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

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The latest officially reported population of Iran was 92,417,681 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,580,141 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 2.46 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.58% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.15% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.6M (27.5% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Iran vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Uzbekistan
2100 80,660,972 74,913,683
2099 81,193,582 74,651,098
2098 81,717,474 74,375,923
2097 82,241,892 74,084,599
2096 82,764,411 73,786,478
2095 83,283,942 73,476,603
2094 83,799,806 73,151,709
2093 84,316,389 72,817,254
2092 84,833,108 72,474,468
2091 85,354,240 72,122,880
2090 85,878,473 71,760,077
2089 86,409,859 71,384,150
2088 86,947,263 71,002,449
2087 87,492,427 70,611,426
2086 88,047,949 70,216,014
2085 88,610,339 69,811,545
2084 89,181,346 69,396,198
2083 89,758,453 68,975,962
2082 90,343,413 68,557,881
2081 90,936,310 68,128,154
2080 91,535,218 67,696,442
2079 92,136,544 67,260,252
2078 92,740,467 66,816,984
2077 93,344,865 66,362,519
2076 93,946,187 65,913,810
2075 94,544,733 65,462,568
2074 95,135,317 65,009,654
2073 95,721,351 64,552,502
2072 96,292,835 64,095,245
2071 96,851,951 63,631,386
2070 97,397,073 63,166,693
2069 97,924,812 62,698,228
2068 98,432,509 62,225,674
2067 98,913,776 61,749,683
2066 99,374,357 61,266,762
2065 99,812,137 60,778,749
2064 100,223,387 60,281,212
2063 100,602,361 59,775,807
2062 100,951,282 59,261,881
2061 101,266,537 58,740,914
2060 101,545,806 58,208,824
2059 101,792,315 57,665,803
2058 101,994,395 57,114,037
2057 102,161,227 56,552,712
2056 102,291,323 55,985,589
2055 102,382,089 55,407,187
2054 102,431,558 54,818,525
2053 102,441,204 54,220,761
2052 102,413,350 53,615,713
2051 102,350,865 53,002,852
2050 102,251,999 52,386,166
2049 102,122,983 51,762,174
2048 101,957,508 51,134,317
2047 101,765,614 50,502,162
2046 101,547,098 49,868,057
2045 101,305,486 49,233,860
2044 101,038,874 48,605,591
2043 100,752,109 47,984,479
2042 100,446,296 47,370,990
2041 100,122,690 46,766,713
2040 99,784,572 46,174,827
2039 99,436,793 45,591,616
2038 99,072,548 45,011,890
2037 98,694,577 44,436,551
2036 98,302,279 43,862,840
2035 97,899,013 43,287,434
2034 97,482,352 42,708,536
2033 97,054,589 42,122,973
2032 96,608,216 41,529,468
2031 96,141,200 40,928,141
2030 95,656,003 40,314,175
2029 95,133,736 39,688,984
2028 94,561,150 39,055,901
2027 93,925,792 38,407,447
2026 93,215,072 37,740,059
2025 92,417,681 37,053,428
2024 91,567,738 36,361,859
2023 90,608,707 35,652,307
2022 89,524,246 34,938,955
2021 88,455,488 34,243,696
2020 87,723,443 33,586,372
2019 87,051,648 32,964,701
2018 86,117,998 32,373,490
2017 85,026,754 31,819,178
2016 83,812,228 31,284,568
2015 82,619,362 30,749,346
2014 81,502,045 30,222,994
2013 80,414,686 29,724,065
2012 79,370,580 29,261,903
2011 78,383,598 28,823,196
2010 77,420,842 28,385,506
2009 76,457,825 27,939,328
2008 75,514,204 27,494,774
2007 74,602,648 27,076,008
2006 73,392,747 26,699,043
2005 71,828,455 26,356,975
2004 70,256,316 26,029,350
2003 68,769,340 25,711,259
2002 68,011,317 25,399,980
2001 67,452,005 25,090,283
2000 66,418,659 24,787,054
1999 65,445,391 24,476,008
1998 64,519,859 24,134,929
1997 63,639,638 23,758,960
1996 62,881,300 23,351,981
1995 62,205,567 22,917,589
1994 61,520,598 22,463,291
1993 61,403,543 21,987,955
1992 61,184,983 21,485,090
