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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 2.33 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 1.61% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Iran vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Ukraine
2100 80,713,760 15,493,960
2099 81,246,718 15,751,557
2098 81,770,953 16,012,938
2097 82,295,714 16,278,602
2096 82,818,575 16,547,938
2095 83,338,446 16,820,897
2094 83,854,648 17,098,910
2093 84,371,569 17,381,822
2092 84,888,626 17,669,049
2091 85,410,099 17,960,681
2090 85,934,675 18,257,867
2089 86,466,409 18,559,027
2088 87,004,165 18,865,031
2087 87,549,685 19,176,483
2086 88,105,571 19,492,606
2085 88,668,329 19,812,584
2084 89,239,709 20,138,855
2083 89,817,194 20,468,747
2082 90,402,538 20,803,241
2081 90,995,822 21,140,953
2080 91,595,122 21,482,498
2079 92,196,842 21,827,152
2078 92,801,160 22,175,099
2077 93,405,954 22,525,846
2076 94,007,669 22,879,896
2075 94,606,607 23,236,521
2074 95,197,577 23,596,095
2073 95,783,994 23,957,807
2072 96,355,853 24,319,928
2071 96,915,335 24,685,370
2070 97,460,813 25,053,352
2069 97,988,897 25,423,272
2068 98,496,927 25,794,560
2067 98,978,509 26,168,072
2066 99,439,391 26,543,206
2065 99,877,457 26,920,121
2064 100,288,977 27,298,592
2063 100,668,199 27,677,528
2062 101,017,348 28,056,960
2061 101,332,810 28,437,884
2060 101,612,261 28,818,343
2059 101,858,931 29,198,891
2058 102,061,144 29,580,044
2057 102,228,085 29,958,884
2056 102,358,266 30,335,136
2055 102,449,092 30,710,041
2054 102,498,594 31,080,334
2053 102,508,245 31,447,868
2052 102,480,373 31,811,171
2051 102,417,847 32,170,929
2050 102,318,917 32,525,262
2049 102,189,816 32,875,483
2048 102,024,233 33,217,836
2047 101,832,213 33,556,749
2046 101,613,554 33,892,646
2045 101,371,784 34,221,999
2044 101,104,998 34,547,153
2043 100,818,045 34,869,270
2042 100,512,032 35,189,550
2041 100,188,214 35,507,946
2040 99,849,875 35,823,225
2039 99,501,869 36,141,658
2038 99,137,385 36,457,134
2037 98,759,167 36,772,578
2036 98,366,612 37,084,252
2035 97,963,082 37,396,243
2034 97,546,148 37,706,533
2033 97,118,106 38,015,585
2032 96,671,440 38,322,554
2031 96,204,118 38,630,259
2030 95,718,604 38,935,791
2029 95,195,996 39,238,099
2028 94,623,034 39,537,815
2027 93,987,260 39,830,895
2026 93,276,075 40,125,599
2025 92,478,162 38,707,520
2024 91,567,738 37,860,221
2023 90,608,707 37,732,836
2022 89,524,246 41,048,766
2021 88,455,488 44,298,640
2020 87,723,443 44,680,014
2019 87,051,648 44,957,458
2018 86,117,998 45,208,907
2017 85,026,754 45,436,041
2016 83,812,228 45,616,832
2015 82,619,362 45,784,896
2014 81,502,045 45,972,380
2013 80,414,686 46,126,770
2012 79,370,580 46,210,056
2011 78,383,598 46,307,853
2010 77,420,842 46,456,003
2009 76,457,825 46,623,731
2008 75,514,204 46,819,175
2007 74,602,648 47,062,798
2006 73,392,747 47,278,694
2005 71,828,455 47,585,556
2004 70,256,316 47,979,507
2003 68,769,340 48,315,136
2002 68,011,317 48,677,281
2001 67,452,005 49,106,855
2000 66,418,659 49,556,660
1999 65,445,391 49,976,446
1998 64,519,859 50,379,731
1997 63,639,638 50,786,885
1996 62,881,300 51,226,109
1995 62,205,567 51,665,539
1994 61,520,598 52,075,998
1993 61,403,543 52,350,126
1992 61,184,983 52,323,671
1991 59,986,931 52,170,961
1990 58,380,092 52,054,092
1989 56,704,914 51,917,817
