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Population in Iran

Iran: Population was 90.61 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
90.61 million people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 239 countries
All-time high
90.61 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3.50 million people
in 1300
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Iran, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Iran recorded 90.61 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Iran peaked at 90.61 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.50 million people, in 1300.

Iran ranks 18th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Population in Iran, year by year

Year people Change
1000 4.50 million people —
1100 4.75 million people +5.6%
1200 5.00 million people +5.3%
1300 3.50 million people -30.0%
1400 3.75 million people +7.1%
1500 4.00 million people +6.7%
1600 5.00 million people +25.0%
1700 5.00 million people +0.0%
1710 5.21 million people +4.2%
1720 5.32 million people +2.1%
1730 5.43 million people +2.1%
1740 5.55 million people +2.1%
1750 5.67 million people +2.1%
1760 5.79 million people +2.1%
1770 5.91 million people +2.1%
1780 6.03 million people +2.1%
1790 6.16 million people +2.1%
1800 6.00 million people -2.6%
1801 6.03 million people +0.4%
1802 6.05 million people +0.4%
1803 6.08 million people +0.4%
1804 6.11 million people +0.4%
1805 6.14 million people +0.4%
1806 6.16 million people +0.4%
1807 6.19 million people +0.4%
1808 6.22 million people +0.4%
1809 6.25 million people +0.4%
1810 6.27 million people +0.4%
1811 6.30 million people +0.4%
1812 6.33 million people +0.4%
1813 6.36 million people +0.4%
1814 6.39 million people +0.4%
1815 6.42 million people +0.4%
1816 6.44 million people +0.4%
1817 6.47 million people +0.4%
1818 6.50 million people +0.4%
1819 6.53 million people +0.4%
1820 6.56 million people +0.4%
1821 6.59 million people +0.4%
1822 6.62 million people +0.4%
1823 6.65 million people +0.4%
1824 6.68 million people +0.4%
1825 6.71 million people +0.4%
1826 6.74 million people +0.4%
1827 6.77 million people +0.4%
1828 6.80 million people +0.4%
1829 6.83 million people +0.4%
1830 6.86 million people +0.4%
1831 6.89 million people +0.4%
1832 6.92 million people +0.4%
1833 6.95 million people +0.4%
1834 6.98 million people +0.4%
1835 7.01 million people +0.4%
1836 7.05 million people +0.4%
1837 7.08 million people +0.4%
1838 7.11 million people +0.4%
1839 7.14 million people +0.4%
1840 7.17 million people +0.4%
1841 7.20 million people +0.4%
1842 7.24 million people +0.4%
1843 7.27 million people +0.4%
1844 7.30 million people +0.4%
1845 7.33 million people +0.4%
1846 7.37 million people +0.4%
1847 7.40 million people +0.4%
1848 7.43 million people +0.4%
1849 7.47 million people +0.5%
1850 7.51 million people +0.5%
1851 7.55 million people +0.6%
1852 7.59 million people +0.6%
1853 7.64 million people +0.6%
1854 7.68 million people +0.6%
1855 7.73 million people +0.6%
1856 7.78 million people +0.6%
1857 7.82 million people +0.6%
1858 7.87 million people +0.6%
1859 7.92 million people +0.6%
1860 7.96 million people +0.6%
1861 8.01 million people +0.6%
1862 8.06 million people +0.6%
1863 8.11 million people +0.6%
1864 8.16 million people +0.6%
1865 8.21 million people +0.6%
1866 8.26 million people +0.6%
1867 8.31 million people +0.6%
1868 8.36 million people +0.6%
1869 8.40 million people +0.6%
1870 8.45 million people +0.5%
1871 8.48 million people +0.5%
1872 8.52 million people +0.4%
1873 8.55 million people +0.4%
1874 8.58 million people +0.4%
1875 8.61 million people +0.4%
1876 8.64 million people +0.4%
1877 8.67 million people +0.4%
1878 8.71 million people +0.4%
1879 8.74 million people +0.4%
1880 8.77 million people +0.4%
1881 8.80 million people +0.4%
1882 8.83 million people +0.4%
1883 8.87 million people +0.4%
1884 8.90 million people +0.4%
1885 8.93 million people +0.4%
1886 8.96 million people +0.4%
1887 8.99 million people +0.4%
1888 9.03 million people +0.4%
1889 9.07 million people +0.5%
1890 9.13 million people +0.7%
1891 9.20 million people +0.8%
1892 9.29 million people +0.9%
1893 9.39 million people +1.1%
1894 9.49 million people +1.1%
1895 9.60 million people +1.1%
1896 9.70 million people +1.1%
1897 9.81 million people +1.1%
1898 9.91 million people +1.1%
1899 10.02 million people +1.1%
1900 10.12 million people +1.0%
1901 10.23 million people +1.0%
1902 10.33 million people +1.0%
1903 10.43 million people +1.0%
1904 10.53 million people +1.0%
1905 10.63 million people +1.0%
1906 10.74 million people +1.0%
1907 10.84 million people +1.0%
1908 10.95 million people +1.0%
1909 10.99 million people +0.4%
1910 10.97 million people -0.2%
1911 10.88 million people -0.8%
1912 10.73 million people -1.4%
1913 10.52 million people -2.0%
1914 10.32 million people -2.0%
1915 10.12 million people -2.0%
1916 9.92 million people -2.0%
1917 9.72 million people -2.0%
1918 9.53 million people -2.0%
1919 9.44 million people -0.9%
1920 9.46 million people +0.1%
1921 9.57 million people +1.3%
1922 9.80 million people +2.4%
1923 10.14 million people +3.4%
1924 10.48 million people +3.4%
1925 10.84 million people +3.4%
1926 11.21 million people +3.4%
1927 11.59 million people +3.4%
1928 11.99 million people +3.4%
1929 12.35 million people +3.1%
1930 12.69 million people +2.7%
1931 13.00 million people +2.4%
1932 13.27 million people +2.1%
1933 13.50 million people +1.8%
1934 13.74 million people +1.8%
1935 13.98 million people +1.8%
1936 14.23 million people +1.8%
1937 14.48 million people +1.8%
1938 14.74 million people +1.8%
1939 14.97 million people +1.6%
1940 15.18 million people +1.4%
1941 15.36 million people +1.2%
1942 15.52 million people +1.0%
1943 15.66 million people +0.9%
1944 15.80 million people +0.9%
1945 15.93 million people +0.9%
1946 16.07 million people +0.9%
1947 16.21 million people +0.9%
1948 16.35 million people +0.9%
1949 16.56 million people +1.3%
1950 16.51 million people -0.3%
1951 16.92 million people +2.5%
1952 17.34 million people +2.5%
1953 17.78 million people +2.5%
1954 18.23 million people +2.5%
1955 18.70 million people +2.6%
1956 19.20 million people +2.7%
1957 19.73 million people +2.7%
1958 20.27 million people +2.7%
1959 20.85 million people +2.9%
1960 21.47 million people +3.0%
1961 22.13 million people +3.1%
1962 22.81 million people +3.1%
1963 23.52 million people +3.1%
1964 24.26 million people +3.2%
1965 25.04 million people +3.2%
1966 25.83 million people +3.2%
1967 26.63 million people +3.1%
1968 27.44 million people +3.0%
1969 28.27 million people +3.0%
1970 29.15 million people +3.1%
1971 30.03 million people +3.0%
1972 30.92 million people +3.0%
1973 31.84 million people +3.0%
1974 32.80 million people +3.0%
1975 33.80 million people +3.1%
1976 34.84 million people +3.1%
1977 35.93 million people +3.1%
1978 37.13 million people +3.3%
1979 38.42 million people +3.5%
1980 39.84 million people +3.7%
1981 41.99 million people +5.4%
1982 44.27 million people +5.4%
1983 46.03 million people +4.0%
1984 47.79 million people +3.8%
1985 49.58 million people +3.7%
1986 51.45 million people +3.8%
1987 53.32 million people +3.6%
1988 55.07 million people +3.3%
1989 56.70 million people +3.0%
1990 58.38 million people +3.0%
1991 59.99 million people +2.8%
1992 61.19 million people +2.0%
1993 61.40 million people +0.4%
1994 61.52 million people +0.2%
1995 62.21 million people +1.1%
1996 62.88 million people +1.1%
1997 63.64 million people +1.2%
1998 64.52 million people +1.4%
1999 65.45 million people +1.4%
2000 66.42 million people +1.5%
2001 67.45 million people +1.6%
2002 68.01 million people +0.8%
2003 68.77 million people +1.1%
2004 70.26 million people +2.2%
2005 71.83 million people +2.2%
2006 73.39 million people +2.2%
2007 74.60 million people +1.6%
2008 75.51 million people +1.2%
2009 76.46 million people +1.2%
2010 77.42 million people +1.3%
2011 78.38 million people +1.2%
2012 79.37 million people +1.3%
2013 80.41 million people +1.3%
2014 81.50 million people +1.4%
2015 82.62 million people +1.4%
2016 83.81 million people +1.4%
2017 85.03 million people +1.4%
2018 86.12 million people +1.3%
2019 87.05 million people +1.1%
2020 87.72 million people +0.8%
2021 88.46 million people +0.8%
