Iran Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Iran population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Iran in 2022 is 86,022,837, a 1.17% increase from 2021.
- The population of Iran in 2021 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| China |
1,448,471,400 |
| Brazil |
215,353,593 |
| Russia |
145,805,947 |
| Mexico |
131,562,772 |
| Iran |
86,022,837 |
| Turkey |
85,561,976 |
| Thailand |
70,078,203 |
| South Africa |
60,756,135 |
| Colombia |
51,512,762 |
| Algeria |
45,350,148 |
| Iraq |
42,164,965 |
| Peru |
33,684,208 |
| Malaysia |
33,181,072 |
| Venezuela |
29,266,991 |
| Kazakhstan |
19,205,043 |
| Romania |
19,031,335 |
| Guatemala |
18,584,039 |
| Ecuador |
18,113,361 |
| Cuba |
11,305,652 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,056,370 |
| Jordan |
10,300,869 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,300,205 |
| Belarus |
9,432,800 |
| Serbia |
8,653,016 |
| Paraguay |
7,305,843 |
| Libya |
7,040,745 |
| Bulgaria |
6,844,597 |
| Lebanon |
6,684,849 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,201,943 |
| Costa Rica |
5,182,354 |
| Jamaica |
2,985,094 |
| Armenia |
2,971,966 |
| Albania |
2,866,374 |
| Namibia |
2,633,874 |
| Botswana |
2,441,162 |
| Gabon |
2,331,533 |
| North Macedonia |
2,081,304 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,496,662 |
| Mauritius |
1,274,727 |
| Fiji |
909,466 |
| Guyana |
794,045 |
| Montenegro |
627,950 |
| Suriname |
596,831 |
| Maldives |
540,985 |
| Belize |
412,190 |
| Samoa |
202,239 |
| Grenada |
113,475 |
| Tonga |
107,749 |
| Dominica |
72,344 |
| Marshall Islands |
60,057 |
| American Samoa |
55,030 |
| Tuvalu |
12,066 |
| Nauru |
10,903 |
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Iran - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
86,022,837 |
1.17% |
| 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% |
