The population of Iran (Islamic Republic of) is expected to grow by 809,000 in 2019 and reach 83,587,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 55,000 people yearly. On average there are 1,208,441 births and 373,456 deaths in Iran per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.01 percent per year. The population density of Iran has changed from 23.7 in 1980 to 49.8 in 2017.
| Current population | 83,551,323 people at present (Saturday 14th of December 2019) | |
| Median Age | 32.2 years |
| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | |
| Population density | 50.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82,821,000 | 809,000 (1.0%) | -55,000 | 32.2 | 1.59 | 51 | 62,365,000 (75.3%) |
| 2018 | 82,012,000 | 849,000 (1.0%) | -55,000 | 31.8 | 1.62 | 50 | 61,379,000 (74.8%) |
| 2017 | 81,163,000 | 885,572 (1.1%) | -55,000 | 31.5 | 1.64 | 50 | 60,359,000 (74.4%) |
| 2016 | 80,277,428 | 916,941 (1.1%) | -55,000 | 31.1 | 1.66 | 49 | 59,308,161 (73.9%) |
| 2015 | 79,360,487 | 949,395 (1.2%) | -55,000 | 30.8 | 1.69 | 49 | 58,230,757 (73.4%) |
| 2010 | 74,567,511 | 879,946 (1.2%) | -80,000 | 29.4 | 1.77 | 46 | 52,664,050 (70.6%) |
| 2005 | 70,421,811 | 804,711 (1.1%) | -109,853 | 27.9 | 1.83 | 43 | 47,575,567 (67.6%) |
| 2000 | 66,131,854 | 1,069,194 (1.6%) | -14,061 | 25.3 | 2.21 | 41 | 42,352,162 (64.0%) |
| 1995 | 60,575,644 | 850,519 (1.4%) | 123,059 | 23.5 | 3.22 | 37 | 36,488,345 (60.2%) |
| 1990 | 56,226,185 | 1,449,071 (2.6%) | -419,201 | 22.3 | 4.82 | 35 | 31,672,210 (56.3%) |
| 1985 | 47,342,702 | 1,867,994 (4.0%) | 268,875 | 22.1 | 6.22 | 29 | 25,278,636 (53.4%) |
| 1980 | 38,668,220 | 1,415,561 (3.7%) | 403,884 | 22.6 | 6.48 | 24 | 19,215,399 (49.7%) |
| 1975 | 32,730,554 | 945,054 (2.9%) | 83,999 | 22.9 | 6.21 | 20 | 14,973,247 (45.7%) |
| 1970 | 28,514,010 | 748,767 (2.6%) | 15,527 | 23.1 | 6.44 | 18 | 11,751,194 (41.2%) |
| 1965 | 24,955,115 | 647,030 (2.6%) | 10,351 | 23.3 | 6.83 | 15 | 9,250,362 (37.1%) |
| 1960 | 21,906,903 | 573,515 (2.6%) | -1,568 | 23.9 | 6.93 | 14 | 7,390,294 (33.7%) |
In 2018 the population of Iran was 82,012,000 and the average age increased from 23.9 in 1960 to 31.8. Urban population has increased from 42,352,162 (64.0%) in 2000 to 62,365,000 (75.3%) in the current year. The population density of Iran has changed from 23.7 in 1980 to 49.8 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83,587,000 | 766,000 (0.9%) | -40,000 | 32.6 | 1.57 | 51 | 63,313,000 (75.7%) |
| 2025 | 86,730,000 | 539,000 (0.6%) | -40,000 | 34.7 | 1.51 | 53 | 67,435,000 (77.8%) |
| 2030 | 88,863,000 | 370,000 (0.4%) | -40,000 | 37.0 | 1.50 | 55 | 70,580,000 (79.4%) |
| 2035 | 90,479,000 | 303,000 (0.3%) | -40,000 | 39.3 | 1.54 | 56 | 73,092,000 (80.8%) |
| 2040 | 91,899,000 | 269,000 (0.3%) | -40,000 | 41.2 | 1.57 | 56 | 75,242,000 (81.9%) |
| 2045 | 93,045,000 | 189,000 (0.2%) | -40,000 | 42.8 | 1.61 | 57 | 77,123,000 (82.9%) |
| 2050 | 93,553,000 | 34,000 (0.0%) | -40,000 | 44.3 | 1.63 | 57 | 78,450,000 (83.9%) |
Total Iran population should reach 83,587,000 by 2020 and should increase to 93,553,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 82.2 (81.3 years for male and 83.1 years for females). Population density will go up to 57.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 0.99% (849,000 residents, including 367,474 deaths). The demographics of Iran constitutes of 41,189,000 women and 41,632,000 men, which means there are 1,011 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 30.0% of population (24,821,454) is 19 or younger, 64.1% of population (53,063,415) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.0% of population (4,936,132) is over 65.