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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.09 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Iran vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Turkey
2100 80,713,760 64,274,243
2099 81,246,718 64,924,706
2098 81,770,953 65,567,989
2097 82,295,714 66,219,045
2096 82,818,575 66,865,890
2095 83,338,446 67,516,190
2094 83,854,648 68,169,346
2093 84,371,569 68,835,313
2092 84,888,626 69,496,264
2091 85,410,099 70,159,325
2090 85,934,675 70,828,304
2089 86,466,409 71,490,133
2088 87,004,165 72,146,464
2087 87,549,685 72,792,552
2086 88,105,571 73,439,558
2085 88,668,329 74,085,313
2084 89,239,709 74,713,882
2083 89,817,194 75,342,464
2082 90,402,538 75,969,760
2081 90,995,822 76,583,769
2080 91,595,122 77,195,480
2079 92,196,842 77,793,711
2078 92,801,160 78,386,293
2077 93,405,954 78,973,194
2076 94,007,669 79,556,991
2075 94,606,607 80,128,010
2074 95,197,577 80,697,544
2073 95,783,994 81,244,619
2072 96,355,853 81,785,452
2071 96,915,335 82,311,503
2070 97,460,813 82,827,402
2069 97,988,897 83,324,862
2068 98,496,927 83,806,741
2067 98,978,509 84,270,976
2066 99,439,391 84,728,547
2065 99,877,457 85,177,268
2064 100,288,977 85,611,517
2063 100,668,199 86,026,471
2062 101,017,348 86,425,827
2061 101,332,810 86,800,591
2060 101,612,261 87,156,663
2059 101,858,931 87,500,101
2058 102,061,144 87,809,920
2057 102,228,085 88,100,397
2056 102,358,266 88,369,840
2055 102,449,092 88,598,739
2054 102,498,594 88,806,632
2053 102,508,245 88,985,609
2052 102,480,373 89,144,425
2051 102,417,847 89,270,515
2050 102,318,917 89,374,730
2049 102,189,816 89,447,182
2048 102,024,233 89,484,074
2047 101,832,213 89,492,406
2046 101,613,554 89,467,391
2045 101,371,784 89,441,098
2044 101,104,998 89,390,601
2043 100,818,045 89,326,342
2042 100,512,032 89,237,658
2041 100,188,214 89,137,199
2040 99,849,875 89,021,820
2039 99,501,869 88,885,792
2038 99,137,385 88,736,121
2037 98,759,167 88,562,197
2036 98,366,612 88,373,007
2035 97,963,082 88,178,595
2034 97,546,148 87,975,336
2033 97,118,106 87,754,631
2032 96,671,440 87,524,158
2031 96,204,118 87,274,280
2030 95,718,604 87,004,538
2029 95,195,996 86,741,614
2028 94,623,034 86,466,107
2027 93,987,260 86,189,693
2026 93,276,075 85,932,926
2025 92,478,162 85,718,588
2024 91,567,738 85,518,661
2023 90,608,707 85,325,965
2022 89,524,246 84,979,913
2021 88,455,488 84,147,318
2020 87,723,443 83,384,680
2019 87,051,648 82,579,440
2018 86,117,998 81,407,204
2017 85,026,754 80,312,698
2016 83,812,228 79,277,962
2015 82,619,362 78,218,479
2014 81,502,045 77,181,884
2013 80,414,686 76,147,624
2012 79,370,580 75,175,827
2011 78,383,598 74,223,629
2010 77,420,842 73,142,150
2009 76,457,825 72,039,206
2008 75,514,204 71,051,678
2007 74,602,648 70,158,112
2006 73,392,747 70,045,349
2005 71,828,455 69,329,557
2004 70,256,316 68,592,617
2003 68,769,340 67,831,730
2002 68,011,317 67,048,795
2001 67,452,005 66,245,128
2000 66,418,659 65,425,961
1999 65,445,391 64,591,923
1998 64,519,859 63,734,383
1997 63,639,638 62,852,966
1996 62,881,300 61,951,134
1995 62,205,567 61,024,503
1994 61,520,598 60,033,836
1993 61,403,543 58,999,167
1992 61,184,983 57,990,118
1991 59,986,931 57,009,887
1990 58,380,092 56,015,628
1989 56,704,914 54,976,723
1988 55,072,694 53,909,626
1987 53,323,493 52,843,670
1986 51,446,045 51,777,772
1985 49,582,289 50,687,115
1984 47,793,998 49,574,069
