The population of Iran (Islamic Republic of) is expected to grow by 750,816 in 2026 and reach 93,838,645 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 66,848 people yearly. On average there are 1,118,364 births and 463,172 deaths in Iran per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.70 percent per year. The population density of Iran has changed from 24.5 in 1980 to 56.4 in 2024.
| Current population | 93,732,156 people at present (Tuesday 3rd of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 35.1 years |
| Life expectancy | 78.3 years | |
| Population density | 57.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93,168,497 | 750,816 (0.8%) | 66,848 | 35.1 | 1.67 | 57 | 72,422,939 (77.7%) |
| 2025 | 92,417,681 | 849,943 (0.9%) | 116,786 | 34.6 | 1.68 | 57 | 71,509,246 (77.4%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 190,156 | 34.2 | 1.68 | 56 | 70,525,587 (77.0%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 262,044 | 33.8 | 1.70 | 56 | 69,475,093 (76.7%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 403,190 | 33.5 | 1.70 | 55 | 68,337,636 (76.3%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 334,967 | 33.1 | 1.71 | 55 | 67,219,658 (76.0%) |
| 2020 | 87,723,443 | 671,795 (0.8%) | -180,680 | 32.8 | 1.70 | 54 | 66,317,730 (75.6%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -32,794 | 32.4 | 1.77 | 54 | 65,466,224 (75.2%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -27,946 | 32.1 | 1.92 | 53 | 64,419,215 (74.8%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 34,849 | 31.8 | 2.02 | 52 | 63,260,912 (74.4%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 66,630 | 31.5 | 2.05 | 51 | 61,920,147 (73.9%) |
| 2015 | 82,619,362 | 1,117,317 (1.4%) | -46,239 | 31.3 | 2.02 | 51 | 60,606,375 (73.4%) |
| 2010 | 77,420,842 | 963,017 (1.2%) | -12,849 | 29.8 | 1.75 | 48 | 54,666,286 (70.6%) |
| 2005 | 71,828,455 | 1,572,139 (2.2%) | 765,873 | 28.0 | 1.76 | 44 | 48,750,605 (67.9%) |
| 2000 | 66,418,659 | 973,268 (1.5%) | 300,133 | 26.0 | 2.00 | 41 | 42,825,431 (64.5%) |
| 1995 | 62,205,567 | 684,969 (1.1%) | -220,258 | 23.9 | 2.85 | 38 | 37,586,681 (60.4%) |
| 1990 | 58,380,092 | 1,675,178 (2.9%) | 200,711 | 22.8 | 4.93 | 36 | 32,962,050 (56.5%) |
| 1985 | 49,582,289 | 1,788,291 (3.6%) | 163,999 | 22.6 | 6.24 | 30 | 26,558,843 (53.6%) |
| 1980 | 39,842,324 | 1,417,372 (3.6%) | 103,674 | 22.8 | 6.63 | 24 | 19,896,334 (49.9%) |
| 1975 | 33,802,973 | 1,006,510 (3.0%) | 106,921 | 23.0 | 5.95 | 21 | 15,580,056 (46.1%) |
| 1970 | 29,145,100 | 871,618 (3.0%) | 89,757 | 22.9 | 6.80 | 18 | 12,103,869 (41.5%) |
| 1965 | 25,036,978 | 774,119 (3.1%) | 127,808 | 23.2 | 7.22 | 15 | 9,298,707 (37.1%) |
| 1960 | 21,470,434 | 655,292 (3.0%) | 54,041 | 23.7 | 7.52 | 13 | 7,292,611 (34.0%) |
In 2025 the population of Iran was 92,417,681 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 34.6. Urban population has increased from 42,825,431 (64.5%) in 2000 to 72,422,939 (77.7%) in the current year. The population density of Iran has changed from 24.5 in 1980 to 56.4 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -180,680 | 32.8 | 1.70 | 54 | 66,317,730 (75.6%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 116,786 | 34.6 | 1.68 | 57 | 71,509,246 (77.4%) |
| 2030 | 95,486,667 | 501,569 (0.5%) | -38,565 | 36.7 | 1.63 | 59 | 75,601,264 (79.2%) |
| 2035 | 97,679,252 | 408,203 (0.4%) | -37,446 | 38.8 | 1.63 | 60 | 79,131,664 (81.0%) |
| 2040 | 99,524,277 | 341,474 (0.3%) | -35,646 | 40.7 | 1.63 | 61 | 82,503,714 (82.9%) |
| 2045 | 100,990,613 | 253,021 (0.3%) | -35,872 | 42.3 | 1.63 | 62 | 85,684,914 (84.8%) |
| 2050 | 101,861,993 | 113,451 (0.1%) | -31,191 | 43.8 | 1.63 | 63 | 88,478,903 (86.9%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 82.8 (81.6 years for male and 84.0 years for females). Population density will go up to 62.5 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 0.81% (849,943 residents, including 435,313 deaths). The demographics of Iran constitutes of 45,856,931 women and 47,311,566 men, which means there are 1,032 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 28.7% of population (26,711,408) is 19 or younger, 62.4% of population (58,118,508) is between age 20 and 64 and 8.9% of population (8,329,264) is over 65.