World population growth in Iran
Iran: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.7%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
179th
of 239 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 1981
All-time low
-2.0%
in 1915
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Iran, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded -0.7% for world population growth in 2100.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Iran peaked at 6.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 1915.
That places Iran 179th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.3% | — |
| 1900 | 1.0% | +216.1% |
| 1905 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 1910 | -0.2% | -120.8% |
| 1915 | -2.0% | +875.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -107.4% |
| 1925 | 3.4% | +2190.4% |
| 1930 | 2.7% | -19.9% |
| 1935 | 1.8% | -34.9% |
| 1940 | 1.4% | -20.6% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | -37.7% |
| 1950 | 2.5% | +183.5% |
| 1951 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 2.7% | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1960 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +83.3% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -41.8% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -39.6% |
| 1993 | -0.8% | -152.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -248.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -92.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +1608.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +101.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2026 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 2027 | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| 2028 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 2029 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2030 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2031 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2032 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2033 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2034 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2035 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2036 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2037 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2038 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2039 | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 2040 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2041 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2042 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 2043 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2044 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2045 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 2046 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2047 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 2048 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2049 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2050 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 2051 | 0.1% | -37.1% |
| 2052 | 0.0% | -55.7% |
| 2053 | -0.0% | -133.3% |
| 2054 | -0.0% | +433.3% |
| 2055 | -0.1% | +85.4% |
| 2056 | -0.1% | +42.7% |
| 2057 | -0.2% | +28.3% |
| 2058 | -0.2% | +21.5% |
| 2059 | -0.2% | +22.2% |
| 2060 | -0.3% | +13.6% |
| 2061 | -0.3% | +13.5% |
| 2062 | -0.3% | +10.9% |
| 2063 | -0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2064 | -0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2065 | -0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2066 | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2067 | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2068 | -0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2069 | -0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2070 | -0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2071 | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2072 | -0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2073 | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2074 | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2075 | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2076 | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2077 | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2078 | -0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2079 | -0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2080 | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2081 | -0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2082 | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2083 | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2084 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2085 | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2086 | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2087 | -0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2088 | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2089 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2092 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2093 | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2094 | -0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2095 | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2096 | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2097 | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2098 | -0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2099 | -0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2100 | -0.7% | +2.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's -0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's -0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | +2190.4% | 0.1% | 3.4% |
| 2003 | +1608.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| 1915 | -875.1% | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2054 | -433.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | +248.8% | -0.8% | 1.2% |
| 1900 | +216.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | -1.1% | -2.0% | -0.2% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -0.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Iran?
- World population growth in Iran was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 1915.
- How does Iran rank for world population growth?
- Iran ranks 179th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.