Iran vs United Arab Emirates
Iran vs United Arab Emirates: Population
Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 10.6 million people in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 80 million people, or 8.52 times that in United Arab Emirates.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and United Arab Emirates at 26.1 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Iran | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 90.6 million | 10.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 89.5 million | 10.2 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 88.5 million | 9.79 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 87.7 million | 9.45 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 87.1 million | 9.38 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 86.1 million | 9.35 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 85 million | 9.23 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 83.8 million | 9.03 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 82.6 million | 8.68 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 81.5 million | 8.24 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 80.4 million | 7.83 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 79.4 million | 7.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 78.4 million | 7.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 77.4 million | 6.94 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 76.5 million | 6.71 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 75.5 million | 6.3 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 74.6 million | 5.63 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 73.4 million | 5.01 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 71.8 million | 4.67 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 70.3 million | 4.43 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 68.8 million | 4.19 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 68 million | 3.96 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 67.5 million | 3.72 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 66.4 million | 3.49 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 65.5 million | 3.27 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 64.5 million | 3.04 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 63.6 million | 2.82 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 62.9 million | 2.6 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 62.2 million | 2.44 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 61.5 million | 2.33 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 61.4 million | 2.22 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 61.2 million | 2.12 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 60 million | 2.01 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 58.4 million | 1.9 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 56.7 million | 1.79 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 55.1 million | 1.68 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 53.3 million | 1.57 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 51.5 million | 1.47 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 49.6 million | 1.38 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 47.8 million | 1.31 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 46 million | 1.24 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 44.3 million | 1.17 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 42 million | 1.1 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 39.8 million | 1.02 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 38.4 million | 912,000 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 37.1 million | 809,300 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 35.9 million | 710,200 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 34.8 million | 615,900 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 33.8 million | 542,900 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 32.8 million | 489,100 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 31.8 million | 436,400 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 30.9 million | 385,000 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 30 million | 335,000 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 29.2 million | 286,500 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 28.3 million | 239,700 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 27.4 million | 199,400 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 26.6 million | 179,700 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 25.8 million | 174,000 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 25 million | 167,100 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 24.3 million | 159,700 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 23.5 million | 152,200 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 22.8 million | 144,900 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 22.1 million | 138,000 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 21.5 million | 131,300 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 20.9 million | 124,900 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 20.3 million | 118,800 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 19.7 million | 112,800 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 19.2 million | 107,000 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 18.7 million | 101,300 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 18.2 million | 95,650 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 17.8 million | 90,150 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 17.3 million | 84,760 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 16.9 million | 79,540 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 16.5 million | 74,510 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 16.6 million | 73,110 | – |
| 1948 | 16.4 million | 72,080 | – |
| 1947 | 16.2 million | 71,470 | – |
| 1946 | 16.1 million | 70,870 | – |
| 1945 | 15.9 million | 70,270 | – |
| 1944 | 15.8 million | 69,680 | – |
| 1943 | 15.7 million | 69,100 | – |
| 1942 | 15.5 million | 68,510 | – |
| 1941 | 15.4 million | 67,940 | – |
| 1940 | 15.2 million | 67,370 | – |
| 1939 | 15 million | 66,800 | – |
| 1938 | 14.7 million | 66,240 | – |
| 1937 | 14.5 million | 65,680 | – |
| 1936 | 14.2 million | 65,120 | – |
| 1935 | 14 million | 64,580 | – |
| 1934 | 13.7 million | 64,030 | – |
| 1933 | 13.5 million | 63,490 | – |
| 1932 | 13.3 million | 62,960 | – |
| 1931 | 13 million | 62,430 | – |
| 1930 | 12.7 million | 61,900 | – |
| 1929 | 12.4 million | 61,380 | – |
| 1928 | 12 million | 60,860 | – |
| 1927 | 11.6 million | 60,350 | – |
| 1926 | 11.2 million | 59,840 | – |
| 1925 | 10.8 million | 59,340 | – |
| 1924 | 10.5 million | 58,840 | – |
| 1923 | 10.1 million | 58,350 | – |
| 1922 | 9.8 million | 57,850 | – |
| 1921 | 9.58 million | 57,370 | – |
| 1920 | 9.46 million | 56,880 | – |
| 1919 | 9.44 million | 56,400 | – |
| 1918 | 9.53 million | 55,930 | – |
| 1917 | 9.72 million | 55,460 | – |
| 1916 | 9.92 million | 54,970 | – |
| 1915 | 10.1 million | 54,490 | – |
| 1914 | 10.3 million | 54,010 | – |
| 1913 | 10.5 million | 53,540 | – |
| 1912 | 10.7 million | 53,070 | – |
| 1911 | 10.9 million | 52,630 | – |
| 1910 | 11 million | 52,220 | – |
| 1909 | 11 million | 51,830 | – |
| 1908 | 11 million | 51,480 | – |
| 1907 | 10.8 million | 51,150 | – |
