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.

The total population in Iran was estimated at 86.0 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Iran Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Iran IR: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.097 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.149 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.590 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.120 % in 1983 and a record low of 1.097 % in 2017. Iran IR: Population: Growth 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. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (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;

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.

Iran: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 54 people per square km, unchanged from 54 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Iran from 1961 to 2021 is 33 people per square km. The minimum value, 13 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 54 people per square km was recorded in 2020.

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.

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.

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.; ;

In 2020, around **** percent of the Iranian population identified as Muslim. Around ** percent identified as Shia Muslims in the same year, while a much smaller share followed the Sunni Muslim religion. In Iran, most Sunni Muslims belong to ethnic minority groups. Iran’s demographics The total population in Iran has grown steadily and is expected to surpass ** million in 2028. The vast majority of the population in the country was between 15 and 64 years of age. At the same time, the share of people aged above 64 increased in recent years and constituted over ***** percent of the total population. Muslim population worldwide In Europe, it was estimated that the Muslim population could triple by the middle of the century. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia had the largest share of Muslims as a proportion of its population. On the African continent, the highest number of Muslims was estimated in Nigeria, with close to a hundred million Islam followers. In the United States, less than one percent of the population identified as Muslims.

As of 2025, ** percent of Iran's population ethnically identify as Persian. Kurds make up ** percent of Iran's population.

Iran IR: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 16.544 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.103 Ratio for 2015. Iran IR: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 37.302 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.771 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 16.544 Ratio in 2016. Iran IR: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People 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. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (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;

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Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Iran was reported at 22.84 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 0-14 (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 5.560 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.373 % for 2016. Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 3.551 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.560 % in 2017 and a record low of 2.855 % in 1983. Iran IR: Population: as % of Total: Male: 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. Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male 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;

Population ages 0-14, female in Iran was reported at 9989107 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 0-14, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) in Iran was reported at 8.6377 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Comprehensive socio-economic dataset for Iran including population demographics, economic indicators, geographic data, and social statistics. This dataset covers key metrics such as GDP, population density, area, capital city, and regional classifications.

Rural population (% of total population) in Iran was reported at 22.3 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iran - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Iran: Population density, in people per sq. mile: The latest value from is people per sq. mile, unavailable from people per sq. mile in . In comparison, the world average is 0 people per sq. mile, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Iran from to is people per sq. mile. The minimum value, people per sq. mile, was reached in while the maximum of people per sq. mile was recorded in .

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