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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 4.02 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 1.41% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Iran vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Taiwan
2100 80,713,760 10,150,338
2099 81,246,718 10,273,881
2098 81,770,953 10,399,680
2097 82,295,714 10,527,804
2096 82,818,575 10,657,536
2095 83,338,446 10,789,978
2094 83,854,648 10,925,075
2093 84,371,569 11,062,491
2092 84,888,626 11,202,670
2091 85,410,099 11,346,131
2090 85,934,675 11,494,369
2089 86,466,409 11,644,743
2088 87,004,165 11,799,177
2087 87,549,685 11,956,109
2086 88,105,571 12,116,149
2085 88,668,329 12,281,248
2084 89,239,709 12,451,872
2083 89,817,194 12,625,681
2082 90,402,538 12,803,442
2081 90,995,822 12,986,931
2080 91,595,122 13,174,137
2079 92,196,842 13,366,920
2078 92,801,160 13,564,788
2077 93,405,954 13,765,770
2076 94,007,669 13,969,802
2075 94,606,607 14,178,904
2074 95,197,577 14,391,331
2073 95,783,994 14,606,033
2072 96,355,853 14,824,987
2071 96,915,335 15,045,310
2070 97,460,813 15,266,143
2069 97,988,897 15,488,280
2068 98,496,927 15,714,125
2067 98,978,509 15,940,945
2066 99,439,391 16,167,553
2065 99,877,457 16,396,032
2064 100,288,977 16,625,600
2063 100,668,199 16,854,355
2062 101,017,348 17,084,600
2061 101,332,810 17,314,450
2060 101,612,261 17,541,998
2059 101,858,931 17,767,014
2058 102,061,144 17,988,239
2057 102,228,085 18,208,151
2056 102,358,266 18,423,453
2055 102,449,092 18,639,554
2054 102,498,594 18,853,384
2053 102,508,245 19,063,428
2052 102,480,373 19,270,076
2051 102,417,847 19,474,323
2050 102,318,917 19,677,203
2049 102,189,816 19,878,438
2048 102,024,233 20,073,645
2047 101,832,213 20,267,326
2046 101,613,554 20,454,154
2045 101,371,784 20,640,565
2044 101,104,998 20,819,477
2043 100,818,045 20,995,111
2042 100,512,032 21,166,213
2041 100,188,214 21,331,710
2040 99,849,875 21,491,361
2039 99,501,869 21,645,911
2038 99,137,385 21,794,529
2037 98,759,167 21,939,617
2036 98,366,612 22,077,701
2035 97,963,082 22,211,115
2034 97,546,148 22,340,809
2033 97,118,106 22,463,465
2032 96,671,440 22,582,449
2031 96,204,118 22,698,460
2030 95,718,604 22,809,605
2029 95,195,996 22,916,803
2028 94,623,034 23,022,058
2027 93,987,260 23,127,410
2026 93,276,075 23,229,461
2025 92,478,162 23,331,886
2024 91,567,738 23,410,331
2023 90,608,707 23,342,541
2022 89,524,246 23,319,977
2021 88,455,488 23,468,275
2020 87,723,443 23,582,179
2019 87,051,648 23,596,027
2018 86,117,998 23,580,080
2017 85,026,754 23,555,522
2016 83,812,228 23,515,945
2015 82,619,362 23,462,914
2014 81,502,045 23,403,635
2013 80,414,686 23,344,670
2012 79,370,580 23,270,367
2011 78,383,598 23,193,518
2010 77,420,842 23,140,948
2009 76,457,825 23,078,402
2008 75,514,204 22,997,696
2007 74,602,648 22,917,444
2006 73,392,747 22,823,455
2005 71,828,455 22,729,753
2004 70,256,316 22,646,836
2003 68,769,340 22,562,663
2002 68,011,317 22,463,172
2001 67,452,005 22,341,120
2000 66,418,659 22,184,530
1999 65,445,391 22,010,489
1998 64,519,859 21,835,703
1997 63,639,638 21,634,124
