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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 5.38 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 1.34% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Iran vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Zimbabwe
2100 80,713,760 37,483,053
2099 81,246,718 37,412,398
2098 81,770,953 37,328,255
2097 82,295,714 37,235,542
2096 82,818,575 37,142,915
2095 83,338,446 37,032,129
2094 83,854,648 36,912,747
2093 84,371,569 36,810,893
2092 84,888,626 36,688,511
2091 85,410,099 36,567,262
2090 85,934,675 36,425,606
2089 86,466,409 36,280,973
2088 87,004,165 36,141,446
2087 87,549,685 35,977,638
2086 88,105,571 35,808,135
2085 88,668,329 35,637,092
2084 89,239,709 35,456,207
2083 89,817,194 35,268,035
2082 90,402,538 35,078,904
2081 90,995,822 34,873,129
2080 91,595,122 34,658,962
2079 92,196,842 34,439,720
2078 92,801,160 34,217,295
2077 93,405,954 33,982,909
2076 94,007,669 33,739,228
2075 94,606,607 33,495,867
2074 95,197,577 33,244,838
2073 95,783,994 32,978,488
2072 96,355,853 32,706,059
2071 96,915,335 32,445,747
2070 97,460,813 32,181,119
2069 97,988,897 31,906,793
2068 98,496,927 31,631,000
2067 98,978,509 31,345,338
2066 99,439,391 31,062,884
2065 99,877,457 30,766,830
2064 100,288,977 30,479,939
2063 100,668,199 30,176,104
2062 101,017,348 29,867,679
2061 101,332,810 29,557,068
2060 101,612,261 29,252,423
2059 101,858,931 28,945,088
2058 102,061,144 28,631,679
2057 102,228,085 28,307,305
2056 102,358,266 27,990,713
2055 102,449,092 27,658,887
2054 102,498,594 27,331,920
2053 102,508,245 26,986,935
2052 102,480,373 26,643,553
2051 102,417,847 26,287,592
2050 102,318,917 25,934,893
2049 102,189,816 25,585,239
2048 102,024,233 25,228,082
2047 101,832,213 24,874,649
2046 101,613,554 24,513,443
2045 101,371,784 24,147,637
2044 101,104,998 23,783,088
2043 100,818,045 23,401,965
2042 100,512,032 23,035,288
2041 100,188,214 22,647,950
2040 99,849,875 22,273,520
2039 99,501,869 21,902,980
2038 99,137,385 21,530,130
2037 98,759,167 21,159,664
2036 98,366,612 20,791,034
2035 97,963,082 20,413,656
2034 97,546,148 20,048,019
2033 97,118,106 19,676,339
2032 96,671,440 19,311,985
2031 96,204,118 18,959,300
2030 95,718,604 18,613,738
2029 95,195,996 18,270,049
2028 94,623,034 17,933,466
2027 93,987,260 17,600,984
2026 93,276,075 17,273,208
2025 92,478,162 16,949,303
2024 91,567,738 16,634,373
2023 90,608,707 16,340,822
2022 89,524,246 16,069,056
2021 88,455,488 15,797,210
2020 87,723,443 15,526,888
2019 87,051,648 15,271,368
2018 86,117,998 15,034,452
2017 85,026,754 14,812,482
2016 83,812,228 14,600,294
2015 82,619,362 14,399,013
2014 81,502,045 14,207,359
2013 80,414,686 14,013,808
2012 79,370,580 13,817,887
2011 78,383,598 13,595,424
2010 77,420,842 13,356,548
2009 76,457,825 13,142,790
2008 75,514,204 12,959,149
2007 74,602,648 12,804,058
2006 73,392,747 12,636,445
2005 71,828,455 12,483,432
2004 70,256,316 12,365,896
2003 68,769,340 12,232,323
2002 68,011,317 12,087,653
2001 67,452,005 11,971,901
2000 66,418,659 11,892,055
1999 65,445,391 11,783,458
1998 64,519,859 11,594,297
1997 63,639,638 11,369,827
1996 62,881,300 11,158,360
1995 62,205,567 10,974,599
1994 61,520,598 10,873,148
1993 61,403,543 10,860,288
1992 61,184,983 10,702,700
1991 59,986,931 10,404,816
1990 58,380,092 10,137,281
1989 56,704,914 9,864,798
1988 55,072,694 9,583,094
1987 53,323,493 9,284,644
1986 51,446,045 8,982,578
1985 49,582,289 8,686,813
1984 47,793,998 8,391,488
1983 46,029,535 8,098,404
1982 44,272,141 7,796,496
1981 41,989,312 7,498,635
1980 39,842,324 7,041,303
1979 38,424,952 6,647,556
1978 37,126,535 6,543,575
1977 35,933,181 6,449,512
1976 34,837,271 6,287,105
1975 33,802,973 6,098,658
1974 32,796,463 5,908,328
1973 31,839,838 5,720,404
1972 30,921,179 5,542,445
1971 30,029,071 5,374,712
1970 29,145,100 5,215,918
1969 28,273,482 5,058,181
1968 27,437,391 4,900,440
1967 26,628,432 4,748,307
1966 25,829,270 4,601,217
1965 25,036,978 4,458,462
1964 24,262,859 4,320,006
1963 23,519,005 4,185,877
1962 22,807,907 4,055,959
1961 22,125,726 3,930,401
1960 21,470,434 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Zimbabwe
2100 -0.66% 0.19%
2099 -0.64% 0.23%
2098 -0.64% 0.25%
2097 -0.63% 0.25%
2096 -0.62% 0.3%
2095 -0.62% 0.32%
2094 -0.61% 0.28%
2093 -0.61% 0.33%
2092 -0.61% 0.33%
2091 -0.61% 0.39%
2090 -0.61% 0.4%
2089 -0.62% 0.39%
2088 -0.62% 0.46%
2087 -0.63% 0.47%
2086 -0.63% 0.48%
2085 -0.64% 0.51%
2084 -0.64% 0.53%
2083 -0.65% 0.54%
2082 -0.65% 0.59%
2081 -0.65% 0.62%
2080 -0.65% 0.64%
2079 -0.65% 0.65%
2078 -0.65% 0.69%
2077 -0.64% 0.72%
2076 -0.63% 0.73%
2075 -0.62% 0.76%
2074 -0.61% 0.81%
2073 -0.59% 0.83%
2072 -0.58% 0.8%
2071 -0.56% 0.82%
2070 -0.54% 0.86%
2069 -0.52% 0.87%
2068 -0.49% 0.91%
2067 -0.46% 0.91%
2066 -0.44% 0.96%
2065 -0.41% 0.94%
2064 -0.38% 1.01%
2063 -0.35% 1.03%
2062 -0.31% 1.05%
2061 -0.28% 1.04%
2060 -0.24% 1.06%
2059 -0.2% 1.09%
2058 -0.16% 1.15%
2057 -0.13% 1.13%
2056 -0.09% 1.2%
2055 -0.05% 1.2%
2054 -0.009% 1.28%
2053 0.03% 1.29%
2052 0.06% 1.35%
2051 0.1% 1.36%
2050 0.13% 1.37%
2049 0.16% 1.42%
2048 0.19% 1.42%
2047 0.22% 1.47%
2046 0.24% 1.51%
2045 0.26% 1.53%
2044 0.28% 1.63%
2043 0.3% 1.59%
2042 0.32% 1.71%
2041 0.34% 1.68%
2040 0.35% 1.69%
2039 0.37% 1.73%
2038 0.38% 1.75%
2037 0.4% 1.77%
2036 0.41% 1.85%
2035 0.43% 1.82%
2034 0.44% 1.89%
2033 0.46% 1.89%
2032 0.49% 1.86%
2031 0.51% 1.86%
2030 0.55% 1.88%
2029 0.61% 1.88%
2028 0.68% 1.89%
2027 0.76% 1.9%
2026 0.86% 1.91%
2025 0.99% 1.89%
2024 1.06% 1.8%
2023 1.21% 1.69%
2022 1.21% 1.72%
2021 0.83% 1.74%
2020 0.77% 1.67%
2019 1.08% 1.58%
2018 1.28% 1.5%
2017 1.45% 1.45%
2016 1.44% 1.4%
2015 1.37% 1.35%
2014 1.35% 1.38%
2013 1.32% 1.42%
2012 1.26% 1.64%
2011 1.24% 1.79%
2010 1.26% 1.63%
2009 1.25% 1.42%
2008 1.22% 1.21%
2007 1.65% 1.33%
2006 2.18% 1.23%
2005 2.24% 0.95%
2004 2.16% 1.09%
2003 1.11% 1.2%
2002 0.83% 0.97%
2001 1.56% 0.67%
2000 1.49% 0.92%
1999 1.43% 1.63%
1998 1.38% 1.97%
1997 1.21% 1.9%
1996 1.09% 1.67%
1995 1.11% 0.93%
1994 0.19% 0.12%
1993 0.36% 1.47%
1992 2% 2.86%
1991 2.75% 2.64%
1990 2.95% 2.76%
1989 2.96% 2.94%
1988 3.28% 3.21%
1987 3.65% 3.36%
1986 3.76% 3.4%
1985 3.74% 3.52%
1984 3.83% 3.62%
1983 3.97% 3.87%
1982 5.44% 3.97%
1981 5.39% 6.49%
1980 3.69% 5.92%
1979 3.5% 1.59%
1978 3.32% 1.46%
1977 3.15% 2.58%
1976 3.06% 3.09%
1975 3.07% 3.22%
1974 3% 3.29%
1973 2.97% 3.21%
1972 2.97% 3.12%
1971 3.03% 3.04%
1970 3.08% 3.12%
1969 3.05% 3.22%
1968 3.04% 3.2%
1967 3.09% 3.2%
1966 3.16% 3.2%
1965 3.19% 3.2%
1964 3.16% 3.2%
1963 3.12% 3.2%
1962 3.08% 3.19%
1961 3.05% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Iran Zimbabwe
Current population
93468444
