Iran vs Sudan

Iran vs Sudan: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 40.6 million people, or 1.81 times that in Sudan.

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Iran vs Sudan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 40.6 million people, or 1.81 times that in Sudan.
IranSudanEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and Sudan ranked 30 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and Sudan at 137 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIranSudanWorld
202390.6 million50 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million49.4 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million48.1 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million46.8 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million45.6 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million44.2 million7.73 billion
201785 million42.7 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million41.3 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million40 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million38.8 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million37.8 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million36.9 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million36.1 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million35.4 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million34.6 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million33.6 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million32.8 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million32 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million31.3 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million30.6 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million29.9 million6.42 billion
200268 million29.2 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million28.5 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million27.8 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million27.1 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million26.5 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million25.8 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million25.2 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million24.7 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million24 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million23.5 million5.59 billion
199261.2 million22.9 million5.51 billion
199160 million22.5 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million22 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million21.6 million5.23 billion
198855.1 million21.1 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million20.7 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million20.3 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million19.9 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million19.6 million4.78 billion
198346 million19.1 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million18.5 million4.61 billion
198142 million17.8 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million17.1 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million16.4 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million15.7 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million15.1 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million14.6 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million14.1 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million13.6 million4 billion
197331.8 million13.1 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million12.5 million3.85 billion
197130 million12.1 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million11.7 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million11.3 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million10.9 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million10.6 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million10.2 million3.4 billion
196525 million9.86 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million9.53 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million9.22 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million8.92 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million8.64 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million8.36 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million8.11 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million7.86 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million7.63 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million7.4 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million7.18 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million6.97 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million6.77 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million6.57 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million6.38 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million6.19 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million6.13 million–
194816.4 million6.1 million–
194716.2 million6.08 million–
194616.1 million6.05 million–
194515.9 million6.02 million–
194415.8 million6 million–
194315.7 million5.97 million–
194215.5 million5.94 million–
194115.4 million5.92 million–
194015.2 million5.89 million–
193915 million5.86 million–
193814.7 million5.84 million–
193714.5 million5.81 million–
193614.2 million5.79 million–
193514 million5.76 million–
193413.7 million5.74 million–
193313.5 million5.71 million–
193213.3 million5.68 million–
193113 million5.66 million–
193012.7 million5.63 million–
192912.4 million5.61 million–
192812 million5.58 million–
192711.6 million5.56 million–
192611.2 million5.53 million–
192510.8 million5.51 million–
192410.5 million5.49 million–
192310.1 million5.46 million–
19229.8 million5.44 million–
19219.58 million5.41 million–
19209.46 million5.39 million–
19199.44 million5.37 million–
19189.53 million5.34 million–
19179.72 million5.32 million–
19169.92 million5.31 million–
191510.1 million5.3 million–
191410.3 million5.29 million–
191310.5 million5.28 million–
191210.7 million5.27 million–
191110.9 million5.26 million–
191011 million5.26 million–
190911 million5.25 million–
190811 million5.24 million–
190710.8 million5.23 million–
190610.7 million5.22 million–
190510.6 million5.21 million–
190410.5 million5.2 million–
190310.4 million5.19 million–
190210.3 million5.18 million–
190110.2 million5.17 million–
190010.1 million5.17 million–
189910 million5.16 million–
18989.91 million5.15 million–
18979.81 million5.14 million–
18969.7 million5.13 million–
18959.6 million5.12 million–
18949.49 million5.11 million–
18939.39 million5.1 million–
18929.29 million5.09 million–
18919.21 million5.08 million–
18909.13 million5.07 million–
18899.07 million5.06 million–
18889.03 million5.05 million–
18878.99 million5.04 million–
18868.96 million5.03 million–
18858.93 million5.03 million–
18848.9 million5.02 million–
18838.87 million5.01 million–
18828.83 million5 million–
18818.8 million4.99 million–
18808.77 million4.98 million–
18798.74 million4.97 million–
18788.71 million4.96 million–
18778.68 million4.95 million–
18768.64 million4.94 million–
18758.61 million4.93 million–
18748.58 million4.92 million–
18738.55 million4.91 million–
18728.52 million4.9 million–
18718.49 million4.89 million–
18708.45 million4.88 million–
18698.4 million4.87 million–
18688.36 million4.86 million–
18678.31 million4.85 million–
18668.26 million4.84 million–
18658.21 million4.83 million–
18648.16 million4.83 million–
18638.11 million4.82 million–
18628.06 million4.81 million–
18618.01 million4.8 million–
18607.97 million4.79 million–
18597.92 million4.78 million–
18587.87 million4.77 million–
18577.82 million4.76 million–
18567.78 million4.75 million–
18557.73 million4.74 million–
18547.68 million4.73 million–
18537.64 million4.72 million–
18527.59 million4.71 million–
18517.55 million4.7 million–
18507.51 million4.69 million–
18497.47 million4.67 million–
18487.43 million4.65 million–
18477.4 million4.63 million–
18467.37 million4.61 million–
18457.34 million4.59 million–
18447.3 million4.57 million–
18437.27 million4.54 million–
18427.24 million4.52 million–