1996 62,881,300 21,441,432
1995 62,205,567 21,267,653
1994 61,520,598 21,086,645
1993 61,403,543 20,899,019
1992 61,184,983 20,704,227
1991 59,986,931 20,503,568
1990 58,380,092 20,278,946
1989 56,704,914 20,055,492
1988 55,072,694 19,839,704
1987 53,323,493 19,617,046
1986 51,446,045 19,411,454
1985 49,582,289 19,191,510
1984 47,793,998 18,929,866
1983 46,029,535 18,653,146
1982 44,272,141 18,354,855
1981 41,989,312 18,029,982
1980 39,842,324 17,704,538
1979 38,424,952 17,372,779
1978 37,126,535 17,042,272
1977 35,933,181 16,730,895
1976 34,837,271 16,401,413
1975 33,802,973 16,075,128
1974 32,796,463 15,784,817
1973 31,839,838 15,505,121
1972 30,921,179 15,220,495
1971 30,029,071 14,913,564
1970 29,145,100 14,582,944
1969 28,273,482 14,068,984
1968 27,437,391 13,548,537
1967 26,628,432 13,210,344
1966 25,829,270 12,874,153
1965 25,036,978 12,511,863
1964 24,262,859 12,137,143
1963 23,519,005 11,762,101
1962 22,807,907 11,392,513
1961 22,125,726 11,030,385
1960 21,470,434 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Taiwan
2100 -0.66% -1.2%
2099 -0.64% -1.21%
2098 -0.64% -1.22%
2097 -0.63% -1.22%
2096 -0.62% -1.23%
2095 -0.62% -1.24%
2094 -0.61% -1.24%
2093 -0.61% -1.25%
2092 -0.61% -1.26%
2091 -0.61% -1.29%
2090 -0.61% -1.29%
2089 -0.62% -1.31%
2088 -0.62% -1.31%
2087 -0.63% -1.32%
2086 -0.63% -1.34%
2085 -0.64% -1.37%
2084 -0.64% -1.38%
2083 -0.65% -1.39%
2082 -0.65% -1.41%
2081 -0.65% -1.42%
2080 -0.65% -1.44%
2079 -0.65% -1.46%
2078 -0.65% -1.46%
2077 -0.64% -1.46%
2076 -0.63% -1.47%
2075 -0.62% -1.48%
2074 -0.61% -1.47%
2073 -0.59% -1.48%
2072 -0.58% -1.46%
2071 -0.56% -1.45%
2070 -0.54% -1.43%
2069 -0.52% -1.44%
2068 -0.49% -1.42%
2067 -0.46% -1.4%
2066 -0.44% -1.39%
2065 -0.41% -1.38%
2064 -0.38% -1.36%
2063 -0.35% -1.35%
2062 -0.31% -1.33%
2061 -0.28% -1.3%
2060 -0.24% -1.27%
2059 -0.2% -1.23%
2058 -0.16% -1.21%
2057 -0.13% -1.17%
2056 -0.09% -1.16%
2055 -0.05% -1.13%
2054 -0.009% -1.1%
2053 0.03% -1.07%
2052 0.06% -1.05%
2051 0.1% -1.03%
2050 0.13% -1.01%
2049 0.16% -0.97%
2048 0.19% -0.96%
2047 0.22% -0.91%
2046 0.24% -0.9%
2045 0.26% -0.86%
2044 0.28% -0.84%
2043 0.3% -0.81%
2042 0.32% -0.78%
2041 0.34% -0.74%
2040 0.35% -0.71%
2039 0.37% -0.68%
2038 0.38% -0.66%
2037 0.4% -0.63%
2036 0.41% -0.6%
2035 0.43% -0.58%
2034 0.44% -0.55%
2033 0.46% -0.53%
2032 0.49% -0.51%
2031 0.51% -0.49%
2030 0.55% -0.47%
2029 0.61% -0.46%
2028 0.68% -0.46%
2027 0.76% -0.44%
2026 0.86% -0.44%
2025 0.99% -0.34%
2024 1.06% 0.29%
2023 1.21% 0.1%
2022 1.21% -0.63%
2021 0.83% -0.48%
2020 0.77% -0.06%
2019 1.08% 0.07%
2018 1.28% 0.1%
2017 1.45% 0.17%
2016 1.44% 0.23%
2015 1.37% 0.25%
2014 1.35% 0.25%
2013 1.32% 0.32%
2012 1.26% 0.33%
2011 1.24% 0.23%
2010 1.26% 0.27%
2009 1.25% 0.35%
2008 1.22% 0.35%
2007 1.65% 0.41%
2006 2.18% 0.41%
2005 2.24% 0.37%
2004 2.16% 0.37%
2003 1.11% 0.44%
2002 0.83% 0.55%
2001 1.56% 0.71%
2000 1.49% 0.79%
1999 1.43% 0.8%
1998 1.38% 0.93%
1997 1.21% 0.9%
1996 1.09% 0.82%
1995 1.11% 0.86%
1994 0.19% 0.9%
1993 0.36% 0.94%
1992 2% 0.98%
1991 2.75% 1.11%
1990 2.95% 1.11%
1989 2.96% 1.09%
1988 3.28% 1.14%
1987 3.65% 1.06%
