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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1.52 times bigger than Iran's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.84% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Iran vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Russia
2100 80,713,760 124,983,377
2099 81,246,718 125,086,144
2098 81,770,953 125,186,329
2097 82,295,714 125,264,415
2096 82,818,575 125,354,177
2095 83,338,446 125,422,006
2094 83,854,648 125,474,373
2093 84,371,569 125,529,632
2092 84,888,626 125,604,261
2091 85,410,099 125,652,742
2090 85,934,675 125,707,894
2089 86,466,409 125,760,026
2088 87,004,165 125,810,124
2087 87,549,685 125,858,116
2086 88,105,571 125,926,035
2085 88,668,329 126,001,913
2084 89,239,709 126,076,414
2083 89,817,194 126,151,046
2082 90,402,538 126,234,371
2081 90,995,822 126,317,768
2080 91,595,122 126,414,511
2079 92,196,842 126,534,688
2078 92,801,160 126,674,591
2077 93,405,954 126,830,956
2076 94,007,669 126,982,766
2075 94,606,607 127,165,304
2074 95,197,577 127,362,143
2073 95,783,994 127,576,856
2072 96,355,853 127,802,632
2071 96,915,335 128,080,998
2070 97,460,813 128,353,977
2069 97,988,897 128,642,208
2068 98,496,927 128,920,237
2067 98,978,509 129,203,483
2066 99,439,391 129,511,983
2065 99,877,457 129,842,007
2064 100,288,977 130,177,089
2063 100,668,199 130,522,107
2062 101,017,348 130,851,664
2061 101,332,810 131,200,160
2060 101,612,261 131,526,812
2059 101,858,931 131,884,461
2058 102,061,144 132,247,211
2057 102,228,085 132,584,941
2056 102,358,266 132,925,501
2055 102,449,092 133,271,436
2054 102,498,594 133,595,068
2053 102,508,245 133,914,243
2052 102,480,373 134,180,223
2051 102,417,847 134,443,510
2050 102,318,917 134,687,487
2049 102,189,816 134,909,323
2048 102,024,233 135,117,641
2047 101,832,213 135,311,492
2046 101,613,554 135,482,008
2045 101,371,784 135,664,379
2044 101,104,998 135,863,165
2043 100,818,045 136,085,277
2042 100,512,032 136,307,658
2041 100,188,214 136,557,818
2040 99,849,875 136,821,807
2039 99,501,869 137,122,219
2038 99,137,385 137,433,644
2037 98,759,167 137,770,811
2036 98,366,612 138,118,955
2035 97,963,082 138,478,809
2034 97,546,148 138,852,689
2033 97,118,106 139,237,595
2032 96,671,440 139,635,142
2031 96,204,118 140,058,187
2030 95,718,604 140,453,528
2029 95,195,996 140,840,370
2028 94,623,034 141,214,141
2027 93,987,260 141,580,416
2026 93,276,075 141,906,741
2025 92,478,162 142,772,403
2024 91,567,738 143,533,851
2023 90,608,707 143,826,130
2022 89,524,246 144,236,933
2021 88,455,488 144,746,762
2020 87,723,443 145,245,148
2019 87,051,648 145,453,291
2018 86,117,998 145,398,106
2017 85,026,754 145,293,260
2016 83,812,228 145,015,460
2015 82,619,362 144,640,716
2014 81,502,045 144,237,223
2013 80,414,686 143,805,638
2012 79,370,580 143,378,447
2011 78,383,598 143,018,195
2010 77,420,842 142,849,468
2009 76,457,825 142,785,348
2008 75,514,204 142,742,366
2007 74,602,648 142,805,114
2006 73,392,747 143,049,637
2005 71,828,455 143,518,814
2004 70,256,316 144,067,316
2003 68,769,340 144,648,618
2002 68,011,317 145,306,497
2001 67,452,005 145,976,482
2000 66,418,659 146,596,869
1999 65,445,391 147,214,776
1998 64,519,859 147,670,784
1997 63,639,638 147,915,361
1996 62,881,300 148,160,129
1995 62,205,567 148,375,787
1994 61,520,598 148,407,912
1993 61,403,543 148,458,777
1992 61,184,983 148,538,197
1991 59,986,931 148,394,216
