Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.31 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.99% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Iran vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Thailand
2100 80,713,760 45,712,111
2099 81,246,718 46,056,854
2098 81,770,953 46,406,925
2097 82,295,714 46,761,683
2096 82,818,575 47,122,446
2095 83,338,446 47,487,866
2094 83,854,648 47,857,414
2093 84,371,569 48,230,566
2092 84,888,626 48,609,149
2091 85,410,099 48,988,448
2090 85,934,675 49,372,024
2089 86,466,409 49,760,635
2088 87,004,165 50,146,313
2087 87,549,685 50,536,233
2086 88,105,571 50,929,394
2085 88,668,329 51,326,092
2084 89,239,709 51,728,619
2083 89,817,194 52,131,789
2082 90,402,538 52,537,598
2081 90,995,822 52,942,608
2080 91,595,122 53,352,029
2079 92,196,842 53,766,821
2078 92,801,160 54,181,891
2077 93,405,954 54,599,508
2076 94,007,669 55,019,721
2075 94,606,607 55,442,571
2074 95,197,577 55,872,412
2073 95,783,994 56,304,891
2072 96,355,853 56,739,842
2071 96,915,335 57,177,118
2070 97,460,813 57,621,370
2069 97,988,897 58,066,637
2068 98,496,927 58,516,959
2067 98,978,509 58,967,738
2066 99,439,391 59,418,676
2065 99,877,457 59,878,082
2064 100,288,977 60,336,709
2063 100,668,199 60,797,201
2062 101,017,348 61,262,000
2061 101,332,810 61,724,999
2060 101,612,261 62,192,387
2059 101,858,931 62,656,203
2058 102,061,144 63,118,413
2057 102,228,085 63,577,864
2056 102,358,266 64,032,675
2055 102,449,092 64,478,337
2054 102,498,594 64,917,436
2053 102,508,245 65,343,383
2052 102,480,373 65,763,356
2051 102,417,847 66,167,939
2050 102,318,917 66,558,274
2049 102,189,816 66,936,876
2048 102,024,233 67,296,897
2047 101,832,213 67,641,907
2046 101,613,554 67,972,603
2045 101,371,784 68,287,399
2044 101,104,998 68,585,177
2043 100,818,045 68,870,333
2042 100,512,032 69,139,548
2041 100,188,214 69,396,419
2040 99,849,875 69,632,464
2039 99,501,869 69,854,146
2038 99,137,385 70,062,543
2037 98,759,167 70,256,027
2036 98,366,612 70,435,348
2035 97,963,082 70,604,705
2034 97,546,148 70,756,791
2033 97,118,106 70,897,217
2032 96,671,440 71,025,384
2031 96,204,118 71,140,609
2030 95,718,604 71,247,320
2029 95,195,996 71,342,891
2028 94,623,034 71,428,869
2027 93,987,260 71,505,168
2026 93,276,075 71,571,743
2025 92,478,162 71,625,629
2024 91,567,738 71,668,011
2023 90,608,707 71,702,435
2022 89,524,246 71,735,329
2021 88,455,488 71,727,332
2020 87,723,443 71,641,484
2019 87,051,648 71,522,271
2018 86,117,998 71,376,079
2017 85,026,754 71,160,187
2016 83,812,228 70,859,841
2015 82,619,362 70,540,795
2014 81,502,045 70,216,367
2013 80,414,686 69,845,114
2012 79,370,580 69,436,098
2011 78,383,598 69,007,208
2010 77,420,842 68,579,447
2009 76,457,825 68,121,080
2008 75,514,204 67,619,830
2007 74,602,648 67,102,394
2006 73,392,747 66,567,687
2005 71,828,455 66,017,420
2004 70,256,316 65,452,047
2003 68,769,340 64,868,166
2002 68,011,317 64,266,437
2001 67,452,005 63,651,141
2000 66,418,659 63,007,815
1999 65,445,391 62,299,043
1998 64,519,859 61,522,630
1997 63,639,638 60,724,584
1996 62,881,300 59,920,064
1995 62,205,567 59,098,232
1994 61,520,598 58,260,854
1993 61,403,543 57,408,198
1992 61,184,983 56,528,834
1991 59,986,931 55,637,434
1990 58,380,092 54,738,329
1989 56,704,914 53,848,956
1988 55,072,694 52,969,595
1987 53,323,493 52,074,105
1986 51,446,045 51,177,834
1985 49,582,289 50,270,753
1984 47,793,998 49,351,708
1983 46,029,535 48,423,309
1982 44,272,141 47,494,577
1981 41,989,312 46,575,855
1980 39,842,324 45,650,022
1979 38,424,952 44,718,434
1978 37,126,535 43,788,976
1977 35,933,181 42,843,974
1976 34,837,271 41,896,504
1975 33,802,973 40,940,005
1974 32,796,463 39,952,891
1973 31,839,838 38,947,787
1972 30,921,179 37,933,929
1971 30,029,071 36,937,387
1970 29,145,100 35,954,408
1969 28,273,482 34,973,782
1968 27,437,391 34,002,560
1967 26,628,432 33,037,801
1966 25,829,270 32,086,071
1965 25,036,978 31,149,337
1964 24,262,859 30,232,141
1963 23,519,005 29,342,322
1962 22,807,907 28,481,040
1961 22,125,726 27,650,334
1960 21,470,434 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Thailand
2100 -0.66% -0.75%
2099 -0.64% -0.75%
2098 -0.64% -0.76%
2097 -0.63% -0.77%
2096 -0.62% -0.77%
2095 -0.62% -0.77%
2094 -0.61% -0.77%
2093 -0.61% -0.78%
2092 -0.61% -0.77%
2091 -0.61% -0.78%
2090 -0.61% -0.78%
2089 -0.62% -0.77%
2088 -0.62% -0.77%
2087 -0.63% -0.77%
2086 -0.63% -0.77%
2085 -0.64% -0.78%
2084 -0.64% -0.77%
2083 -0.65% -0.77%
2082 -0.65% -0.76%
2081 -0.65% -0.77%
2080 -0.65% -0.77%
2079 -0.65% -0.77%
2078 -0.65% -0.76%
2077 -0.64% -0.76%
2076 -0.63% -0.76%
2075 -0.62% -0.77%
2074 -0.61% -0.77%
2073 -0.59% -0.77%
2072 -0.58% -0.76%
2071 -0.56% -0.77%
2070 -0.54% -0.77%
2069 -0.52% -0.77%
2068 -0.49% -0.76%
2067 -0.46% -0.76%
2066 -0.44% -0.77%
2065 -0.41% -0.76%
2064 -0.38% -0.76%
2063 -0.35% -0.76%
2062 -0.31% -0.75%
2061 -0.28% -0.75%
2060 -0.24% -0.74%
2059 -0.2% -0.73%
2058 -0.16% -0.72%
2057 -0.13% -0.71%
2056 -0.09% -0.69%
2055 -0.05% -0.68%
2054 -0.009% -0.65%
2053 0.03% -0.64%
2052 0.06% -0.61%
2051 0.1% -0.59%
2050 0.13% -0.57%
2049 0.16% -0.53%
2048 0.19% -0.51%
2047 0.22% -0.49%
2046 0.24% -0.46%
2045 0.26% -0.43%
2044 0.28% -0.41%
2043 0.3% -0.39%
2042 0.32% -0.37%
2041 0.34% -0.34%
2040 0.35% -0.32%
2039 0.37% -0.3%
2038 0.38% -0.28%
2037 0.4% -0.25%
2036 0.41% -0.24%
2035 0.43% -0.21%
2034 0.44% -0.2%
2033 0.46% -0.18%
2032 0.49% -0.16%
2031 0.51% -0.15%
2030 0.55% -0.13%
2029 0.61% -0.12%
2028 0.68% -0.11%
2027 0.76% -0.09%
2026 0.86% -0.08%
2025 0.99% -0.06%
2024 1.06% -0.05%
2023 1.21% -0.05%
2022 1.21% 0.01%
2021 0.83% 0.12%
2020 0.77% 0.17%
2019 1.08% 0.2%
2018 1.28% 0.3%
2017 1.45% 0.42%
2016 1.44% 0.45%
2015 1.37% 0.46%
2014 1.35% 0.53%
2013 1.32% 0.59%
2012 1.26% 0.62%
2011 1.24% 0.62%
2010 1.26% 0.67%
2009 1.25% 0.74%
2008 1.22% 0.77%
2007 1.65% 0.8%
2006 2.18% 0.83%
2005 2.24% 0.86%
2004 2.16% 0.9%
2003 1.11% 0.94%
2002 0.83% 0.97%
2001 1.56% 1.02%
2000 1.49% 1.14%
1999 1.43% 1.26%
1998 1.38% 1.31%
1997 1.21% 1.34%
1996 1.09% 1.39%
1995 1.11% 1.44%
1994 0.19% 1.49%
1993 0.36% 1.56%
1992 2% 1.6%
1991 2.75% 1.64%
1990 2.95% 1.65%
1989 2.96% 1.66%
1988 3.28% 1.72%
1987 3.65% 1.75%
1986 3.76% 1.8%
1985 3.74% 1.86%
1984 3.83% 1.92%
1983 3.97% 1.96%
1982 5.44% 1.97%
1981 5.39% 2.03%
1980 3.69% 2.08%
1979 3.5% 2.12%
1978 3.32% 2.21%
1977 3.15% 2.26%
1976 3.06% 2.34%
1975 3.07% 2.47%
1974 3% 2.58%
1973 2.97% 2.67%
1972 2.97% 2.7%
1971 3.03% 2.73%
1970 3.08% 2.8%
1969 3.05% 2.86%
1968 3.04% 2.92%
1967 3.09% 2.97%
1966 3.16% 3.01%
1965 3.19% 3.03%
