This statistic shows Iran's total population from 2020 to 2022, with projections up until 2030. In 2022, the total population of Iran amounted to approximately 84.9 million inhabitants. The population of Iran Iran is the second largest nation in the Middle East and one of the founding members of the United Nations, NAM, OIC and OPEC. With a rapidly growing total population of just under 78 million inhabitants, it is the world’s seventeenth most populous nation. Iran’s total population has grown by 10 million inhabitants over the past decade. In 2010, Iran’s population grew by around 1.6 percent in comparison to the previous year, which is partially due to due the high fertility rate. In 2010, the fertility rate of Iran was at almost 2 percent. Surprisingly, Iran does not have a high life expectancy. In 2010, the life expectancy in Iran was just 73 years. Looking at the age structure of Iran's population shows that the vast majority, more than 71 percent of Iran inhabitants, were aged between 15 and 64 the same year, while only around 5.2 percent of the population in Iran were aged over 65. Therefore, it is assumed that the growing total population is due to an increase in the young population in Iran and immigrants. People migrating from surrounding countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, have increased Iran’s total population drastically.

Iran IR: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data was reported at 7.940 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.452 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.854 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.870 % in 2007 and a record low of 6.776 % in 1966. Iran IR: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

The total population in Iran was estimated at 86.0 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Iran Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) in Iran was reported at 6.3989 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Iran: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 54 people per square km, unchanged from 54 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Iran from 1961 to 2021 is 33 people per square km. The minimum value, 13 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 54 people per square km was recorded in 2020.

Iran IR: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.097 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.149 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.590 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.120 % in 1983 and a record low of 1.097 % in 2017. Iran IR: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

In 2023, the annual population growth in Iran amounted to 1.2 percent. Between 1961 and 2023, the figure dropped by 1.81 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) in Iran was reported at 8.6377 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

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Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) in Iran was reported at 5.8771 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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Rural population (% of total population) in Iran was reported at 22.3 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

As of 2025, ** percent of Iran's population belong to the Shia branch of Islam. Sunni - Muslims and other Islamic sects form * percent of the society.

Iran IR: Urban Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 74.394 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.880 % for 2016. Iran IR: Urban Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 55.525 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.394 % in 2017 and a record low of 33.735 % in 1960. Iran IR: Urban Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

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Iran IR: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data was reported at 7.547 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.201 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.903 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.457 % in 2007 and a record low of 6.900 % in 1966. Iran IR: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

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Iran IR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 14.543 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.614 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 20.827 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.600 % in 1976 and a record low of 14.543 % in 2017. Iran IR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

Population ages 0-14, female in Iran was reported at 9989107 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 0-14, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Population, female in Iran was reported at 45035681 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.