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Population in Iran compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 3.68 times bigger than Iran's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 5.28% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Iran vs United States: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran United States
2100 80,713,760 415,429,771
2099 81,246,718 414,829,167
2098 81,770,953 414,231,720
2097 82,295,714 413,576,381
2096 82,818,575 412,927,393
2095 83,338,446 412,225,379
2094 83,854,648 411,498,749
2093 84,371,569 410,785,729
2092 84,888,626 410,051,921
2091 85,410,099 409,320,183
2090 85,934,675 408,613,732
2089 86,466,409 407,885,645
2088 87,004,165 407,129,733
2087 87,549,685 406,421,298
2086 88,105,571 405,715,343
2085 88,668,329 405,059,379
2084 89,239,709 404,343,130
2083 89,817,194 403,612,785
2082 90,402,538 402,871,293
2081 90,995,822 402,054,554
2080 91,595,122 401,319,194
2079 92,196,842 400,554,914
2078 92,801,160 399,737,968
2077 93,405,954 398,906,565
2076 94,007,669 398,035,750
2075 94,606,607 397,109,170
2074 95,197,577 396,226,412
2073 95,783,994 395,307,725
2072 96,355,853 394,393,561
2071 96,915,335 393,415,363
2070 97,460,813 392,469,727
2069 97,988,897 391,479,981
2068 98,496,927 390,517,695
2067 98,978,509 389,543,856
2066 99,439,391 388,597,719
2065 99,877,457 387,685,327
2064 100,288,977 386,805,026
2063 100,668,199 385,911,917
2062 101,017,348 385,032,627
2061 101,332,810 384,170,837
2060 101,612,261 383,361,269
2059 101,858,931 382,542,030
2058 102,061,144 381,704,804
2057 102,228,085 380,907,023
2056 102,358,266 380,159,777
2055 102,449,092 379,430,756
2054 102,498,594 378,682,851
2053 102,508,245 377,878,421
2052 102,480,373 377,073,303
2051 102,417,847 376,229,840
2050 102,318,917 375,373,155
2049 102,189,816 374,493,150
2048 102,024,233 373,590,762
2047 101,832,213 372,626,259
2046 101,613,554 371,644,809
2045 101,371,784 370,602,914
2044 101,104,998 369,518,897
2043 100,818,045 368,375,680
2042 100,512,032 367,158,772
2041 100,188,214 365,937,822
2040 99,849,875 364,671,837
2039 99,501,869 363,367,337
2038 99,137,385 361,997,023
2037 98,759,167 360,606,236
2036 98,366,612 359,193,245
2035 97,963,082 357,750,686
2034 97,546,148 356,266,726
2033 97,118,106 354,775,032
2032 96,671,440 353,259,037
2031 96,204,118 351,721,511
2030 95,718,604 350,155,042
2029 95,195,996 348,564,667
2028 94,623,034 346,906,294
2027 93,987,260 345,257,605
2026 93,276,075 343,565,426
2025 92,478,162 341,784,857
2024 91,567,738 340,110,988
2023 90,608,707 334,914,895
2022 89,524,246 333,271,411
2021 88,455,488 331,893,745
2020 87,723,443 331,526,933
2019 87,051,648 328,329,953
2018 86,117,998 326,838,199
2017 85,026,754 325,122,128
2016 83,812,228 323,071,755
2015 82,619,362 320,738,994
2014 81,502,045 318,386,329
2013 80,414,686 316,059,947
2012 79,370,580 313,877,662
2011 78,383,598 311,583,481
2010 77,420,842 309,327,143
2009 76,457,825 306,771,529
2008 75,514,204 304,093,966
2007 74,602,648 301,231,207
2006 73,392,747 298,379,912
2005 71,828,455 295,516,599
2004 70,256,316 292,805,298
2003 68,769,340 290,107,933
2002 68,011,317 287,625,193
2001 67,452,005 284,968,955
2000 66,418,659 282,162,411
1999 65,445,391 279,294,713
1998 64,519,859 276,115,288
1997 63,639,638 272,911,760
1996 62,881,300 269,667,391
1995 62,205,567 266,557,091
1994 61,520,598 263,435,673
