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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 27.6 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Iran vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Uruguay
2100 80,713,760 2,256,741
2099 81,246,718 2,279,899
2098 81,770,953 2,303,351
2097 82,295,714 2,326,987
2096 82,818,575 2,350,799
2095 83,338,446 2,374,835
2094 83,854,648 2,398,960
2093 84,371,569 2,423,269
2092 84,888,626 2,447,646
2091 85,410,099 2,472,126
2090 85,934,675 2,496,514
2089 86,466,409 2,520,852
2088 87,004,165 2,545,052
2087 87,549,685 2,569,100
2086 88,105,571 2,592,974
2085 88,668,329 2,616,629
2084 89,239,709 2,640,001
2083 89,817,194 2,663,150
2082 90,402,538 2,686,021
2081 90,995,822 2,708,594
2080 91,595,122 2,730,883
2079 92,196,842 2,752,831
2078 92,801,160 2,774,432
2077 93,405,954 2,795,709
2076 94,007,669 2,816,677
2075 94,606,607 2,837,308
2074 95,197,577 2,857,709
2073 95,783,994 2,877,721
2072 96,355,853 2,897,543
2071 96,915,335 2,917,097
2070 97,460,813 2,936,478
2069 97,988,897 2,955,616
2068 98,496,927 2,974,445
2067 98,978,509 2,992,987
2066 99,439,391 3,011,309
2065 99,877,457 3,029,441
2064 100,288,977 3,047,343
2063 100,668,199 3,065,064
2062 101,017,348 3,082,642
2061 101,332,810 3,100,006
2060 101,612,261 3,117,149
2059 101,858,931 3,133,952
2058 102,061,144 3,150,250
2057 102,228,085 3,166,055
2056 102,358,266 3,181,373
2055 102,449,092 3,196,072
2054 102,498,594 3,210,110
2053 102,508,245 3,223,395
2052 102,480,373 3,235,973
2051 102,417,847 3,247,888
2050 102,318,917 3,259,108
2049 102,189,816 3,269,675
2048 102,024,233 3,279,610
2047 101,832,213 3,288,969
2046 101,613,554 3,297,696
2045 101,371,784 3,305,917
2044 101,104,998 3,313,556
2043 100,818,045 3,320,565
2042 100,512,032 3,326,955
2041 100,188,214 3,332,884
2040 99,849,875 3,338,277
2039 99,501,869 3,343,295
2038 99,137,385 3,347,790
2037 98,759,167 3,351,911
2036 98,366,612 3,355,671
2035 97,963,082 3,359,126
2034 97,546,148 3,362,276
2033 97,118,106 3,365,250
2032 96,671,440 3,368,057
2031 96,204,118 3,370,727
2030 95,718,604 3,373,273
2029 95,195,996 3,375,805
2028 94,623,034 3,378,198
2027 93,987,260 3,380,504
2026 93,276,075 3,382,789
2025 92,478,162 3,384,805
2024 91,567,738 3,386,588
2023 90,608,707 3,388,081
2022 89,524,246 3,390,913
2021 88,455,488 3,396,695
2020 87,723,443 3,398,968
2019 87,051,648 3,397,206
2018 86,117,998 3,394,534
2017 85,026,754 3,388,438
2016 83,812,228 3,379,283
2015 82,619,362 3,368,017
2014 81,502,045 3,356,334
2013 80,414,686 3,345,337
2012 79,370,580 3,335,401
2011 78,383,598 3,326,825
2010 77,420,842 3,318,580
2009 76,457,825 3,310,091
2008 75,514,204 3,302,177
2007 74,602,648 3,295,153
2006 73,392,747 3,289,506
2005 71,828,455 3,285,771
2004 70,256,316 3,283,148
2003 68,769,340 3,281,186
2002 68,011,317 3,278,867
2001 67,452,005 3,274,251
2000 66,418,659 3,266,206
1999 65,445,391 3,254,015
1998 64,519,859 3,239,280
1997 63,639,638 3,223,345
1996 62,881,300 3,206,324
1995 62,205,567 3,189,440
1994 61,520,598 3,172,834
1993 61,403,543 3,156,345
1992 61,184,983 3,139,702
1991 59,986,931 3,122,354
1990 58,380,092 3,104,403
1989 56,704,914 3,086,255
1988 55,072,694 3,067,961
1987 53,323,493 3,049,896
1986 51,446,045 3,032,845
1985 49,582,289 3,017,037
1984 47,793,998 3,002,488
1983 46,029,535 2,988,778
1982 44,272,141 2,975,492
1981 41,989,312 2,963,246
1980 39,842,324 2,951,953
1979 38,424,952 2,939,903
1978 37,126,535 2,925,715
1977 35,933,181 2,909,461
1976 34,837,271 2,891,392
1975 33,802,973 2,872,320
1974 32,796,463 2,853,944
1973 31,839,838 2,837,133
1972 30,921,179 2,821,644
1971 30,029,071 2,806,462
1970 29,145,100 2,790,807
1969 28,273,482 2,773,974
1968 27,437,391 2,754,606
1967 26,628,432 2,732,277
1966 25,829,270 2,707,646
1965 25,036,978 2,681,169
1964 24,262,859 2,653,180
1963 23,519,005 2,623,766
1962 22,807,907 2,593,298
1961 22,125,726 2,562,044
1960 21,470,434 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Uruguay
2100 -0.66% -1.02%
2099 -0.64% -1.02%
2098 -0.64% -1.02%
2097 -0.63% -1.01%
2096 -0.62% -1.01%
2095 -0.62% -1.01%
2094 -0.61% -1%
2093 -0.61% -1%
2092 -0.61% -0.99%
2091 -0.61% -0.98%
2090 -0.61% -0.97%
2089 -0.62% -0.95%
2088 -0.62% -0.94%
2087 -0.63% -0.92%
2086 -0.63% -0.9%
2085 -0.64% -0.89%
2084 -0.64% -0.87%
2083 -0.65% -0.85%
2082 -0.65% -0.83%
2081 -0.65% -0.82%
2080 -0.65% -0.8%
2079 -0.65% -0.78%
2078 -0.65% -0.76%
2077 -0.64% -0.74%
2076 -0.63% -0.73%
2075 -0.62% -0.71%
2074 -0.61% -0.7%
2073 -0.59% -0.68%
2072 -0.58% -0.67%
2071 -0.56% -0.66%
2070 -0.54% -0.65%
2069 -0.52% -0.63%
2068 -0.49% -0.62%
2067 -0.46% -0.61%
2066 -0.44% -0.6%
2065 -0.41% -0.59%
2064 -0.38% -0.58%
2063 -0.35% -0.57%
2062 -0.31% -0.56%
2061 -0.28% -0.55%
2060 -0.24% -0.54%
2059 -0.2% -0.52%
2058 -0.16% -0.5%
2057 -0.13% -0.48%
2056 -0.09% -0.46%
2055 -0.05% -0.44%
2054 -0.009% -0.41%
2053 0.03% -0.39%
2052 0.06% -0.37%
2051 0.1% -0.34%
2050 0.13% -0.32%
2049 0.16% -0.3%
2048 0.19% -0.28%
2047 0.22% -0.26%
2046 0.24% -0.25%
2045 0.26% -0.23%
2044 0.28% -0.21%
2043 0.3% -0.19%
2042 0.32% -0.18%
2041 0.34% -0.16%
2040 0.35% -0.15%
2039 0.37% -0.13%
2038 0.38% -0.12%
2037 0.4% -0.11%
2036 0.41% -0.1%
2035 0.43% -0.09%
2034 0.44% -0.09%
2033 0.46% -0.08%
2032 0.49% -0.08%
2031 0.51% -0.08%
2030 0.55% -0.08%
2029 0.61% -0.07%
2028 0.68% -0.07%
2027 0.76% -0.07%
2026 0.86% -0.06%
2025 0.99% -0.05%
2024 1.06% -0.04%
2023 1.21% -0.08%
2022 1.21% -0.17%
2021 0.83% -0.07%
2020 0.77% 0.05%
2019 1.08% 0.08%
2018 1.28% 0.18%
2017 1.45% 0.27%
2016 1.44% 0.33%
2015 1.37% 0.35%
2014 1.35% 0.33%
2013 1.32% 0.3%
2012 1.26% 0.26%
2011 1.24% 0.25%
2010 1.26% 0.26%
2009 1.25% 0.24%
2008 1.22% 0.21%
2007 1.65% 0.17%
2006 2.18% 0.11%
2005 2.24% 0.08%
2004 2.16% 0.06%
2003 1.11% 0.07%
2002 0.83% 0.14%
2001 1.56% 0.25%
2000 1.49% 0.37%
1999 1.43% 0.45%
1998 1.38% 0.49%
1997 1.21% 0.53%
1996 1.09% 0.53%
1995 1.11% 0.52%
1994 0.19% 0.52%
1993 0.36% 0.53%
1992 2% 0.56%
1991 2.75% 0.58%
1990 2.95% 0.59%
1989 2.96% 0.6%
1988 3.28% 0.59%
1987 3.65% 0.56%
1986 3.76% 0.52%
1985 3.74% 0.48%
1984 3.83% 0.46%
1983 3.97% 0.45%
1982 5.44% 0.41%
1981 5.39% 0.38%
1980 3.69% 0.41%
1979 3.5% 0.48%
1978 3.32% 0.56%
1977 3.15% 0.62%
1976 3.06% 0.66%
1975 3.07% 0.64%
1974 3% 0.59%
1973 2.97% 0.55%
1972 2.97% 0.54%
1971 3.03% 0.56%
1970 3.08% 0.61%
1969 3.05% 0.7%
1968 3.04% 0.82%
1967 3.09% 0.91%
1966 3.16% 0.99%
1965 3.19% 1.05%
1964 3.16% 1.12%
1963 3.12% 1.17%
1962 3.08% 1.22%
1961 3.05% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Iran Uruguay
Current population
93468444
3382789
Population rank 17/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.04%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
26.9 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 -4
Annual growth/decline +959,031 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 167/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +116,786 -1,338
Net migration rank 14/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -1,338
2024 - 190,156 - -1,348
2023 750,150 262,044 298 -1,501
2022 753,525 403,190 -2,964 -1,501
2021 645,725 334,967 -5,621 -1,482
2020 663,978 -180,680 4,048 -1,482
2019 893,063 -32,794 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,140,549 34,849 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,186,949 66,630 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 16,318 -5,647
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 15,520 -6,317
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 14,934 -6,982
2010 980,380 -12,849 16,231 -7,696
2009 958,322 211 16,947 -8,510
2008 940,983 -12,184 16,838 -9,458
2007 919,254 -24,950 17,422 -10,750
2006 884,529 640,932 17,783 -13,161
2005 837,305 765,873 18,926 -16,086
2004 801,203 739,996 18,067 -15,668
2003 732,600 700,222 18,628 -17,105
2002 752,205 -668,962 20,073 -16,957
2001 743,658 291,692 20,729 -14,620
2000 731,203 300,133 21,060 -11,076
1999 723,237 191,988 21,844 -7,441
1998 717,655 218,171 22,114 -7,048
1997 726,574 98,009 23,737 -6,938
1996 784,508 -92,435 24,635 -7,397
1995 879,648 -220,258 24,872 -8,339
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 24,637 -7,955
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 24,212 -7,922
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 24,847 -7,850
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 25,422 -7,714
1990 1,530,434 200,711 25,699 -7,499
1989 1,609,739 9,460 25,322 -7,229
1988 1,614,512 30,688 25,071 -6,582
1987 1,639,644 213,524 24,469 -6,833
1986 1,659,289 242,411 24,505 -8,046
1985 1,661,750 163,999 23,988 -8,832
1984 1,653,051 97,748 23,684 -9,730
1983 1,573,612 204,544 24,146 -10,671
1982 1,514,240 222,390 25,224 -12,131
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 24,968 -13,577
1980 1,361,293 103,674 25,451 -14,252
1979 1,294,306 75,451 27,456 -14,552
1978 1,156,974 70,088 30,076 -14,611
1977 1,091,542 68,093 31,321 -14,280
1976 1,013,347 18,825 33,199 -14,096
1975 929,481 106,921 33,393 -14,350
1974 873,369 103,252 32,221 -14,512
1973 831,880 104,779 30,213 -14,312
1972 804,043 96,614 28,896 -13,817
1971 805,830 77,717 28,584 -13,288
1970 794,612 89,757 28,737 -12,727
1969 780,660 78,196 28,805 -11,149
1968 743,992 69,342 29,103 -8,028
1967 727,276 77,313 29,514 -5,938
1966 695,040 98,709 30,293 -4,599
1965 663,029 127,808 30,807 -3,542
1964 635,589 121,817 31,340 -2,623
1963 620,126 110,190 31,824 -1,707
1962 595,538 96,332 31,441 -623
1961 594,674 77,811 30,975 703
1960 584,060 54,041 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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