1964 3.16% 3.03%
1963 3.12% 3.02%
1962 3.08% 3%
1961 3.05% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Iran Thailand
Current population
93468444
71571743
Population rank 17/197 21/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.86%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -94
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 168/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +27,509
Net migration rank 14/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 27,509
2024 - 190,156 - 23,321
2023 750,150 262,044 -46,105 19,648
2022 753,525 403,190 -61,046 21,683
2021 645,725 334,967 57,382 -2,093
2020 663,978 -180,680 84,107 32,277
2019 893,063 -32,794 116,867 5,221
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 159,383 10,984
2017 1,140,549 34,849 194,695 66,805
2016 1,186,949 66,630 226,255 112,978
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 266,362 32,500
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 294,628 55,358
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 325,059 67,452
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 351,485 74,033
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 365,670 66,607
2010 980,380 -12,849 370,466 52,791
2009 958,322 211 382,636 110,883
2008 940,983 -12,184 401,730 107,333
2007 919,254 -24,950 425,362 100,486
2006 884,529 640,932 441,211 102,362
2005 837,305 765,873 456,378 100,542
2004 801,203 739,996 466,542 107,199
2003 732,600 700,222 488,003 105,917
2002 752,205 -668,962 504,299 105,215
2001 743,658 291,692 524,230 96,817
2000 731,203 300,133 543,884 121,640
1999 723,237 191,988 578,073 173,924
1998 717,655 218,171 617,318 183,471
1997 726,574 98,009 644,834 150,411
1996 784,508 -92,435 661,397 152,397
1995 879,648 -220,258 682,703 147,226
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 712,589 132,271
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 737,696 122,746
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 754,999 143,318
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 760,508 124,034
1990 1,530,434 200,711 760,808 152,916
1989 1,609,739 9,460 774,563 90,497
1988 1,614,512 30,688 765,252 128,469
1987 1,639,644 213,524 774,498 122,791
1986 1,659,289 242,411 783,430 111,820
1985 1,661,750 163,999 776,935 141,963
1984 1,653,051 97,748 779,856 139,345
1983 1,573,612 204,544 794,239 143,393
1982 1,514,240 222,390 817,951 101,885
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 839,297 78,337
1980 1,361,293 103,674 845,575 88,478
1979 1,294,306 75,451 843,434 85,693
1978 1,156,974 70,088 847,799 82,011
1977 1,091,542 68,093 871,232 88,937
1976 1,013,347 18,825 894,072 40,656
1975 929,481 106,921 911,980 66,306
1974 873,369 103,252 923,151 72,801
1973 831,880 104,779 933,540 80,704
1972 804,043 96,614 940,420 73,082
1971 805,830 77,717 936,215 43,400
1970 794,612 89,757 937,116 49,221
1969 780,660 78,196 948,314 26,551
1968 743,992 69,342 953,806 13,718
1967 727,276 77,313 944,980 17,005
1966 695,040 98,709 929,469 12,016
1965 663,029 127,808 909,000 22,995
1964 635,589 121,817 885,137 17,249
1963 620,126 110,190 860,728 16,494
1962 595,538 96,332 828,741 16,605
1961 594,674 77,811 801,140 14,968
1960 584,060 54,041 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.