Iran

Southern and Central Asia · Capital: Tehran

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Population now

93,231,170

As of 2026, the population of Iran is approximately 93,231,170 (live estimate), growing at 0.85% per year with a birth rate of 13.7 and a death rate of 5.2 per 1,000 people. The population is 50.7% male and 49.3% female, at a density of 56.6 people per km².

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Key indicators

Birth rate: 13.7 /1,000/yr
Death rate: 5.2 /1,000/yr
Literacy: 88.7%
Smoking: 13.6%
Density: 56.6 /km²
Life expectancy: 69.7 yrs

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Demographic profile

Iran is the 17th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 1.12% of everyone alive. Within Southern and Central Asia, it ranks 4 of 13.

Each day brings roughly 3,497 births and 1,327 deaths, adding about 792,576 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.85% annually, the population would double in roughly 82 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.

Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Lorestan, holding an estimated 19.7% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 31 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.

Literacy stands near 88.7% and adult smoking prevalence around 13.6%, with life expectancy at about 69.7 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.

Quick answers

What is the population of Iran in 2026? Approximately 93,231,170 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).

How fast is Iran growing? About 0.85% per year — roughly 3,497 births and 1,327 deaths every day.

What share of the world lives in Iran? Around 1.12% — ranked 17 worldwide by population.

Population history & projection

Breakdown by states / regions

Regional figures are modelled estimates: real region names, populations allocated from the national total. Sudan carries curated state data.

State / region	Population	Male %	Birth rate	Death rate	Education %	Smoking %
Lorestan	18,334,270	49.6%	12.4	5.4	82.3%	15.2%
South Khorasan	10,171,573	50.8%	13.0	5.1	86.7%	15.3%
Isfahan	7,206,270	50.7%	14.0	5.3	92.0%	16.7%
Alborz	5,643,033	51.0%	12.9	5.4	91.6%	13.5%
Semnan	4,668,088	50.4%	12.3	4.6	91.5%	14.3%
Ilam	3,997,928	51.2%	14.7	4.6	95.0%	12.6%
Hamadan	3,506,955	50.5%	14.7	5.1	92.2%	12.7%
Tehran	3,130,668	50.3%	13.8	4.6	89.0%	12.7%
Kermanshah	2,832,418	51.0%	15.0	5.2	82.5%	12.8%
Ardabil	2,589,784	50.6%	14.4	5.3	94.2%	10.5%
West Azarbaijan	2,388,250	51.3%	12.6	5.5	92.0%	13.3%
Sistan and Baluchestan	2,217,989	50.7%	15.0	4.7	85.1%	15.8%
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari	2,072,105	50.3%	15.3	5.5	84.3%	10.8%
East Azerbaijan	1,945,605	51.3%	13.9	4.6	92.2%	15.9%
Kerman	1,834,788	49.8%	14.0	5.8	81.9%	16.2%
Khuzestan	1,736,847	50.0%	14.6	5.2	85.4%	13.3%
Gilan	1,649,612	49.8%	15.3	5.3	83.7%	14.5%
Markazi	1,571,382	51.8%	12.6	5.8	90.2%	12.0%
Hormozgan	1,500,800	49.7%	12.6	5.2	90.4%	12.2%
Kurdistan	1,436,772	51.6%	14.0	5.0	86.7%	14.1%
North Khorasan	1,378,406	51.2%	13.7	4.8	89.2%	10.4%
Qazvin	1,324,964	50.3%	14.1	4.6	85.8%	11.2%
Razavi Khorasan	1,275,836	49.8%	12.8	5.6	95.6%	16.4%
Yazd	1,230,506	50.9%	13.6	4.9	84.1%	15.9%
Mazandaran	1,188,542	51.8%	15.3	5.5	91.0%	13.0%
Qom	1,149,572	51.6%	14.2	5.6	83.8%	14.6%
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad	1,113,280	50.0%	13.8	5.4	93.3%	13.4%
Zanjan	1,079,392	50.2%	13.3	5.0	85.9%	11.1%
Golestan	1,047,671	50.4%	13.6	4.9	95.3%	15.6%
Fars	1,017,912	51.1%	14.6	4.7	90.5%	16.5%
Bushehr	989,933	51.5%	13.7	5.3	88.7%	16.6%