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How many babies are born in Iran?

1.1 million babies born in Iran in 2026. That is 0.83% of all births worldwide, and the 27th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Iran: history and projections

1M 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Iran’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~160K ~4M 40.4 Modelled estimate
1000 ~180K ~4.5M 40.5 Modelled estimate
1500 ~170K ~4M 41.3 Modelled estimate
1800 ~292K ~6M 48.6 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~492K ~10.1M 48.6 Historical reconstruction
1950 838K 16.5M 50.8 UN estimate
2000 1.06M 66.4M 16.0 UN estimate
2023 1.17M 90.6M 13.0 UN estimate
2026 1.1M 93.2M 11.8 UN projection
2050 986K 102M 9.7 UN projection
2075 785K 93.8M 8.4 UN projection
2100 613K 80M 7.7 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Iran among estimates through 2023 were in 1985, at about 2.1M. That is roughly 13 times the estimated ~162K births a year in 1 CE.

At 1.66 children per woman, fertility in Iran is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Iran each year?

An estimated 1.1 million babies are born in Iran in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 3,020 a day and 0.83% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Iran?

Iran has an estimated 11.8 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.66 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.