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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 2.16 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.65% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Iran vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Yemen
2100 80,713,760 111,531,602
2099 81,246,718 111,216,538
2098 81,770,953 110,873,896
2097 82,295,714 110,513,248
2096 82,818,575 110,125,357
2095 83,338,446 109,718,989
2094 83,854,648 109,287,747
2093 84,371,569 108,834,256
2092 84,888,626 108,350,834
2091 85,410,099 107,845,139
2090 85,934,675 107,319,234
2089 86,466,409 106,769,903
2088 87,004,165 106,198,480
2087 87,549,685 105,606,248
2086 88,105,571 104,994,691
2085 88,668,329 104,356,315
2084 89,239,709 103,704,067
2083 89,817,194 103,033,111
2082 90,402,538 102,348,794
2081 90,995,822 101,642,012
2080 91,595,122 100,920,728
2079 92,196,842 100,179,245
2078 92,801,160 99,422,962
2077 93,405,954 98,654,481
2076 94,007,669 97,862,812
2075 94,606,607 97,057,105
2074 95,197,577 96,230,615
2073 95,783,994 95,389,748
2072 96,355,853 94,528,518
2071 96,915,335 93,646,094
2070 97,460,813 92,750,891
2069 97,988,897 91,836,719
2068 98,496,927 90,906,457
2067 98,978,509 89,961,778
2066 99,439,391 88,998,844
2065 99,877,457 88,022,210
2064 100,288,977 87,033,422
2063 100,668,199 86,020,867
2062 101,017,348 84,985,459
2061 101,332,810 83,934,120
2060 101,612,261 82,867,105
2059 101,858,931 81,781,887
2058 102,061,144 80,678,032
2057 102,228,085 79,563,835
2056 102,358,266 78,436,146
2055 102,449,092 77,296,391
2054 102,498,594 76,143,587
2053 102,508,245 74,985,186
2052 102,480,373 73,813,387
2051 102,417,847 72,631,340
2050 102,318,917 71,436,891
2049 102,189,816 70,243,074
2048 102,024,233 69,043,876
2047 101,832,213 67,843,741
2046 101,613,554 66,638,116
2045 101,371,784 65,433,874
2044 101,104,998 64,230,423
2043 100,818,045 63,031,296
2042 100,512,032 61,838,177
2041 100,188,214 60,651,763
2040 99,849,875 59,475,172
2039 99,501,869 58,303,694
2038 99,137,385 57,135,690
2037 98,759,167 55,973,689
2036 98,366,612 54,809,098
2035 97,963,082 53,641,994
2034 97,546,148 52,476,195
2033 97,118,106 51,307,469
2032 96,671,440 50,140,351
2031 96,204,118 48,969,961
2030 95,718,604 47,786,079
2029 95,195,996 46,594,926
2028 94,623,034 45,403,313
2027 93,987,260 44,203,683
2026 93,276,075 43,000,078
2025 92,478,162 41,792,731
2024 91,567,738 40,583,164
2023 90,608,707 39,390,799
2022 89,524,246 38,222,876
2021 88,455,488 37,140,230
2020 87,723,443 36,134,863
2019 87,051,648 35,111,408
2018 86,117,998 34,085,182
2017 85,026,754 33,090,921
2016 83,812,228 32,109,010
2015 82,619,362 31,159,379
2014 81,502,045 30,226,309
2013 80,414,686 29,312,952
2012 79,370,580 28,433,647
2011 78,383,598 27,582,897
2010 77,420,842 26,754,387
2009 76,457,825 25,927,724
2008 75,514,204 25,111,941
2007 74,602,648 24,318,082
2006 73,392,747 23,543,083
2005 71,828,455 22,790,085
2004 70,256,316 22,095,167
2003 68,769,340 21,456,379
2002 68,011,317 20,835,086
2001 67,452,005 20,226,147
2000 66,418,659 19,624,141
1999 65,445,391 19,029,420
1998 64,519,859 18,446,013
1997 63,639,638 17,873,936
1996 62,881,300 17,313,177
1995 62,205,567 16,740,058
1994 61,520,598 16,149,147
1993 61,403,543 15,563,914
1992 61,184,983 14,989,494
1991 59,986,931 14,430,201
1990 58,380,092 13,887,862
