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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.75 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Iran vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Sudan
2100 80,713,760 137,695,876
2099 81,246,718 137,114,644
2098 81,770,953 136,500,499
2097 82,295,714 135,860,701
2096 82,818,575 135,222,218
2095 83,338,446 134,553,615
2094 83,854,648 133,902,112
2093 84,371,569 133,186,791
2092 84,888,626 132,427,642
2091 85,410,099 131,674,049
2090 85,934,675 130,893,042
2089 86,466,409 130,075,970
2088 87,004,165 129,234,968
2087 87,549,685 128,358,981
2086 88,105,571 127,463,823
2085 88,668,329 126,555,673
2084 89,239,709 125,612,419
2083 89,817,194 124,663,868
2082 90,402,538 123,716,124
2081 90,995,822 122,772,016
2080 91,595,122 121,805,246
2079 92,196,842 120,822,781
2078 92,801,160 119,802,944
2077 93,405,954 118,776,597
2076 94,007,669 117,748,457
2075 94,606,607 116,688,549
2074 95,197,577 115,601,159
2073 95,783,994 114,499,847
2072 96,355,853 113,374,089
2071 96,915,335 112,235,978
2070 97,460,813 111,102,687
2069 97,988,897 109,945,533
2068 98,496,927 108,791,037
2067 98,978,509 107,581,192
2066 99,439,391 106,357,353
2065 99,877,457 105,145,307
2064 100,288,977 103,903,801
2063 100,668,199 102,642,643
2062 101,017,348 101,354,095
2061 101,332,810 100,067,335
2060 101,612,261 98,765,585
2059 101,858,931 97,461,067
2058 102,061,144 96,135,716
2057 102,228,085 94,800,344
2056 102,358,266 93,458,640
2055 102,449,092 92,089,717
2054 102,498,594 90,711,253
2053 102,508,245 89,342,122
2052 102,480,373 87,962,125
2051 102,417,847 86,581,277
2050 102,318,917 85,194,794
2049 102,189,816 83,803,171
2048 102,024,233 82,442,635
2047 101,832,213 81,085,689
2046 101,613,554 79,725,126
2045 101,371,784 78,359,927
2044 101,104,998 77,006,049
2043 100,818,045 75,652,858
2042 100,512,032 74,312,465
2041 100,188,214 72,968,877
2040 99,849,875 71,640,015
2039 99,501,869 70,319,906
2038 99,137,385 69,001,239
2037 98,759,167 67,665,904
2036 98,366,612 66,337,650
2035 97,963,082 65,001,359
2034 97,546,148 63,664,516
2033 97,118,106 62,329,849
2032 96,671,440 61,007,985
2031 96,204,118 59,695,860
2030 95,718,604 58,384,521
2029 95,195,996 57,082,767
2028 94,623,034 55,800,806
2027 93,987,260 54,523,219
2026 93,276,075 52,894,744
2025 92,478,162 51,256,148
2024 91,567,738 50,448,963
2023 90,608,707 50,042,791
2022 89,524,246 49,383,346
2021 88,455,488 48,066,924
2020 87,723,443 46,789,231
2019 87,051,648 45,548,175
2018 86,117,998 44,230,596
2017 85,026,754 42,714,306
2016 83,812,228 41,259,892
2015 82,619,362 40,024,431
2014 81,502,045 38,823,318
2013 80,414,686 37,785,849
2012 79,370,580 36,923,178
2011 78,383,598 36,140,806
2010 77,420,842 35,414,399
2009 76,457,825 34,569,113
2008 75,514,204 33,623,980
2007 74,602,648 32,764,135
2006 73,392,747 31,992,435
2005 71,828,455 31,262,444
2004 70,256,316 30,556,637
2003 68,769,340 29,896,035
2002 68,011,317 29,228,727
2001 67,452,005 28,516,770
2000 66,418,659 27,816,745
1999 65,445,391 27,130,613
1998 64,519,859 26,458,999
1997 63,639,638 25,799,821
1996 62,881,300 25,231,528
1995 62,205,567 24,672,143
1994 61,520,598 24,043,948
1993 61,403,543 23,445,592
1992 61,184,983 22,927,355
1991 59,986,931 22,470,676
1990 58,380,092 22,021,481
