| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Iran is 86,287,978 as of October 06, 2022, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Iran is projected at 85,028,759 or 85.029 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Iran is projected at 83,992,949 or 83.993 million people for the year 2020. Iran ranks number 18th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Iran is ranked 10th among 51 countries in Asia.
Iran's population peak will be 2061 with 105.23 mn people after Iran's population will be decreased year by year. The Iran population is projected to reach 92.66 million in 2030, increase further to 103.10 million in 2050 and decrease by 98.59 million by 2100. Iran accounts for 1.08 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 1.07% in 2038 and is projected to decline at 0.91% by 2100.
Iran was at 27th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 24th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 83,992,949 | 1,079,043 | 1.30 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | 85,028,759 | 1,035,810 | 1.23 | 1.08 |
| 2022 | 86,022,837 | 994,078 | 1.17 | 1.08 |
| 2023 | 86,975,807 | 952,970 | 1.11 | 1.08 |
| 2024 | 87,892,017 | 916,210 | 1.05 | 1.08 |
| 2025 | 88,774,776 | 882,759 | 1.00 | 1.08 |
| 2026 | 89,622,541 | 847,765 | 0.95 | 1.09 |
| 2027 | 90,432,904 | 810,363 | 0.90 | 1.09 |
| 2028 | 91,207,892 | 774,988 | 0.86 | 1.09 |
| 2029 | 91,950,575 | 742,683 | 0.81 | 1.08 |
| 2030 | 92,663,708 | 713,133 | 0.78 | 1.08 |
| 2031 | 93,348,222 | 684,514 | 0.74 | 1.08 |
| 2032 | 94,005,187 | 656,965 | 0.70 | 1.08 |
| 2033 | 94,637,752 | 632,565 | 0.67 | 1.08 |
| 2034 | 95,249,663 | 611,911 | 0.65 | 1.08 |
| 2035 | 95,843,973 | 594,310 | 0.62 | 1.08 |
| 2036 | 96,422,178 | 578,205 | 0.60 | 1.08 |
| 2037 | 96,985,054 | 562,876 | 0.58 | 1.08 |
| 2038 | 97,533,916 | 548,862 | 0.57 | 1.07 |
| 2039 | 98,069,851 | 535,935 | 0.55 | 1.07 |
| 2040 | 98,593,620 | 523,769 | 0.53 | 1.07 |
| 2041 | 99,105,644 | 512,024 | 0.52 | 1.07 |
| 2042 | 99,605,974 | 500,330 | 0.50 | 1.07 |
| 2043 | 100,094,299 | 488,325 | 0.49 | 1.07 |
| 2044 | 100,569,990 | 475,691 | 0.48 | 1.07 |
| 2045 | 101,032,191 | 462,201 | 0.46 | 1.07 |
| 2046 | 101,480,282 | 448,091 | 0.44 | 1.06 |
| 2047 | 101,913,161 | 432,879 | 0.43 | 1.06 |
| 2048 | 102,328,760 | 415,599 | 0.41 | 1.06 |
| 2049 | 102,724,513 | 395,753 | 0.39 | 1.06 |
| 2050 | 103,098,075 | 373,562 | 0.36 | 1.06 |
| 2051 | 103,448,331 | 350,256 | 0.34 | 1.06 |
| 2052 | 103,773,924 | 325,593 | 0.31 | 1.06 |
| 2053 | 104,071,930 | 298,006 | 0.29 | 1.05 |
| 2054 | 104,338,974 | 267,044 | 0.26 | 1.05 |
| 2055 | 104,572,438 | 233,464 | 0.22 | 1.05 |
| 2056 | 104,771,309 | 198,871 | 0.19 | 1.05 |
| 2057 | 104,935,339 | 164,030 | 0.16 | 1.05 |
