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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 14.4 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 1.21% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Iran vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Serbia
2100 80,713,760 3,621,418
2099 81,246,718 3,649,584
2098 81,770,953 3,677,789
2097 82,295,714 3,706,279
2096 82,818,575 3,734,933
2095 83,338,446 3,763,769
2094 83,854,648 3,792,851
2093 84,371,569 3,822,147
2092 84,888,626 3,851,865
2091 85,410,099 3,881,833
2090 85,934,675 3,911,964
2089 86,466,409 3,942,571
2088 87,004,165 3,973,274
2087 87,549,685 4,004,485
2086 88,105,571 4,036,066
2085 88,668,329 4,068,021
2084 89,239,709 4,100,403
2083 89,817,194 4,133,391
2082 90,402,538 4,166,924
2081 90,995,822 4,200,811
2080 91,595,122 4,235,306
2079 92,196,842 4,270,442
2078 92,801,160 4,306,246
2077 93,405,954 4,342,382
2076 94,007,669 4,378,754
2075 94,606,607 4,415,505
2074 95,197,577 4,452,888
2073 95,783,994 4,490,589
2072 96,355,853 4,528,672
2071 96,915,335 4,567,167
2070 97,460,813 4,606,212
2069 97,988,897 4,645,524
2068 98,496,927 4,685,090
2067 98,978,509 4,724,796
2066 99,439,391 4,764,445
2065 99,877,457 4,804,405
2064 100,288,977 4,844,434
2063 100,668,199 4,884,574
2062 101,017,348 4,924,899
2061 101,332,810 4,964,985
2060 101,612,261 5,005,138
2059 101,858,931 5,045,125
2058 102,061,144 5,085,292
2057 102,228,085 5,125,901
2056 102,358,266 5,166,530
2055 102,449,092 5,207,137
2054 102,498,594 5,247,793
2053 102,508,245 5,288,369
2052 102,480,373 5,329,487
2051 102,417,847 5,371,281
2050 102,318,917 5,413,067
2049 102,189,816 5,455,402
2048 102,024,233 5,498,031
2047 101,832,213 5,541,158
2046 101,613,554 5,584,824
2045 101,371,784 5,629,108
2044 101,104,998 5,673,908
2043 100,818,045 5,719,287
2042 100,512,032 5,765,400
2041 100,188,214 5,811,936
2040 99,849,875 5,858,464
2039 99,501,869 5,905,404
2038 99,137,385 5,952,107
2037 98,759,167 5,998,763
2036 98,366,612 6,045,097
2035 97,963,082 6,091,385
2034 97,546,148 6,137,447
2033 97,118,106 6,183,536
2032 96,671,440 6,229,136
2031 96,204,118 6,274,395
2030 95,718,604 6,319,422
2029 95,195,996 6,363,799
2028 94,623,034 6,407,914
2027 93,987,260 6,451,609
2026 93,276,075 6,494,521
2025 92,478,162 6,543,364
2024 91,567,738 6,586,476
2023 90,608,707 6,623,183
2022 89,524,246 6,664,449
2021 88,455,488 6,834,326
2020 87,723,443 6,899,126
2019 87,051,648 6,945,235
2018 86,117,998 6,982,604
2017 85,026,754 7,020,858
2016 83,812,228 7,058,322
2015 82,619,362 7,095,383
2014 81,502,045 7,131,787
2013 80,414,686 7,166,553
2012 79,370,580 7,201,497
2011 78,383,598 7,236,519
2010 77,420,842 7,291,436
2009 76,457,825 7,320,807
2008 75,514,204 7,350,222
2007 74,602,648 7,381,579
2006 73,392,747 7,411,569
2005 71,828,455 7,440,769
2004 70,256,316 7,463,157
2003 68,769,340 7,480,591
2002 68,011,317 7,500,031
2001 67,452,005 7,503,433
2000 66,418,659 7,516,346
1999 65,445,391 7,540,401
1998 64,519,859 7,567,745
1997 63,639,638 7,598,538
1996 62,881,300 7,622,185
1995 62,205,567 7,628,264
1994 61,520,598 7,622,711
1993 61,403,543 7,614,328
1992 61,184,983 7,604,063
1991 59,986,931 7,595,636
1990 58,380,092 7,897,937
1989 56,704,914 7,893,787
1988 55,072,694 7,884,218
1987 53,323,493 7,868,027
1986 51,446,045 7,853,824