1993 61,403,543 260,255,352
1992 61,184,983 256,894,189
1991 59,986,931 253,492,503
1990 58,380,092 250,131,894
1989 56,704,914 246,819,222
1988 55,072,694 244,499,004
1987 53,323,493 242,288,936
1986 51,446,045 240,132,831
1985 49,582,289 237,923,734
1984 47,793,998 235,824,908
1983 46,029,535 233,792,014
1982 44,272,141 231,664,432
1981 41,989,312 229,465,744
1980 39,842,324 226,542,250
1979 38,424,952 225,055,487
1978 37,126,535 222,584,545
1977 35,933,181 220,239,425
1976 34,837,271 218,035,164
1975 33,802,973 215,973,199
1974 32,796,463 213,853,928
1973 31,839,838 211,908,788
1972 30,921,179 209,896,021
1971 30,029,071 207,660,677
1970 29,145,100 205,052,174
1969 28,273,482 202,676,946
1968 27,437,391 200,706,052
1967 26,628,432 198,712,056
1966 25,829,270 196,560,338
1965 25,036,978 194,302,963
1964 24,262,859 191,888,791
1963 23,519,005 189,241,798
1962 22,807,907 186,537,737
1961 22,125,726 183,691,481
1960 21,470,434 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran United States
2100 -0.66% 0.14%
2099 -0.64% 0.14%
2098 -0.64% 0.16%
2097 -0.63% 0.16%
2096 -0.62% 0.17%
2095 -0.62% 0.18%
2094 -0.61% 0.17%
2093 -0.61% 0.18%
2092 -0.61% 0.18%
2091 -0.61% 0.17%
2090 -0.61% 0.18%
2089 -0.62% 0.19%
2088 -0.62% 0.17%
2087 -0.63% 0.17%
2086 -0.63% 0.16%
2085 -0.64% 0.18%
2084 -0.64% 0.18%
2083 -0.65% 0.18%
2082 -0.65% 0.2%
2081 -0.65% 0.18%
2080 -0.65% 0.19%
2079 -0.65% 0.2%
2078 -0.65% 0.21%
2077 -0.64% 0.22%
2076 -0.63% 0.23%
2075 -0.62% 0.22%
2074 -0.61% 0.23%
2073 -0.59% 0.23%
2072 -0.58% 0.25%
2071 -0.56% 0.24%
2070 -0.54% 0.25%
2069 -0.52% 0.25%
2068 -0.49% 0.25%
2067 -0.46% 0.24%
2066 -0.44% 0.24%
2065 -0.41% 0.23%
2064 -0.38% 0.23%
2063 -0.35% 0.23%
2062 -0.31% 0.22%
2061 -0.28% 0.21%
2060 -0.24% 0.21%
2059 -0.2% 0.22%
2058 -0.16% 0.21%
2057 -0.13% 0.2%
2056 -0.09% 0.19%
2055 -0.05% 0.2%
2054 -0.009% 0.21%
2053 0.03% 0.21%
2052 0.06% 0.22%
2051 0.1% 0.23%
2050 0.13% 0.23%
2049 0.16% 0.24%
2048 0.19% 0.26%
2047 0.22% 0.26%
2046 0.24% 0.28%
2045 0.26% 0.29%
2044 0.28% 0.31%
2043 0.3% 0.33%
2042 0.32% 0.33%
2041 0.34% 0.35%
2040 0.35% 0.36%
2039 0.37% 0.38%
2038 0.38% 0.39%
2037 0.4% 0.39%
2036 0.41% 0.4%
2035 0.43% 0.42%
2034 0.44% 0.42%
2033 0.46% 0.43%
2032 0.49% 0.44%
2031 0.51% 0.45%
2030 0.55% 0.46%
2029 0.61% 0.48%
2028 0.68% 0.48%
2027 0.76% 0.49%
2026 0.86% 0.52%
2025 0.99% 0.49%
2024 1.06% 1.55%
2023 1.21% 0.49%
2022 1.21% 0.42%
2021 0.83% 0.11%
2020 0.77% 0.97%
2019 1.08% 0.46%
2018 1.28% 0.53%
2017 1.45% 0.63%
2016 1.44% 0.73%
2015 1.37% 0.74%
2014 1.35% 0.74%
2013 1.32% 0.7%
2012 1.26% 0.74%
2011 1.24% 0.73%
2010 1.26% 0.83%
2009 1.25% 0.88%
2008 1.22% 0.95%
2007 1.65% 0.96%
2006 2.18% 0.97%
2005 2.24% 0.93%
2004 2.16% 0.93%
2003 1.11% 0.86%
2002 0.83% 0.93%
2001 1.56% 0.99%
2000 1.49% 1.03%
1999 1.43% 1.15%
1998 1.38% 1.17%
1997 1.21% 1.2%
1996 1.09% 1.17%
1995 1.11% 1.18%
1994 0.19% 1.22%
1993 0.36% 1.31%
1992 2% 1.34%
1991 2.75% 1.34%
1990 2.95% 1.34%
1989 2.96% 0.95%
1988 3.28% 0.91%
1987 3.65% 0.9%
1986 3.76% 0.93%
1985 3.74% 0.89%
1984 3.83% 0.87%
1983 3.97% 0.92%
1982 5.44% 0.96%
1981 5.39% 1.29%
1980 3.69% 0.66%
1979 3.5% 1.11%
1978 3.32% 1.06%
1977 3.15% 1.01%
1976 3.06% 0.95%
1975 3.07% 0.99%
1974 3% 0.92%
1973 2.97% 0.96%
1972 2.97% 1.08%
1971 3.03% 1.27%
1970 3.08% 1.17%
1969 3.05% 0.98%
1968 3.04% 1%
1967 3.09% 1.09%
1966 3.16% 1.16%
1965 3.19% 1.26%
1964 3.16% 1.4%
1963 3.12% 1.45%
1962 3.08% 1.55%
1961 3.05% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Iran United States
Current population
93468444
344023146
Population rank 17/197 3/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 4.15%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
26.9 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 134/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +116,786 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 14/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 1,230,663
2024 - 190,156 - 1,286,132
2023 750,150 262,044 502,372 1,322,668
2022 753,525 403,190 399,926 1,319,009
2021 645,725 334,967 199,137 674,787
2020 663,978 -180,680 208,862 329,769
2019 893,063 -32,794 887,476 1,774,500
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 955,022 1,764,961
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 1,186,949 66,630 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 980,380 -12,849 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 958,322 211 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 940,983 -12,184 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 919,254 -24,950 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 884,529 640,932 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 837,305 765,873 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 801,203 739,996 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 732,600 700,222 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 752,205 -668,962 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 743,658 291,692 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 731,203 300,133 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 723,237 191,988 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 717,655 218,171 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 726,574 98,009 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 784,508 -92,435 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 879,648 -220,258 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 1,530,434 200,711 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 1,609,739 9,460 1,875,826 400,998
1988 1,614,512 30,688 1,735,943 460,778
1987 1,639,644 213,524 1,720,252 480,815
1986 1,659,289 242,411 1,656,917 493,082
1985 1,661,750 163,999 1,689,258 598,777
1984 1,653,051 97,748 1,627,192 622,793
1983 1,573,612 204,544 1,636,544 662,840
1982 1,514,240 222,390 1,714,317 600,149
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 1,652,153 583,070
1980 1,361,293 103,674 1,608,450 595,916
1979 1,294,306 75,451 1,597,894 503,559
1978 1,156,974 70,088 1,402,283 556,521
1977 1,091,542 68,093 1,431,556 577,060
1976 1,013,347 18,825 1,264,604 635,590
1975 929,481 106,921 1,252,644 655,078
1974 873,369 103,252 1,218,968 706,978
1973 831,880 104,779 1,165,499 783,163
1972 804,043 96,614 1,301,355 833,543
1971 805,830 77,717 1,640,519 833,549
1970 794,612 89,757 1,824,965 744,902
1969 780,660 78,196 1,702,487 523,740
1968 743,992 69,342 1,565,507 594,514
1967 727,276 77,313 1,669,181 585,410
1966 695,040 98,709 1,749,387 637,692
1965 663,029 127,808 1,943,030 644,902
1964 635,589 121,817 2,245,099 618,635
1963 620,126 110,190 2,289,826 639,495
1962 595,538 96,332 2,406,337 625,617
1961 594,674 77,811 2,571,681 580,333
1960 584,060 54,041 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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