Iran vs Russia

Iran vs Russia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.12% a year in Iran and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.44 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Iran vs Russia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.12% a year in Iran and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.44 percentage points.
IranRussiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 101 and Russia ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at -0.67% a year and Russia at -0.08% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearIranRussiaWorld
20231.12-0.320.87
20221.290.130.88
20211.11-0.480.8
20200.55-0.250.9
20190.990.031.03
20181.170.111.07
20171.380.221.13
20161.50.341.17
20151.370.311.18
20141.350.221.22
20131.330.231.23
20121.280.211.27
20111.220.141.26
20101.250.021.27
20091.250.081.28
20081.2301.28
20071.2-0.071.28
20062.08-0.271.28
20052.23-0.421.27
20042.19-0.391.28
20032.08-0.461.29
20020.120.261.3
20011.54-0.51.33
20001.55-0.321.35
19991.4-0.391.35
19981.45-0.141.37
19971.3-0.161.39
19961.1-0.161.42
19951.06-0.121.45
19941.160.251.47
1993-0.78-0.161.52
19921.49-0.891.57
19912.470.181.63
19902.970.451.76
19892.860.491.78
19882.990.761.79
19873.480.91.84
19863.70.941.83
19853.680.781.8
19843.660.771.8
19833.860.831.78
19823.920.711.86
19816.740.571.82
19803.680.551.8
19793.570.551.79
19783.310.671.74
19773.230.71.75
19762.960.721.78
19753.070.691.8
19742.980.621.88
19732.940.561.94
19722.910.581.97
19712.940.551.97
19703.040.42.06
19693.040.532.06
19682.970.552.09
19673.020.582
19663.070.692.04
19653.160.732.09
19643.120.872.16
19633.111.022.28
19623.031.142.11
19613.041.331.67
19602.971.441.58
19592.921.311.73
19582.721.592
19572.681.622.07
19562.691.581.98
19552.621.542.01
19542.521.541.99
19532.461.431.9
19522.481.421.94
19512.461.391.75
19502.461.41.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranRussiaWorld
20240.99-0.18–2.02-0.53-1.02–0.190.86
20250.86-0.4–2-0.61-1.13–0.240.84
20260.76-0.61–1.91-0.23-0.77–0.260.83
20270.67-0.6–1.82-0.26-0.78–0.250.81
20280.6-0.74–1.84-0.27-0.79–0.270.8
20290.55-0.74–1.77-0.28-0.84–0.310.78
20300.51-0.85–1.66-0.28-0.84–0.260.76
20310.49-0.84–1.72-0.3-0.9–0.270.75
20320.46-0.83–1.68-0.29-0.86–0.310.73
20330.44-0.87–1.64-0.28-0.85–0.310.72
20340.43-0.95–1.64-0.27-0.86–0.320.7
20350.41-0.9–1.69-0.26-0.85–0.310.69
20360.4-0.92–1.65-0.25-0.87–0.360.67
20370.38-1.01–1.7-0.25-0.88–0.410.65
20380.37-1–1.61-0.23-0.86–0.410.64
20390.35-0.98–1.64-0.22-0.88–0.420.62
20400.34-0.93–1.59-0.19-0.87–0.450.61
20410.32-0.96–1.61-0.18-0.85–0.450.59
20420.3-1.02–1.61-0.16-0.84–0.470.57
20430.28-1.05–1.54-0.16-0.83–0.510.56
20440.26-1.11–1.61-0.15-0.78–0.50.54
20450.24-1.16–1.5-0.14-0.8–0.50.52
20460.22-1.16–1.54-0.13-0.82–0.550.5
20470.19-1.3–1.48-0.14-0.79–0.50.48
20480.16-1.24–1.46-0.15-0.83–0.490.46
20490.13-1.26–1.38-0.17-0.86–0.520.44
20500.1-1.28–1.4-0.18-0.9–0.430.42
20510.06-1.37–1.44-0.2-0.88–0.430.4
20520.03-1.44–1.38-0.2-0.92–0.430.38
2053-0.01-1.43–1.33-0.24-0.99–0.40.36
2054-0.05-1.48–1.26-0.24-0.95–0.420.34
2055-0.09-1.43–1.23-0.26-0.98–0.390.33
2056-0.13-1.6–1.32-0.26-1.03–0.350.31
2057-0.16-1.59–1.24-0.26-0.99–0.420.3
2058-0.2-1.65–1.18-0.28-1.02–0.390.28
2059-0.24-1.71–1.12-0.27-0.98–0.40.27
2060-0.28-1.72–1.01-0.25-0.99–0.430.25
2061-0.31-1.8–1.08-0.27-1.02–0.40.24
2062-0.35-1.8–1.01-0.25-1.01–0.430.23
2063-0.38-1.8–1-0.27-1.05–0.410.22
2064-0.41-1.94–0.92-0.26-1.04–0.440.21
2065-0.44-1.9–0.87-0.25-1–0.420.2
2066-0.47-2.01–0.9-0.24-1.04–0.460.19
2067-0.49-2.1–0.91-0.22-1.02–0.50.18
2068-0.52-2.08–0.9-0.22-1.08–0.480.17
2069-0.54-2.08–0.89-0.22-1.03–0.520.16
2070-0.56-2.2–0.87-0.21-1.04–0.530.15
2071-0.58-2.23–0.8-0.22-0.99–0.540.14
2072-0.6-2.1–0.82-0.18-1.03–0.540.13
2073-0.61-2.3–0.73-0.17-0.99–0.570.12
2074-0.62-2.26–0.81-0.16-0.97–0.590.1
2075-0.64-2.22–0.88-0.14-1–0.590.09
2076-0.64-2.26–0.87-0.12-1–0.630.08
2077-0.65-2.26–0.8-0.12-1.02–0.590.07
2078-0.65-2.27–0.82-0.11-0.96–0.660.06
2079-0.66-2.34–0.88-0.1-0.95–0.650.05
2080-0.66-2.44–0.82-0.08-0.91–0.710.04
2081-0.65-2.39–0.78-0.07-0.95–0.680.03
2082-0.65-2.39–0.74-0.07-0.95–0.720.02
2083-0.65-2.35–0.82-0.06-0.93–0.660.01
2084-0.64-2.35–0.85-0.06-0.94–0.68-0
2085-0.64-2.24–0.82-0.06-0.95–0.69-0.01
2086-0.63-2.35–0.78-0.05-0.95–0.73-0.02
2087-0.63-2.43–0.91-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.03
2088-0.62-2.4–0.89-0.04-1–0.73-0.04
2089-0.62-2.54–0.94-0.04-0.97–0.73-0.05
2090-0.61-2.37–0.82-0.04-0.96–0.72-0.05
2091-0.61-2.35–0.98-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.06
2092-0.61-2.45–0.88-0.06-0.91–0.72-0.07
2093-0.62-2.51–0.82-0.04-0.94–0.75-0.07
2094-0.62-2.53–0.96-0.04-0.99–0.76-0.08
2095-0.63-2.47–0.93-0.05-1.02–0.76-0.09
2096-0.63-2.52–0.9-0.07-1.02–0.77-0.1
2097-0.64-2.52–0.91-0.06-1.06–0.73-0.11
2098-0.64-2.53–0.94-0.08-1.04–0.68-0.11
2099-0.66-2.59–0.84-0.08-1.06–0.69-0.12
2100-0.67-2.63–0.98-0.08-1.06–0.7-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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