1988 55,072,694 51,724,853
1987 53,323,493 51,515,732
1986 51,446,045 51,318,745
1985 49,582,289 51,108,770
1984 47,793,998 50,887,599
1983 46,029,535 50,637,029
1982 44,272,141 50,402,724
1981 41,989,312 50,189,281
1980 39,842,324 49,955,152
1979 38,424,952 49,721,381
1978 37,126,535 49,521,243
1977 35,933,181 49,336,481
1976 34,837,271 49,120,842
1975 33,802,973 48,865,229
1974 32,796,463 48,576,570
1973 31,839,838 48,277,121
1972 30,921,179 47,946,893
1971 30,029,071 47,573,287
1970 29,145,100 47,261,306
1969 28,273,482 46,976,256
1968 27,437,391 46,614,325
1967 26,628,432 46,215,988
1966 25,829,270 45,802,519
1965 25,036,978 45,386,892
1964 24,262,859 44,951,156
1963 23,519,005 44,462,372
1962 22,807,907 43,943,674
1961 22,125,726 43,399,766
1960 21,470,434 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Ukraine
2100 -0.66% -1.64%
2099 -0.64% -1.63%
2098 -0.64% -1.63%
2097 -0.63% -1.63%
2096 -0.62% -1.62%
2095 -0.62% -1.63%
2094 -0.61% -1.63%
2093 -0.61% -1.63%
2092 -0.61% -1.62%
2091 -0.61% -1.63%
2090 -0.61% -1.62%
2089 -0.62% -1.62%
2088 -0.62% -1.62%
2087 -0.63% -1.62%
2086 -0.63% -1.62%
2085 -0.64% -1.62%
2084 -0.64% -1.61%
2083 -0.65% -1.61%
2082 -0.65% -1.6%
2081 -0.65% -1.59%
2080 -0.65% -1.58%
2079 -0.65% -1.57%
2078 -0.65% -1.56%
2077 -0.64% -1.55%
2076 -0.63% -1.53%
2075 -0.62% -1.52%
2074 -0.61% -1.51%
2073 -0.59% -1.49%
2072 -0.58% -1.48%
2071 -0.56% -1.47%
2070 -0.54% -1.46%
2069 -0.52% -1.44%
2068 -0.49% -1.43%
2067 -0.46% -1.41%
2066 -0.44% -1.4%
2065 -0.41% -1.39%
2064 -0.38% -1.37%
2063 -0.35% -1.35%
2062 -0.31% -1.34%
2061 -0.28% -1.32%
2060 -0.24% -1.3%
2059 -0.2% -1.29%
2058 -0.16% -1.26%
2057 -0.13% -1.24%
2056 -0.09% -1.22%
2055 -0.05% -1.19%
2054 -0.009% -1.17%
2053 0.03% -1.14%
2052 0.06% -1.12%
2051 0.1% -1.09%
2050 0.13% -1.07%
2049 0.16% -1.03%
2048 0.19% -1.01%
2047 0.22% -0.99%
2046 0.24% -0.96%
2045 0.26% -0.94%
2044 0.28% -0.92%
2043 0.3% -0.91%
2042 0.32% -0.9%
2041 0.34% -0.88%
2040 0.35% -0.88%
2039 0.37% -0.87%
2038 0.38% -0.86%
2037 0.4% -0.84%
2036 0.41% -0.83%
2035 0.43% -0.82%
2034 0.44% -0.81%
2033 0.46% -0.8%
2032 0.49% -0.8%
2031 0.51% -0.78%
2030 0.55% -0.77%
2029 0.61% -0.76%
2028 0.68% -0.74%
2027 0.76% -0.73%
2026 0.86% 3.66%
2025 0.99% 2.24%
2024 1.06% 0.34%
2023 1.21% -8.08%
2022 1.21% -7.34%
2021 0.83% -0.85%
2020 0.77% -0.62%
2019 1.08% -0.56%
2018 1.28% -0.5%
2017 1.45% -0.4%
2016 1.44% -0.37%
2015 1.37% -0.41%
2014 1.35% -0.33%
2013 1.32% -0.18%
2012 1.26% -0.21%
2011 1.24% -0.32%
2010 1.26% -0.36%
2009 1.25% -0.42%
2008 1.22% -0.52%
2007 1.65% -0.46%
2006 2.18% -0.64%
2005 2.24% -0.82%
2004 2.16% -0.69%
2003 1.11% -0.74%
2002 0.83% -0.87%
2001 1.56% -0.91%
2000 1.49% -0.84%
1999 1.43% -0.8%
1998 1.38% -0.8%
1997 1.21% -0.86%
1996 1.09% -0.85%
1995 1.11% -0.79%
1994 0.19% -0.52%
1993 0.36% 0.05%
1992 2% 0.29%
1991 2.75% 0.22%
1990 2.95% 0.26%
1989 2.96% 0.37%
1988 3.28% 0.41%
1987 3.65% 0.38%
1986 3.76% 0.41%
1985 3.74% 0.43%
1984 3.83% 0.49%
1983 3.97% 0.46%
1982 5.44% 0.43%
1981 5.39% 0.47%
1980 3.69% 0.47%
1979 3.5% 0.4%
1978 3.32% 0.37%
1977 3.15% 0.44%
1976 3.06% 0.52%
1975 3.07% 0.59%
1974 3% 0.62%
1973 2.97% 0.69%
1972 2.97% 0.79%
1971 3.03% 0.66%
1970 3.08% 0.61%
1969 3.05% 0.78%
1968 3.04% 0.86%
1967 3.09% 0.9%
1966 3.16% 0.92%
1965 3.19% 0.97%
1964 3.16% 1.1%
1963 3.12% 1.18%
1962 3.08% 1.25%
