Iran vs Russia

Iran vs Russia: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 145 million people in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 54.8 million people, or 1.6 times that in Iran.

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Iran vs Russia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 145 million people in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 54.8 million people, or 1.6 times that in Iran.
IranRussiaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and Russia ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and Russia at 126 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIranRussiaWorld
202390.6 million145 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million146 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million146 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million146 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million147 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million146 million7.73 billion
201785 million146 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million146 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million145 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million145 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million145 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million144 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million144 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million144 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million144 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million144 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million144 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million144 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million145 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million145 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million146 million6.42 billion
200268 million146 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million146 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million147 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million147 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million148 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million148 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million148 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million148 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million148 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million148 million5.59 billion
199261.2 million149 million5.51 billion
199160 million149 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million149 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million148 million5.23 billion
198855.1 million147 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million146 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million145 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million144 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million143 million4.78 billion
198346 million141 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million140 million4.61 billion
198142 million139 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million139 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million138 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million137 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million136 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million135 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million134 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million133 million4 billion
197331.8 million133 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million132 million3.85 billion
197130 million131 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million130 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million130 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million129 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million128 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million128 million3.4 billion
196525 million127 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million126 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million124 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million123 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million122 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million120 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million118 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million117 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million115 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million113 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million111 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million110 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million108 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million106 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million105 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million103 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million101 million–
194816.4 million101 million–
194716.2 million99.6 million–
194616.1 million98.7 million–
194515.9 million97.8 million–
194415.8 million96.9 million–
194315.7 million96 million–
194215.5 million95.1 million–
194115.4 million94.3 million–
194015.2 million93.4 million–
193915 million92.5 million–
193814.7 million91.7 million–
193714.5 million90.9 million–
193614.2 million90 million–
193514 million89.2 million–
193413.7 million88.4 million–
193313.5 million87.6 million–
193213.3 million86.8 million–
193113 million86 million–
193012.7 million85.2 million–
192912.4 million84.4 million–
192812 million83.6 million–
192711.6 million82.9 million–
192611.2 million82.1 million–
192510.8 million81.4 million–
192410.5 million80.6 million–
192310.1 million79.9 million–
19229.8 million79.2 million–
19219.58 million78.4 million–
19209.46 million77.7 million–
19199.44 million77 million–
19189.53 million76.3 million–
19179.72 million75.6 million–
19169.92 million74.9 million–
191510.1 million74.2 million–
191410.3 million73.6 million–
191310.5 million72.9 million–
191210.7 million72.3 million–
191110.9 million71.6 million–
191011 million71 million–
190911 million70.3 million–
190811 million69.7 million–
190710.8 million69.1 million–
190610.7 million68.5 million–
190510.6 million67.8 million–
190410.5 million67.2 million–
190310.4 million66.6 million–
190210.3 million66 million–
190110.2 million65.4 million–
190010.1 million64.8 million–
189910 million64.3 million–
18989.91 million63.7 million–
18979.81 million63.1 million–
18969.7 million62.5 million–
18959.6 million62 million–
18949.49 million61.4 million–
18939.39 million60.9 million–
18929.29 million60.3 million–
18919.21 million59.8 million–
18909.13 million59.2 million–
18899.07 million58.7 million–
18889.03 million58.2 million–
18878.99 million57.7 million–
18868.96 million57.1 million–
18858.93 million56.6 million–
18848.9 million56.1 million–
18838.87 million55.6 million–
18828.83 million55.1 million–
18818.8 million54.6 million–
18808.77 million54.1 million–
18798.74 million53.6 million–
18788.71 million53.1 million–
18778.68 million52.7 million–
18768.64 million52.2 million–
18758.61 million51.7 million–
18748.58 million51.3 million–
18738.55 million50.8 million–
18728.52 million50.3 million–
18718.49 million49.9 million–
18708.45 million49.5 million–
18698.4 million49 million–
18688.36 million48.6 million–
18678.31 million48.2 million–
18668.26 million47.7 million–
18658.21 million47.3 million–
18648.16 million46.9 million–
18638.11 million46.5 million–
18628.06 million46 million–
18618.01 million45.6 million–
18607.97 million45.2 million–
18597.92 million44.8 million–
18587.87 million44.4 million–
18577.82 million44 million–
18567.78 million43.6 million–
18557.73 million43.2 million–
18547.68 million42.8 million–
18537.64 million42.4 million–
18527.59 million42.1 million–
18517.55 million41.7 million–
18507.51 million41.3 million–
18497.47 million40.9 million–
18487.43 million40.5 million–
18477.4 million40.2 million–
18467.37 million39.8 million–
18457.34 million39.4 million–
18447.3 million39.1 million–