| 2058 | 105,063,838 | 128,499 | 0.12 | 1.04 |
| 2059 | 105,156,358 | 92,520 | 0.09 | 1.04 |
| 2060 | 105,212,958 | 56,600 | 0.05 | 1.04 |
| 2061 | 105,233,877 | 20,919 | 0.02 | 1.03 |
| 2062 | 105,220,148 | -13,729 | -0.01 | 1.03 |
| 2063 | 105,173,673 | -46,475 | -0.04 | 1.03 |
| 2064 | 105,096,973 | -76,700 | -0.07 | 1.02 |
| 2065 | 104,992,568 | -104,405 | -0.10 | 1.02 |
| 2066 | 104,862,188 | -130,380 | -0.12 | 1.01 |
| 2067 | 104,707,811 | -154,377 | -0.15 | 1.01 |
| 2068 | 104,532,627 | -175,184 | -0.17 | 1.00 |
| 2069 | 104,340,263 | -192,364 | -0.18 | 1.00 |
| 2070 | 104,134,090 | -206,173 | -0.20 | 1.00 |
| 2071 | 103,916,406 | -217,684 | -0.21 | 0.99 |
| 2072 | 103,689,476 | -226,930 | -0.22 | 0.99 |
| 2073 | 103,456,606 | -232,870 | -0.22 | 0.98 |
| 2074 | 103,221,310 | -235,296 | -0.23 | 0.98 |
| 2075 | 102,986,650 | -234,660 | -0.23 | 0.97 |
| 2076 | 102,754,530 | -232,120 | -0.23 | 0.97 |
| 2077 | 102,526,492 | -228,038 | -0.22 | 0.97 |
| 2078 | 102,304,577 | -221,915 | -0.22 | 0.96 |
| 2079 | 102,090,696 | -213,881 | -0.21 | 0.96 |
| 2080 | 101,886,278 | -204,418 | -0.20 | 0.95 |
| 2081 | 101,692,093 | -194,185 | -0.19 | 0.95 |
| 2082 | 101,508,344 | -183,749 | -0.18 | 0.95 |
| 2083 | 101,334,987 | -173,357 | -0.17 | 0.95 |
| 2084 | 101,171,570 | -163,417 | -0.16 | 0.94 |
| 2085 | 101,017,346 | -154,224 | -0.15 | 0.94 |
| 2086 | 100,871,946 | -145,400 | -0.14 | 0.94 |
| 2087 | 100,734,239 | -137,707 | -0.14 | 0.93 |
| 2088 | 100,601,671 | -132,568 | -0.13 | 0.93 |
| 2089 | 100,470,939 | -130,732 | -0.13 | 0.93 |
| 2090 | 100,339,175 | -131,764 | -0.13 | 0.93 |
| 2091 | 100,204,262 | -134,913 | -0.13 | 0.93 |
| 2092 | 100,064,722 | -139,540 | -0.14 | 0.92 |
| 2093 | 99,919,412 | -145,310 | -0.15 | 0.92 |
| 2094 | 99,767,150 | -152,262 | -0.15 | 0.92 |
| 2095 | 99,606,431 | -160,719 | -0.16 | 0.92 |
| 2096 | 99,435,255 | -171,176 | -0.17 | 0.92 |
| 2097 | 99,251,137 | -184,118 | -0.19 | 0.91 |
| 2098 | 99,051,015 | -200,122 | -0.20 | 0.91 |
| 2099 | 98,831,335 | -219,680 | -0.22 | 0.91 |
| 2100 | 98,587,984 | -243,351 | -0.25 | 0.91 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 17,119,265 | - | - | 0.67 |
| 1951 | 17,516,679 | 397,414 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 1952 | 17,933,502 | 416,823 | 2.38 | 0.68 |
| 1953 | 18,369,051 | 435,549 | 2.43 | 0.69 |
| 1954 | 18,822,757 | 453,706 | 2.47 | 0.69 |
| 1955 | 19,294,127 | 471,370 | 2.50 | 0.70 |
| 1956 | 19,782,824 | 488,697 | 2.53 | 0.70 |
| 1957 | 20,288,539 | 505,715 | 2.56 | 0.71 |
| 1958 | 20,811,144 | 522,605 | 2.58 | 0.71 |
| 1959 | 21,350,574 | 539,430 | 2.59 | 0.72 |
| 1960 | 21,906,914 | 556,340 | 2.61 | 0.72 |
| 1961 | 22,480,372 | 573,458 | 2.62 | 0.73 |
| 1962 | 23,071,315 | 590,943 | 2.63 | 0.73 |
