Iran Population 1950-2020

NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.

Chart and table of Iran population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population of Iran in 2020 is 83,992,949, a 1.3% increase from 2019.
The population of Iran in 2019 was 82,913,906, a 1.36% increase from 2018.
The population of Iran in 2018 was 81,800,188, a 1.4% increase from 2017.
The population of Iran in 2017 was 80,673,883, a 1.39% increase from 2016.

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Iran	83,992,949
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Iran - Historical Population Data
Year	Population	Growth Rate
2020	83,992,949	1.30%
2019	82,913,906	1.36%
2018	81,800,188	1.40%
2017	80,673,883	1.39%
2016	79,563,989	1.37%
2015	78,492,215	1.33%
2014	77,465,770	1.29%
2013	76,481,961	1.25%
2012	75,539,878	1.21%
2011	74,634,957	1.18%
2010	73,762,519	1.15%
2009	72,924,837	1.12%
2008	72,120,604	1.10%
2007	71,336,475	1.11%
2006	70,554,760	1.14%
2005	69,762,347	1.18%
2004	68,951,281	1.22%
2003	68,122,938	1.25%
2002	67,284,796	1.26%
2001	66,449,112	1.26%
2000	65,623,405	1.27%
1999	64,800,880	1.30%
1998	63,971,836	1.32%
1997	63,136,312	1.35%
1996	62,294,920	1.39%
1995	61,442,664	1.41%
1994	60,590,614	1.45%
1993	59,723,764	1.60%
1992	58,780,370	1.91%
1991	57,679,034	2.33%
1990	56,366,217	2.82%
1989	54,822,003	3.29%
1988	53,077,313	3.68%
1987	51,193,782	3.93%
1986	49,260,255	4.04%
1985	47,347,186	4.12%
1984	45,472,791	4.21%
1983	43,636,837	4.22%
1982	41,869,236	4.15%
1981	40,199,906	4.01%
1980	38,650,246	3.79%
1979	37,237,137	3.55%
1978	35,960,805	3.33%
1977	34,803,045	3.17%
1976	33,733,961	3.07%
1975	32,729,772	2.97%
1974	31,786,471	2.85%
1973	30,905,707	2.76%
1972	30,075,297	2.71%
1971	29,281,591	2.69%
1970	28,513,866	2.70%
1969	27,764,924	2.71%
1968	27,032,571	2.72%
1967	26,317,783	2.71%
1966	25,624,373	2.68%
1965	24,954,873	2.66%
1964	24,307,860	2.65%
1963	23,680,258	2.64%
1962	23,071,315	2.63%
1961	22,480,372	2.62%
1960	21,906,914	2.61%
1959	21,350,574	2.59%
1958	20,811,144	2.58%
1957	20,288,539	2.56%
1956	19,782,824	2.53%
1955	19,294,127	2.50%
1954	18,822,757	2.47%
1953	18,369,051	2.43%
1952	17,933,502	2.38%
1951	17,516,679	2.32%
1950	17,119,265	0.00%