1985 49,582,289 7,835,902
1984 47,793,998 7,813,549
1983 46,029,535 7,788,100
1982 44,272,141 7,763,335
1981 41,989,312 7,736,787
1980 39,842,324 7,709,544
1979 38,424,952 7,541,997
1978 37,126,535 7,504,017
1977 35,933,181 7,462,783
1976 34,837,271 7,418,973
1975 33,802,973 7,368,717
1974 32,796,463 7,326,043
1973 31,839,838 7,283,902
1972 30,921,179 7,252,012
1971 30,029,071 7,211,716
1970 29,145,100 7,164,993
1969 28,273,482 7,123,249
1968 27,437,391 7,007,586
1967 26,628,432 6,966,522
1966 25,829,270 6,927,969
1965 25,036,978 6,876,624
1964 24,262,859 6,832,855
1963 23,519,005 6,787,950
1962 22,807,907 6,740,264
1961 22,125,726 6,689,077
1960 21,470,434 6,638,992

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Serbia
2100 -0.66% -0.77%
2099 -0.64% -0.77%
2098 -0.64% -0.77%
2097 -0.63% -0.77%
2096 -0.62% -0.77%
2095 -0.62% -0.77%
2094 -0.61% -0.77%
2093 -0.61% -0.77%
2092 -0.61% -0.77%
2091 -0.61% -0.77%
2090 -0.61% -0.78%
2089 -0.62% -0.77%
2088 -0.62% -0.78%
2087 -0.63% -0.78%
2086 -0.63% -0.79%
2085 -0.64% -0.79%
2084 -0.64% -0.8%
2083 -0.65% -0.8%
2082 -0.65% -0.81%
2081 -0.65% -0.81%
2080 -0.65% -0.82%
2079 -0.65% -0.83%
2078 -0.65% -0.83%
2077 -0.64% -0.83%
2076 -0.63% -0.83%
2075 -0.62% -0.84%
2074 -0.61% -0.84%
2073 -0.59% -0.84%
2072 -0.58% -0.84%
2071 -0.56% -0.85%
2070 -0.54% -0.85%
2069 -0.52% -0.84%
2068 -0.49% -0.84%
2067 -0.46% -0.83%
2066 -0.44% -0.83%
2065 -0.41% -0.83%
2064 -0.38% -0.82%
2063 -0.35% -0.82%
2062 -0.31% -0.81%
2061 -0.28% -0.8%
2060 -0.24% -0.79%
2059 -0.2% -0.79%
2058 -0.16% -0.79%
2057 -0.13% -0.79%
2056 -0.09% -0.78%
2055 -0.05% -0.77%
2054 -0.009% -0.77%
2053 0.03% -0.77%
2052 0.06% -0.78%
2051 0.1% -0.77%
2050 0.13% -0.78%
2049 0.16% -0.78%
2048 0.19% -0.78%
2047 0.22% -0.78%
2046 0.24% -0.79%
2045 0.26% -0.79%
2044 0.28% -0.79%
2043 0.3% -0.8%
2042 0.32% -0.8%
2041 0.34% -0.79%
2040 0.35% -0.79%
2039 0.37% -0.78%
2038 0.38% -0.78%
2037 0.4% -0.77%
2036 0.41% -0.76%
2035 0.43% -0.75%
2034 0.44% -0.75%
2033 0.46% -0.73%
2032 0.49% -0.72%
2031 0.51% -0.71%
2030 0.55% -0.7%
2029 0.61% -0.69%
2028 0.68% -0.68%
2027 0.76% -0.66%
2026 0.86% -0.75%
2025 0.99% -0.65%
2024 1.06% -0.55%
2023 1.21% -0.62%
2022 1.21% -2.49%
2021 0.83% -0.94%
2020 0.77% -0.66%
2019 1.08% -0.54%
2018 1.28% -0.54%
2017 1.45% -0.53%
2016 1.44% -0.52%
2015 1.37% -0.51%
2014 1.35% -0.49%
2013 1.32% -0.49%
2012 1.26% -0.48%
2011 1.24% -0.75%
2010 1.26% -0.4%
2009 1.25% -0.4%
2008 1.22% -0.42%
2007 1.65% -0.4%
2006 2.18% -0.39%
2005 2.24% -0.3%
2004 2.16% -0.23%
2003 1.11% -0.26%
2002 0.83% -0.05%
2001 1.56% -0.17%
2000 1.49% -0.32%
1999 1.43% -0.36%
1998 1.38% -0.41%
1997 1.21% -0.31%
1996 1.09% -0.08%
1995 1.11% 0.07%
1994 0.19% 0.11%
1993 0.36% 0.13%
1992 2% 0.11%
1991 2.75% -3.83%
1990 2.95% 0.05%
1989 2.96% 0.12%
1988 3.28% 0.21%
1987 3.65% 0.18%
1986 3.76% 0.23%
1985 3.74% 0.29%
1984 3.83% 0.33%
1983 3.97% 0.32%
1982 5.44% 0.34%
1981 5.39% 0.35%
1980 3.69% 2.22%
1979 3.5% 0.51%
1978 3.32% 0.55%
1977 3.15% 0.59%
1976 3.06% 0.68%
1975 3.07% 0.58%
1974 3% 0.58%
1973 2.97% 0.44%
1972 2.97% 0.56%
1971 3.03% 0.65%
1970 3.08% 0.59%
1969 3.05% 1.65%
1968 3.04% 0.59%
1967 3.09% 0.56%
1966 3.16% 0.75%
1965 3.19% 0.64%
1964 3.16% 0.66%
1963 3.12% 0.71%
1962 3.08% 0.77%
1961 3.05% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Iran Serbia