1986 3.76% 1.15%
1985 3.74% 1.38%
1984 3.83% 1.48%
1983 3.97% 1.63%
1982 5.44% 1.8%
1981 5.39% 1.84%
1980 3.69% 1.91%
1979 3.5% 1.94%
1978 3.32% 1.86%
1977 3.15% 2.01%
1976 3.06% 2.03%
1975 3.07% 1.84%
1974 3% 1.8%
1973 2.97% 1.87%
1972 2.97% 2.06%
1971 3.03% 2.27%
1970 3.08% 3.65%
1969 3.05% 3.84%
1968 3.04% 2.56%
1967 3.09% 2.61%
1966 3.16% 2.9%
1965 3.19% 3.09%
1964 3.16% 3.19%
1963 3.12% 3.24%
1962 3.08% 3.28%
1961 3.05% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Iran Taiwan
Current population
93468444
23229461
Population rank 17/197 60/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.28%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -215
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 180/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +47,029
Net migration rank 14/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -
2024 - 190,156 -67,188 47,029
2023 750,150 262,044 -69,794 225,599
2022 753,525 403,190 -68,327 -42,430
2021 645,725 334,967 -30,039 -156,010
2020 663,978 -180,680 -7,782 -33,978
2019 893,063 -32,794 1,416 12,718
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 8,725 8,888
2017 1,140,549 34,849 22,613 8,809
2016 1,186,949 66,630 35,980 11,707
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 49,741 8,581
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 - -
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 - -
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 - -
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 43,836 19,077
2010 980,380 -12,849 - -
2009 958,322 211 - -
2008 940,983 -12,184 - -
2007 919,254 -24,950 - -
2006 884,529 640,932 - -
2005 837,305 765,873 - -
2004 801,203 739,996 - -
2003 732,600 700,222 - -
2002 752,205 -668,962 - -
2001 743,658 291,692 132,707 -3,811
2000 731,203 300,133 - -
1999 723,237 191,988 - -
1998 717,655 218,171 - -
1997 726,574 98,009 - -
1996 784,508 -92,435 - -
1995 879,648 -220,258 - -
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 - -
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 - -
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 - -
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 215,698 -12,128
1990 1,530,434 200,711 - -
1989 1,609,739 9,460 - -
1988 1,614,512 30,688 - -
1987 1,639,644 213,524 - -
1986 1,659,289 242,411 - -
1985 1,661,750 163,999 - -
1984 1,653,051 97,748 - -
1983 1,573,612 204,544 - -
1982 1,514,240 222,390 - -
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 326,883 4,508
1980 1,361,293 103,674 - -
1979 1,294,306 75,451 - -
1978 1,156,974 70,088 - -
1977 1,091,542 68,093 - -
1976 1,013,347 18,825 - -
1975 929,481 106,921 - -
1974 873,369 103,252 - -
1973 831,880 104,779 - -
1972 804,043 96,614 - -
1971 805,830 77,717 - -
1970 794,612 89,757 - -
1969 780,660 78,196 - -
1968 743,992 69,342 - -
1967 727,276 77,313 - -
1966 695,040 98,709 346,958 18,774
1965 663,029 127,808 - -
1964 635,589 121,817 - -
1963 620,126 110,190 - -
1962 595,538 96,332 - -
1961 594,674 77,811 - -
1960 584,060 54,041 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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