18437.27 million38.7 million–
18427.24 million38.4 million–
18417.21 million38 million–
18407.17 million37.7 million–
18397.14 million37.3 million–
18387.11 million37 million–
18377.08 million36.7 million–
18367.05 million36.3 million–
18357.01 million36 million–
18346.98 million35.7 million–
18336.95 million35.3 million–
18326.92 million35 million–
18316.89 million34.7 million–
18306.86 million34.4 million–
18296.83 million34.1 million–
18286.8 million33.8 million–
18276.77 million33.5 million–
18266.74 million33.3 million–
18256.71 million33 million–
18246.68 million32.8 million–
18236.65 million32.6 million–
18226.62 million32.4 million–
18216.59 million32.2 million–
18206.56 million32.1 million–
18196.53 million31.9 million–
18186.5 million31.8 million–
18176.47 million31.7 million–
18166.44 million31.6 million–
18156.42 million31.5 million–
18146.39 million31.4 million–
18136.36 million31.4 million–
18126.33 million31.3 million–
18116.3 million31.3 million–
18106.27 million31.3 million–
18096.25 million31.3 million–
18086.22 million31.3 million–
18076.19 million31.3 million–
18066.16 million31.3 million–
18056.14 million31.3 million–
18046.11 million31.3 million–
18036.08 million31.3 million–
18026.05 million31.3 million–
18016.03 million31.3 million–
18006 million31.3 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranRussiaWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million145 million145 million–145 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million144 million143 million–145 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million143 million142 million–145 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million143 million141 million–145 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million143 million140 million–145 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million142 million140 million–145 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million142 million139 million–145 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million142 million138 million–145 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million141 million137 million–145 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million141 million136 million–145 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million140 million136 million–145 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million140 million135 million–146 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million140 million134 million–146 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million139 million133 million–146 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million139 million132 million–146 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million139 million131 million–146 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million138 million131 million–146 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million138 million130 million–146 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million138 million129 million–147 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million138 million128 million–147 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million137 million128 million–147 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million137 million127 million–148 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million137 million126 million–148 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million137 million125 million–149 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million137 million125 million–149 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million136 million124 million–149 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million136 million123 million–149 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million136 million122 million–149 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million136 million122 million–150 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million135 million121 million–150 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million135 million120 million–150 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million135 million119 million–150 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million134 million118 million–150 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million134 million117 million–150 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million134 million117 million–151 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million133 million116 million–151 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million133 million115 million–151 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million133 million114 million–151 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million132 million113 million–151 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million132 million112 million–152 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million132 million111 million–152 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million131 million111 million–152 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million131 million110 million–152 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million131 million109 million–153 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million130 million108 million–153 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million130 million107 million–153 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million130 million107 million–154 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million129 million106 million–154 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million129 million105 million–155 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million129 million104 million–155 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million129 million104 million–155 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million129 million103 million–156 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million128 million102 million–156 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million128 million101 million–157 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million128 million101 million–157 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million128 million100 million–158 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million128 million99.2 million–158 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million128 million98.3 million–159 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million128 million97.6 million–159 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million128 million97 million–159 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million128 million96.5 million–160 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million127 million95.9 million–161 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million127 million95.2 million–162 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million127 million94.4 million–163 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million127 million93.6 million–163 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million127 million93 million–164 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million127 million92.3 million–165 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million127 million91.8 million–165 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million127 million91.4 million–166 million10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million127 million90.9 million–167 million10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million127 million90.4 million–168 million10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million127 million89.8 million–169 million10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million127 million89.1 million–169 million10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million127 million88.3 million–170 million10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million127 million87.6 million–171 million10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million127 million86.8 million–171 million10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 million126 million86.1 million–172 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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