1989 56,704,914 21,578,022
1988 55,072,694 21,138,431
1987 53,323,493 20,704,904
1986 51,446,045 20,288,238
1985 49,582,289 19,905,872
1984 47,793,998 19,546,528
1983 46,029,535 19,109,770
1982 44,272,141 18,486,645
1981 41,989,312 17,780,572
1980 39,842,324 17,058,905
1979 38,424,952 16,355,352
1978 37,126,535 15,695,003
1977 35,933,181 15,086,614
1976 34,837,271 14,569,716
1975 33,802,973 14,064,798
1974 32,796,463 13,580,723
1973 31,839,838 13,049,315
1972 30,921,179 12,527,856
1971 30,029,071 12,105,539
1970 29,145,100 11,695,771
1969 28,273,482 11,298,936
1968 27,437,391 10,917,999
1967 26,628,432 10,550,597
1966 25,829,270 10,197,578
1965 25,036,978 9,858,030
1964 24,262,859 9,531,109
1963 23,519,005 9,218,077
1962 22,807,907 8,919,028
1961 22,125,726 8,634,941
1960 21,470,434 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Sudan
2100 -0.66% 0.42%
2099 -0.64% 0.45%
2098 -0.64% 0.47%
2097 -0.63% 0.47%
2096 -0.62% 0.5%
2095 -0.62% 0.49%
2094 -0.61% 0.54%
2093 -0.61% 0.57%
2092 -0.61% 0.57%
2091 -0.61% 0.6%
2090 -0.61% 0.63%
2089 -0.62% 0.65%
2088 -0.62% 0.68%
2087 -0.63% 0.7%
2086 -0.63% 0.72%
2085 -0.64% 0.75%
2084 -0.64% 0.76%
2083 -0.65% 0.77%
2082 -0.65% 0.77%
2081 -0.65% 0.79%
2080 -0.65% 0.81%
2079 -0.65% 0.85%
2078 -0.65% 0.86%
2077 -0.64% 0.87%
2076 -0.63% 0.91%
2075 -0.62% 0.94%
2074 -0.61% 0.96%
2073 -0.59% 0.99%
2072 -0.58% 1.01%
2071 -0.56% 1.02%
2070 -0.54% 1.05%
2069 -0.52% 1.06%
2068 -0.49% 1.12%
2067 -0.46% 1.15%
2066 -0.44% 1.15%
2065 -0.41% 1.19%
2064 -0.38% 1.23%
2063 -0.35% 1.27%
2062 -0.31% 1.29%
2061 -0.28% 1.32%
2060 -0.24% 1.34%
2059 -0.2% 1.38%
2058 -0.16% 1.41%
2057 -0.13% 1.44%
2056 -0.09% 1.49%
2055 -0.05% 1.52%
2054 -0.009% 1.53%
2053 0.03% 1.57%
2052 0.06% 1.59%
2051 0.1% 1.63%
2050 0.13% 1.66%
2049 0.16% 1.65%
2048 0.19% 1.67%
2047 0.22% 1.71%
2046 0.24% 1.74%
2045 0.26% 1.76%
2044 0.28% 1.79%
2043 0.3% 1.8%
2042 0.32% 1.84%
2041 0.34% 1.85%
2040 0.35% 1.88%
2039 0.37% 1.91%
2038 0.38% 1.97%
2037 0.4% 2%
2036 0.41% 2.06%
2035 0.43% 2.1%
2034 0.44% 2.14%
2033 0.46% 2.17%
2032 0.49% 2.2%
2031 0.51% 2.25%
2030 0.55% 2.28%
2029 0.61% 2.3%
2028 0.68% 2.34%
2027 0.76% 3.08%
2026 0.86% 3.2%
2025 0.99% 1.6%
2024 1.06% 0.81%
2023 1.21% 1.34%
2022 1.21% 2.74%
2021 0.83% 2.73%
2020 0.77% 2.72%
2019 1.08% 2.98%
2018 1.28% 3.55%
2017 1.45% 3.53%
2016 1.44% 3.09%
2015 1.37% 3.09%
2014 1.35% 2.75%
2013 1.32% 2.34%
2012 1.26% 2.16%
2011 1.24% 2.05%
2010 1.26% 2.45%
2009 1.25% 2.81%
2008 1.22% 2.62%
2007 1.65% 2.41%
2006 2.18% 2.34%
2005 2.24% 2.31%
2004 2.16% 2.21%
2003 1.11% 2.28%
2002 0.83% 2.5%
2001 1.56% 2.52%
2000 1.49% 2.53%
1999 1.43% 2.54%
1998 1.38% 2.55%
1997 1.21% 2.25%
1996 1.09% 2.27%
1995 1.11% 2.61%
1994 0.19% 2.55%
1993 0.36% 2.26%
1992 2% 2.03%
1991 2.75% 2.04%
1990 2.95% 2.06%
1989 2.96% 2.08%
1988 3.28% 2.09%
1987 3.65% 2.05%
1986 3.76% 1.92%
1985 3.74% 1.84%
1984 3.83% 2.29%
1983 3.97% 3.37%
1982 5.44% 3.97%
1981 5.39% 4.23%
1980 3.69% 4.3%
1979 3.5% 4.21%
1978 3.32% 4.03%
1977 3.15% 3.55%
1976 3.06% 3.59%
1975 3.07% 3.56%
1974 3% 4.07%
1973 2.97% 4.16%
1972 2.97% 3.49%
1971 3.03% 3.5%
1970 3.08% 3.51%
1969 3.05% 3.49%
1968 3.04% 3.48%
1967 3.09% 3.46%
1966 3.16% 3.44%
1965 3.19% 3.43%
1964 3.16% 3.4%
1963 3.12% 3.35%
1962 3.08% 3.29%
