Population, female (% of total population) in Iran was reported at 49.16 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

As of 2020, the prevalence of severe food insecurity amongst the adult female population in Iran was 39.9 percent. At the same time, the prevalence of severe food insecurity in the adult male population was 41.6 percent.

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Iran was reported at 1.0005 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Iran IR: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 28,771,046.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 28,568,373.000 Person for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 13,514,940.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,771,046.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 5,673,175.000 Person in 1960. Iran IR: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

As of 2020, 38.4 percent of men in Iran who were above the retirement age received a pension. In comparison, only 2.6 percent of Iranian women of retirement age receive a pension.

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran was reported at 1.2642 GPI in 2012, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 23.372 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.333 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 43.269 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.823 % in 1987 and a record low of 23.008 % in 2012. Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Iran IR: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.661 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.686 Ratio for 2015. Iran IR: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 5.467 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.927 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 1.661 Ratio in 2016. Iran IR: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank: Health Statistics. Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 5.318 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.055 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 3.719 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.318 % in 2017 and a record low of 2.954 % in 1984. Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

As of 2020, the literacy rate of women in Iran was 85.5 percent. The literacy rate of men in Iran was slightly lower at about 80.8 percent in that year.

Iran Population Data from http://irandataportal.syr.edu/population

As of 2020, the proportion of women in managerial positions in Iran was around 18.9 percent. At the same time the proportion of women in senior management positions in Iran was 19.8 percent.

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Iran was reported at 1.0606 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Ratio of female to male primary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran was reported at 1.031 GPI in 2017, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Iran, Islamic Republic of's Services: Employment of women in tertiary sector, % of total is 55.24% which is the 126th highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on Services: Employment of women in tertiary sector, % of total in Iran, Islamic Republic of and comparison bar charts (USA vs. China vs. Japan vs. Iran, Islamic Republic of), (Turkey vs. Germany vs. Iran, Islamic Republic of) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Iran IR: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 2,145,622.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,016,461.000 Person for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 842,434.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,145,622.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 441,237.000 Person in 1960. Iran IR: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Iran IR: Population: Total data was reported at 81,162,788.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 80,277,428.000 Person for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 53,926,366.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81,162,788.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 21,906,903.000 Person in 1960. Iran IR: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

The statistic shows the adult mortality rate in Iran from 2013 to 2023, by gender. According to the source, the adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60 - that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages. In 2023, the mortality rate for women was at 54.77 per 1,000 female adults, while the mortality rate for men was at 107.69 per 1,000 male adults in Iran.

Iran IR: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 0.995 Ratio in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.993 Ratio for 2013. Iran IR: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.988 Ratio from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.995 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 0.597 Ratio in 1976. Iran IR: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Constrained estimates of total number of people per grid square broken down by gender and age groupings (including 0-1 and by 5-year up to 90+) for Iran (Islamic Republic of), version v1. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are estimated number of male, female or both in each age group per grid square.

More information can be found in the Release Statement

The difference between constrained and unconstrained is explained on this page: https://www.worldpop.org/methods/top_down_constrained_vs_unconstrained

File Descriptions:

{iso} {gender} {age group} {year} {type} {resolution}.tif

iso

Three-letter country code

gender

m = male, f= female, t = both genders

age group

• 00 = age group 0 to 12 months
• 01 = age group 1 to 4 years
• 05 = age group 5 to 9 years
• 90 = age 90 years and over

year

Year that the population represents

type

CN = Constrained , UC= Unconstrained

resolution

Resolution of the data e.q. 100m = 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator)