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

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The latest officially reported population of Iran was 92,417,681 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,580,141 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 8.77 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.15% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.6M (27.5% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Iran vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Sweden
2100 80,660,972 11,330,987
2099 81,193,582 11,334,835
2098 81,717,474 11,339,107
2097 82,241,892 11,340,268
2096 82,764,411 11,341,947
2095 83,283,942 11,344,893
2094 83,799,806 11,347,531
2093 84,316,389 11,349,412
2092 84,833,108 11,351,452
2091 85,354,240 11,352,899
2090 85,878,473 11,354,820
2089 86,409,859 11,357,746
2088 86,947,263 11,360,405
2087 87,492,427 11,364,197
2086 88,047,949 11,371,529
2085 88,610,339 11,376,573
2084 89,181,346 11,381,332
2083 89,758,453 11,384,862
2082 90,343,413 11,390,058
2081 90,936,310 11,391,696
2080 91,535,218 11,393,882
2079 92,136,544 11,393,412
2078 92,740,467 11,391,291
2077 93,344,865 11,389,212
2076 93,946,187 11,385,385
2075 94,544,733 11,381,261
2074 95,135,317 11,377,973
2073 95,721,351 11,375,051
2072 96,292,835 11,371,362
2071 96,851,951 11,366,451
2070 97,397,073 11,362,742
2069 97,924,812 11,358,895
2068 98,432,509 11,357,504
2067 98,913,776 11,356,672
2066 99,374,357 11,356,676
2065 99,812,137 11,355,953
2064 100,223,387 11,354,988
2063 100,602,361 11,354,834
2062 100,951,282 11,355,452
2061 101,266,537 11,353,198
2060 101,545,806 11,352,013
2059 101,792,315 11,349,674
2058 101,994,395 11,345,893
2057 102,161,227 11,340,487
2056 102,291,323 11,335,234
2055 102,382,089 11,328,291
2054 102,431,558 11,320,768
2053 102,441,204 11,310,127
2052 102,413,350 11,296,358
2051 102,350,865 11,280,503
2050 102,251,999 11,261,537
2049 102,122,983 11,242,070
2048 101,957,508 11,221,274
2047 101,765,614 11,199,365
2046 101,547,098 11,176,512
2045 101,305,486 11,152,739
2044 101,038,874 11,127,765
2043 100,752,109 11,102,354
2042 100,446,296 11,076,504
2041 100,122,690 11,052,951
2040 99,784,572 11,028,609
2039 99,436,793 11,005,487
2038 99,072,548 10,983,160
2037 98,694,577 10,961,591
2036 98,302,279 10,938,759
2035 97,899,013 10,916,327
2034 97,482,352 10,893,717
2033 97,054,589 10,869,588
2032 96,608,216 10,844,339
2031 96,141,200 10,819,037
2030 95,656,003 10,790,557
2029 95,133,736 10,759,017
2028 94,561,150 10,724,017
2027 93,925,792 10,685,143
2026 93,215,072 10,643,884
2025 92,417,681 10,596,620
2024 91,567,738 10,569,709
2023 90,608,707 10,536,632
2022 89,524,246 10,486,941
2021 88,455,488 10,415,811
2020 87,723,443 10,353,442
2019 87,051,648 10,278,887
2018 86,117,998 10,175,214
2017 85,026,754 10,057,698
2016 83,812,228 9,923,085
2015 82,619,362 9,799,186
2014 81,502,045 9,696,110
2013 80,414,686 9,600,379
2012 79,370,580 9,519,374
2011 78,383,598 9,449,213
2010 77,420,842 9,378,126
2009 76,457,825 9,298,515
2008 75,514,204 9,219,637
2007 74,602,648 9,148,092
2006 73,392,747 9,080,505
2005 71,828,455 9,029,572
2004 70,256,316 8,993,531
2003 68,769,340 8,958,229
2002 68,011,317 8,924,958
2001 67,452,005 8,895,960
2000 66,418,659 8,872,109
1999 65,445,391 8,857,874
1998 64,519,859 8,850,974
1997 63,639,638 8,846,062
1996 62,881,300 8,840,998
1995 62,205,567 8,826,939
1994 61,520,598 8,780,745
1993 61,403,543 8,718,561
1992 61,184,983 8,668,067
1991 59,986,931 8,617,375
1990 58,380,092 8,558,835