18417.21 million4.5 million–
18407.17 million4.48 million–
18397.14 million4.46 million–
18387.11 million4.44 million–
18377.08 million4.43 million–
18367.05 million4.41 million–
18357.01 million4.39 million–
18346.98 million4.37 million–
18336.95 million4.35 million–
18326.92 million4.33 million–
18316.89 million4.31 million–
18306.86 million4.29 million–
18296.83 million4.27 million–
18286.8 million4.25 million–
18276.77 million4.24 million–
18266.74 million4.22 million–
18256.71 million4.2 million–
18246.68 million4.19 million–
18236.65 million4.18 million–
18226.62 million4.16 million–
18216.59 million4.15 million–
18206.56 million4.14 million–
18196.53 million4.12 million–
18186.5 million4.11 million–
18176.47 million4.1 million–
18166.44 million4.09 million–
18156.42 million4.08 million–
18146.39 million4.08 million–
18136.36 million4.07 million–
18126.33 million4.06 million–
18116.3 million4.05 million–
18106.27 million4.05 million–
18096.25 million4.04 million–
18086.22 million4.04 million–
18076.19 million4.03 million–
18066.16 million4.03 million–
18056.14 million4.02 million–
18046.11 million4.02 million–
18036.08 million4.01 million–
18026.05 million4.01 million–
18016.03 million4 million–
18006 million3.99 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranSudanWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million50.5 million50.1 million–50.7 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million51.7 million50.5 million–52.5 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million53.3 million51 million–54.9 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million54.7 million51.4 million–57.2 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million56 million51.7 million–59.5 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million57.3 million51.9 million–61.9 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million58.6 million52 million–64.3 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million59.9 million52.2 million–66.7 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million61.2 million52.3 million–69 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million62.5 million52.5 million–71.4 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million63.8 million52.6 million–73.8 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million65.2 million52.6 million–76.2 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million66.5 million52.7 million–78.6 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million67.8 million52.7 million–81 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million69.1 million52.7 million–83.6 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million70.4 million52.8 million–86.2 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million71.7 million53 million–88.8 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million73.1 million53.1 million–91.5 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million74.4 million53.1 million–94 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million75.7 million53.3 million–96.6 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million77.1 million53.5 million–99.8 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million78.4 million53.7 million–103 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million79.8 million54.1 million–106 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million81.1 million54.4 million–109 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million82.5 million54.7 million–112 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million83.8 million54.9 million–115 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million85.2 million55.4 million–118 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million86.6 million55.8 million–121 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million88 million56.1 million–124 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million89.3 million56.5 million–126 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million90.7 million56.8 million–130 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million92 million56.9 million–133 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million93.4 million57 million–136 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million94.7 million57.3 million–140 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million96 million57.6 million–143 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million97.3 million57.7 million–146 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million98.6 million57.8 million–149 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million99.9 million57.9 million–153 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million101 million57.9 million–157 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million103 million57.8 million–161 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million104 million57.6 million–165 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million105 million57.5 million–169 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million106 million57.6 million–173 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million107 million57.9 million–177 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million109 million58 million–181 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million110 million57.8 million–185 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million111 million57.6 million–189 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million112 million57.6 million–194 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million113 million57.6 million–198 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million114 million57.5 million–203 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million115 million57.4 million–206 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million116 million57 million–210 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million117 million56.7 million–214 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million118 million56.7 million–218 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million119 million56.7 million–222 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million120 million56.5 million–226 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million121 million56.4 million–232 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million122 million56.5 million–237 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million123 million56.2 million–242 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million124 million55.9 million–247 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million125 million55.8 million–252 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million126 million55.3 million–255 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million127 million54.6 million–258 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million128 million54.4 million–262 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million129 million54 million–265 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million129 million53.7 million–270 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million130 million53.9 million–277 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million131 million54.4 million–284 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million132 million54.4 million–290 million10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million133 million54.1 million–296 million10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million133 million53.8 million–300 million10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million134 million53.7 million–305 million10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million135 million53.7 million–311 million10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million135 million53.6 million–316 million10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million136 million53.3 million–320 million10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million136 million53.2 million–325 million10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 million137 million53.5 million–330 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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