Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 37,939,105 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 1.59% 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 +1.19% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Iran vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Uzbekistan
2100 80,713,760 74,950,276
2099 81,246,718 74,687,562
2098 81,770,953 74,412,253
2097 82,295,714 74,120,787
2096 82,818,575 73,822,520
2095 83,338,446 73,512,493
2094 83,854,648 73,187,441
2093 84,371,569 72,852,823
2092 84,888,626 72,509,869
2091 85,410,099 72,158,109
2090 85,934,675 71,795,130
2089 86,466,409 71,419,019
2088 87,004,165 71,037,131
2087 87,549,685 70,645,917
2086 88,105,571 70,250,312
2085 88,668,329 69,845,645
2084 89,239,709 69,430,096
2083 89,817,194 69,009,654
2082 90,402,538 68,591,369
2081 90,995,822 68,161,432
2080 91,595,122 67,729,509
2079 92,196,842 67,293,106
2078 92,801,160 66,849,622
2077 93,405,954 66,394,934
2076 94,007,669 65,946,007
2075 94,606,607 65,494,544
2074 95,197,577 65,041,409
2073 95,783,994 64,584,034
2072 96,355,853 64,126,554
2071 96,915,335 63,662,468
2070 97,460,813 63,197,548
2069 97,988,897 62,728,854
2068 98,496,927 62,256,069
2067 98,978,509 61,779,846
2066 99,439,391 61,296,688
2065 99,877,457 60,808,437
2064 100,288,977 60,310,657
2063 100,668,199 59,805,006
2062 101,017,348 59,290,829
2061 101,332,810 58,769,606
2060 101,612,261 58,237,257
2059 101,858,931 57,693,970
2058 102,061,144 57,141,935
2057 102,228,085 56,580,336
2056 102,358,266 56,012,936
2055 102,449,092 55,434,251
2054 102,498,594 54,845,302
2053 102,508,245 54,247,246
2052 102,480,373 53,641,903
2051 102,417,847 53,028,742
2050 102,318,917 52,411,754
2049 102,189,816 51,787,458
2048 102,024,233 51,159,295
2047 101,832,213 50,526,830
2046 101,613,554 49,892,416
2045 101,371,784 49,257,909
2044 101,104,998 48,629,333
2043 100,818,045 48,007,917
2042 100,512,032 47,394,130
2041 100,188,214 46,789,557
2040 99,849,875 46,197,382
2039 99,501,869 45,613,886
2038 99,137,385 45,033,877
2037 98,759,167 44,458,257
2036 98,366,612 43,884,266
2035 97,963,082 43,308,578
2034 97,546,148 42,729,398
2033 97,118,106 42,143,548
2032 96,671,440 41,549,754
2031 96,204,118 40,948,133
2030 95,718,604 40,333,867
2029 95,195,996 39,708,371
2028 94,623,034 39,074,978
2027 93,987,260 38,426,208
2026 93,276,075 37,758,494
2025 92,478,162 37,071,527
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% 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 9.47% to 102,318,917 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 75M 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 0.99% 1.95%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Iran Uzbekistan
Current population
93468444
37939105
Population rank 17/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.46%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
44.4 seconds
One birth every
26.9 seconds
33.4 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 52/197
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 - 190,156 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.