1989 56,704,914 8,492,964
1988 55,072,694 8,436,489
1987 53,323,493 8,397,804
1986 51,446,045 8,369,829
1985 49,582,289 8,350,386
1984 47,793,998 8,336,605
1983 46,029,535 8,329,033
1982 44,272,141 8,325,263
1981 41,989,312 8,320,503
1980 39,842,324 8,310,531
1979 38,424,952 8,293,678
1978 37,126,535 8,275,599
1977 35,933,181 8,251,540
1976 34,837,271 8,222,286
1975 33,802,973 8,192,437
1974 32,796,463 8,159,955
1973 31,839,838 8,136,312
1972 30,921,179 8,122,300
1971 30,029,071 8,098,334
1970 29,145,100 8,042,801
1969 28,273,482 7,968,072
1968 27,437,391 7,912,273
1967 26,628,432 7,867,931
1966 25,829,270 7,807,797
1965 25,036,978 7,733,853
1964 24,262,859 7,661,354
1963 23,519,005 7,604,328
1962 22,807,907 7,561,588
1961 22,125,726 7,519,998
1960 21,470,434 7,484,656

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iran's population will grow by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Sweden
2100 -0.66% -0.03%
2099 -0.64% -0.04%
2098 -0.64% -0.01%
2097 -0.63% -0.01%
2096 -0.62% -0.03%
2095 -0.62% -0.02%
2094 -0.61% -0.02%
2093 -0.61% -0.02%
2092 -0.61% -0.01%
2091 -0.61% -0.02%
2090 -0.61% -0.03%
2089 -0.62% -0.02%
2088 -0.62% -0.03%
2087 -0.63% -0.06%
2086 -0.63% -0.04%
2085 -0.64% -0.04%
2084 -0.64% -0.03%
2083 -0.65% -0.05%
2082 -0.65% -0.01%
2081 -0.65% -0.02%
2080 -0.65% 0.004%
2079 -0.65% 0.02%
2078 -0.65% 0.02%
2077 -0.64% 0.03%
2076 -0.63% 0.04%
2075 -0.62% 0.03%
2074 -0.61% 0.03%
2073 -0.59% 0.03%
2072 -0.58% 0.04%
2071 -0.56% 0.03%
2070 -0.54% 0.03%
2069 -0.52% 0.01%
2068 -0.49% 0.007%
2067 -0.46% -0%
2066 -0.44% 0.006%
2065 -0.41% 0.009%
2064 -0.38% 0.001%
2063 -0.35% -0.005%
2062 -0.31% 0.02%
2061 -0.28% 0.01%
2060 -0.24% 0.02%
2059 -0.2% 0.03%
2058 -0.16% 0.05%
2057 -0.13% 0.05%
2056 -0.09% 0.06%
2055 -0.05% 0.07%
2054 -0.009% 0.09%
2053 0.03% 0.12%
2052 0.06% 0.14%
2051 0.1% 0.17%
2050 0.13% 0.17%
2049 0.16% 0.19%
2048 0.19% 0.2%
2047 0.22% 0.2%
2046 0.24% 0.21%
2045 0.26% 0.22%
2044 0.28% 0.23%
2043 0.3% 0.23%
2042 0.32% 0.21%
2041 0.34% 0.22%
2040 0.35% 0.21%
2039 0.37% 0.2%
2038 0.38% 0.2%
2037 0.4% 0.21%
2036 0.41% 0.21%
2035 0.43% 0.21%
2034 0.44% 0.22%
2033 0.46% 0.23%
2032 0.49% 0.23%
2031 0.51% 0.26%
2030 0.55% 0.29%
2029 0.61% 0.33%
2028 0.68% 0.36%
2027 0.76% 0.39%
2026 0.86% 0.45%
2025 0.93% 0.25%
2024 1.06% 0.31%
2023 1.21% 0.47%
2022 1.21% 0.68%
2021 0.83% 0.6%
2020 0.77% 0.73%
2019 1.08% 1.02%
2018 1.28% 1.17%
2017 1.45% 1.36%
2016 1.44% 1.26%
2015 1.37% 1.06%
2014 1.35% 1%
2013 1.32% 0.85%
2012 1.26% 0.74%
2011 1.24% 0.76%
2010 1.26% 0.86%
2009 1.25% 0.86%
2008 1.22% 0.78%
2007 1.65% 0.74%
2006 2.18% 0.56%
2005 2.24% 0.4%
2004 2.16% 0.39%
2003 1.11% 0.37%
2002 0.83% 0.33%
2001 1.56% 0.27%
2000 1.49% 0.16%
1999 1.43% 0.08%
1998 1.38% 0.06%
1997 1.21% 0.06%
1996 1.09% 0.16%
1995 1.11% 0.53%
1994 0.19% 0.71%
1993 0.36% 0.58%
1992 2% 0.59%
1991 2.75% 0.68%
1990 2.95% 0.78%
1989 2.96% 0.67%
1988 3.28% 0.46%
1987 3.65% 0.33%
1986 3.76% 0.23%
1985 3.74% 0.17%
1984 3.83% 0.09%
1983 3.97% 0.05%
1982 5.44% 0.06%
1981 5.39% 0.12%
1980 3.69% 0.2%
1979 3.5% 0.22%
1978 3.32% 0.29%
1977 3.15% 0.36%
1976 3.06% 0.36%
1975 3.07% 0.4%
1974 3% 0.29%
1973 2.97% 0.17%
1972 2.97% 0.3%
1971 3.03% 0.69%
1970 3.08% 0.94%
1969 3.05% 0.71%
1968 3.04% 0.56%
1967 3.09% 0.77%
1966 3.16% 0.96%
1965 3.19% 0.95%
1964 3.16% 0.75%
1963 3.12% 0.57%
1962 3.08% 0.55%
1961 3.05% 0.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Iran grew by 0.93%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Iran Sweden
Current population
