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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.76 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Iran vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Uganda
2100 80,713,760 122,497,526
2099 81,246,718 122,436,109
2098 81,770,953 122,364,302
2097 82,295,714 122,266,255
2096 82,818,575 122,146,810
2095 83,338,446 121,976,411
2094 83,854,648 121,799,752
2093 84,371,569 121,584,860
2092 84,888,626 121,336,796
2091 85,410,099 121,070,447
2090 85,934,675 120,767,412
2089 86,466,409 120,427,771
2088 87,004,165 120,064,594
2087 87,549,685 119,668,549
2086 88,105,571 119,256,686
2085 88,668,329 118,815,763
2084 89,239,709 118,339,179
2083 89,817,194 117,821,938
2082 90,402,538 117,274,958
2081 90,995,822 116,707,394
2080 91,595,122 116,096,095
2079 92,196,842 115,474,153
2078 92,801,160 114,805,376
2077 93,405,954 114,118,687
2076 94,007,669 113,390,189
2075 94,606,607 112,637,851
2074 95,197,577 111,863,410
2073 95,783,994 111,070,771
2072 96,355,853 110,240,940
2071 96,915,335 109,392,890
2070 97,460,813 108,505,633
2069 97,988,897 107,607,659
2068 98,496,927 106,677,578
2067 98,978,509 105,722,829
2066 99,439,391 104,739,111
2065 99,877,457 103,737,893
2064 100,288,977 102,701,560
2063 100,668,199 101,646,533
2062 101,017,348 100,561,859
2061 101,332,810 99,450,764
2060 101,612,261 98,334,788
2059 101,858,931 97,187,498
2058 102,061,144 96,014,439
2057 102,228,085 94,821,765
2056 102,358,266 93,613,209
2055 102,449,092 92,385,049
2054 102,498,594 91,132,827
2053 102,508,245 89,857,705
2052 102,480,373 88,568,311
2051 102,417,847 87,270,603
2050 102,318,917 85,957,376
2049 102,189,816 84,632,277
2048 102,024,233 83,284,965
2047 101,832,213 81,928,165
2046 101,613,554 80,569,225
2045 101,371,784 79,208,662
2044 101,104,998 77,834,944
2043 100,818,045 76,453,982
2042 100,512,032 75,075,287
2041 100,188,214 73,701,695
2040 99,849,875 72,333,375
2039 99,501,869 70,963,211
2038 99,137,385 69,580,447
2037 98,759,167 68,186,136
2036 98,366,612 66,804,746
2035 97,963,082 65,411,934
2034 97,546,148 64,023,352
2033 97,118,106 62,634,483
2032 96,671,440 61,235,174
2031 96,204,118 59,825,075
2030 95,718,604 58,415,479
2029 95,195,996 57,006,283
2028 94,623,034 55,596,520
2027 93,987,260 54,191,271
2026 93,276,075 52,792,624
2025 92,478,162 51,400,003
2024 91,567,738 50,015,092
2023 90,608,707 48,656,601
2022 89,524,246 47,312,719
2021 88,455,488 45,910,930
2020 87,723,443 44,457,152
2019 87,051,648 42,999,637
2018 86,117,998 41,565,831
2017 85,026,754 40,177,388
2016 83,812,228 38,799,152
2015 82,619,362 37,531,446
2014 81,502,045 36,395,539
2013 80,414,686 35,337,042
2012 79,370,580 34,337,438
2011 78,383,598 33,354,543
2010 77,420,842 32,390,802
2009 76,457,825 31,451,151
2008 75,514,204 30,539,553
2007 74,602,648 29,653,430
2006 73,392,747 28,794,003
2005 71,828,455 27,963,289
2004 70,256,316 27,154,515
2003 68,769,340 26,352,124
2002 68,011,317 25,532,870
2001 67,452,005 24,745,676
2000 66,418,659 24,000,150
1999 65,445,391 23,257,281
1998 64,519,859 22,515,806
1997 63,639,638 21,856,046
1996 62,881,300 21,231,550
1995 62,205,567 20,665,667
1994 61,520,598 20,108,801
1993 61,403,543 19,445,161
1992 61,184,983 18,785,032
1991 59,986,931 18,155,901