1991 59,986,931 20,962,910
1990 58,380,092 20,464,956
1989 56,704,914 19,977,183
1988 55,072,694 19,460,630
1987 53,323,493 18,930,070
1986 51,446,045 18,395,621
1985 49,582,289 17,875,339
1984 47,793,998 17,378,846
1983 46,029,535 16,908,400
1982 44,272,141 16,462,736
1981 41,989,312 16,035,032
1980 39,842,324 15,619,936
1979 38,424,952 15,215,587
1978 37,126,535 14,816,349
1977 35,933,181 14,408,822
1976 34,837,271 13,998,620
1975 33,802,973 13,598,521
1974 32,796,463 13,209,011
1973 31,839,838 12,831,047
1972 30,921,179 12,465,106
1971 30,029,071 12,111,511
1970 29,145,100 11,762,638
1969 28,273,482 11,403,150
1968 27,437,391 11,032,155
1967 26,628,432 10,659,180
1966 25,829,270 10,289,294
1965 25,036,978 9,921,681
1964 24,262,859 9,557,611
1963 23,519,005 9,202,246
1962 22,807,907 8,854,368
1961 22,125,726 8,517,711
1960 21,470,434 8,209,109

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iran's population will grow by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Uzbekistan
2100 -0.66% 0.35%
2099 -0.64% 0.37%
2098 -0.64% 0.39%
2097 -0.63% 0.4%
2096 -0.62% 0.42%
2095 -0.62% 0.44%
2094 -0.61% 0.46%
2093 -0.61% 0.47%
2092 -0.61% 0.49%
2091 -0.61% 0.51%
2090 -0.61% 0.53%
2089 -0.62% 0.54%
2088 -0.62% 0.55%
2087 -0.63% 0.56%
2086 -0.63% 0.58%
2085 -0.64% 0.6%
2084 -0.64% 0.61%
2083 -0.65% 0.61%
2082 -0.65% 0.63%
2081 -0.65% 0.64%
2080 -0.65% 0.65%
2079 -0.65% 0.66%
2078 -0.65% 0.68%
2077 -0.64% 0.68%
2076 -0.63% 0.69%
2075 -0.62% 0.7%
2074 -0.61% 0.71%
2073 -0.59% 0.71%
2072 -0.58% 0.73%
2071 -0.56% 0.74%
2070 -0.54% 0.75%
2069 -0.52% 0.76%
2068 -0.49% 0.77%
2067 -0.46% 0.79%
2066 -0.44% 0.8%
2065 -0.41% 0.83%
2064 -0.38% 0.85%
2063 -0.35% 0.87%
2062 -0.31% 0.89%
2061 -0.28% 0.91%
2060 -0.24% 0.94%
2059 -0.2% 0.97%
2058 -0.16% 0.99%
2057 -0.13% 1.01%
2056 -0.09% 1.04%
2055 -0.05% 1.07%
2054 -0.009% 1.1%
2053 0.03% 1.13%
2052 0.06% 1.16%
2051 0.1% 1.18%
2050 0.13% 1.21%
2049 0.16% 1.23%
2048 0.19% 1.25%
2047 0.22% 1.27%
2046 0.24% 1.29%
2045 0.26% 1.29%
2044 0.28% 1.29%
2043 0.3% 1.3%
2042 0.32% 1.29%
2041 0.34% 1.28%
2040 0.35% 1.28%
2039 0.37% 1.29%
2038 0.38% 1.29%
2037 0.4% 1.31%
2036 0.41% 1.33%
2035 0.43% 1.36%
2034 0.44% 1.39%
2033 0.46% 1.43%
2032 0.49% 1.47%
2031 0.51% 1.52%
2030 0.55% 1.58%
2029 0.61% 1.62%
2028 0.68% 1.69%
2027 0.76% 1.77%
2026 0.86% 1.85%
2025 0.93% 1.9%
2024 1.06% 1.99%
2023 1.21% 2.04%
2022 1.21% 2.03%
2021 0.83% 1.96%
2020 0.77% 1.89%
2019 1.08% 1.83%
2018 1.28% 1.74%
2017 1.45% 1.71%
2016 1.44% 1.74%
2015 1.37% 1.74%
2014 1.35% 1.68%
2013 1.32% 1.58%
2012 1.26% 1.52%
2011 1.24% 1.54%
2010 1.26% 1.6%
2009 1.25% 1.62%
2008 1.22% 1.55%
2007 1.65% 1.41%
2006 2.18% 1.3%
2005 2.24% 1.26%
2004 2.16% 1.24%
2003 1.11% 1.23%
2002 0.83% 1.23%
2001 1.56% 1.22%
2000 1.49% 1.27%
1999 1.43% 1.41%
1998 1.38% 1.58%
1997 1.21% 1.74%
1996 1.09% 1.9%
1995 1.11% 2.02%
1994 0.19% 2.16%
1993 0.36% 2.34%
1992 2% 2.49%
1991 2.75% 2.43%
1990 2.95% 2.44%
1989 2.96% 2.65%
1988 3.28% 2.8%
1987 3.65% 2.91%
1986 3.76% 2.91%
1985 3.74% 2.86%
1984 3.83% 2.78%
1983 3.97% 2.71%
1982 5.44% 2.67%
1981 5.39% 2.66%
1980 3.69% 2.66%
1979 3.5% 2.69%
1978 3.32% 2.83%
1977 3.15% 2.93%
1976 3.06% 2.94%
1975 3.07% 2.95%
1974 3% 2.95%
1973 2.97% 2.94%
1972 2.97% 2.92%
1971 3.03% 2.97%
1970 3.08% 3.15%
1969 3.05% 3.36%
1968 3.04% 3.5%
1967 3.09% 3.59%
1966 3.16% 3.71%
1965 3.19% 3.81%
1964 3.16% 3.86%
1963 3.12% 3.93%
1962 3.08% 3.95%
1961 3.05% 3.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Iran grew by 0.93%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Iran Uzbekistan
Current population
