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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 4.8 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 1.36% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Iran vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Senegal
2100 80,713,760 47,481,703
2099 81,246,718 47,309,204
2098 81,770,953 47,131,505
2097 82,295,714 46,942,831
2096 82,818,575 46,749,318
2095 83,338,446 46,548,519
2094 83,854,648 46,338,777
2093 84,371,569 46,124,372
2092 84,888,626 45,903,819
2091 85,410,099 45,676,277
2090 85,934,675 45,442,218
2089 86,466,409 45,197,486
2088 87,004,165 44,949,158
2087 87,549,685 44,692,601
2086 88,105,571 44,425,160
2085 88,668,329 44,150,556
2084 89,239,709 43,871,406
2083 89,817,194 43,579,072
2082 90,402,538 43,285,560
2081 90,995,822 42,984,866
2080 91,595,122 42,679,614
2079 92,196,842 42,366,808
2078 92,801,160 42,044,826
2077 93,405,954 41,716,837
2076 94,007,669 41,379,705
2075 94,606,607 41,030,232
2074 95,197,577 40,674,683
2073 95,783,994 40,312,726
2072 96,355,853 39,943,067
2071 96,915,335 39,568,028
2070 97,460,813 39,187,711
2069 97,988,897 38,795,322
2068 98,496,927 38,398,147
2067 98,978,509 37,996,983
2066 99,439,391 37,584,328
2065 99,877,457 37,167,637
2064 100,288,977 36,744,279
2063 100,668,199 36,318,015
2062 101,017,348 35,884,713
2061 101,332,810 35,448,776
2060 101,612,261 35,010,231
2059 101,858,931 34,571,669
2058 102,061,144 34,122,702
2057 102,228,085 33,673,448
2056 102,358,266 33,219,406
2055 102,449,092 32,765,741
2054 102,498,594 32,313,613
2053 102,508,245 31,859,051
2052 102,480,373 31,405,418
2051 102,417,847 30,949,633
2050 102,318,917 30,490,614
2049 102,189,816 30,032,811
2048 102,024,233 29,570,773
2047 101,832,213 29,111,688
2046 101,613,554 28,648,672
2045 101,371,784 28,187,838
2044 101,104,998 27,724,585
2043 100,818,045 27,260,926
2042 100,512,032 26,796,927
2041 100,188,214 26,332,270
2040 99,849,875 25,866,240
2039 99,501,869 25,398,425
2038 99,137,385 24,928,471
2037 98,759,167 24,457,649
2036 98,366,612 23,986,892
2035 97,963,082 23,515,497
2034 97,546,148 23,046,885
2033 97,118,106 22,578,286
2032 96,671,440 22,110,230
2031 96,204,118 21,643,047
2030 95,718,604 21,178,414
2029 95,195,996 20,719,234
2028 94,623,034 20,263,713
2027 93,987,260 19,814,138
2026 93,276,075 19,372,006
2025 92,478,162 18,934,809
2024 91,567,738 18,501,984
2023 90,608,707 18,077,573
2022 89,524,246 17,651,103
2021 88,455,488 17,220,867
2020 87,723,443 16,789,219
2019 87,051,648 16,352,922
2018 86,117,998 15,914,498
2017 85,026,754 15,475,002
2016 83,812,228 15,034,521
2015 82,619,362 14,593,331
2014 81,502,045 14,152,102
2013 80,414,686 13,710,849
2012 79,370,580 13,310,495
2011 78,383,598 12,958,897
2010 77,420,842 12,635,413
2009 76,457,825 12,337,389
2008 75,514,204 12,048,959
2007 74,602,648 11,770,344
2006 73,392,747 11,500,094
2005 71,828,455 11,235,472
2004 70,256,316 10,975,704
2003 68,769,340 10,721,176
2002 68,011,317 10,466,214
2001 67,452,005 10,212,942
2000 66,418,659 9,968,260
1999 65,445,391 9,730,887
1998 64,519,859 9,502,952
1997 63,639,638 9,283,495
1996 62,881,300 9,067,014
1995 62,205,567 8,848,101
1994 61,520,598 8,624,078
1993 61,403,543 8,396,288
1992 61,184,983 8,168,395
1991 59,986,931 7,943,085