1990 58,380,092 17,569,897
1989 56,704,914 17,010,698
1988 55,072,694 16,470,483
1987 53,323,493 15,954,170
1986 51,446,045 15,467,579
1985 49,582,289 15,023,681
1984 47,793,998 14,607,677
1983 46,029,535 14,221,881
1982 44,272,141 13,873,631
1981 41,989,312 13,556,452
1980 39,842,324 13,275,741
1979 38,424,952 13,002,163
1978 37,126,535 12,692,113
1977 35,933,181 12,359,669
1976 34,837,271 12,037,294
1975 33,802,973 11,725,240
1974 32,796,463 11,424,846
1973 31,839,838 11,144,236
1972 30,921,179 10,885,796
1971 30,029,071 10,618,206
1970 29,145,100 10,321,603
1969 28,273,482 10,014,858
1968 27,437,391 9,708,632
1967 26,628,432 9,408,924
1966 25,829,270 9,122,864
1965 25,036,978 8,849,203
1964 24,262,859 8,586,363
1963 23,519,005 8,333,663
1962 22,807,907 8,092,231
1961 22,125,726 7,862,217
1960 21,470,434 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Uganda
2100 -0.66% 0.05%
2099 -0.64% 0.06%
2098 -0.64% 0.08%
2097 -0.63% 0.1%
2096 -0.62% 0.14%
2095 -0.62% 0.15%
2094 -0.61% 0.18%
2093 -0.61% 0.2%
2092 -0.61% 0.22%
2091 -0.61% 0.25%
2090 -0.61% 0.28%
2089 -0.62% 0.3%
2088 -0.62% 0.33%
2087 -0.63% 0.35%
2086 -0.63% 0.37%
2085 -0.64% 0.4%
2084 -0.64% 0.44%
2083 -0.65% 0.47%
2082 -0.65% 0.49%
2081 -0.65% 0.53%
2080 -0.65% 0.54%
2079 -0.65% 0.58%
2078 -0.65% 0.6%
2077 -0.64% 0.64%
2076 -0.63% 0.67%
2075 -0.62% 0.69%
2074 -0.61% 0.71%
2073 -0.59% 0.75%
2072 -0.58% 0.78%
2071 -0.56% 0.82%
2070 -0.54% 0.83%
2069 -0.52% 0.87%
2068 -0.49% 0.9%
2067 -0.46% 0.94%
2066 -0.44% 0.97%
2065 -0.41% 1.01%
2064 -0.38% 1.04%
2063 -0.35% 1.08%
2062 -0.31% 1.12%
2061 -0.28% 1.13%
2060 -0.24% 1.18%
2059 -0.2% 1.22%
2058 -0.16% 1.26%
2057 -0.13% 1.29%
2056 -0.09% 1.33%
2055 -0.05% 1.37%
2054 -0.009% 1.42%
2053 0.03% 1.46%
2052 0.06% 1.49%
2051 0.1% 1.53%
2050 0.13% 1.57%
2049 0.16% 1.62%
2048 0.19% 1.66%
2047 0.22% 1.69%
2046 0.24% 1.72%
2045 0.26% 1.76%
2044 0.28% 1.81%
2043 0.3% 1.84%
2042 0.32% 1.86%
2041 0.34% 1.89%
2040 0.35% 1.93%
2039 0.37% 1.99%
2038 0.38% 2.04%
2037 0.4% 2.07%
2036 0.41% 2.13%
2035 0.43% 2.17%
2034 0.44% 2.22%
2033 0.46% 2.29%
2032 0.49% 2.36%
2031 0.51% 2.41%
2030 0.55% 2.47%
2029 0.61% 2.54%
2028 0.68% 2.59%
2027 0.76% 2.65%
2026 0.86% 2.71%
2025 0.99% 2.77%
2024 1.06% 2.79%
2023 1.21% 2.84%
2022 1.21% 3.05%
2021 0.83% 3.27%
2020 0.77% 3.39%
2019 1.08% 3.45%
2018 1.28% 3.46%
2017 1.45% 3.55%
2016 1.44% 3.38%
2015 1.37% 3.12%
2014 1.35% 3%
2013 1.32% 2.91%
2012 1.26% 2.95%
2011 1.24% 2.98%
2010 1.26% 2.99%
2009 1.25% 2.98%
2008 1.22% 2.99%
2007 1.65% 2.98%
2006 2.18% 2.97%
2005 2.24% 2.98%
2004 2.16% 3.04%
2003 1.11% 3.21%
2002 0.83% 3.18%
2001 1.56% 3.11%
2000 1.49% 3.19%
1999 1.43% 3.29%
1998 1.38% 3.02%
1997 1.21% 2.94%
1996 1.09% 2.74%
1995 1.11% 2.77%
1994 0.19% 3.41%
1993 0.36% 3.51%
1992 2% 3.47%
1991 2.75% 3.34%
1990 2.95% 3.29%
1989 2.96% 3.28%
1988 3.28% 3.24%
1987 3.65% 3.15%
1986 3.76% 2.95%
1985 3.74% 2.85%
1984 3.83% 2.71%
1983 3.97% 2.51%
1982 5.44% 2.34%
1981 5.39% 2.11%
1980 3.69% 2.1%
1979 3.5% 2.44%
1978 3.32% 2.69%
1977 3.15% 2.68%
1976 3.06% 2.66%
1975 3.07% 2.63%
1974 3% 2.52%
1973 2.97% 2.37%
1972 2.97% 2.52%
1971 3.03% 2.87%
1970 3.08% 3.06%
1969 3.05% 3.15%
1968 3.04% 3.19%
1967 3.09% 3.14%
1966 3.16% 3.09%
1965 3.19% 3.06%
1964 3.16% 3.03%
1963 3.12% 2.98%
1962 3.08% 2.93%
