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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 44 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 1.15% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Iran vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Slovenia
2100 80,713,760 1,640,541
2099 81,246,718 1,644,752
2098 81,770,953 1,648,834
2097 82,295,714 1,653,196
2096 82,818,575 1,657,434
2095 83,338,446 1,661,656
2094 83,854,648 1,665,825
2093 84,371,569 1,670,076
2092 84,888,626 1,674,280
2091 85,410,099 1,678,462
2090 85,934,675 1,682,998
2089 86,466,409 1,687,376
2088 87,004,165 1,691,788
2087 87,549,685 1,696,409
2086 88,105,571 1,701,325
2085 88,668,329 1,706,189
2084 89,239,709 1,711,157
2083 89,817,194 1,716,396
2082 90,402,538 1,721,709
2081 90,995,822 1,727,302
2080 91,595,122 1,733,405
2079 92,196,842 1,739,518
2078 92,801,160 1,746,152
2077 93,405,954 1,752,783
2076 94,007,669 1,759,639
2075 94,606,607 1,766,867
2074 95,197,577 1,774,528
2073 95,783,994 1,782,697
2072 96,355,853 1,790,658
2071 96,915,335 1,798,960
2070 97,460,813 1,807,483
2069 97,988,897 1,816,607
2068 98,496,927 1,825,849
2067 98,978,509 1,834,865
2066 99,439,391 1,844,034
2065 99,877,457 1,853,651
2064 100,288,977 1,863,550
2063 100,668,199 1,873,173
2062 101,017,348 1,882,832
2061 101,332,810 1,892,739
2060 101,612,261 1,902,939
2059 101,858,931 1,912,861
2058 102,061,144 1,922,175
2057 102,228,085 1,932,119
2056 102,358,266 1,941,469
2055 102,449,092 1,950,861
2054 102,498,594 1,959,953
2053 102,508,245 1,968,641
2052 102,480,373 1,977,227
2051 102,417,847 1,985,279
2050 102,318,917 1,993,115
2049 102,189,816 2,000,477
2048 102,024,233 2,007,283
2047 101,832,213 2,014,140
2046 101,613,554 2,020,756
2045 101,371,784 2,027,366
2044 101,104,998 2,033,871
2043 100,818,045 2,040,173
2042 100,512,032 2,046,339
2041 100,188,214 2,052,041
2040 99,849,875 2,057,278
2039 99,501,869 2,062,718
2038 99,137,385 2,067,922
2037 98,759,167 2,073,705
2036 98,366,612 2,079,201
2035 97,963,082 2,084,471
2034 97,546,148 2,089,430
2033 97,118,106 2,094,601
2032 96,671,440 2,099,622
2031 96,204,118 2,104,690
2030 95,718,604 2,109,416
2029 95,195,996 2,113,874
2028 94,623,034 2,118,053
2027 93,987,260 2,121,324
2026 93,276,075 2,124,138
2025 92,478,162 2,126,340
2024 91,567,738 2,127,400
2023 90,608,707 2,120,461
2022 89,524,246 2,112,076
2021 88,455,488 2,108,079
2020 87,723,443 2,102,419
2019 87,051,648 2,088,385
2018 86,117,998 2,073,894
2017 85,026,754 2,066,388
2016 83,812,228 2,065,042
2015 82,619,362 2,063,531
2014 81,502,045 2,061,980
2013 80,414,686 2,059,953
2012 79,370,580 2,057,159
2011 78,383,598 2,052,843
2010 77,420,842 2,048,583
2009 76,457,825 2,039,669
2008 75,514,204 2,021,316
2007 74,602,648 2,018,122
2006 73,392,747 2,006,868
2005 71,828,455 2,000,474
2004 70,256,316 1,997,012
2003 68,769,340 1,995,733
2002 68,011,317 1,994,530
2001 67,452,005 1,992,060
2000 66,418,659 1,988,925
1999 65,445,391 1,983,045
1998 64,519,859 1,981,629
1997 63,639,638 1,985,956
1996 62,881,300 1,988,628
1995 62,205,567 1,989,872
1994 61,520,598 1,989,443
1993 61,403,543 1,991,746
1992 61,184,983 1,996,498
1991 59,986,931 1,999,429
1990 58,380,092 1,998,161
1989 56,704,914 1,996,351