1990 58,380,092 7,720,523
1989 56,704,914 7,502,207
1988 55,072,694 7,289,618
1987 53,323,493 7,081,530
1986 51,446,045 6,878,192
1985 49,582,289 6,683,287
1984 47,793,998 6,499,364
1983 46,029,535 6,324,504
1982 44,272,141 6,156,961
1981 41,989,312 5,997,160
1980 39,842,324 5,845,638
1979 38,424,952 5,702,895
1978 37,126,535 5,568,096
1977 35,933,181 5,439,549
1976 34,837,271 5,308,564
1975 33,802,973 5,170,810
1974 32,796,463 5,029,437
1973 31,839,838 4,885,181
1972 30,921,179 4,741,631
1971 30,029,071 4,601,864
1970 29,145,100 4,466,328
1969 28,273,482 4,334,974
1968 27,437,391 4,207,587
1967 26,628,432 4,083,870
1966 25,829,270 3,964,299
1965 25,036,978 3,849,788
1964 24,262,859 3,740,535
1963 23,519,005 3,635,876
1962 22,807,907 3,534,686
1961 22,125,726 3,436,375
1960 21,470,434 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Senegal
2100 -0.66% 0.36%
2099 -0.64% 0.38%
2098 -0.64% 0.4%
2097 -0.63% 0.41%
2096 -0.62% 0.43%
2095 -0.62% 0.45%
2094 -0.61% 0.46%
2093 -0.61% 0.48%
2092 -0.61% 0.5%
2091 -0.61% 0.52%
2090 -0.61% 0.54%
2089 -0.62% 0.55%
2088 -0.62% 0.57%
2087 -0.63% 0.6%
2086 -0.63% 0.62%
2085 -0.64% 0.64%
2084 -0.64% 0.67%
2083 -0.65% 0.68%
2082 -0.65% 0.7%
2081 -0.65% 0.72%
2080 -0.65% 0.74%
2079 -0.65% 0.77%
2078 -0.65% 0.79%
2077 -0.64% 0.81%
2076 -0.63% 0.85%
2075 -0.62% 0.87%
2074 -0.61% 0.9%
2073 -0.59% 0.93%
2072 -0.58% 0.95%
2071 -0.56% 0.97%
2070 -0.54% 1.01%
2069 -0.52% 1.03%
2068 -0.49% 1.06%
2067 -0.46% 1.1%
2066 -0.44% 1.12%
2065 -0.41% 1.15%
2064 -0.38% 1.17%
2063 -0.35% 1.21%
2062 -0.31% 1.23%
2061 -0.28% 1.25%
2060 -0.24% 1.27%
2059 -0.2% 1.32%
2058 -0.16% 1.33%
2057 -0.13% 1.37%
2056 -0.09% 1.38%
2055 -0.05% 1.4%
2054 -0.009% 1.43%
2053 0.03% 1.44%
2052 0.06% 1.47%
2051 0.1% 1.51%
2050 0.13% 1.52%
2049 0.16% 1.56%
2048 0.19% 1.58%
2047 0.22% 1.62%
2046 0.24% 1.63%
2045 0.26% 1.67%
2044 0.28% 1.7%
2043 0.3% 1.73%
2042 0.32% 1.76%
2041 0.34% 1.8%
2040 0.35% 1.84%
2039 0.37% 1.89%
2038 0.38% 1.93%
2037 0.4% 1.96%
2036 0.41% 2%
2035 0.43% 2.03%
2034 0.44% 2.08%
2033 0.46% 2.12%
2032 0.49% 2.16%
2031 0.51% 2.19%
2030 0.55% 2.22%
2029 0.61% 2.25%
2028 0.68% 2.27%
2027 0.76% 2.28%
2026 0.86% 2.31%
2025 0.99% 2.34%
2024 1.06% 2.35%
2023 1.21% 2.42%
2022 1.21% 2.5%
2021 0.83% 2.57%
2020 0.77% 2.67%
2019 1.08% 2.75%
2018 1.28% 2.84%
2017 1.45% 2.93%
2016 1.44% 3.02%
2015 1.37% 3.12%
2014 1.35% 3.22%
2013 1.32% 3.01%
2012 1.26% 2.71%
2011 1.24% 2.56%
2010 1.26% 2.42%
2009 1.25% 2.39%
2008 1.22% 2.37%
2007 1.65% 2.35%
2006 2.18% 2.36%
2005 2.24% 2.37%
2004 2.16% 2.37%
2003 1.11% 2.44%
2002 0.83% 2.48%
2001 1.56% 2.45%
2000 1.49% 2.44%
1999 1.43% 2.4%
1998 1.38% 2.36%
1997 1.21% 2.39%
1996 1.09% 2.47%
1995 1.11% 2.6%
1994 0.19% 2.71%
1993 0.36% 2.79%
1992 2% 2.84%
1991 2.75% 2.88%
1990 2.95% 2.91%
1989 2.96% 2.92%
1988 3.28% 2.94%
1987 3.65% 2.96%
1986 3.76% 2.92%
1985 3.74% 2.83%
1984 3.83% 2.76%
1983 3.97% 2.72%
1982 5.44% 2.66%
1981 5.39% 2.59%
1980 3.69% 2.5%
1979 3.5% 2.42%
1978 3.32% 2.36%
1977 3.15% 2.47%
1976 3.06% 2.66%
1975 3.07% 2.81%
1974 3% 2.95%
1973 2.97% 3.03%
1972 2.97% 3.04%
1971 3.03% 3.03%
1970 3.08% 3.03%
1969 3.05% 3.03%
1968 3.04% 3.03%
1967 3.09% 3.02%
1966 3.16% 2.97%
1965 3.19% 2.92%
1964 3.16% 2.88%
1963 3.12% 2.86%
1962 3.08% 2.86%
1961 3.05% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Iran Senegal
