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Iran

Population

93,387,378

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
17th
Share of world
1.12%
Annual change
+750,8161.04%

Population of Iran

20M40M60M80M100M120M140M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202693.4M2050 projection101.9M↑ 9% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 93,387,378. 2050 projection: 101,861,994.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Iran. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202693,168,4971.04%17
202592,417,6811.05%17
202087,723,4430.77%17
201987,051,6481.08%17
201886,117,9981.28%17
201785,026,7541.45%17
201582,619,3621.31%16
201077,420,8421.51%17
200571,828,4551.58%17
200066,418,6591.32%17

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Tehran is home to 9,882,527 people, 10.61% of Iran's population.

City population9M4M1M
Tehran 9.9MMashhad 3.5MIsfahan 2.2MShiraz 1.8MTabriz 1.7MKaraj 1.5MQom 1.5MAhvaz 1.3MKermanshah 1.2MOrumiyeh 895.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Tehran9.9M10.61%
2Mashhad3.5M3.79%
3Isfahan2.2M2.36%
4Shiraz1.8M1.93%
5Tabriz1.7M1.82%
6Karaj1.5M1.66%
7Qom1.5M1.61%
8Ahvaz1.3M1.44%
9Kermanshah1.2M1.26%
10Orumiyeh895.6K0.96%

Iran by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Iran is home to an estimated 93,387,378 people, the 17th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Iran has a net population change of approximately 1,937 people per day, driven by 3,016 births, 1,262 deaths, and net immigration of 183 people.
Share of world
Iran makes up 1.12% of the world's population and 1.86% of Asia's.
Density
57.4 people per km² of land (148.7 per mi²), ranking 159th among countries and territories.
Urban living
77.38% of people live in urban areas.

Iran Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 118100+ years, female: 50095–99 years, male: 2,87595–99 years, female: 8,28690–94 years, male: 28,42090–94 years, female: 57,38685–89 years, male: 133,64285–89 years, female: 195,16080–84 years, male: 357,24080–84 years, female: 425,08975–79 years, male: 777,03975–79 years, female: 808,50170–74 years, male: 1,187,22370–74 years, female: 1,205,93265–69 years, male: 1,557,07665–69 years, female: 1,588,64860–64 years, male: 1,908,13360–64 years, female: 1,921,63655–59 years, male: 2,419,24655–59 years, female: 2,368,71150–54 years, male: 2,872,14150–54 years, female: 2,745,52445–49 years, male: 3,630,47345–49 years, female: 3,489,57440–44 years, male: 4,536,43140–44 years, female: 4,389,64735–39 years, male: 4,492,45435–39 years, female: 4,340,59330–34 years, male: 3,615,09830–34 years, female: 3,492,42525–29 years, male: 3,029,82725–29 years, female: 2,918,34120–24 years, male: 3,041,36620–24 years, female: 2,905,16815–19 years, male: 3,401,29415–19 years, female: 3,221,95510–14 years, male: 3,839,25510–14 years, female: 3,616,4395–9 years, male: 3,515,5735–9 years, female: 3,334,0030–4 years, male: 2,966,6400–4 years, female: 2,823,411100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–42M2M4M4M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

35.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

78.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.78%

Female

49.22%

Life expectancy 76.4Life expectancy 80.2

Ethnicity

61%

Persian

  • Persian61%
  • Azeri16%
  • Kurd10%
  • Lur6%
  • Baloch2%
  • Arab2%
  • Turkmen and Turkic tribes2%
  • Other1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2016 est.

Religion

99.4%

Muslim (official), the largest religion

  • Muslim (official)99.4%
  • Unspecified0.4%
  • Other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian)0.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Muslim (official): Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Iran United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistical Centre of Iran
  5. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran