Iran vs United States

Iran vs United States: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 253 million people, or 3.79 times that in Iran.

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Iran vs United States: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 253 million people, or 3.79 times that in Iran.
IranUnited StatesEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and United States ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIranUnited StatesWorld
202390.6 million344 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million342 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million340 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million339 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million338 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million335 million7.73 billion
201785 million332 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million329 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million326 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million323 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million320 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million317 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million314 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million311 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million308 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million305 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million302 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million299 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million296 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million293 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million290 million6.42 billion
200268 million287 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million284 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million282 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million279 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million276 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million274 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million271 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million268 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million266 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million263 million5.59 billion
199261.2 million260 million5.51 billion
199160 million257 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million253 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million251 million5.23 billion
198855.1 million248 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million246 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million244 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million242 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million239 million4.78 billion
198346 million237 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million235 million4.61 billion
198142 million232 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million230 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million228 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million225 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million223 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million221 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million219 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million217 million4 billion
197331.8 million215 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million213 million3.85 billion
197130 million210 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million208 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million205 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million203 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million201 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million198 million3.4 billion
196525 million196 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million193 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million190 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million187 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million184 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million180 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million177 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million174 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million172 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million169 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million166 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million164 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million161 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million159 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million157 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million154 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million146 million–
194816.4 million144 million–
194716.2 million142 million–
194616.1 million140 million–
194515.9 million138 million–
194415.8 million136 million–
194315.7 million134 million–
194215.5 million133 million–
194115.4 million131 million–
194015.2 million129 million–
193915 million128 million–
193814.7 million127 million–
193714.5 million126 million–
193614.2 million125 million–
193514 million124 million–
193413.7 million124 million–
193313.5 million123 million–
193213.3 million122 million–
193113 million121 million–
193012.7 million120 million–
192912.4 million118 million–
192812 million117 million–
192711.6 million115 million–
192611.2 million113 million–
192510.8 million112 million–
192410.5 million110 million–
192310.1 million109 million–
19229.8 million107 million–
19219.58 million105 million–
19209.46 million104 million–
19199.44 million102 million–
19189.53 million101 million–
19179.72 million99.6 million–
19169.92 million98.2 million–
191510.1 million96.9 million–
191410.3 million95.5 million–
191310.5 million94.2 million–
191210.7 million93 million–
191110.9 million91.6 million–
191011 million90.2 million–
190911 million88.7 million–
190811 million87.1 million–
190710.8 million85.4 million–
190610.7 million83.8 million–
190510.6 million82.3 million–
190410.5 million80.7 million–
190310.4 million79.2 million–
190210.3 million77.7 million–
190110.2 million76.3 million–
190010.1 million74.8 million–
189910 million73.5 million–
18989.91 million72.1 million–
18979.81 million70.8 million–
18969.7 million69.5 million–
18959.6 million68.2 million–
18949.49 million67 million–
18939.39 million65.8 million–
18929.29 million64.6 million–
18919.21 million63.4 million–
18909.13 million62.1 million–
18899.07 million60.8 million–
18889.03 million59.6 million–
18878.99 million58.2 million–
18868.96 million57 million–
18858.93 million55.7 million–
18848.9 million54.5 million–
18838.87 million53.3 million–
18828.83 million52.1 million–
18818.8 million51 million–
18808.77 million49.8 million–
18798.74 million48.8 million–
18788.71 million47.7 million–
18778.68 million46.6 million–
18768.64 million45.6 million–
18758.61 million44.6 million–
18748.58 million43.6 million–
18738.55 million42.7 million–
18728.52 million41.7 million–
18718.49 million40.8 million–
18708.45 million39.9 million–
18698.4 million39 million–
18688.36 million38.1 million–
18678.31 million37.3 million–
18668.26 million36.4 million–
18658.21 million35.6 million–
18648.16 million34.8 million–
18638.11 million34 million–
18628.06 million33.2 million–
18618.01 million32.4 million–
18607.97 million31.6 million–
18597.92 million30.8 million–
18587.87 million29.9 million–
18577.82 million29 million–
18567.78 million28.2 million–
18557.73 million27.4 million–
18547.68 million26.6 million–
18537.64 million25.8 million–
18527.59 million25 million–
18517.55 million24.3 million–
18507.51 million23.6 million–
18497.47 million22.9 million–
18487.43 million22.2 million–
18477.4 million21.6 million–
18467.37 million20.9 million–
18457.34 million20.3 million–
18447.3 million19.7 million–
18437.27 million19.1 million–
18427.24 million18.5 million–
18417.21 million18 million–
