Population regions with projections in Iran

Iran: Population regions with projections was 80.05 million in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
80.05 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
31st
of 239 countries
All-time high
102.00 million
in 2053
All-time low
3.50 million
in 1300
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population regions with projections in Iran, 1000–2100

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population regions with projections in Iran is 80.05 million, measured in 2100.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population regions with projections in Iran peaked at 102.00 million in 2053 and was at its lowest, 3.50 million, in 1300.

Iran ranks 31st of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population regions with projections in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Population regions with projections in Iran, 1000 to 2100.
Year Value Change
1000 4.50 million —
1100 4.75 million +5.6%
1200 5.00 million +5.3%
1300 3.50 million -30.0%
1400 3.75 million +7.1%
1500 4.00 million +6.7%
1600 5.00 million +25.0%
1700 5.00 million +0.0%
1710 5.21 million +4.2%
1720 5.32 million +2.1%
1730 5.43 million +2.1%
1740 5.55 million +2.1%
1750 5.67 million +2.1%
1760 5.79 million +2.1%
1770 5.91 million +2.1%
1780 6.03 million +2.1%
1790 6.16 million +2.1%
1800 6.00 million -2.6%
1801 6.03 million +0.4%
1802 6.05 million +0.4%
1803 6.08 million +0.4%
1804 6.11 million +0.4%
1805 6.14 million +0.4%
1806 6.16 million +0.4%
1807 6.19 million +0.4%
1808 6.22 million +0.4%
1809 6.25 million +0.4%
1810 6.27 million +0.4%
1811 6.30 million +0.4%
1812 6.33 million +0.4%
1813 6.36 million +0.4%
1814 6.39 million +0.4%
1815 6.42 million +0.4%
1816 6.44 million +0.4%
1817 6.47 million +0.4%
1818 6.50 million +0.4%
1819 6.53 million +0.4%
1820 6.56 million +0.4%
1821 6.59 million +0.4%
1822 6.62 million +0.4%
1823 6.65 million +0.4%
1824 6.68 million +0.4%
1825 6.71 million +0.4%
1826 6.74 million +0.4%
1827 6.77 million +0.4%
1828 6.80 million +0.4%
1829 6.83 million +0.4%
1830 6.86 million +0.4%
1831 6.89 million +0.4%
1832 6.92 million +0.4%
1833 6.95 million +0.4%
1834 6.98 million +0.4%
1835 7.01 million +0.4%
1836 7.05 million +0.4%
1837 7.08 million +0.4%
1838 7.11 million +0.4%
1839 7.14 million +0.4%
1840 7.17 million +0.4%
1841 7.20 million +0.4%
1842 7.24 million +0.4%
1843 7.27 million +0.4%
1844 7.30 million +0.4%
1845 7.33 million +0.4%
1846 7.37 million +0.4%
1847 7.40 million +0.4%
1848 7.43 million +0.4%
1849 7.47 million +0.5%
1850 7.51 million +0.5%
1851 7.55 million +0.6%
1852 7.59 million +0.6%
1853 7.64 million +0.6%
1854 7.68 million +0.6%
1855 7.73 million +0.6%
1856 7.78 million +0.6%
1857 7.82 million +0.6%
1858 7.87 million +0.6%
1859 7.92 million +0.6%
1860 7.96 million +0.6%
1861 8.01 million +0.6%
1862 8.06 million +0.6%
1863 8.11 million +0.6%
1864 8.16 million +0.6%
1865 8.21 million +0.6%
1866 8.26 million +0.6%
1867 8.31 million +0.6%
1868 8.36 million +0.6%
1869 8.40 million +0.6%
1870 8.45 million +0.5%
1871 8.48 million +0.5%
1872 8.52 million +0.4%
1873 8.55 million +0.4%
1874 8.58 million +0.4%
1875 8.61 million +0.4%
1876 8.64 million +0.4%
1877 8.67 million +0.4%
1878 8.71 million +0.4%
1879 8.74 million +0.4%
1880 8.77 million +0.4%
1881 8.80 million +0.4%
1882 8.83 million +0.4%
1883 8.87 million +0.4%
1884 8.90 million +0.4%
1885 8.93 million +0.4%
1886 8.96 million +0.4%
1887 8.99 million +0.4%
1888 9.03 million +0.4%
1889 9.07 million +0.5%
1890 9.13 million +0.7%
1891 9.20 million +0.8%
1892 9.29 million +0.9%
1893 9.39 million +1.1%
1894 9.49 million +1.1%
1895 9.60 million +1.1%
1896 9.70 million +1.1%
1897 9.81 million +1.1%
1898 9.91 million +1.1%
1899 10.02 million +1.1%
1900 10.12 million +1.0%
1901 10.23 million +1.0%
1902 10.33 million +1.0%
1903 10.43 million +1.0%
1904 10.53 million +1.0%
1905 10.63 million +1.0%
1906 10.74 million +1.0%
1907 10.84 million +1.0%
1908 10.95 million +1.0%
1909 10.99 million +0.4%
1910 10.97 million -0.2%
1911 10.88 million -0.8%
1912 10.73 million -1.4%
1913 10.52 million -2.0%
1914 10.32 million -2.0%
1915 10.12 million -2.0%
1916 9.92 million -2.0%
1917 9.72 million -2.0%