1990 58,380,092 147,969,406
1989 56,704,914 147,721,000
1988 55,072,694 146,857,000
1987 53,323,493 145,908,000
1986 51,446,045 144,894,000
1985 49,582,289 143,858,000
1984 47,793,998 142,745,000
1983 46,029,535 141,668,000
1982 44,272,141 140,823,000
1981 41,989,312 139,941,000
1980 39,842,324 139,010,000
1979 38,424,952 138,027,000
1978 37,126,535 137,060,000
1977 35,933,181 136,100,000
1976 34,837,271 135,147,000
1975 33,802,973 134,200,000
1974 32,796,463 133,432,000
1973 31,839,838 132,669,000
1972 30,921,179 131,909,000
1971 30,029,071 131,155,000
1970 29,145,100 130,404,000
1969 28,273,482 129,664,000
1968 27,437,391 128,928,000
1967 26,628,432 128,196,000
1966 25,829,270 127,468,000
1965 25,036,978 126,745,000
1964 24,262,859 125,345,000
1963 23,519,005 123,960,000
1962 22,807,907 122,591,000
1961 22,125,726 121,236,000
1960 21,470,434 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Russia
2100 -0.66% -0.08%
2099 -0.64% -0.08%
2098 -0.64% -0.06%
2097 -0.63% -0.07%
2096 -0.62% -0.05%
2095 -0.62% -0.04%
2094 -0.61% -0.04%
2093 -0.61% -0.06%
2092 -0.61% -0.04%
2091 -0.61% -0.04%
2090 -0.61% -0.04%
2089 -0.62% -0.04%
2088 -0.62% -0.04%
2087 -0.63% -0.05%
2086 -0.63% -0.06%
2085 -0.64% -0.06%
2084 -0.64% -0.06%
2083 -0.65% -0.07%
2082 -0.65% -0.07%
2081 -0.65% -0.08%
2080 -0.65% -0.09%
2079 -0.65% -0.11%
2078 -0.65% -0.12%
2077 -0.64% -0.12%
2076 -0.63% -0.14%
2075 -0.62% -0.15%
2074 -0.61% -0.17%
2073 -0.59% -0.18%
2072 -0.58% -0.22%
2071 -0.56% -0.21%
2070 -0.54% -0.22%
2069 -0.52% -0.22%
2068 -0.49% -0.22%
2067 -0.46% -0.24%
2066 -0.44% -0.25%
2065 -0.41% -0.26%
2064 -0.38% -0.26%
2063 -0.35% -0.25%
2062 -0.31% -0.27%
2061 -0.28% -0.25%
2060 -0.24% -0.27%
2059 -0.2% -0.27%
2058 -0.16% -0.25%
2057 -0.13% -0.26%
2056 -0.09% -0.26%
2055 -0.05% -0.24%
2054 -0.009% -0.24%
2053 0.03% -0.2%
2052 0.06% -0.2%
2051 0.1% -0.18%
2050 0.13% -0.16%
2049 0.16% -0.15%
2048 0.19% -0.14%
2047 0.22% -0.13%
2046 0.24% -0.13%
2045 0.26% -0.15%
2044 0.28% -0.16%
2043 0.3% -0.16%
2042 0.32% -0.18%
2041 0.34% -0.19%
2040 0.35% -0.22%
2039 0.37% -0.23%
2038 0.38% -0.24%
2037 0.4% -0.25%
2036 0.41% -0.26%
2035 0.43% -0.27%
2034 0.44% -0.28%
2033 0.46% -0.28%
2032 0.49% -0.3%
2031 0.51% -0.28%
2030 0.55% -0.27%
2029 0.61% -0.26%
2028 0.68% -0.26%
2027 0.76% -0.23%
2026 0.86% -0.61%
2025 0.99% -0.53%
2024 1.06% -0.2%
2023 1.21% -0.28%
2022 1.21% -0.35%
2021 0.83% -0.34%
2020 0.77% -0.14%
2019 1.08% 0.04%
2018 1.28% 0.07%
2017 1.45% 0.19%
2016 1.44% 0.26%
2015 1.37% 0.28%
2014 1.35% 0.3%
2013 1.32% 0.3%
2012 1.26% 0.25%
2011 1.24% 0.12%
2010 1.26% 0.04%
2009 1.25% 0.03%
2008 1.22% -0.04%
2007 1.65% -0.17%
2006 2.18% -0.33%
2005 2.24% -0.38%
2004 2.16% -0.4%
2003 1.11% -0.45%
2002 0.83% -0.46%
2001 1.56% -0.42%
2000 1.49% -0.42%
1999 1.43% -0.31%
1998 1.38% -0.17%
1997 1.21% -0.17%
1996 1.09% -0.15%
1995 1.11% -0.02%
1994 0.19% -0.03%
1993 0.36% -0.05%
1992 2% 0.1%
1991 2.75% 0.29%
1990 2.95% 0.17%
1989 2.96% 0.59%
1988 3.28% 0.65%
1987 3.65% 0.7%
1986 3.76% 0.72%
1985 3.74% 0.78%
1984 3.83% 0.76%
1983 3.97% 0.6%
1982 5.44% 0.63%
1981 5.39% 0.67%
1980 3.69% 0.71%
1979 3.5% 0.71%
1978 3.32% 0.71%
1977 3.15% 0.71%
1976 3.06% 0.71%
1975 3.07% 0.58%
1974 3% 0.58%
1973 2.97% 0.58%
1972 2.97% 0.57%
1971 3.03% 0.58%
1970 3.08% 0.57%
1969 3.05% 0.57%
1968 3.04% 0.57%
1967 3.09% 0.57%
1966 3.16% 0.57%
1965 3.19% 1.12%
1964 3.16% 1.12%
1963 3.12% 1.12%
1962 3.08% 1.12%