18407.17 million17.5 million–
18397.14 million17 million–
18387.11 million16.5 million–
18377.08 million16.1 million–
18367.05 million15.6 million–
18357.01 million15.2 million–
18346.98 million14.8 million–
18336.95 million14.4 million–
18326.92 million14 million–
18316.89 million13.6 million–
18306.86 million13.3 million–
18296.83 million12.9 million–
18286.8 million12.5 million–
18276.77 million12.2 million–
18266.74 million11.8 million–
18256.71 million11.5 million–
18246.68 million11.2 million–
18236.65 million10.9 million–
18226.62 million10.6 million–
18216.59 million10.3 million–
18206.56 million9.97 million–
18196.53 million9.67 million–
18186.5 million9.37 million–
18176.47 million9.07 million–
18166.44 million8.79 million–
18156.42 million8.51 million–
18146.39 million8.24 million–
18136.36 million7.98 million–
18126.33 million7.73 million–
18116.3 million7.5 million–
18106.27 million7.3 million–
18096.25 million7.11 million–
18086.22 million6.97 million–
18076.19 million6.84 million–
18066.16 million6.72 million–
18056.14 million6.59 million–
18046.11 million6.47 million–
18036.08 million6.35 million–
18026.05 million6.23 million–
18016.03 million6.11 million–
18006 million6 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranUnited StatesWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million345 million345 million–346 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million347 million346 million–348 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million349 million347 million–351 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million351 million348 million–354 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million352 million349 million–356 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million354 million349 million–359 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million356 million350 million–362 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million357 million350 million–365 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million359 million351 million–367 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million360 million351 million–370 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million362 million351 million–373 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million363 million351 million–376 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million365 million351 million–379 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million366 million351 million–382 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million368 million351 million–385 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million369 million350 million–388 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million370 million350 million–391 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million372 million349 million–394 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million373 million349 million–397 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million374 million348 million–400 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million375 million347 million–403 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million376 million346 million–406 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million377 million346 million–409 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million378 million344 million–411 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million379 million343 million–414 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million380 million343 million–417 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million381 million342 million–420 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million382 million341 million–423 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million383 million340 million–425 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million383 million339 million–428 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million384 million337 million–431 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million385 million336 million–434 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million386 million335 million–436 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million386 million333 million–440 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million387 million332 million–443 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million388 million331 million–446 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million389 million329 million–449 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million390 million327 million–452 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million391 million325 million–455 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million392 million325 million–458 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million392 million324 million–462 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million393 million322 million–465 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million394 million320 million–469 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million395 million319 million–474 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million396 million317 million–478 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million397 million315 million–481 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million398 million313 million–485 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million399 million311 million–489 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million400 million309 million–493 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million401 million307 million–497 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million402 million305 million–502 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million403 million304 million–506 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million404 million302 million–510 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million405 million300 million–515 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million406 million298 million–520 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million406 million297 million–525 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million407 million295 million–530 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million408 million293 million–535 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million409 million292 million–538 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million409 million291 million–542 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million410 million289 million–547 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million411 million286 million–552 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million412 million284 million–558 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million412 million282 million–564 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million413 million280 million–568 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million414 million279 million–573 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million415 million278 million–578 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million415 million276 million–581 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million416 million274 million–585 million10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million417 million272 million–590 million10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million417 million269 million–596 million10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million418 million267 million–601 million10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million419 million265 million–605 million10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million420 million262 million–610 million10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million420 million260 million–616 million10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million421 million258 million–621 million10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 million421 million256 million–625 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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