1988 55,072,694 1,995,196
1987 53,323,493 1,989,776
1986 51,446,045 1,965,964
1985 49,582,289 1,941,641
1984 47,793,998 1,932,154
1983 46,029,535 1,922,321
1982 44,272,141 1,910,334
1981 41,989,312 1,906,531
1980 39,842,324 1,901,315
1979 38,424,952 1,882,599
1978 37,126,535 1,862,548
1977 35,933,181 1,842,377
1976 34,837,271 1,820,249
1975 33,802,973 1,793,581
1974 32,796,463 1,776,132
1973 31,839,838 1,766,697
1972 30,921,179 1,752,233
1971 30,029,071 1,738,335
1970 29,145,100 1,724,891
1969 28,273,482 1,713,874
1968 27,437,391 1,704,546
1967 26,628,432 1,689,528
1966 25,829,270 1,669,905
1965 25,036,978 1,649,160
1964 24,262,859 1,632,114
1963 23,519,005 1,616,971
1962 22,807,907 1,603,649
1961 22,125,726 1,594,131
1960 21,470,434 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Slovenia
2100 -0.66% -0.26%
2099 -0.64% -0.25%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.63% -0.26%
2096 -0.62% -0.25%
2095 -0.62% -0.25%
2094 -0.61% -0.25%
2093 -0.61% -0.25%
2092 -0.61% -0.25%
2091 -0.61% -0.27%
2090 -0.61% -0.26%
2089 -0.62% -0.26%
2088 -0.62% -0.27%
2087 -0.63% -0.29%
2086 -0.63% -0.29%
2085 -0.64% -0.29%
2084 -0.64% -0.31%
2083 -0.65% -0.31%
2082 -0.65% -0.32%
2081 -0.65% -0.35%
2080 -0.65% -0.35%
2079 -0.65% -0.38%
2078 -0.65% -0.38%
2077 -0.64% -0.39%
2076 -0.63% -0.41%
2075 -0.62% -0.43%
2074 -0.61% -0.46%
2073 -0.59% -0.44%
2072 -0.58% -0.46%
2071 -0.56% -0.47%
2070 -0.54% -0.5%
2069 -0.52% -0.51%
2068 -0.49% -0.49%
2067 -0.46% -0.5%
2066 -0.44% -0.52%
2065 -0.41% -0.53%
2064 -0.38% -0.51%
2063 -0.35% -0.51%
2062 -0.31% -0.52%
2061 -0.28% -0.54%
2060 -0.24% -0.52%
2059 -0.2% -0.48%
2058 -0.16% -0.51%
2057 -0.13% -0.48%
2056 -0.09% -0.48%
2055 -0.05% -0.46%
2054 -0.009% -0.44%
2053 0.03% -0.43%
2052 0.06% -0.41%
2051 0.1% -0.39%
2050 0.13% -0.37%
2049 0.16% -0.34%
2048 0.19% -0.34%
2047 0.22% -0.33%
2046 0.24% -0.33%
2045 0.26% -0.32%
2044 0.28% -0.31%
2043 0.3% -0.3%
2042 0.32% -0.28%
2041 0.34% -0.25%
2040 0.35% -0.26%
2039 0.37% -0.25%
2038 0.38% -0.28%
2037 0.4% -0.26%
2036 0.41% -0.25%
2035 0.43% -0.24%
2034 0.44% -0.25%
2033 0.46% -0.24%
2032 0.49% -0.24%
2031 0.51% -0.22%
2030 0.55% -0.21%
2029 0.61% -0.2%
2028 0.68% -0.15%
2027 0.76% -0.13%
2026 0.86% -0.1%
2025 0.99% -0.05%
2024 1.06% 0.33%
2023 1.21% 0.4%
2022 1.21% 0.19%
2021 0.83% 0.27%
2020 0.77% 0.67%
2019 1.08% 0.7%
2018 1.28% 0.36%
2017 1.45% 0.07%
2016 1.44% 0.07%
2015 1.37% 0.08%
2014 1.35% 0.1%
2013 1.32% 0.14%
2012 1.26% 0.21%
2011 1.24% 0.21%
2010 1.26% 0.44%
2009 1.25% 0.91%
2008 1.22% 0.16%
2007 1.65% 0.56%
2006 2.18% 0.32%
2005 2.24% 0.17%
2004 2.16% 0.06%
2003 1.11% 0.06%
2002 0.83% 0.12%
2001 1.56% 0.16%
2000 1.49% 0.3%
1999 1.43% 0.07%
1998 1.38% -0.22%
1997 1.21% -0.13%
1996 1.09% -0.06%
1995 1.11% 0.02%
1994 0.19% -0.12%
1993 0.36% -0.24%
1992 2% -0.15%
1991 2.75% 0.06%
1990 2.95% 0.09%
1989 2.96% 0.06%
1988 3.28% 0.27%
1987 3.65% 1.21%
1986 3.76% 1.25%
1985 3.74% 0.49%
1984 3.83% 0.51%
1983 3.97% 0.63%
1982 5.44% 0.2%
1981 5.39% 0.27%
1980 3.69% 0.99%
1979 3.5% 1.08%
1978 3.32% 1.09%
1977 3.15% 1.22%
1976 3.06% 1.49%
1975 3.07% 0.98%
1974 3% 0.53%
1973 2.97% 0.83%
1972 2.97% 0.8%
1971 3.03% 0.78%
1970 3.08% 0.64%
1969 3.05% 0.55%
1968 3.04% 0.89%
