This statistic shows the age structure of Iran inhabitants from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 22.84 percent of inhabitants were aged 0 to 14 years, while approximately 69.25 percent were aged 15 to 64, and 7.92 percent of Iran inhabitants were aged 65 or older.

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Iran was reported at 44.26 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Iran IR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 41.100 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 40.625 % for 2016. Iran IR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 87.275 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 96.632 % in 1988 and a record low of 39.436 % in 2012. Iran IR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population 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. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

This statistic shows Iran's total population from 2020 to 2022, with projections up until 2030. In 2022, the total population of Iran amounted to approximately 84.9 million inhabitants. The population of Iran Iran is the second largest nation in the Middle East and one of the founding members of the United Nations, NAM, OIC and OPEC. With a rapidly growing total population of just under 78 million inhabitants, it is the world’s seventeenth most populous nation. Iran’s total population has grown by 10 million inhabitants over the past decade. In 2010, Iran’s population grew by around 1.6 percent in comparison to the previous year, which is partially due to due the high fertility rate. In 2010, the fertility rate of Iran was at almost 2 percent. Surprisingly, Iran does not have a high life expectancy. In 2010, the life expectancy in Iran was just 73 years. Looking at the age structure of Iran's population shows that the vast majority, more than 71 percent of Iran inhabitants, were aged between 15 and 64 the same year, while only around 5.2 percent of the population in Iran were aged over 65. Therefore, it is assumed that the growing total population is due to an increase in the young population in Iran and immigrants. People migrating from surrounding countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, have increased Iran’s total population drastically.

Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) in Iran was reported at 6.3548 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

The total life expectancy at birth in Iran saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 77.65 years. Still, the life expectancy at birth reached its highest value in the observed period in 2023. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.Find more statistics on other topics about Iran with key insights such as crude birth rate, total fertility rate, and death rate.

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Iran was reported at 5759512 Persons in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population of the official age for tertiary education, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Iran IR: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data was reported at 7.940 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.452 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.854 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.870 % in 2007 and a record low of 6.776 % in 1966. Iran IR: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population 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. Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

This statistic represents the distribution of light vehicles in operation in Iran in 2015 and a forecast for 2020, by age of vehicle. In 2015, **** percent of light vehicles in operation in Iran were less than five years old. According to forecasts, the share of light vehicles in operation that were less than five years old is expected to rise to **** percent by 2020.

As of 2020, **** percent of Iranian women between the age of ** to ** were married before the age of **. Only *** percent of those Iranian women were married before the age of **.

Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Iran was reported at 11.43 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Iran IR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 7.675 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.333 % for 2016. Iran IR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 6.842 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.675 % in 2017 and a record low of 5.557 % in 1982. Iran IR: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old 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. Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Iran IR: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data was reported at 7.547 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.201 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.903 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.457 % in 2007 and a record low of 6.900 % in 1966. Iran IR: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population 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 between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

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.

Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) in Iran was reported at 7.5607 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 65 and above, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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

Iran IR: Women Who were First Married by Age 15: % of Women Aged 20-24 data was reported at 2.700 % in 2010. Iran IR: Women Who were First Married by Age 15: % of Women Aged 20-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 2.700 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2010, with 1 observations. Iran IR: Women Who were First Married by Age 15: % of Women Aged 20-24 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: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Women who were first married by age 15 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 15.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS); ;

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.

Graph and download economic data for Population ages 65 and above for the Islamic Republic of Iran (SPPOP65UPTOZSIRN) from 1960 to 2024 about 65-years +, Iran, and population.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Iran was reported at 638419 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population of the official age for the last grade of primary education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.