1989 56,704,914 13,364,174
1988 55,072,694 12,859,708
1987 53,323,493 12,369,912
1986 51,446,045 11,901,040
1985 49,582,289 11,453,825
1984 47,793,998 11,025,597
1983 46,029,535 10,621,499
1982 44,272,141 10,241,006
1981 41,989,312 9,882,362
1980 39,842,324 9,543,358
1979 38,424,952 9,224,194
1978 37,126,535 8,926,586
1977 35,933,181 8,648,222
1976 34,837,271 8,384,113
1975 33,802,973 8,133,598
1974 32,796,463 7,896,783
1973 31,839,838 7,672,796
1972 30,921,179 7,460,068
1971 30,029,071 7,257,462
1970 29,145,100 7,065,279
1969 28,273,482 6,875,859
1968 27,437,391 6,690,524
1967 26,628,432 6,516,444
1966 25,829,270 6,351,494
1965 25,036,978 6,195,593
1964 24,262,859 6,048,006
1963 23,519,005 5,911,135
1962 22,807,907 5,782,221
1961 22,125,726 5,655,232
1960 21,470,434 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Yemen
2100 -0.66% 0.28%
2099 -0.64% 0.31%
2098 -0.64% 0.33%
2097 -0.63% 0.35%
2096 -0.62% 0.37%
2095 -0.62% 0.39%
2094 -0.61% 0.42%
2093 -0.61% 0.45%
2092 -0.61% 0.47%
2091 -0.61% 0.49%
2090 -0.61% 0.51%
2089 -0.62% 0.54%
2088 -0.62% 0.56%
2087 -0.63% 0.58%
2086 -0.63% 0.61%
2085 -0.64% 0.63%
2084 -0.64% 0.65%
2083 -0.65% 0.67%
2082 -0.65% 0.7%
2081 -0.65% 0.71%
2080 -0.65% 0.74%
2079 -0.65% 0.76%
2078 -0.65% 0.78%
2077 -0.64% 0.81%
2076 -0.63% 0.83%
2075 -0.62% 0.86%
2074 -0.61% 0.88%
2073 -0.59% 0.91%
2072 -0.58% 0.94%
2071 -0.56% 0.97%
2070 -0.54% 1%
2069 -0.52% 1.02%
2068 -0.49% 1.05%
2067 -0.46% 1.08%
2066 -0.44% 1.11%
2065 -0.41% 1.14%
2064 -0.38% 1.18%
2063 -0.35% 1.22%
2062 -0.31% 1.25%
2061 -0.28% 1.29%
2060 -0.24% 1.33%
2059 -0.2% 1.37%
2058 -0.16% 1.4%
2057 -0.13% 1.44%
2056 -0.09% 1.47%
2055 -0.05% 1.51%
2054 -0.009% 1.54%
2053 0.03% 1.59%
2052 0.06% 1.63%
2051 0.1% 1.67%
2050 0.13% 1.7%
2049 0.16% 1.74%
2048 0.19% 1.77%
2047 0.22% 1.81%
2046 0.24% 1.84%
2045 0.26% 1.87%
2044 0.28% 1.9%
2043 0.3% 1.93%
2042 0.32% 1.96%
2041 0.34% 1.98%
2040 0.35% 2.01%
2039 0.37% 2.04%
2038 0.38% 2.08%
2037 0.4% 2.12%
2036 0.41% 2.18%
2035 0.43% 2.22%
2034 0.44% 2.28%
2033 0.46% 2.33%
2032 0.49% 2.39%
2031 0.51% 2.48%
2030 0.55% 2.56%
2029 0.61% 2.62%
2028 0.68% 2.71%
2027 0.76% 2.8%
2026 0.86% 2.89%
2025 0.99% 2.98%
2024 1.06% 3.03%
2023 1.21% 3.06%
2022 1.21% 2.92%
2021 0.83% 2.78%
2020 0.77% 2.91%
2019 1.08% 3.01%
2018 1.28% 3%
2017 1.45% 3.06%
2016 1.44% 3.05%
2015 1.37% 3.09%
2014 1.35% 3.12%
2013 1.32% 3.09%
2012 1.26% 3.08%
2011 1.24% 3.1%
2010 1.26% 3.19%
2009 1.25% 3.25%
2008 1.22% 3.26%
2007 1.65% 3.29%
2006 2.18% 3.3%
2005 2.24% 3.15%
2004 2.16% 2.98%
2003 1.11% 2.98%
2002 0.83% 3.01%
2001 1.56% 3.07%
2000 1.49% 3.13%
1999 1.43% 3.16%
1998 1.38% 3.2%
1997 1.21% 3.24%
1996 1.09% 3.42%
1995 1.11% 3.66%
1994 0.19% 3.76%
1993 0.36% 3.83%
1992 2% 3.88%
1991 2.75% 3.91%
1990 2.95% 3.92%
1989 2.96% 3.92%
1988 3.28% 3.96%
1987 3.65% 3.94%
1986 3.76% 3.9%
1985 3.74% 3.88%
1984 3.83% 3.8%
1983 3.97% 3.72%
1982 5.44% 3.63%
1981 5.39% 3.55%
1980 3.69% 3.46%
1979 3.5% 3.33%
1978 3.32% 3.22%
1977 3.15% 3.15%
1976 3.06% 3.08%
1975 3.07% 3%
1974 3% 2.92%
1973 2.97% 2.85%
1972 2.97% 2.79%
1971 3.03% 2.72%
1970 3.08% 2.75%
1969 3.05% 2.77%
1968 3.04% 2.67%
1967 3.09% 2.6%
1966 3.16% 2.52%
1965 3.19% 2.44%
1964 3.16% 2.32%
1963 3.12% 2.23%
1962 3.08% 2.25%
1961 3.05% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Iran Yemen
Current population
93468444
43325643
