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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 17.4 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Iran vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Slovakia
2100 80,713,760 3,377,764
2099 81,246,718 3,399,869
2098 81,770,953 3,422,010
2097 82,295,714 3,444,161
2096 82,818,575 3,466,284
2095 83,338,446 3,488,595
2094 83,854,648 3,511,062
2093 84,371,569 3,533,742
2092 84,888,626 3,556,708
2091 85,410,099 3,580,021
2090 85,934,675 3,603,675
2089 86,466,409 3,627,811
2088 87,004,165 3,652,354
2087 87,549,685 3,677,451
2086 88,105,571 3,703,217
2085 88,668,329 3,729,670
2084 89,239,709 3,756,777
2083 89,817,194 3,784,617
2082 90,402,538 3,813,170
2081 90,995,822 3,842,528
2080 91,595,122 3,872,714
2079 92,196,842 3,903,653
2078 92,801,160 3,935,351
2077 93,405,954 3,967,981
2076 94,007,669 4,001,363
2075 94,606,607 4,035,465
2074 95,197,577 4,070,159
2073 95,783,994 4,105,475
2072 96,355,853 4,141,396
2071 96,915,335 4,177,582
2070 97,460,813 4,214,086
2069 97,988,897 4,250,775
2068 98,496,927 4,287,566
2067 98,978,509 4,324,173
2066 99,439,391 4,360,463
2065 99,877,457 4,396,562
2064 100,288,977 4,432,349
2063 100,668,199 4,467,634
2062 101,017,348 4,502,390
2061 101,332,810 4,536,423
2060 101,612,261 4,569,861
2059 101,858,931 4,602,562
2058 102,061,144 4,634,484
2057 102,228,085 4,665,491
2056 102,358,266 4,695,744
2055 102,449,092 4,725,147
2054 102,498,594 4,753,640
2053 102,508,245 4,781,680
2052 102,480,373 4,809,152
2051 102,417,847 4,836,056
2050 102,318,917 4,862,512
2049 102,189,816 4,888,649
2048 102,024,233 4,914,306
2047 101,832,213 4,939,719
2046 101,613,554 4,964,917
2045 101,371,784 4,989,905
2044 101,104,998 5,014,849
2043 100,818,045 5,039,628
2042 100,512,032 5,064,051
2041 100,188,214 5,088,319
2040 99,849,875 5,112,265
2039 99,501,869 5,135,696
2038 99,137,385 5,158,725
2037 98,759,167 5,181,188
2036 98,366,612 5,203,033
2035 97,963,082 5,224,142
2034 97,546,148 5,244,168
2033 97,118,106 5,263,308
2032 96,671,440 5,281,327
2031 96,204,118 5,298,206
2030 95,718,604 5,313,745
2029 95,195,996 5,327,761
2028 94,623,034 5,339,993
2027 93,987,260 5,350,648
2026 93,276,075 5,359,438
2025 92,478,162 5,396,894
2024 91,567,738 5,422,069
2023 90,608,707 5,426,740
2022 89,524,246 5,431,752
2021 88,455,488 5,447,247
2020 87,723,443 5,458,827
2019 87,051,648 5,454,147
2018 86,117,998 5,446,771
2017 85,026,754 5,439,232
2016 83,812,228 5,430,798
2015 82,619,362 5,423,801
2014 81,502,045 5,418,649
2013 80,414,686 5,413,393
2012 79,370,580 5,407,579
2011 78,383,598 5,398,384
2010 77,420,842 5,391,428
2009 76,457,825 5,386,406
2008 75,514,204 5,379,233
2007 74,602,648 5,374,622
2006 73,392,747 5,373,054
2005 71,828,455 5,372,807
2004 70,256,316 5,372,280
2003 68,769,340 5,373,374
2002 68,011,317 5,376,912
2001 67,452,005 5,378,867
2000 66,418,659 5,388,720
1999 65,445,391 5,396,020
1998 64,519,859 5,390,516
1997 63,639,638 5,383,291
1996 62,881,300 5,373,361
1995 62,205,567 5,361,999
1994 61,520,598 5,346,331
1993 61,403,543 5,325,305
1992 61,184,983 5,305,016
1991 59,986,931 5,303,294
1990 58,380,092 5,299,187
1989 56,704,914 5,275,942
1988 55,072,694 5,250,596
1987 53,323,493 5,222,840
