Iran
World Bank name: Iran, Islamic Rep.
- Capital
- Tehran
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 92.4 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Iran rose 42.2% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Iran's economy shrank 2.8% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Iran was US$3,924 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 8.3% of Iran's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Iran had 92.4 million people in 2025: about 1.1% of everyone on Earth, the 17th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Iran | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.2% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Iran | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −2.8% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −2.4% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −3.8% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Iran | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$3,924 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$5,190 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$5,049 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$4,721 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$4,605 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$3,203 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$3,997 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$4,783 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$6,001 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$5,711 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Iran | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.3% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Iran |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.4 million |
| 2024 | 91.6 million |
| 2023 | 90.6 million |
| 2022 | 89.5 million |
| 2021 | 88.5 million |
| 2020 | 87.7 million |
| 2019 | 87.1 million |
| 2018 | 86.1 million |
| 2017 | 85.0 million |
| 2016 | 83.8 million |
No recent World Bank figure for Iran: government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Iran since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.