Population rank 17/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.52%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
26.9 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
1.24 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 13/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -16,291
Net migration rank 14/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -16,291
2024 - 190,156 - -10,482
2023 750,150 262,044 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 753,525 403,190 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 645,725 334,967 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 663,978 -180,680 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 893,063 -32,794 1,056,432 2,129
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 1,140,549 34,849 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 1,186,949 66,630 975,697 -6,492
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 939,922 -9,883
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 920,330 15,764
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 884,929 5,697
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 845,645 22,349
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 806,359 27,184
2010 980,380 -12,849 803,246 20,269
2009 958,322 211 798,911 30,919
2008 940,983 -12,184 779,123 22,621
2007 919,254 -24,950 764,780 21,210
2006 884,529 640,932 750,082 13,940
2005 837,305 765,873 726,708 15,283
2004 801,203 739,996 710,493 -62,641
2003 732,600 700,222 694,457 -64,737
2002 752,205 -668,962 672,494 -59,648
2001 743,658 291,692 658,704 -53,698
2000 731,203 300,133 646,694 -47,713
1999 723,237 191,988 633,166 -42,731
1998 717,655 218,171 615,488 -39,096
1997 726,574 98,009 604,443 -36,694
1996 784,508 -92,435 588,786 -35,043
1995 879,648 -220,258 607,966 -15,485
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 602,363 -13,040
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 595,459 -14,332
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 582,072 -14,372
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 565,837 -14,964
1990 1,530,434 200,711 549,654 -15,847
1989 1,609,739 9,460 530,464 -16,876
1988 1,614,512 30,688 513,296 -17,952
1987 1,639,644 213,524 493,337 -9,097
1986 1,659,289 242,411 464,665 -11,151
1985 1,661,750 163,999 455,576 -14,660
1984 1,653,051 97,748 434,674 -19,143
1983 1,573,612 204,544 414,823 -22,152
1982 1,514,240 222,390 392,302 -23,981
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 374,482 -25,499
1980 1,361,293 103,674 355,767 -26,740
1979 1,294,306 75,451 336,378 -27,090
1978 1,156,974 70,088 312,439 -26,524
1977 1,091,542 68,093 296,115 -25,305
1976 1,013,347 18,825 281,078 -23,669
1975 929,481 106,921 266,815 -23,192
1974 873,369 103,252 252,737 -22,726
1973 831,880 104,779 240,235 -22,282
1972 804,043 96,614 229,322 -21,826
1971 805,830 77,717 219,095 -21,386
1970 794,612 89,757 207,613 -20,966
1969 780,660 78,196 196,305 -4,121
1968 743,992 69,342 182,518 -4,031
1967 727,276 77,313 173,637 -3,959
1966 695,040 98,709 164,091 -3,874
1965 663,029 127,808 155,398 -3,797
1964 635,589 121,817 147,299 -3,712
1963 620,126 110,190 133,781 -3,640
1962 595,538 96,332 131,262 -3,572
1961 594,674 77,811 129,787 -3,503
1960 584,060 54,041 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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