
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
1.24 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.76 minutes
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2.21 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +190,156 | -238,062 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,627 | -351 |
| Annual growth/decline | +959,031 | -128,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.06% | -0.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 99/197 | 181/197 |
Iran and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 21,470,434 | 29,637,450 | - | - |
| 1961 | 22,125,726 | 29,964,000 | 3.05% | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 22,807,907 | 30,308,500 | 3.08% | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 23,519,005 | 30,712,000 | 3.12% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 24,262,859 | 31,139,450 | 3.16% | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 25,036,978 | 31,444,950 | 3.19% | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 25,829,270 | 31,681,000 | 3.16% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 26,628,432 | 31,987,155 | 3.09% | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 27,437,391 | 32,294,655 | 3.04% | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 28,273,482 | 32,548,300 | 3.05% | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 29,145,100 | 32,664,300 | 3.08% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 30,029,071 | 32,783,500 | 3.03% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 30,921,179 | 33,055,650 | 2.97% | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 31,839,838 | 33,357,200 | 2.97% | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 32,796,463 | 33,678,899 | 3% | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 33,802,973 | 34,015,199 | 3.07% | 1% |
| 1976 | 34,837,271 | 34,356,300 | 3.06% | 1% |
| 1977 | 35,933,181 | 34,689,050 | 3.15% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 37,126,535 | 34,965,600 | 3.32% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 38,424,952 | 35,247,217 | 3.5% | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 39,842,324 | 35,574,150 | 3.69% | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 41,989,312 | 35,898,587 | 5.39% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 44,272,141 | 36,230,481 | 5.44% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 46,029,535 | 36,571,808 | 3.97% | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 47,793,998 | 36,904,134 | 3.83% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 49,582,289 | 37,201,885 | 3.74% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 51,446,045 | 37,456,119 | 3.76% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 53,323,493 | 37,668,045 | 3.65% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 55,072,694 | 37,824,487 | 3.28% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 56,704,914 | 37,961,529 | 2.96% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 58,380,092 | 38,110,782 | 2.95% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 59,986,931 | 38,246,193 | 2.75% | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 61,184,983 | 38,363,667 | 2% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 61,403,543 | 38,461,408 | 0.36% | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 61,520,598 | 38,542,652 | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 62,205,567 | 38,594,998 | 1.11% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 62,881,300 | 38,624,370 | 1.09% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 63,639,638 | 38,649,660 | 1.21% | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 64,519,859 | 38,663,481 | 1.38% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 65,445,391 | 38,660,271 | 1.43% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 66,418,659 | 38,258,629 | 1.49% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 67,452,005 | 38,248,076 | 1.56% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 68,011,317 | 38,230,364 | 0.83% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 68,769,340 | 38,204,570 | 1.11% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 70,256,316 | 38,182,222 | 2.16% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 71,828,455 | 38,165,445 | 2.24% | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 73,392,747 | 38,141,267 | 2.18% | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 74,602,648 | 38,120,560 | 1.65% | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 75,514,204 | 38,125,759 | 1.22% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 76,457,825 | 38,151,603 | 1.25% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 77,420,842 | 38,042,794 | 1.26% | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 78,383,598 | 38,063,255 | 1.24% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 79,370,580 | 38,063,164 | 1.26% | -0% |
| 2013 | 80,414,686 | 38,040,196 | 1.32% | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 81,502,045 | 38,011,735 | 1.35% | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 82,619,362 | 37,986,412 | 1.37% | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 83,812,228 | 37,970,087 | 1.44% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 85,026,754 | 37,974,826 | 1.45% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 86,117,998 | 37,974,750 | 1.28% | -0% |
| 2019 | 87,051,648 | 37,965,475 | 1.08% | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 87,723,443 | 37,515,748 | 0.77% | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 88,455,488 | 36,981,559 | 0.83% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 89,524,246 | 36,821,749 | 1.21% | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 90,608,707 | 36,687,353 | 1.21% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 91,567,738 | 36,559,233 | 1.06% | -0.35% |
| 2025 | 92,417,685 | 36,181,399 | 0.93% | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 93,168,494 | 35,898,979 | 0.81% | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 93,838,646 | 35,758,415 | 0.72% | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 94,440,024 | 35,609,703 | 0.64% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 94,985,102 | 35,452,249 | 0.58% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 95,486,672 | 35,287,436 | 0.53% | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 95,960,723 | 35,116,185 | 0.5% | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 96,415,457 | 34,938,952 | 0.47% | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 96,850,659 | 34,757,421 | 0.45% | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 97,271,044 | 34,571,572 | 0.43% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 97,679,258 | 34,381,734 | 0.42% | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 98,075,324 | 34,187,419 | 0.41% | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 98,458,805 | 33,988,985 | 0.39% | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 98,828,318 | 33,787,175 | 0.38% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 99,182,806 | 33,581,427 | 0.36% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 99,524,286 | 33,372,181 | 0.34% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 99,853,719 | 33,160,435 | 0.33% | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 100,167,076 | 32,945,446 | 0.31% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 100,462,092 | 32,726,827 | 0.29% | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 100,737,592 | 32,506,015 | 0.27% | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 100,990,622 | 32,282,692 | 0.25% | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 101,219,689 | 32,056,740 | 0.23% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 101,424,009 | 31,828,421 | 0.2% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 101,601,932 | 31,597,823 | 0.18% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 101,748,544 | 31,364,596 | 0.14% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 101,862,002 | 31,128,250 | 0.11% | -0.75% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,363,590 (a 11.2% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -2,071,108 (a 5.45% decline).
Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 46th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Iran's population will grow by 9.32% to 101,862,002 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.3% to 31,128,250 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.
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Population differences between Iran and Poland
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 34.3 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 34.3 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.7 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 146.2 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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