Current population
93468444
6494521
Population rank 17/197 110/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.08%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
14.3 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
8.63 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -101
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 189/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -13,086
Net migration rank 14/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -13,086
2024 - 190,156 - -8,132
2023 750,150 262,044 -36,427 4,348
2022 753,525 403,190 -46,651 40,118
2021 645,725 334,967 -74,494 -8,974
2020 663,978 -180,680 -55,193 -10,220
2019 893,063 -32,794 -36,810 -18,891
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -37,707 -18,883
2017 1,140,549 34,849 -39,317 -18,651
2016 1,186,949 66,630 -35,998 -18,322
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 -37,605 -18,789
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 -34,946 -18,846
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 -34,399 -17,866
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 -35,288 -18,513
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 -36,906 611
2010 980,380 -12,849 -34,999 3,632
2009 958,322 211 -33,676 6,043
2008 940,983 -12,184 -33,590 7,070
2007 919,254 -24,950 -34,693 7,045
2006 884,529 640,932 -31,870 8,018
2005 837,305 765,873 -34,227 7,945
2004 801,203 739,996 -26,121 7,300
2003 732,600 700,222 -24,686 6,854
2002 752,205 -668,962 -24,750 1,562
2001 743,658 291,692 -20,259 -12,007
2000 731,203 300,133 -30,065 -14,368
1999 723,237 191,988 -29,408 -4,073
1998 717,655 218,171 -23,006 -5,665
1997 726,574 98,009 -18,389 -5,817
1996 784,508 -92,435 -16,007 -5,598
1995 879,648 -220,258 -7,628 -6,019
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 -7,157 -5,934
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 -5,703 -5,972
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 -3,779 -4,415
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 2,210 -8,483
1990 1,530,434 200,711 7,416 -16,260
1989 1,609,739 9,460 11,872 -16,360
1988 1,614,512 30,688 13,852 -15,715
1987 1,639,644 213,524 16,711 -16,686
1986 1,659,289 242,411 19,407 -17,990
1985 1,661,750 163,999 22,090 -17,646
1984 1,653,051 97,748 23,815 -15,567
1983 1,573,612 204,544 27,515 -15,301
1982 1,514,240 222,390 30,603 -13,550
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 34,304 -8,531
1980 1,361,293 103,674 36,273 287
1979 1,294,306 75,451 39,022 -960
1978 1,156,974 70,088 43,636 -1,481
1977 1,091,542 68,093 48,105 -1,953
1976 1,013,347 18,825 51,399 -2,744
1975 929,481 106,921 52,502 -3,490
1974 873,369 103,252 51,583 -3,525
1973 831,880 104,779 49,596 -2,396
1972 804,043 96,614 48,248 -348
1971 805,830 77,717 47,424 1,655
1970 794,612 89,757 48,343 1,861
1969 780,660 78,196 50,304 4,112
1968 743,992 69,342 51,653 5,430
1967 727,276 77,313 53,120 6,114
1966 695,040 98,709 53,338 7,037
1965 663,029 127,808 53,383 7,957
1964 635,589 121,817 54,185 8,045
1963 620,126 110,190 55,580 8,276
1962 595,538 96,332 59,307 6,064
1961 594,674 77,811 61,065 6,422
1960 584,060 54,041 63,642 4,377

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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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