93580141
38082870
Population rank 17/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.46%
One net population change
37.2 seconds
45.7 seconds
One birth every
27.4 seconds
33.9 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,329 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +849,943 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +0.93% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 54/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +116,786 -6,987
Net migration rank 14/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -6,987
2024 715,785 190,156 709,893 -7,066
2023 750,150 262,044 722,280 -6,004
2022 753,525 403,190 715,410 -5,007
2021 645,725 334,967 689,325 -9,205
2020 663,978 -180,680 643,750 -9,208
2019 893,063 -32,794 618,154 -9,341
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 585,119 -11,516
2017 1,140,549 34,849 548,372 -13,352
2016 1,186,949 66,630 549,045 -14,839
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 552,781 -16,545
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 536,881 -20,381
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 501,742 -20,380
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 463,333 -20,381
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 454,858 -20,380
2010 980,380 -12,849 461,293 -20,380
2009 958,322 211 471,839 -20,378
2008 940,983 -12,184 461,665 -24,028
2007 919,254 -24,950 426,880 -27,013
2006 884,529 640,932 383,265 -29,197
2005 837,305 765,873 363,462 -33,386
2004 801,203 739,996 363,994 -38,834
2003 732,600 700,222 355,098 -44,092
2002 752,205 -668,962 359,231 -47,679
2001 743,658 291,692 356,483 -48,642
2000 731,203 300,133 365,138 -66,547
1999 723,237 191,988 385,448 -61,955
1998 717,655 218,171 408,532 -49,862
1997 726,574 98,009 441,631 -48,360
1996 784,508 -92,435 471,010 -50,314
1995 879,648 -220,258 493,966 -45,876
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 502,279 -41,788
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 527,557 -37,377
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 548,793 -33,259
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 557,886 -29,064
1990 1,530,434 200,711 540,581 -73,478
1989 1,609,739 9,460 522,323 -13,888
1988 1,614,512 30,688 525,126 -473
1987 1,639,644 213,524 537,292 -824
1986 1,659,289 242,411 533,234 -802
1985 1,661,750 163,999 508,893 -773
1984 1,653,051 97,748 485,617 -752
1983 1,573,612 204,544 454,464 1,568
1982 1,514,240 222,390 431,389 3,897
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 413,897 6,223
1980 1,361,293 103,674 401,557 8,540
1979 1,294,306 75,451 387,754 10,864
1978 1,156,974 70,088 372,068 27,783
1977 1,091,542 68,093 369,572 45,622
1976 1,013,347 18,825 363,110 42,094
1975 929,481 106,921 357,382 37,611
1974 873,369 103,252 350,422 33,600
1973 831,880 104,779 341,807 30,094
1972 804,043 96,614 333,230 26,748
1971 805,830 77,717 323,171 24,030
1970 794,612 89,757 313,216 37,324
1969 780,660 78,196 302,833 65,596
1968 743,992 69,342 295,651 77,914
1967 727,276 77,313 298,350 74,030
1966 695,040 98,709 297,844 69,537
1965 663,029 127,808 302,264 65,579
1964 635,589 121,817 298,790 61,512
1963 620,126 110,190 293,432 57,002
1962 595,538 96,332 292,788 52,532
1961 594,674 77,811 279,841 48,168
1960 584,060 54,041 267,165 22,039

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 89.9% of the population change in Iran is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people). In Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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