1961 3.05% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Iran Ukraine
Current population
93468444
40125599
Population rank 17/197 40/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.48%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +349
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 147/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +116,786 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 14/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 1,702,358
2024 - 190,156 - 1,146,012
2023 750,150 262,044 -283,185 -299,961
2022 753,525 403,190 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 645,725 334,967 -449,941 -1,129
2020 663,978 -180,680 -307,533 -4,167
2019 893,063 -32,794 -236,296 -6,908
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 -227,491 -32,220
2017 1,140,549 34,849 -158,390 -36,155
2016 1,186,949 66,630 -135,710 -31,340
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 -147,107 -21,992
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 -140,216 -65,678
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 -129,662 26,781
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 -130,451 66,768
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 -158,372 26,457
2010 980,380 -12,849 -180,388 16,030
2009 958,322 211 -197,918 26,796
2008 940,983 -12,184 -229,086 9,312
2007 919,254 -24,950 -282,659 15,237
2006 884,529 640,932 -300,787 136,442
2005 837,305 765,873 -337,857 -111,493
2004 801,203 739,996 -344,157 5,644
2003 732,600 700,222 -351,299 18,540
2002 752,205 -668,962 -364,544 -26,991
2001 743,658 291,692 -374,734 -92,847
2000 731,203 300,133 -364,143 -67,865
1999 723,237 191,988 -348,286 -59,247
1998 717,655 218,171 -318,299 -80,684
1997 726,574 98,009 -306,549 -108,735
1996 784,508 -92,435 -305,154 -158,008
1995 879,648 -220,258 -281,629 -134,053
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 -238,820 -166,380
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 -169,405 26,357
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 -95,857 291,788
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 -16,486 125,962
1990 1,530,434 200,711 48,463 75,760
1989 1,609,739 9,460 106,431 36,978
1988 1,614,512 30,688 162,002 75,637
1987 1,639,644 213,524 198,850 -18,275
1986 1,659,289 242,411 225,751 -12,369
1985 1,661,750 163,999 201,011 5,546
1984 1,653,051 97,748 222,430 13,340
1983 1,573,612 204,544 241,741 23,608
1982 1,514,240 222,390 194,101 9,096
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 182,839 40,807
1980 1,361,293 103,674 197,223 47,406
1979 1,294,306 75,451 197,294 25,635
1978 1,156,974 70,088 206,554 -29,180
1977 1,091,542 68,093 216,932 -24,745
1976 1,013,347 18,825 247,323 -8,219
1975 929,481 106,921 256,787 15,336
1974 873,369 103,252 273,486 31,725
1973 831,880 104,779 274,938 18,777
1972 804,043 96,614 309,785 56,928
1971 805,830 77,717 305,849 74,604
1970 794,612 89,757 291,839 -48,335
1969 780,660 78,196 274,858 51,763
1968 743,992 69,342 295,162 102,096
1967 727,276 77,313 313,899 85,527
1966 695,040 98,709 337,794 89,737
1965 663,029 127,808 334,365 69,354
1964 635,589 121,817 391,120 76,650
1963 620,126 110,190 449,648 60,178
1962 595,538 96,332 481,887 45,712
1961 594,674 77,811 508,602 51,625
1960 584,060 54,041 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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