Iran Population (LIVE)

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Iran Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Islamic Republic of Iran is 91,862,111 as of Tuesday, November 5, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Iran 2024 population is estimated at 91,567,738 people at mid year.
  • Iran population is equivalent to 1.12% of the total world population.
  • Iran ranks number 17 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Iran is 56 per Km2 (146 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 1,628,550 Km2 (628,786 sq. miles).
  • 73.1 % of the population is urban (66,968,458 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Iran is 33.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Iran (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIran
Global Rank
2024 91,567,738 1.06 % 959,031 190,156 33.4 1.68 56 73.1 % 66,968,458 1.12 % 8,161,972,572 17
2023 90,608,707 1.21 % 1,084,461 262,044 32.9 1.70 56 73.0 % 66,139,220 1.12 % 8,091,734,930 17
2022 89,524,246 1.21 % 1,068,758 403,190 32.3 1.70 55 72.9 % 65,271,669 1.12 % 8,021,407,192 17
2020 87,723,443 0.77 % 671,795 -180,680 31.3 1.70 54 72.3 % 63,420,504 1.11 % 7,887,001,292 17
2015 82,619,362 1.31 % 1,039,704 -46,239 28.7 2.02 51 70.5 % 58,217,032 1.11 % 7,470,491,872 16
2010 77,420,842 1.51 % 1,118,477 -12,849 26.1 1.75 48 68.0 % 52,664,138 1.10 % 7,021,732,148 17
2005 71,828,455 1.58 % 1,081,959 765,873 23.2 1.76 44 66.2 % 47,575,374 1.09 % 6,586,970,132 17
2000 66,418,659 1.32 % 842,618300,133 20.2 2.00 41 63.8 % 42,352,090 1.08 % 6,171,702,993 17
1995 62,205,567 1.28 % 765,095 -220,258 17.5 2.85 38 58.7 % 36,488,609 1.08 % 5,758,878,982 16
1990 58,380,092 3.32 % 1,759,561 200,711 17.1 4.93 36 54.3 % 31,672,465 1.10 % 5,327,803,110 16
1985 49,582,289 4.47 % 1,947,993 163,999 17.2 6.24 30 51.0 % 25,278,712 1.02 % 4,868,943,465 22
1980 39,842,324 3.34 % 1,207,870 103,674 17.2 6.63 24 48.2 % 19,215,536 0.90 % 4,447,606,236 22
1975 33,802,973 3.01 % 931,575 106,921 17.0 5.95 21 44.3 % 14,973,153 0.83 % 4,070,735,277 25
1970 29,145,100 3.09 % 821,624 89,757 16.5 6.80 18 40.3 % 11,751,335 0.79 % 3,694,683,794 25
1965 25,036,978 3.12 % 713,309 127,808 16.6 7.22 15 36.9 % 9,250,486 0.75 % 3,334,533,703 28
1960 21,470,434 2.80 % 553,926 54,041 18.0 7.52 13 34.4 % 7,390,258 0.71 % 3,015,470,894 26
1955 18,700,802 2.52 % 438,050 23,839 19.7 7.15 11 31.5 % 5,895,032 0.68 % 2,740,213,792 28
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Iran Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIran
Global Rank
2025 92,417,681 1.05 % 938,848 116,786 34.0 1.67 57 73.3 % 67,760,281 1.12 % 8,231,613,070 17
2030 95,486,667 0.66 % 613,797 -38,565 36.7 1.63 59 74.6 % 71,204,909 1.11 % 8,569,124,911 17
2035 97,679,252 0.46 % 438,517 -37,446 39.0 1.63 60 75.9 % 74,092,307 1.10 % 8,885,210,181 17
2040 99,524,277 0.37 % 369,005 -35,646 40.8 1.63 61 77.0 % 76,665,787 1.08 % 9,177,190,203 18
2045 100,990,613 0.29 % 293,267 -35,872 42.2 1.63 62 78.1 % 78,860,081 1.07 % 9,439,639,668 18
2050 101,861,993 0.17 % 174,276   43.5 1.63 63 79.0 % 80,441,107 1.05 % 9,664,378,587 18
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Iran Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Iran
Life Expectancy
77.85 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
9.1
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
10.9
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Iran

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Tehran 7,153,309
2 Mashhad 2,307,177
3 Isfahan 1,547,164
4 Karaj 1,448,075
5 Tabriz 1,424,641
6 Shiraz 1,249,942
7 Qom 900,000
8 Ahvaz 841,145
9 Pasragad Branch 787,878
10 Kahriz 766,706
11 Kermanshah 621,100
12 Rasht 594,590
13 Kerman 577,514
14 Orumiyeh 577,307
15 Zahedan 551,980
16 Hamadan 528,256
17 Azadshahr 514,102
18 Arak 503,647
19 Yazd 477,905
20 Eslamshahr 450,000
21 Ardabil 410,753
22 Abadan 370,180
23 Zanjan 357,471
24 Bandar Abbas 352,173
25 Sanandaj 349,176
26 Qazvin 333,635
27 Khorramshahr 330,606
28 Khorramabad 329,825
29 Khomeyni Shahr 277,334
30 Sari 255,396
31 Borujerd 251,958
32 Qarchak 251,834
33 Gorgan 244,937
34 Golestan 240,000
35 Sabzevar 226,183
36 Najafabad 223,450
37 Neyshabur 220,929
38 Nazarabad 213,388
39 Bukan 213,331
40 Sirjan 207,645
41 Babol 202,796
42 Amol 199,382
43 Birjand 196,982
44 Bojnurd 192,041
45 Varamin 179,603
46 Malayer 176,573
47 Saveh 175,533
48 Khowy 175,370
49 Bushehr 165,377
50 Mahabad 162,434
51 Saqqez 151,237
52 Marvdasht 148,858
53 Rafsanjan 147,680
54 Ilam 140,940
55 Miandoab 132,819
56 Shahrud 131,889
57 Gonbad-e Kavus 131,416
58 Iranshahr 131,232
59 Shahr-e Kord 129,153
60 Torbat-e Heydariyeh 125,633
61 Semnan 124,826
62 Marand 124,191
63 Zabol 121,989
64 Quchan 111,752
65 Masjed Soleyman 111,510
66 Bandar-e Anzali 110,826
67 Baneh 104,799
68 Parsabad 101,661
69 Kuhdasht 100,208
70 Bam 99,268

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Notes

The Iran Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the Islamic Republic of Iran delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Iran (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Iran in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.