1983 46,029,535 48,447,410
1982 44,272,141 47,322,096
1981 41,989,312 46,321,190
1980 39,842,324 45,408,815
1979 38,424,952 44,510,429
1978 37,126,535 43,645,306
1977 35,933,181 42,773,298
1976 34,837,271 41,899,984
1975 33,802,973 41,053,126
1974 32,796,463 40,210,234
1973 31,839,838 39,329,533
1972 30,921,179 38,430,221
1971 30,029,071 37,518,611
1970 29,145,100 36,638,465
1969 28,273,482 35,787,774
1968 27,437,391 34,921,684
1967 26,628,432 34,050,421
1966 25,829,270 33,177,672
1965 25,036,978 32,345,220
1964 24,262,859 31,543,072
1963 23,519,005 30,726,841
1962 22,807,907 29,916,147
1961 22,125,726 29,119,238
1960 21,470,434 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Turkey
2100 -0.66% -1%
2099 -0.64% -0.98%
2098 -0.64% -0.98%
2097 -0.63% -0.97%
2096 -0.62% -0.96%
2095 -0.62% -0.96%
2094 -0.61% -0.97%
2093 -0.61% -0.95%
2092 -0.61% -0.95%
2091 -0.61% -0.94%
2090 -0.61% -0.93%
2089 -0.62% -0.91%
2088 -0.62% -0.89%
2087 -0.63% -0.88%
2086 -0.63% -0.87%
2085 -0.64% -0.84%
2084 -0.64% -0.83%
2083 -0.65% -0.83%
2082 -0.65% -0.8%
2081 -0.65% -0.79%
2080 -0.65% -0.77%
2079 -0.65% -0.76%
2078 -0.65% -0.74%
2077 -0.64% -0.73%
2076 -0.63% -0.71%
2075 -0.62% -0.71%
2074 -0.61% -0.67%
2073 -0.59% -0.66%
2072 -0.58% -0.64%
2071 -0.56% -0.62%
2070 -0.54% -0.6%
2069 -0.52% -0.57%
2068 -0.49% -0.55%
2067 -0.46% -0.54%
2066 -0.44% -0.53%
2065 -0.41% -0.51%
2064 -0.38% -0.48%
2063 -0.35% -0.46%
2062 -0.31% -0.43%
2061 -0.28% -0.41%
2060 -0.24% -0.39%
2059 -0.2% -0.35%
2058 -0.16% -0.33%
2057 -0.13% -0.3%
2056 -0.09% -0.26%
2055 -0.05% -0.23%
2054 -0.009% -0.2%
2053 0.03% -0.18%
2052 0.06% -0.14%
2051 0.1% -0.12%
2050 0.13% -0.08%
2049 0.16% -0.04%
2048 0.19% -0.009%
2047 0.22% 0.03%
2046 0.24% 0.03%
2045 0.26% 0.06%
2044 0.28% 0.07%
2043 0.3% 0.1%
2042 0.32% 0.11%
2041 0.34% 0.13%
2040 0.35% 0.15%
2039 0.37% 0.17%
2038 0.38% 0.2%
2037 0.4% 0.21%
2036 0.41% 0.22%
2035 0.43% 0.23%
2034 0.44% 0.25%
2033 0.46% 0.26%
2032 0.49% 0.29%
2031 0.51% 0.31%
2030 0.55% 0.3%
2029 0.61% 0.32%
2028 0.68% 0.32%
2027 0.76% 0.3%
2026 0.86% 0.25%
2025 0.99% 0.23%
2024 1.06% 0.23%
2023 1.21% 0.41%
2022 1.21% 0.99%
2021 0.83% 0.91%
2020 0.77% 0.98%
2019 1.08% 1.44%
2018 1.28% 1.36%
2017 1.45% 1.31%
2016 1.44% 1.35%
2015 1.37% 1.34%
2014 1.35% 1.36%
2013 1.32% 1.29%
2012 1.26% 1.28%
2011 1.24% 1.48%
2010 1.26% 1.53%
2009 1.25% 1.39%
2008 1.22% 1.27%
2007 1.65% 0.16%
2006 2.18% 1.03%
2005 2.24% 1.07%
2004 2.16% 1.12%
2003 1.11% 1.17%
2002 0.83% 1.21%
2001 1.56% 1.25%
2000 1.49% 1.29%
1999 1.43% 1.35%
1998 1.38% 1.4%
1997 1.21% 1.46%
1996 1.09% 1.52%
1995 1.11% 1.65%
1994 0.19% 1.75%
1993 0.36% 1.74%
1992 2% 1.72%
1991 2.75% 1.77%
1990 2.95% 1.89%
1989 2.96% 1.98%
1988 3.28% 2.02%
1987 3.65% 2.06%
1986 3.76% 2.15%
1985 3.74% 2.25%
1984 3.83% 2.33%
1983 3.97% 2.38%
1982 5.44% 2.16%
1981 5.39% 2.01%
1980 3.69% 2.02%
1979 3.5% 1.98%
1978 3.32% 2.04%
1977 3.15% 2.08%
1976 3.06% 2.06%
1975 3.07% 2.1%
1974 3% 2.24%
1973 2.97% 2.34%
1972 2.97% 2.43%
1971 3.03% 2.4%
1970 3.08% 2.38%
1969 3.05% 2.48%
1968 3.04% 2.56%
1967 3.09% 2.63%
1966 3.16% 2.57%
1965 3.19% 2.54%
1964 3.16% 2.66%
1963 3.12% 2.71%
1962 3.08% 2.74%
1961 3.05% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Iran Turkey
Current population
93468444
86002379
Population rank 17/197 18/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 1.04%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +528