1961 3.05% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Iran Russia
Current population
93468444
141906741
Population rank 17/197 9/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 1.71%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -801
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 177/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -251,822
Net migration rank 14/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -251,822
2024 - 190,156 - -178,042
2023 750,150 262,044 -503,392 27,807
2022 753,525 403,190 -576,948 765,629
2021 645,725 334,967 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 663,978 -180,680 -697,177 334,094
2019 893,063 -32,794 -319,997 336,494
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -232,637 339,972
2017 1,140,549 34,849 -130,764 396,619
2016 1,186,949 66,630 0 447,645
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 43,392 384,756
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 28,848 264,698
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 28,761 289,872
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 0 285,977
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 -128,716 309,377
2010 980,380 -12,849 -242,844 307,555
2009 958,322 211 -257,014 350,206
2008 940,983 -12,184 -356,856 360,840
2007 919,254 -24,950 -471,257 365,717
2006 884,529 640,932 -686,638 308,370
2005 837,305 765,873 -846,761 263,541
2004 801,203 739,996 -792,370 261,519
2003 732,600 700,222 -896,822 256,804
2002 752,205 -668,962 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 743,658 291,692 -963,445 259,614
2000 731,203 300,133 -967,540 550,401
1999 723,237 191,988 -927,453 375,468
1998 717,655 218,171 -694,053 528,135
1997 726,574 98,009 -769,159 541,387
1996 784,508 -92,435 -785,248 587,171
1995 879,648 -220,258 -845,742 723,875
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 -757,140 507,229
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 103,876 125,505
1990 1,530,434 200,711 325,533 299,863
1989 1,609,739 9,460 576,112 89,400
1988 1,614,512 30,688 778,343 269,862
1987 1,639,644 213,524 977,583 275,611
1986 1,659,289 242,411 985,279 283,553
1985 1,661,750 163,999 762,447 280,614
1984 1,653,051 97,748 756,548 247,026
1983 1,573,612 204,544 906,676 200,159
1982 1,514,240 222,390 830,855 107,520
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 713,700 36,686
1980 1,361,293 103,674 681,149 10,440
1979 1,294,306 75,451 690,135 -5,791
1978 1,156,974 70,088 812,766 108,882
1977 1,091,542 68,093 832,932 122,316
1976 1,013,347 18,825 852,237 113,851
1975 929,481 106,921 843,850 80,069
1974 873,369 103,252 883,186 -51,759
1973 831,880 104,779 846,561 -107,568
1972 804,043 96,614 872,050 -111,168
1971 805,830 77,717 854,999 -134,968
1970 794,612 89,757 785,554 -264,464
1969 780,660 78,196 753,088 -64,643
1968 743,992 69,342 787,621 -83,221
1967 727,276 77,313 854,554 -116,029
1966 695,040 98,709 989,279 -111,360
1965 663,029 127,808 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 635,589 121,817 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 620,126 110,190 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 595,538 96,332 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 594,674 77,811 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 584,060 54,041 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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