2022 89.52 million people +1.2%
2023 90.61 million people +1.2%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 90.61 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 13.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 90.61 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.44 million people, 7.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population 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 people 3.50 million people
1600 +25.0% 4.00 million people 5.00 million people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 4.50 million people 4.50 million people 4.50 million people 1
1100s 4.75 million people 4.75 million people 4.75 million people 1
1200s 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 1
1300s 3.50 million people 3.50 million people 3.50 million people 1
1400s 3.75 million people 3.75 million people 3.75 million people 1
1500s 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 1
1600s 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 1
1700s 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 1
1710s 5.21 million people 5.21 million people 5.21 million people 1
1720s 5.32 million people 5.32 million people 5.32 million people 1
1730s 5.43 million people 5.43 million people 5.43 million people 1
1740s 5.55 million people 5.55 million people 5.55 million people 1
1750s 5.67 million people 5.67 million people 5.67 million people 1
1760s 5.79 million people 5.79 million people 5.79 million people 1
1770s 5.91 million people 5.91 million people 5.91 million people 1
1780s 6.03 million people 6.03 million people 6.03 million people 1
1790s 6.16 million people 6.16 million people 6.16 million people 1
1800s 6.12 million people 6.00 million people 6.25 million people 10
1810s 6.40 million people 6.27 million people 6.53 million people 10
1820s 6.69 million people 6.56 million people 6.83 million people 10
1830s 7.00 million people 6.86 million people 7.14 million people 10
1840s 7.32 million people 7.17 million people 7.47 million people 10
1850s 7.71 million people 7.51 million people 7.92 million people 10
1860s 8.18 million people 7.96 million people 8.40 million people 10
1870s 8.60 million people 8.45 million people 8.74 million people 10
1880s 8.91 million people 8.77 million people 9.07 million people 10
1890s 9.55 million people 9.13 million people 10.02 million people 10
1900s 10.58 million people 10.12 million people 10.99 million people 10
1910s 10.22 million people 9.44 million people 10.97 million people 10
1920s 10.74 million people 9.46 million people 12.35 million people 10
1930s 13.86 million people 12.69 million people 14.97 million people 10
1940s 15.87 million people 15.18 million people 16.56 million people 10
1950s 18.55 million people 16.51 million people 20.85 million people 10
1960s 24.74 million people 21.47 million people 28.27 million people 10
1970s 33.49 million people 29.15 million people 38.42 million people 10
1980s 48.61 million people 39.84 million people 56.70 million people 10
1990s 62.12 million people 58.38 million people 65.45 million people 10
2000s 71.27 million people 66.42 million people 76.46 million people 10
2010s 82.17 million people 77.42 million people 87.05 million people 10
2020s 89.08 million people 87.72 million people 90.61 million people 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 15 Egypt 114.54 million people compare
  2. 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 105.79 million people compare
  3. 17 Vietnam 100.35 million people compare
  4. 19 Turkey 87.27 million people compare
  5. 20 Germany 84.55 million people compare
  6. 21 Thailand 71.70 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Iran?
Population in Iran was 90.61 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 90.61 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 3.50 million people in 1300.
How does Iran rank for population?
Iran ranks 18th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population
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Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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