93580141
10665077
Population rank 17/197 93/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.13%
One net population change
37.2 seconds
19.6 minutes
One birth every
27.4 seconds
5.35 minutes
One death every
1.21 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,329 +74
Annual growth/decline +849,943 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +0.93% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 148/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +47,079
Net migration rank 14/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 47,079
2024 715,785 190,156 7,399 50,115
2023 750,150 262,044 5,269 55,209
2022 753,525 403,190 10,487 58,955
2021 645,725 334,967 22,914 51,947
2020 663,978 -180,680 14,495 37,302
2019 893,063 -32,794 25,697 72,619
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 23,403 87,517
2017 1,140,549 34,849 24,138 102,671
2016 1,186,949 66,630 25,800 119,234
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 23,518 80,534
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 26,179 77,654
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 23,041 66,760
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 20,943 52,879
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 21,733 46,049
2010 980,380 -12,849 25,320 51,175
2009 958,322 211 21,387 63,638
2008 940,983 -12,184 18,439 56,452
2007 919,254 -24,950 15,552 54,907
2006 884,529 640,932 15,436 51,675
2005 837,305 765,873 9,030 27,030
2004 801,203 739,996 9,893 25,842
2003 732,600 700,222 6,271 29,161
2002 752,205 -668,962 893 31,364
2001 743,658 291,692 -1,779 28,856
2000 731,203 300,133 -2,662 24,900
1999 723,237 191,988 -6,201 13,940
1998 717,655 218,171 -3,541 11,325
1997 726,574 98,009 -3,539 6,047
1996 784,508 -92,435 1,768 5,773
1995 879,648 -220,258 9,710 11,621
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 20,196 51,545
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 20,924 32,725
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 28,605 20,507
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 29,299 25,314
1990 1,530,434 200,711 29,100 35,668
1989 1,609,739 9,460 24,629 44,565
1988 1,614,512 30,688 15,186 30,064
1987 1,639,644 213,524 11,757 21,335
1986 1,659,289 242,411 9,206 15,211
1985 1,661,750 163,999 4,175 11,464
1984 1,653,051 97,748 3,335 8,668
1983 1,573,612 204,544 833 2,105
1982 1,514,240 222,390 1,665 2,524
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 1,664 3,209
1980 1,361,293 103,674 5,818 10,040
1979 1,294,306 75,451 4,976 13,895
1978 1,156,974 70,088 4,138 13,807
1977 1,091,542 68,093 7,426 23,528
1976 1,013,347 18,825 8,222 20,324
1975 929,481 106,921 14,746 16,564
1974 873,369 103,252 23,664 9,217
1973 831,880 104,779 24,409 -9,551
1972 804,043 96,614 28,428 -13,519
1971 805,830 77,717 31,583 2,334
1970 794,612 89,757 30,563 47,242
1969 780,660 78,196 23,904 48,824
1968 743,992 69,342 30,858 8,545
1967 727,276 77,313 41,700 11,075
1966 695,040 98,709 45,286 24,920
1965 663,029 127,808 44,857 32,444
1964 635,589 121,817 45,968 23,581
1963 620,126 110,190 35,741 11,009
1962 595,538 96,332 30,246 9,627
1961 594,674 77,811 30,832 14,401
1960 584,060 54,041 27,693 1,080

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/sweden | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 89.9% of the population change in Iran is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people). In Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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