| 1906 | 10.7 million | 50,830 | – |
| 1905 | 10.6 million | 50,510 | – |
| 1904 | 10.5 million | 50,190 | – |
| 1903 | 10.4 million | 49,870 | – |
| 1902 | 10.3 million | 49,560 | – |
| 1901 | 10.2 million | 49,240 | – |
| 1900 | 10.1 million | 48,930 | – |
| 1899 | 10 million | 48,620 | – |
| 1898 | 9.91 million | 48,320 | – |
| 1897 | 9.81 million | 48,010 | – |
| 1896 | 9.7 million | 47,710 | – |
| 1895 | 9.6 million | 47,410 | – |
| 1894 | 9.49 million | 47,110 | – |
| 1893 | 9.39 million | 46,810 | – |
| 1892 | 9.29 million | 46,510 | – |
| 1891 | 9.21 million | 46,220 | – |
| 1890 | 9.13 million | 45,930 | – |
| 1889 | 9.07 million | 45,640 | – |
| 1888 | 9.03 million | 45,350 | – |
| 1887 | 8.99 million | 45,060 | – |
| 1886 | 8.96 million | 44,780 | – |
| 1885 | 8.93 million | 44,490 | – |
| 1884 | 8.9 million | 44,210 | – |
| 1883 | 8.87 million | 43,930 | – |
| 1882 | 8.83 million | 43,650 | – |
| 1881 | 8.8 million | 43,380 | – |
| 1880 | 8.77 million | 43,100 | – |
| 1879 | 8.74 million | 42,830 | – |
| 1878 | 8.71 million | 42,560 | – |
| 1877 | 8.68 million | 42,290 | – |
| 1876 | 8.64 million | 42,020 | – |
| 1875 | 8.61 million | 41,760 | – |
| 1874 | 8.58 million | 41,490 | – |
| 1873 | 8.55 million | 41,230 | – |
| 1872 | 8.52 million | 40,970 | – |
| 1871 | 8.49 million | 40,760 | – |
| 1870 | 8.45 million | 40,600 | – |
| 1869 | 8.4 million | 40,490 | – |
| 1868 | 8.36 million | 40,420 | – |
| 1867 | 8.31 million | 40,410 | – |
| 1866 | 8.26 million | 40,390 | – |
| 1865 | 8.21 million | 40,380 | – |
| 1864 | 8.16 million | 40,360 | – |
| 1863 | 8.11 million | 40,350 | – |
| 1862 | 8.06 million | 40,330 | – |
| 1861 | 8.01 million | 40,320 | – |
| 1860 | 7.97 million | 40,300 | – |
| 1859 | 7.92 million | 40,290 | – |
| 1858 | 7.87 million | 40,270 | – |
| 1857 | 7.82 million | 40,260 | – |
| 1856 | 7.78 million | 40,240 | – |
| 1855 | 7.73 million | 40,230 | – |
| 1854 | 7.68 million | 40,210 | – |
| 1853 | 7.64 million | 40,200 | – |
| 1852 | 7.59 million | 40,180 | – |
| 1851 | 7.55 million | 40,170 | – |
| 1850 | 7.51 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1849 | 7.47 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1848 | 7.43 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1847 | 7.4 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1846 | 7.37 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1845 | 7.34 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1844 | 7.3 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1843 | 7.27 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1842 | 7.24 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1841 | 7.21 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1840 | 7.17 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1839 | 7.14 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1838 | 7.11 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1837 | 7.08 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1836 | 7.05 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1835 | 7.01 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1834 | 6.98 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1833 | 6.95 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1832 | 6.92 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1831 | 6.89 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1830 | 6.86 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1829 | 6.83 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1828 | 6.8 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1827 | 6.77 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1826 | 6.74 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1825 | 6.71 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1824 | 6.68 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1823 | 6.65 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1822 | 6.62 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1821 | 6.59 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1820 | 6.56 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1819 | 6.53 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1818 | 6.5 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1817 | 6.47 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1816 | 6.44 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1815 | 6.42 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1814 | 6.39 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1813 | 6.36 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1812 | 6.33 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1811 | 6.3 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1810 | 6.27 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1809 | 6.25 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1808 | 6.22 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1807 | 6.19 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1806 | 6.16 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1805 | 6.14 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1804 | 6.11 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1803 | 6.08 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1802 | 6.05 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1801 | 6.03 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1800 | 6 million | 40,150 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iran | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.6 million91 million–92 million | 11 million10.5 million–11.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 92.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million | 11.4 million9.96 million–12.1 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 93.2 million91 million–95.2 million | 11.6 million9.58 million–12.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 93.8 million91 million–96.4 million | 11.8 million9.33 million–13.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 94.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million | 11.9 million9.15 million–14.6 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 95 million90.8 million–98.7 million | 12.1 million9.04 million–15.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 95.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million | 12.2 million9.04 million–16.1 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 96 million90.8 million–101 million | 12.3 million9.06 million–16.9 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 96.4 million90.6 million–102 million | 12.5 million9.09 million–17.8 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 96.9 million90.6 million–103 million | 12.6 million9.14 million–18.6 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 97.3 million90.7 million–104 million | 12.8 million9.22 million–19.4 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 97.7 million90.8 million–105 million | 12.9 million9.29 million–20.2 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 98.1 million90.6 million–106 million | 13.1 million9.37 million–21 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 98.5 million90.4 million–106 million | 13.2 million9.47 million–21.8 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 98.8 million90.1 million–107 million | 13.4 million9.52 million–22.