1961 3.05% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Iran Sudan
Current population
93468444
53335233
Population rank 17/197 29/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.64%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 116/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +291,469
Net migration rank 14/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 291,469
2024 - 190,156 - -544,257
2023 750,150 262,044 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 753,525 403,190 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 645,725 334,967 1,293,817 31,664
2020 663,978 -180,680 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 893,063 -32,794 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 1,257,387 125,499
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,208,046 441,623
2016 1,186,949 66,630 1,174,422 84,728
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 1,145,259 66,476
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 1,097,962 92,504
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 980,380 -12,849 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 958,322 211 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 940,983 -12,184 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 919,254 -24,950 992,819 -201,769
2006 884,529 640,932 963,740 -211,387
2005 837,305 765,873 907,017 -199,378
2004 801,203 739,996 889,382 -185,392
2003 732,600 700,222 898,226 -281,001
2002 752,205 -668,962 897,965 -180,603
2001 743,658 291,692 880,284 -173,745
2000 731,203 300,133 858,536 -165,030
1999 723,237 191,988 835,840 -157,090
1998 717,655 218,171 814,752 -150,271
1997 726,574 98,009 802,245 -148,368
1996 784,508 -92,435 792,926 -310,221
1995 879,648 -220,258 780,700 -144,670
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 764,645 -144,324
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 743,249 -166,861
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 731,177 -271,093
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 714,612 -261,341
1990 1,530,434 200,711 699,953 -254,825
1989 1,609,739 9,460 683,743 -241,979
1988 1,614,512 30,688 672,604 -235,213
1987 1,639,644 213,524 658,416 -228,756
1986 1,659,289 242,411 649,649 -245,968
1985 1,661,750 163,999 583,382 -222,315
1984 1,653,051 97,748 577,405 -219,755
1983 1,573,612 204,544 570,198 -54,325
1982 1,514,240 222,390 606,362 124,007
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 585,087 96,697
1980 1,361,293 103,674 552,930 208,602
1979 1,294,306 75,451 524,942 120,613
1978 1,156,974 70,088 497,987 177,153
1977 1,091,542 68,093 483,089 58,540
1976 1,013,347 18,825 470,019 22,147
1975 929,481 106,921 454,813 62,843
1974 873,369 103,252 444,456 6,023
1973 831,880 104,779 439,201 173,143
1972 804,043 96,614 428,340 2,238
1971 805,830 77,717 417,641 -3,577
1970 794,612 89,757 401,013 4,479
1969 780,660 78,196 385,712 2,476
1968 743,992 69,342 370,917 2,776
1967 727,276 77,313 356,599 4,508
1966 695,040 98,709 342,118 2,813
1965 663,029 127,808 327,799 6,367
1964 635,589 121,817 315,166 4,505
1963 620,126 110,190 302,132 4,263
1962 595,538 96,332 287,317 4,387
1961 594,674 77,811 272,562 3,904
1960 584,060 54,041 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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