Iran Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Iran population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Iran in 2021 is 85,028,759, a 1.23% increase from 2020.
- The population of Iran in 2020 was 83,992,949, a 1.3% increase from 2019.
- The population of Iran in 2019 was 82,913,906, a 1.36% increase from 2018.
- The population of Iran in 2018 was 81,800,188, a 1.4% increase from 2017.
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| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| China |
1,444,216,107 |
| Brazil |
213,993,437 |
| Russia |
145,912,025 |
| Mexico |
130,262,216 |
| Turkey |
85,042,738 |
| Iran |
85,028,759 |
| Thailand |
69,950,850 |
| South Africa |
60,041,994 |
| Colombia |
51,265,844 |
| Algeria |
44,616,624 |
| Iraq |
41,179,350 |
| Peru |
33,359,418 |
| Malaysia |
32,776,194 |
| Venezuela |
28,704,954 |
| Romania |
19,127,774 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,994,962 |
| Guatemala |
18,249,860 |
| Ecuador |
17,888,475 |
| Cuba |
11,317,505 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,953,703 |
| Jordan |
10,269,021 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,223,342 |
| Belarus |
9,442,862 |
| Serbia |
8,697,550 |
| Paraguay |
7,219,638 |
| Libya |
6,958,532 |
| Bulgaria |
6,896,663 |
| Lebanon |
6,769,146 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,117,924 |
| Costa Rica |
5,139,052 |
| Jamaica |
2,973,463 |
| Armenia |
2,968,127 |
| Albania |
2,872,933 |
| Namibia |
2,587,344 |
| Botswana |
2,397,241 |
| Gabon |
2,278,825 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,658 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896 |
| Mauritius |
1,273,433 |
| Fiji |
902,906 |
| Guyana |
790,326 |
| Montenegro |
628,053 |
| Suriname |
591,800 |
| Maldives |
543,617 |
| Belize |
404,914 |
| Samoa |
200,149 |
| Grenada |
113,021 |
| Tonga |
106,760 |
| Dominica |
72,167 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,610 |
| American Samoa |
55,100 |
| Tuvalu |
11,931 |
| Nauru |
10,876 |
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Iran - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
85,028,759 |
1.23% |
| 2020 |
83,992,949 |
1.30% |
| 2019 |
82,913,906 |
1.36% |
| 2018 |
81,800,188 |
1.40% |
| 2017 |
80,673,883 |
1.39% |
| 2016 |
79,563,989 |
1.37% |
| 2015 |
78,492,215 |
1.33% |
| 2014 |
77,465,770 |
1.29% |
| 2013 |
76,481,961 |
1.25% |
| 2012 |
75,539,878 |
1.21% |
| 2011 |
74,634,957 |
1.18% |
| 2010 |
73,762,519 |
1.15% |
| 2009 |
72,924,837 |
1.12% |
| 2008 |
72,120,604 |
1.10% |
| 2007 |
71,336,475 |
1.11% |
| 2006 |
70,554,760 |
1.14% |
| 2005 |
69,762,347 |
1.18% |
| 2004 |
68,951,281 |
1.22% |
| 2003 |
68,122,938 |
1.25% |
| 2002 |
67,284,796 |
1.26% |
| 2001 |
66,449,112 |
1.26% |
| 2000 |
65,623,405 |
1.27% |
| 1999 |
64,800,880 |
1.30% |
| 1998 |
63,971,836 |
1.32% |
| 1997 |
63,136,312 |
1.35% |
| 1996 |
62,294,920 |
1.39% |
| 1995 |
61,442,664 |
1.41% |
| 1994 |
60,590,614 |
1.45% |
| 1993 |
59,723,764 |
1.60% |
| 1992 |
58,780,370 |
1.91% |
| 1991 |
57,679,034 |
2.33% |
| 1990 |
56,366,217 |
2.82% |
| 1989 |
54,822,003 |
3.29% |
| 1988 |
53,077,313 |
3.68% |
| 1987 |
51,193,782 |
3.93% |
| 1986 |
49,260,255 |
4.04% |
| 1985 |
47,347,186 |
4.12% |
| 1984 |
45,472,791 |
4.21% |
| 1983 |
43,636,837 |
4.22% |
| 1982 |
41,869,236 |
4.15% |
| 1981 |
40,199,906 |
4.01% |
| 1980 |
38,650,246 |
3.79% |
| 1979 |
37,237,137 |
3.55% |
| 1978 |
35,960,805 |
3.33% |
| 1977 |
34,803,045 |
3.17% |
| 1976 |
33,733,961 |
3.07% |
| 1975 |
32,729,772 |
2.97% |
| 1974 |
31,786,471 |
2.85% |
| 1973 |
30,905,707 |
2.76% |
| 1972 |
30,075,297 |
2.71% |
| 1971 |
29,281,591 |
2.69% |
| 1970 |
28,513,866 |
2.70% |
| 1969 |
27,764,924 |
2.71% |
| 1968 |
27,032,571 |
2.72% |
| 1967 |
26,317,783 |
2.71% |
| 1966 |
25,624,373 |
2.68% |
| 1965 |
24,954,873 |
2.66% |
| 1964 |
24,307,860 |
2.65% |
| 1963 |
23,680,258 |
2.64% |
| 1962 |
23,071,315 |
2.63% |
| 1961 |
22,480,372 |
2.62% |
| 1960 |
21,906,914 |
2.61% |
| 1959 |
21,350,574 |
2.59% |
| 1958 |
20,811,144 |
2.58% |
| 1957 |
20,288,539 |
2.56% |
| 1956 |
19,782,824 |
2.53% |
| 1955 |
19,294,127 |
2.50% |
| 1954 |
18,822,757 |
2.47% |
| 1953 |
18,369,051 |
2.43% |
| 1952 |
17,933,502 |
2.38% |
| 1951 |
17,516,679 |
2.32% |
| 1950 |
17,119,265 |
0.00% |