1918 9.53 million -2.0%
1919 9.44 million -0.9%
1920 9.46 million +0.1%
1921 9.57 million +1.3%
1922 9.80 million +2.4%
1923 10.14 million +3.4%
1924 10.48 million +3.4%
1925 10.84 million +3.4%
1926 11.21 million +3.4%
1927 11.59 million +3.4%
1928 11.99 million +3.4%
1929 12.35 million +3.1%
1930 12.69 million +2.7%
1931 13.00 million +2.4%
1932 13.27 million +2.1%
1933 13.50 million +1.8%
1934 13.74 million +1.8%
1935 13.98 million +1.8%
1936 14.23 million +1.8%
1937 14.48 million +1.8%
1938 14.74 million +1.8%
1939 14.97 million +1.6%
1940 15.18 million +1.4%
1941 15.36 million +1.2%
1942 15.52 million +1.0%
1943 15.66 million +0.9%
1944 15.80 million +0.9%
1945 15.93 million +0.9%
1946 16.07 million +0.9%
1947 16.21 million +0.9%
1948 16.35 million +0.9%
1949 16.56 million +1.3%
1950 16.51 million -0.3%
1951 16.92 million +2.5%
1952 17.34 million +2.5%
1953 17.78 million +2.5%
1954 18.23 million +2.5%
1955 18.70 million +2.6%
1956 19.20 million +2.7%
1957 19.73 million +2.7%
1958 20.27 million +2.7%
1959 20.85 million +2.9%
1960 21.47 million +3.0%
1961 22.13 million +3.1%
1962 22.81 million +3.1%
1963 23.52 million +3.1%
1964 24.26 million +3.2%
1965 25.04 million +3.2%
1966 25.83 million +3.2%
1967 26.63 million +3.1%
1968 27.44 million +3.0%
1969 28.27 million +3.0%
1970 29.15 million +3.1%
1971 30.03 million +3.0%
1972 30.92 million +3.0%
1973 31.84 million +3.0%
1974 32.80 million +3.0%
1975 33.80 million +3.1%
1976 34.84 million +3.1%
1977 35.93 million +3.1%
1978 37.13 million +3.3%
1979 38.42 million +3.5%
1980 39.84 million +3.7%
1981 41.99 million +5.4%
1982 44.27 million +5.4%
1983 46.03 million +4.0%
1984 47.79 million +3.8%
1985 49.58 million +3.7%
1986 51.45 million +3.8%
1987 53.32 million +3.6%
1988 55.07 million +3.3%
1989 56.70 million +3.0%
1990 58.38 million +3.0%
1991 59.99 million +2.8%
1992 61.19 million +2.0%
1993 61.40 million +0.4%
1994 61.52 million +0.2%
1995 62.21 million +1.1%
1996 62.88 million +1.1%
1997 63.64 million +1.2%
1998 64.52 million +1.4%
1999 65.45 million +1.4%
2000 66.42 million +1.5%
2001 67.45 million +1.6%
2002 68.01 million +0.8%
2003 68.77 million +1.1%
2004 70.26 million +2.2%
2005 71.83 million +2.2%
2006 73.39 million +2.2%
2007 74.60 million +1.6%
2008 75.51 million +1.2%
2009 76.46 million +1.2%
2010 77.42 million +1.3%
2011 78.38 million +1.2%
2012 79.37 million +1.3%
2013 80.41 million +1.3%
2014 81.50 million +1.4%
2015 82.62 million +1.4%
2016 83.81 million +1.4%
2017 85.03 million +1.4%
2018 86.12 million +1.3%
2019 87.05 million +1.1%
2020 87.72 million +0.8%
2021 88.46 million +0.8%
2022 89.52 million +1.2%
2023 90.61 million +1.2%
2024 91.57 million +1.1%
2025 92.42 million +0.9%
2026 93.17 million +0.8%
2027 93.84 million +0.7%
2028 94.44 million +0.6%
2029 94.99 million +0.6%
2030 95.49 million +0.5%
2031 95.96 million +0.5%
2032 96.42 million +0.5%
2033 96.85 million +0.5%
2034 97.27 million +0.4%
2035 97.68 million +0.4%
2036 98.08 million +0.4%
2037 98.46 million +0.4%
2038 98.83 million +0.4%
2039 99.18 million +0.4%
2040 99.52 million +0.3%
2041 99.85 million +0.3%
2042 100.17 million +0.3%
2043 100.46 million +0.3%
2044 100.74 million +0.3%
2045 100.99 million +0.3%
2046 101.22 million +0.2%
2047 101.42 million +0.2%
2048 101.60 million +0.2%
2049 101.75 million +0.1%
2050 101.86 million +0.1%
2051 101.94 million +0.1%
2052 101.99 million +0.0%
2053 102.00 million +0.0%
2054 101.97 million -0.0%
2055 101.90 million -0.1%
2056 101.79 million -0.1%
2057 101.64 million -0.1%
2058 101.46 million -0.2%
2059 101.23 million -0.2%
2060 100.97 million -0.3%
2061 100.67 million -0.3%
2062 100.34 million -0.3%
2063 99.98 million -0.4%
2064 99.59 million -0.4%
2065 99.17 million -0.4%
2066 98.72 million -0.5%
2067 98.25 million -0.5%
2068 97.76 million -0.5%
2069 97.24 million -0.5%
2070 96.71 million -0.5%
2071 96.16 million -0.6%
2072 95.59 million -0.6%
2073 95.02 million -0.6%
2074 94.43 million -0.6%
2075 93.84 million -0.6%
2076 93.24 million -0.6%
2077 92.64 million -0.6%
2078 92.04 million -0.6%
2079 91.44 million -0.7%
2080 90.84 million -0.7%
2081 90.25 million -0.7%
2082 89.66 million -0.6%
2083 89.09 million -0.6%
2084 88.51 million -0.6%
2085 87.95 million -0.6%
