Iran vs Italy: World population growth
Iran
-0.7%
in 2100
Italy
-0.7%
in 2100
Iran rank
178th
Italy rank
179th
World population growth over time
- Iran
- Italy
How they compare
Iran currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Italy ahead.
Iran ranks 178th and Italy ranks 179th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 20 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1910s | -1.1% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Iran |
| 1930s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | Iran |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Iran |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | Iran |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 0.5% | 2.5% | Iran |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 0.1% | 3.7% | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -0.3% | 1.2% | Iran |
| 2030s | 0.4% | -0.5% | 0.9% | Iran |
| 2040s | 0.2% | -0.6% | 0.9% | Iran |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.9% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 2060s | -0.4% | -0.9% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.8% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 2080s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Iran or Italy?
- Iran, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Italy as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Iran and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Iran and Italy rank globally for world population growth?
- Iran ranks 178th and Italy ranks 179th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.