1986 51,446,045 5,193,838
1985 49,582,289 5,161,768
1984 47,793,998 5,127,097
1983 46,029,535 5,091,971
1982 44,272,141 5,055,099
1981 41,989,312 5,016,105
1980 39,842,324 4,979,815
1979 38,424,952 4,938,973
1978 37,126,535 4,890,125
1977 35,933,181 4,840,501
1976 34,837,271 4,789,507
1975 33,802,973 4,739,105
1974 32,796,463 4,689,623
1973 31,839,838 4,641,445
1972 30,921,179 4,596,622
1971 30,029,071 4,557,449
1970 29,145,100 4,538,223
1969 28,273,482 4,518,607
1968 27,437,391 4,483,915
1967 26,628,432 4,449,367
1966 25,829,270 4,411,666
1965 25,036,978 4,370,983
1964 24,262,859 4,327,341
1963 23,519,005 4,282,017
1962 22,807,907 4,238,188
1961 22,125,726 4,191,667
1960 21,470,434 4,068,095

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 Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Slovakia
2100 -0.66% -0.65%
2099 -0.64% -0.65%
2098 -0.64% -0.64%
2097 -0.63% -0.64%
2096 -0.62% -0.64%
2095 -0.62% -0.64%
2094 -0.61% -0.64%
2093 -0.61% -0.65%
2092 -0.61% -0.65%
2091 -0.61% -0.66%
2090 -0.61% -0.67%
2089 -0.62% -0.67%
2088 -0.62% -0.68%
2087 -0.63% -0.7%
2086 -0.63% -0.71%
2085 -0.64% -0.72%
2084 -0.64% -0.74%
2083 -0.65% -0.75%
2082 -0.65% -0.76%
2081 -0.65% -0.78%
2080 -0.65% -0.79%
2079 -0.65% -0.81%
2078 -0.65% -0.82%
2077 -0.64% -0.83%
2076 -0.63% -0.85%
2075 -0.62% -0.85%
2074 -0.61% -0.86%
2073 -0.59% -0.87%
2072 -0.58% -0.87%
2071 -0.56% -0.87%
2070 -0.54% -0.86%
2069 -0.52% -0.86%
2068 -0.49% -0.85%
2067 -0.46% -0.83%
2066 -0.44% -0.82%
2065 -0.41% -0.81%
2064 -0.38% -0.79%
2063 -0.35% -0.77%
2062 -0.31% -0.75%
2061 -0.28% -0.73%
2060 -0.24% -0.71%
2059 -0.2% -0.69%
2058 -0.16% -0.66%
2057 -0.13% -0.64%
2056 -0.09% -0.62%
2055 -0.05% -0.6%
2054 -0.009% -0.59%
2053 0.03% -0.57%
2052 0.06% -0.56%
2051 0.1% -0.54%
2050 0.13% -0.53%
2049 0.16% -0.52%
2048 0.19% -0.51%
2047 0.22% -0.51%
2046 0.24% -0.5%
2045 0.26% -0.5%
2044 0.28% -0.49%
2043 0.3% -0.48%
2042 0.32% -0.48%
2041 0.34% -0.47%
2040 0.35% -0.46%
2039 0.37% -0.45%
2038 0.38% -0.43%
2037 0.4% -0.42%
2036 0.41% -0.4%
2035 0.43% -0.38%
2034 0.44% -0.36%
2033 0.46% -0.34%
2032 0.49% -0.32%
2031 0.51% -0.29%
2030 0.55% -0.26%
2029 0.61% -0.23%
2028 0.68% -0.2%
2027 0.76% -0.16%
2026 0.86% -0.69%
2025 0.99% -0.46%
2024 1.06% -0.09%
2023 1.21% -0.09%
2022 1.21% -0.28%
2021 0.83% -0.21%
2020 0.77% 0.09%
2019 1.08% 0.14%
2018 1.28% 0.14%
2017 1.45% 0.16%
2016 1.44% 0.13%
2015 1.37% 0.1%
2014 1.35% 0.1%
2013 1.32% 0.11%
2012 1.26% 0.17%
2011 1.24% 0.13%
2010 1.26% 0.09%
2009 1.25% 0.13%
2008 1.22% 0.09%
2007 1.65% 0.03%
2006 2.18% 0.005%
2005 2.24% 0.01%
2004 2.16% -0.02%
2003 1.11% -0.07%
2002 0.83% -0.04%
2001 1.56% -0.18%
2000 1.49% -0.14%
1999 1.43% 0.1%
1998 1.38% 0.13%
1997 1.21% 0.18%
1996 1.09% 0.21%
1995 1.11% 0.29%
1994 0.19% 0.39%
1993 0.36% 0.38%
1992 2% 0.03%
1991 2.75% 0.08%
1990 2.95% 0.44%
1989 2.96% 0.48%
1988 3.28% 0.53%
1987 3.65% 0.56%
1986 3.76% 0.62%
1985 3.74% 0.68%
1984 3.83% 0.69%
1983 3.97% 0.73%
1982 5.44% 0.78%
1981 5.39% 0.73%
1980 3.69% 0.83%
1979 3.5% 1%
1978 3.32% 1.03%
1977 3.15% 1.06%
1976 3.06% 1.06%
1975 3.07% 1.06%
1974 3% 1.04%
1973 2.97% 0.98%
1972 2.97% 0.86%
1971 3.03% 0.42%
1970 3.08% 0.43%
1969 3.05% 0.77%
1968 3.04% 0.78%
1967 3.09% 0.85%
1966 3.16% 0.93%