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 154/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -258,205
Net migration rank 14/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -258,205
2024 - 190,156 - -275,952
2023 750,150 262,044 426,630 -318,070
2022 753,525 403,190 535,373 -301,544
2021 645,725 334,967 521,713 20,283
2020 663,978 -180,680 608,708 37,934
2019 893,063 -32,794 751,472 -15,690
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 830,353 187,570
2017 1,140,549 34,849 875,408 659,846
2016 1,186,949 66,630 895,841 352,063
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 930,799 1,063,140
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 957,055 1,033,384
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 921,386 438,618
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 917,145 258,623
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 875,839 68,849
2010 980,380 -12,849 892,334 55,532
2009 958,322 211 900,491 24,276
2008 940,983 -12,184 868,749 47,915
2007 919,254 -24,950 876,626 -186,402
2006 884,529 640,932 897,351 -190,194
2005 837,305 765,873 898,650 -174,177
2004 801,203 739,996 896,025 -146,574
2003 732,600 700,222 893,683 -121,383
2002 752,205 -668,962 922,927 -129,444
2001 743,658 291,692 980,560 -166,759
2000 731,203 300,133 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 723,237 191,988 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 717,655 218,171 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 726,574 98,009 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 784,508 -92,435 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 879,648 -220,258 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 1,530,434 200,711 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 1,609,739 9,460 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 1,614,512 30,688 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 1,639,644 213,524 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 1,659,289 242,411 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 1,661,750 163,999 1,098,846 8,960
1984 1,653,051 97,748 1,096,529 21,787
1983 1,573,612 204,544 1,095,106 39,871
1982 1,514,240 222,390 1,091,863 23,728
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 1,361,293 103,674 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 1,294,306 75,451 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 1,156,974 70,088 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 1,091,542 68,093 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 1,013,347 18,825 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 929,481 106,921 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 873,369 103,252 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 831,880 104,779 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 804,043 96,614 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 805,830 77,717 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 794,612 89,757 991,950 -150,924
1969 780,660 78,196 970,958 -110,578
1968 743,992 69,342 950,778 -78,973
1967 727,276 77,313 936,727 -65,993
1966 695,040 98,709 925,790 -50,999
1965 663,029 127,808 904,016 -113,911
1964 635,589 121,817 884,152 -69,978
1963 620,126 110,190 862,626 -44,317
1962 595,538 96,332 837,473 -34,353
1961 594,674 77,811 816,911 -26,187
1960 584,060 54,041 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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