Demographics of Iran | |
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![]() Population pyramid of Iran in 2020 | |
Population | 89,842,304 (July 2024 est.) |
Growth rate | 0.98% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 15.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 75.25 years |
• male | 73.89 years |
• female | 76.67 years |
Fertility rate | 1.66 children born/woman (2023 official) |
Infant mortality rate | 14.84 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | −0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 24.11% |
65 and over | 5.87% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.03 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.05 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.77 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Iranian |
Language | |
Official | Persian (Farsi) |
Iran's population increased dramatically during the later half of the 20th century, reaching about 80 million by 2016.[1][2] As of July 2024[update], Iran's population is around 89.8 million.[3] In recent years, however, Iran's birth rate has dropped significantly. Studies project that Iran's rate of population growth will continue to slow until it stabilises above 100 million by 2050.[4][5] Half of Iran's population was under 35 years old in 2012.[6]
In 2009, the number of households stood at 15.3 million (4.8 persons per household).[7] Families earn some 11.8 million rials (about $960) per month on average (2012).[8]
According to the OECD/World Bank statistics population growth in Iran from 1990 to 2008 was 17.6 million and 32%.[9] The literacy rate was 80% in 2002,[10][11] and 85% in 2016.[12] The fertility rate has fallen to 1.6, below the natural replacement rate of 2.1.[13]