| 1963 | 23,680,258 | 608,943 | 2.64 | 0.74 |
| 1964 | 24,307,860 | 627,602 | 2.65 | 0.74 |
| 1965 | 24,954,873 | 647,013 | 2.66 | 0.75 |
| 1966 | 25,624,373 | 669,500 | 2.68 | 0.75 |
| 1967 | 26,317,783 | 693,410 | 2.71 | 0.76 |
| 1968 | 27,032,571 | 714,788 | 2.72 | 0.76 |
| 1969 | 27,764,924 | 732,353 | 2.71 | 0.77 |
| 1970 | 28,513,866 | 748,942 | 2.70 | 0.77 |
| 1971 | 29,281,591 | 767,725 | 2.69 | 0.78 |
| 1972 | 30,075,297 | 793,706 | 2.71 | 0.78 |
| 1973 | 30,905,707 | 830,410 | 2.76 | 0.79 |
| 1974 | 31,786,471 | 880,764 | 2.85 | 0.79 |
| 1975 | 32,729,772 | 943,301 | 2.97 | 0.80 |
| 1976 | 33,733,961 | 1,004,189 | 3.07 | 0.81 |
| 1977 | 34,803,045 | 1,069,084 | 3.17 | 0.82 |
| 1978 | 35,960,805 | 1,157,760 | 3.33 | 0.84 |
| 1979 | 37,237,137 | 1,276,332 | 3.55 | 0.85 |
| 1980 | 38,650,246 | 1,413,109 | 3.79 | 0.87 |
| 1981 | 40,199,906 | 1,549,660 | 4.01 | 0.89 |
| 1982 | 41,869,236 | 1,669,330 | 4.15 | 0.91 |
| 1983 | 43,636,837 | 1,767,601 | 4.22 | 0.93 |
| 1984 | 45,472,791 | 1,835,954 | 4.21 | 0.95 |
| 1985 | 47,347,186 | 1,874,395 | 4.12 | 0.97 |
| 1986 | 49,260,255 | 1,913,069 | 4.04 | 0.99 |
| 1987 | 51,193,782 | 1,933,527 | 3.93 | 1.01 |
| 1988 | 53,077,313 | 1,883,531 | 3.68 | 1.03 |
| 1989 | 54,822,003 | 1,744,690 | 3.29 | 1.05 |
| 1990 | 56,366,217 | 1,544,214 | 2.82 | 1.06 |
| 1991 | 57,679,034 | 1,312,817 | 2.33 | 1.07 |
| 1992 | 58,780,370 | 1,101,336 | 1.91 | 1.07 |
| 1993 | 59,723,764 | 943,394 | 1.60 | 1.07 |
| 1994 | 60,590,614 | 866,850 | 1.45 | 1.07 |
| 1995 | 61,442,664 | 852,050 | 1.41 | 1.07 |
| 1996 | 62,294,920 | 852,256 | 1.39 | 1.07 |
| 1997 | 63,136,312 | 841,392 | 1.35 | 1.07 |
| 1998 | 63,971,836 | 835,524 | 1.32 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 64,800,880 | 829,044 | 1.30 | 1.07 |
| 2000 | 65,623,405 | 822,525 | 1.27 | 1.07 |
| 2001 | 66,449,112 | 825,707 | 1.26 | 1.07 |
| 2002 | 67,284,796 | 835,684 | 1.26 | 1.07 |
| 2003 | 68,122,938 | 838,142 | 1.25 | 1.07 |
| 2004 | 68,951,281 | 828,343 | 1.22 | 1.07 |
| 2005 | 69,762,347 | 811,066 | 1.18 | 1.07 |
| 2006 | 70,554,760 | 792,413 | 1.14 | 1.07 |
| 2007 | 71,336,475 | 781,715 | 1.11 | 1.06 |
| 2008 | 72,120,604 | 784,129 | 1.10 | 1.06 |
| 2009 | 72,924,837 | 804,233 | 1.12 | 1.06 |
| 2010 | 73,762,519 | 837,682 | 1.15 | 1.06 |
| 2011 | 74,634,957 | 872,438 | 1.18 | 1.06 |
| 2012 | 75,539,878 | 904,921 | 1.21 | 1.06 |
| 2013 | 76,481,961 | 942,083 | 1.25 | 1.06 |
| 2014 | 77,465,770 | 983,809 | 1.29 | 1.06 |
| 2015 | 78,492,215 | 1,026,445 | 1.33 | 1.06 |
| 2016 | 79,563,989 | 1,071,774 | 1.37 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 80,673,883 | 1,109,894 | 1.39 | 1.07 |
| 2018 | 81,800,188 | 1,126,305 | 1.40 | 1.07 |
| 2019 | 82,913,906 | 1,113,718 | 1.36 | 1.07 |