Current population
93468444
19491599
Population rank 17/197 68/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.24%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
1.24 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
59.3 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 35/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -12,636
Net migration rank 14/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -12,636
2024 - 190,156 - -10,307
2023 750,150 262,044 431,006 -9,999
2022 753,525 403,190 415,507 16,425
2021 645,725 334,967 403,019 25,519
2020 663,978 -180,680 400,910 33,848
2019 893,063 -32,794 399,436 38,386
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 405,454 33,567
2017 1,140,549 34,849 410,366 29,605
2016 1,186,949 66,630 411,480 29,498
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 407,008 34,387
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 405,019 36,030
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 406,582 34,878
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 402,243 -42,978
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 387,290 -43,350
2010 980,380 -12,849 372,934 -69,888
2009 958,322 211 362,238 -69,239
2008 940,983 -12,184 351,661 -67,812
2007 919,254 -24,950 339,963 -66,580
2006 884,529 640,932 331,364 -64,254
2005 837,305 765,873 323,908 -61,781
2004 801,203 739,996 317,286 -59,879
2003 732,600 700,222 308,856 -57,213
2002 752,205 -668,962 298,842 -40,554
2001 743,658 291,692 289,690 -41,422
2000 731,203 300,133 283,946 -42,854
1999 723,237 191,988 277,944 -44,284
1998 717,655 218,171 267,404 -45,189
1997 726,574 98,009 261,200 -44,506
1996 784,508 -92,435 255,418 -39,162
1995 879,648 -220,258 252,552 -31,001
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 249,115 -22,633
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 245,742 -16,649
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 241,482 -14,796
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 237,713 -13,783
1990 1,530,434 200,711 234,155 -12,959
1989 1,609,739 9,460 227,797 -12,362
1988 1,614,512 30,688 221,772 -12,036
1987 1,639,644 213,524 218,522 -12,086
1986 1,659,289 242,411 212,887 -12,655
1985 1,661,750 163,999 208,218 -18,644
1984 1,653,051 97,748 203,125 -24,858
1983 1,573,612 204,544 197,673 -26,222
1982 1,514,240 222,390 191,309 -27,672
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 185,917 -29,959
1980 1,361,293 103,674 179,707 -32,616
1979 1,294,306 75,451 173,425 -35,022
1978 1,156,974 70,088 167,744 -36,559
1977 1,091,542 68,093 161,636 -35,731
1976 1,013,347 18,825 154,776 -18,716
1975 929,481 106,921 147,311 -7,870
1974 873,369 103,252 139,974 3,347
1973 831,880 104,779 133,834 11,382
1972 804,043 96,614 128,024 13,852
1971 805,830 77,717 122,511 15,131
1970 794,612 89,757 117,264 16,168
1969 780,660 78,196 112,393 16,887
1968 743,992 69,342 108,240 17,264
1967 727,276 77,313 104,824 17,107
1966 695,040 98,709 101,359 15,849
1965 663,029 127,808 97,912 13,913
1964 635,589 121,817 94,797 11,892
1963 620,126 110,190 92,264 10,371
1962 595,538 96,332 89,937 9,809
1961 594,674 77,811 87,322 9,549
1960 584,060 54,041 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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