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Iran, Islamic Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Iran, Islamic Rep., 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
0.92%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -69.3% since 1961
Population growth for Iran, Islamic Rep. was 0.92% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.29% in 1982. The lowest was 0.19% in 1994 (about 4.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.83% per year.
Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 105 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Iran, Islamic Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 83% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 32%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
0.92%
First (1961)
3.01%
Change
-69.3%
Highest
5.29%
in 1982
Lowest
0.19%
in 1994
Average
2.25%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-1.83%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 1.05% |
| 2023 | 1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.77% |
| 2019 | 1.08% |
| 2018 | 1.28% |
| 2017 | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 1.43% |
| 2015 | 1.36% |
| 2014 | 1.34% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.