1961 3.05% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Iran Uganda
Current population
93468444
53170946
Population rank 17/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.64%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
23.2 seconds
One birth every
26.9 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 22/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -119,059
Net migration rank 14/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -119,059
2024 - 190,156 - -117,924
2023 750,150 262,044 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 753,525 403,190 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 645,725 334,967 1,423,377 43,464
2020 663,978 -180,680 1,397,288 43,464
2019 893,063 -32,794 1,367,044 107,210
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 1,332,600 60,724
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,290,658 92,879
2016 1,186,949 66,630 1,249,565 123,379
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 980,380 -12,849 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 958,322 211 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 940,983 -12,184 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 919,254 -24,950 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 884,529 640,932 999,958 -156,232
2005 837,305 765,873 969,096 -151,386
2004 801,203 739,996 938,623 -138,770
2003 732,600 700,222 901,374 -96,429
2002 752,205 -668,962 868,756 -35,149
2001 743,658 291,692 836,751 -95,956
2000 731,203 300,133 803,069 -52,824
1999 723,237 191,988 775,166 -39,695
1998 717,655 218,171 741,175 6,277
1997 726,574 98,009 727,523 -155,461
1996 784,508 -92,435 699,707 -22,795
1995 879,648 -220,258 697,218 -242,378
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 675,092 -16,198
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 650,032 18,349
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 627,139 24,723
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 602,740 3,643
1990 1,530,434 200,711 587,291 -21,688
1989 1,609,739 9,460 565,367 -12,576
1988 1,614,512 30,688 547,759 -20,113
1987 1,639,644 213,524 527,397 -22,415
1986 1,659,289 242,411 487,693 -19,485
1985 1,661,750 163,999 462,534 -42,942
1984 1,653,051 97,748 421,241 -8,818
1983 1,573,612 204,544 404,940 -45,776
1982 1,514,240 222,390 390,820 -53,497
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 380,028 -83,010
1980 1,361,293 103,674 370,287 -105,900
1979 1,294,306 75,451 381,626 -98,863
1978 1,156,974 70,088 371,930 -34,606
1977 1,091,542 68,093 365,216 -37,671
1976 1,013,347 18,825 359,458 -42,259
1975 929,481 106,921 354,278 -47,359
1974 873,369 103,252 345,773 -51,910
1973 831,880 104,779 340,780 -73,439
1972 804,043 96,614 335,935 -86,409
1971 805,830 77,717 328,294 -42,642
1970 794,612 89,757 333,202 -25,646
1969 780,660 78,196 320,486 -14,548
1968 743,992 69,342 309,725 -3,214
1967 727,276 77,313 296,692 -3,773
1966 695,040 98,709 282,225 -3,021
1965 663,029 127,808 271,830 -3,716
1964 635,589 121,817 260,733 -3,169
1963 620,126 110,190 250,885 -3,058
1962 595,538 96,332 241,513 -6,470
1961 594,674 77,811 232,894 -7,893
1960 584,060 54,041 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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