1967 3.09% 1.18%
1966 3.16% 1.26%
1965 3.19% 1.04%
1964 3.16% 0.94%
1963 3.12% 0.83%
1962 3.08% 0.6%
1961 3.05% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Iran Slovenia
Current population
93468444
2124138
Population rank 17/197 147/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.03%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
26.9 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +19
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 148/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +116,786 +2,711
Net migration rank 14/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 2,711
2024 - 190,156 - 3,319
2023 750,150 262,044 -4,665 5,339
2022 753,525 403,190 -4,858 9,014
2021 645,725 334,967 -4,216 2,477
2020 663,978 -180,680 -5,256 28,514
2019 893,063 -32,794 -1,254 16,352
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -1,037 14,640
2017 1,140,549 34,849 -207 1,359
2016 1,186,949 66,630 826 1,195
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 826 712
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 2,268 -70
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 1,648 639
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 2,674 1,117
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 3,285 2,190
2010 980,380 -12,849 3,687 -410
2009 958,322 211 3,060 11,594
2008 940,983 -12,184 3,437 2,971
2007 919,254 -24,950 1,211 14,191
2006 884,529 640,932 602 6,081
2005 837,305 765,873 -600 6,317
2004 801,203 739,996 -599 1,759
2003 732,600 700,222 -1,996 3,218
2002 752,205 -668,962 -1,197 1,975
2001 743,658 291,692 -996 4,527
2000 731,203 300,133 -398 3,124
1999 723,237 191,988 -1,388 10,291
1998 717,655 218,171 -1,189 -5,280
1997 726,574 98,009 -794 -1,298
1996 784,508 -92,435 0 -2,456
1995 879,648 -220,258 0 356
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 199 -153
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 -199 -4,641
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 598 -5,547
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 2,199 -3,325
1990 1,530,434 200,711 3,797 618
1989 1,609,739 9,460 4,592 -2,718
1988 1,614,512 30,688 5,986 -3,023
1987 1,639,644 213,524 5,771 2,972
1986 1,659,289 242,411 6,094 32,700
1985 1,661,750 163,999 6,213 3,404
1984 1,653,051 97,748 5,990 3,280
1983 1,573,612 204,544 6,343 3,613
1982 1,514,240 222,390 9,170 -8,695
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 10,485 -5,016
1980 1,361,293 103,674 11,027 3,128
1979 1,294,306 75,451 12,614 2,107
1978 1,156,974 70,088 11,920 2,113
1977 1,091,542 68,093 12,160 2,584
1976 1,013,347 18,825 12,196 2,226
1975 929,481 106,921 11,658 2,421
1974 873,369 103,252 11,367 3,145
1973 831,880 104,779 11,837 2,175
1972 804,043 96,614 10,513 2,924
1971 805,830 77,717 10,951 2,286
1970 794,612 89,757 10,004 260
1969 780,660 78,196 9,427 685
1968 743,992 69,342 11,250 438
1967 727,276 77,313 13,516 -192
1966 695,040 98,709 15,697 -1,262
1965 663,029 127,808 14,513 -1,421
1964 635,589 121,817 12,567 -349
1963 620,126 110,190 14,068 -180
1962 595,538 96,332 13,150 148
1961 594,674 77,811 14,985 -306
1960 584,060 54,041 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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