17361868
Population rank 17/197 74/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.21%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
1.79 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +804
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 60/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 -54,555
Net migration rank 14/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - -54,555
2024 - 190,156 - -60,528
2023 750,150 262,044 372,505 -97,380
2022 753,525 403,190 371,243 -102,828
2021 645,725 334,967 349,908 -74,623
2020 663,978 -180,680 354,790 -89,440
2019 893,063 -32,794 348,798 -103,107
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 345,883 -117,758
2017 1,140,549 34,849 344,035 -128,241
2016 1,186,949 66,630 348,772 -140,181
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 356,203 -162,220
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 366,350 -177,029
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 374,757 -176,972
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 371,135 -177,061
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 359,572 -108,714
2010 980,380 -12,849 335,570 -108,671
2009 958,322 211 309,316 -108,689
2008 940,983 -12,184 280,527 -113,858
2007 919,254 -24,950 261,805 -118,299
2006 884,529 640,932 248,963 -57,257
2005 837,305 765,873 248,545 -134,212
2004 801,203 739,996 248,307 -127,550
2003 732,600 700,222 243,057 -96,667
2002 752,205 -668,962 244,170 -101,212
2001 743,658 291,692 227,909 -139,361
2000 731,203 300,133 236,343 -165,181
1999 723,237 191,988 232,393 -86,343
1998 717,655 218,171 225,614 6,645
1997 726,574 98,009 216,288 395
1996 784,508 -92,435 205,269 978
1995 879,648 -220,258 206,695 -45,428
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 216,343 -174,723
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 228,045 -243,947
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 255,291 75,788
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 260,943 3,749
1990 1,530,434 200,711 265,444 4,948
1989 1,609,739 9,460 270,838 3,736
1988 1,614,512 30,688 277,498 11,327
1987 1,639,644 213,524 286,766 21,308
1986 1,659,289 242,411 289,894 6,154
1985 1,661,750 163,999 290,756 4,718
1984 1,653,051 97,748 290,052 5,124
1983 1,573,612 204,544 286,545 4,456
1982 1,514,240 222,390 279,934 32,899
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 271,361 11,523
1980 1,361,293 103,674 241,179 390,593
1979 1,294,306 75,451 223,657 -67,937
1978 1,156,974 70,088 222,979 -170,727
1977 1,091,542 68,093 225,139 -89,270
1976 1,013,347 18,825 221,419 -32,495
1975 929,481 106,921 216,947 -28,988
1974 873,369 103,252 208,806 -16,105
1973 831,880 104,779 201,885 -18,733
1972 804,043 96,614 193,725 -20,959
1971 805,830 77,717 185,427 -22,719
1970 794,612 89,757 178,979 -24,102
1969 780,660 78,196 172,626 -12,028
1968 743,992 69,342 166,865 -11,997
1967 727,276 77,313 161,205 -11,814
1966 695,040 98,709 156,014 -11,211
1965 663,029 127,808 151,164 -10,465
1964 635,589 121,817 145,848 -9,631
1963 620,126 110,190 140,984 -8,936
1962 595,538 96,332 136,317 -8,529
1961 594,674 77,811 131,531 -8,204
1960 584,060 54,041 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/iran/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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