Iran

In brief

Population: 92.4M (2025). World rank 17 of 216; in Asia, 9 of 49. Net migration per year: +116.8K (2025). World rank 14 of 216; in Asia, 6 of 49. Deaths per 1,000 people: 4.8 (2024). World rank 199 of 216; in Asia, 36 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 82.6M → 92.4M, population growth per year +1.4% → +0.9%, and living in cities 73.4% → 77.4%. Better than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Türkiye, and Turkmenistan): life expectancy.