The population of Iran (Islamic Republic of) is expected to grow by 766,000 in 2020 and reach 84,308,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 40,000 people yearly. On average there are 1,167,125 births and 376,142 deaths in Iran per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.95 percent per year. The population density of Iran has changed from 23.7 in 1980 to 50.4 in 2018.
| Current population | 83,766,756 people at present (Tuesday 31st of March 2020) | |
| Median Age | 32.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 76.8 years | |
| Population density | 51.3 per km2 |
| 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%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -55,000 | 32.2 | 1.59 | 51 | 62,365,000 (75.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -55,000 | 31.8 | 1.62 | 50 | 61,379,000 (74.8%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -55,000 | 31.5 | 1.64 | 50 | 60,359,000 (74.4%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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 2019 the population of Iran was 82,821,000 and the average age increased from 23.9 in 1960 to 32.2. Urban population has increased from 42,352,162 (64.0%) in 2000 to 63,313,000 (75.7%) in the current year. The population density of Iran has changed from 23.7 in 1980 to 50.4 in 2018.
| 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 0.92% (809,000 residents, including 370,563 deaths). The demographics of Iran constitutes of 41,579,000 women and 42,008,000 men, which means there are 1,010 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 29.8% of population (24,942,361) is 19 or younger, 63.9% of population (53,412,093) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.3% of population (5,224,188) is over 65.