What's the population of Iran?
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Capital: Tehran · Continent: Asia
Iran is a country in Asia, with its capital at Tehran. Population stands at about 92.4M, spread across 1,648,195 km², and GDP per capita is around $3,924. About 77.4% of the population lives in urban areas, and one of its leading industries is Oil & gas.
Population
92.4M
Area
1,648,195 km²
GDP per capita
$3,924
Population
Area
Demographics
Immigrants
Share of population who are foreign citizens
4.2%
3.8M people · 2024
- Foreign citizens 4.2%
- Citizens 95.8%
Citizenship
- Afghanistan97.7% · 3.8M
- Iraq1.4% · 55.5K
- Pakistan0.33% · 12.8K
- Azerbaijan0.13% · 4.9K
- Turkmenistan0.05% · 2K
- Other countries0.04% · 1.4K
- Unknown0.31% · 11.7K
- Iran's census doesn't record place of birth, so the UN counts foreign citizens instead. Naturalized citizens are left out, and foreign nationals born in Iran are included.
- Includes refugees and asylum seekers reported by UNHCR.
- "Unknown" is the number the UN could not assign to a country of origin.
Economy
- Nominal GDP
- $362,682,115,433
- Currency
- IRR
Top industries
- Oil & gas
- Petrochemicals
- Automotive
- Textiles
Monthly temperature & rainfall
Monthly average high temperature
- Iran
Monthly precipitation
- Iran
Data table
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Precip mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 | 0.4 | 13 |
| Feb | 9.4 | -0.6 | 20 |
| Mar | 18.1 | 6.9 | 30 |
| Apr | 26.2 | 14 | 21 |
| May | 32.8 | 20.4 | 1 |
| Jun | 34.8 | 22.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 38.3 | 26.5 | 1 |
| Aug | 37.3 | 25.7 | 0 |
| Sep | 32.2 | 20.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 27.4 | 14.6 | 0 |
| Nov | 19.1 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Dec | 11.1 | 1.9 | 46 |
Best time to visit Iran tends to be around July, when average highs sit near 38.3°C.
Religion
- Islam 99.4%
- Other 0.6%
Language
- Official language(s)
- fa
- English proficiency
- Low
Travel essentials
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Electricity
- 230V · C/F
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +98
- Emergency number
- 110
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Sources & data
- population: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- area: world-countries (Wikidata-derived) (2026-08)
- gdp_nominal_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- gdp_per_capita_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- religions: Manual curation (Pew Research) (2026-08)
- industries: Manual curation (CIA World Factbook) (2026-08)
- climate: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (2026-08)
- migrants: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (2026-09)
FAQ
- What is the population of Iran?
- Iran — 92.4M (2025)
- How big is Iran?
- 1,648,195 km²
- What is the capital of Iran?
- Tehran
- What is the GDP per capita of Iran?
- $3,924
- What language is spoken in Iran?
- fa