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 99.2 million89.8 million–109 million | 13.5 million9.51 million–23.1 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 99.5 million89.8 million–109 million | 13.7 million9.47 million–24 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 99.9 million89.8 million–110 million | 13.9 million9.44 million–25 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 100 million89.6 million–111 million | 14 million9.39 million–25.7 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 101 million89.5 million–112 million | 14.2 million9.33 million–26.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 101 million89.3 million–113 million | 14.3 million9.32 million–27.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 101 million88.9 million–113 million | 14.5 million9.29 million–28.5 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 101 million88.8 million–114 million | 14.7 million9.2 million–29.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 101 million88.7 million–115 million | 14.8 million9.14 million–30.8 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 102 million88.5 million–116 million | 15 million9.07 million–31.6 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 102 million88.2 million–116 million | 15.2 million9 million–32.4 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 102 million87.8 million–117 million | 15.4 million8.89 million–33.3 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 102 million87.3 million–118 million | 15.5 million8.8 million–34 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 102 million87 million–119 million | 15.7 million8.77 million–34.8 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 102 million86.5 million–119 million | 15.9 million8.76 million–35.8 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 102 million85.9 million–119 million | 16.1 million8.71 million–36.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 102 million85.3 million–120 million | 16.3 million8.58 million–37.9 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 102 million84.5 million–120 million | 16.5 million8.46 million–38.7 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 102 million83.9 million–121 million | 16.6 million8.41 million–39.6 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 102 million83.2 million–121 million | 16.8 million8.35 million–40.6 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 101 million82.5 million–122 million | 17 million8.32 million–41.5 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 101 million81.8 million–122 million | 17.2 million8.29 million–42.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 101 million81 million–122 million | 17.4 million8.13 million–43.4 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 100 million80 million–122 million | 17.6 million8 million–44.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 100 million79.1 million–123 million | 17.8 million7.91 million–44.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 99.6 million78.5 million–123 million | 18 million7.82 million–45.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 99.2 million77.6 million–123 million | 18.2 million7.81 million–46.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 98.7 million76.6 million–123 million | 18.5 million7.75 million–47.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 98.3 million75.8 million–123 million | 18.7 million7.59 million–48.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 97.8 million75.1 million–123 million | 18.9 million7.49 million–49.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 97.2 million74.1 million–124 million | 19.1 million7.45 million–50.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 96.7 million72.9 million–124 million | 19.3 million7.35 million–52.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 96.2 million71.8 million–124 million | 19.6 million7.25 million–53 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 95.6 million70.7 million–124 million | 19.8 million7.17 million–53.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 95 million69.6 million–124 million | 20 million6.94 million–54.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 94.4 million68.4 million–123 million | 20.3 million6.66 million–54.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 93.8 million67.4 million–123 million | 20.5 million6.43 million–55.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 93.2 million66.2 million–124 million | 20.7 million6.29 million–56.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 92.6 million64.9 million–124 million | 20.9 million6.29 million–56.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 92 million64 million–124 million | 21.2 million6.17 million–57.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 91.4 million63 million–125 million | 21.4 million5.95 million–58.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 90.8 million62 million–125 million | 21.6 million5.82 million–59.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 90.3 million61 million–125 million | 21.8 million5.73 million–60.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 89.7 million60.2 million–125 million | 22.1 million5.62 million–60.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 89.1 million59.5 million–125 million | 22.3 million5.46 million–61.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 88.5 million58.4 million–125 million | 22.5 million5.21 million–62.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 88 million57.3 million–124 million | 22.7 million5.06 million–63 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 87.4 million56.4 million–124 million | 23 million5.05 million–63.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 86.9 million55.5 million–125 million | 23.2 million4.88 million–65 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 86.3 million54.5 million–125 million | 23.4 million4.69 million–65.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 85.8 million53.6 million–125 million | 23.6 million4.46 million–66.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 85.3 million52.9 million–125 million | 23.9 million4.19 million–67.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 84.7 million52 million–125 million | 24.1 million3.93 million–68.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 84.2 million51 million–125 million | 24.3 million3.79 million–69.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 83.7 million50.2 million–125 million | 24.5 million3.69 million–70.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 83.2 million49.5 million–126 million | 24.8 million3.43 million–71.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 82.7 million48.7 million–126 million | 25 million3.18 million–72.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 82.2 million47.8 million–127 million | 25.2 million3.04 million–74 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 81.6 million46.8 million–127 million | 25.4 million2.93 million–74.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 81.1 million45.8 million–127 million | 25.7 million2.62 million–75.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 80.6 million45 million–128 million | 25.9 million2.31 million–76.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 80.1 million44.3 million–128 million | 26.1 million2.32 million–77.4 million | 10.2 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iran vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIran: $5,617 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthIran: -0.9% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationIran: 50.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtIran: 31.2% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025