2086 87.39 million -0.6%
2087 86.85 million -0.6%
2088 86.31 million -0.6%
2089 85.77 million -0.6%
2090 85.25 million -0.6%
2091 84.73 million -0.6%
2092 84.21 million -0.6%
2093 83.70 million -0.6%
2094 83.18 million -0.6%
2095 82.67 million -0.6%
2096 82.15 million -0.6%
2097 81.63 million -0.6%
2098 81.11 million -0.6%
2099 80.58 million -0.6%
2100 80.05 million -0.7%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 80.05 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.55 million, 14.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 80.05 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.32 million, 3.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population regions with projections 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.

YearChange FromTo
1300 -30.0% 5.00 million 3.50 million
1600 +25.0% 4.00 million 5.00 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 4.50 million 4.50 million 4.50 million 1
1100s 4.75 million 4.75 million 4.75 million 1
1200s 5.00 million 5.00 million 5.00 million 1
1300s 3.50 million 3.50 million 3.50 million 1
1400s 3.75 million 3.75 million 3.75 million 1
1500s 4.00 million 4.00 million 4.00 million 1
1600s 5.00 million 5.00 million 5.00 million 1
1700s 5.00 million 5.00 million 5.00 million 1
1710s 5.21 million 5.21 million 5.21 million 1
1720s 5.32 million 5.32 million 5.32 million 1
1730s 5.43 million 5.43 million 5.43 million 1
1740s 5.55 million 5.55 million 5.55 million 1
1750s 5.67 million 5.67 million 5.67 million 1
1760s 5.79 million 5.79 million 5.79 million 1
1770s 5.91 million 5.91 million 5.91 million 1
1780s 6.03 million 6.03 million 6.03 million 1
1790s 6.16 million 6.16 million 6.16 million 1
1800s 6.12 million 6.00 million 6.25 million 10
1810s 6.40 million 6.27 million 6.53 million 10
1820s 6.69 million 6.56 million 6.83 million 10
1830s 7.00 million 6.86 million 7.14 million 10
1840s 7.32 million 7.17 million 7.47 million 10
1850s 7.71 million 7.51 million 7.92 million 10
1860s 8.18 million 7.96 million 8.40 million 10
1870s 8.60 million 8.45 million 8.74 million 10
1880s 8.91 million 8.77 million 9.07 million 10
1890s 9.55 million 9.13 million 10.02 million 10
1900s 10.58 million 10.12 million 10.99 million 10
1910s 10.22 million 9.44 million 10.97 million 10
1920s 10.74 million 9.46 million 12.35 million 10
1930s 13.86 million 12.69 million 14.97 million 10
1940s 15.87 million 15.18 million 16.56 million 10
1950s 18.55 million 16.51 million 20.85 million 10
1960s 24.74 million 21.47 million 28.27 million 10
1970s 33.49 million 29.15 million 38.42 million 10
1980s 48.61 million 39.84 million 56.70 million 10
1990s 62.12 million 58.38 million 65.45 million 10
2000s 71.27 million 66.42 million 76.46 million 10
2010s 82.17 million 77.42 million 87.05 million 10
2020s 91.67 million 87.72 million 94.99 million 10
2030s 97.42 million 95.49 million 99.18 million 10
2040s 100.77 million 99.52 million 101.75 million 10
2050s 101.78 million 101.23 million 102.00 million 10
2060s 99.27 million 97.24 million 100.97 million 10
2070s 94.11 million 91.44 million 96.71 million 10
2080s 88.26 million 85.77 million 90.84 million 10
2090s 82.92 million 80.58 million 85.25 million 10
2100s 80.05 million 80.05 million 80.05 million 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population regions with projections in Iran?
Population regions with projections in Iran was 80.05 million in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population regions with projections recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 102.00 million in 2053.
What is the lowest population regions with projections recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 3.50 million in 1300.
How does Iran rank for population regions with projections?
Iran ranks 31st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
Is population regions with projections rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population regions with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population regions with projections
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Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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