1965 3.19% 1.01%
1964 3.16% 1.06%
1963 3.12% 1.03%
1962 3.08% 1.11%
1961 3.05% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Iran Slovakia
Current population
93468444
5359438
Population rank 17/197 125/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.06%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
26.9 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -13
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 172/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -31,377
Net migration rank 14/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -31,377
2024 - 190,156 - -21,027
2023 750,150 262,044 -5,427 4,933
2022 753,525 403,190 -7,062 92,314
2021 645,725 334,967 -16,886 -8,172
2020 663,978 -180,680 -2,184 4,350
2019 893,063 -32,794 3,818 3,128
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 3,268 3,446
2017 1,140,549 34,849 4,351 3,279
2016 1,186,949 66,630 5,431 3,487
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 2,170 2,549
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 3,793 -1,158
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 2,707 -1,181
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 3,245 871
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 9,177 -2,392
2010 980,380 -12,849 7,008 -1,814
2009 958,322 211 8,619 -542
2008 940,983 -12,184 4,303 -495
2007 919,254 -24,950 537 -571
2006 884,529 640,932 537 -549
2005 837,305 765,873 537 -561
2004 801,203 739,996 1,611 -522
2003 732,600 700,222 -537 -646
2002 752,205 -668,962 -538 -580
2001 743,658 291,692 -1,076 -860
2000 731,203 300,133 2,155 -831
1999 723,237 191,988 3,777 -119
1998 717,655 218,171 4,312 -12
1997 726,574 98,009 6,999 247
1996 784,508 -92,435 9,135 246
1995 879,648 -220,258 9,115 -30
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 14,970 -109
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 20,769 72
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 21,220 -201
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 23,865 174
1990 1,530,434 200,711 25,436 -9,402
1989 1,609,739 9,460 26,380 -7,254
1988 1,614,512 30,688 30,979 -6,500
1987 1,639,644 213,524 31,859 -6,401
1986 1,659,289 242,411 34,279 -6,143
1985 1,661,750 163,999 37,680 -6,068
1984 1,653,051 97,748 38,966 -6,276
1983 1,573,612 204,544 39,717 -6,361
1982 1,514,240 222,390 41,958 -6,088
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 43,640 -5,821
1980 1,361,293 103,674 44,320 -5,522
1979 1,294,306 75,451 52,353 -4,712
1978 1,156,974 70,088 52,324 -4,689
1977 1,091,542 68,093 52,762 -4,621
1976 1,013,347 18,825 54,121 -4,432
1975 929,481 106,921 52,604 -4,652
1974 873,369 103,252 52,524 -4,190
1973 831,880 104,779 49,199 -3,854
1972 804,043 96,614 46,426 -3,516
1971 805,830 77,717 40,105 -3,495
1970 794,612 89,757 38,575 -4,919
1969 780,660 78,196 39,312 -8,998
1968 743,992 69,342 38,113 -8,881
1967 727,276 77,313 41,824 -8,876
1966 695,040 98,709 45,440 -8,817
1965 663,029 127,808 48,517 -8,707
1964 635,589 121,817 54,092 -8,608
1963 620,126 110,190 54,382 -8,548
1962 595,538 96,332 49,587 -9,019
1961 594,674 77,811 55,749 4,812
1960 584,060 54,041 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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