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Iran

Statistics 
Demographic & Health Highlights
Population Mid-2007  71,200,000  
Births per 1,000 Population  18  
Deaths per 1,000 Population  6  
Rate of Natural Increase (Percent)  1.2  
Projected Population, 2025  88,200,000  
Projected Population, 2050  100,200,000  
Projected Pop. Change 2007-2050 (%)  41  
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births  32  
Lifetime Births per Woman (TFR)  2  
Population Age <15 (%)  29  
Population Age 65+ (%)  5  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Total  70  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Male  68  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Female  71  
Urban Population (%)  67  
HIV/AIDS Among Adult Population, Ages 15-49, 2005/2006 (%)  0.2  
Underweight Children Age <5 (%)  9  
GNI PPP Per Capita, 2005 (US$)  $8,480  
Density (population/sq. km.)  43  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2006  25,300,000  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2025  20,300,000  
Ever-Married Females Ages 15-19 (%)  18  
Family Planning
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, All Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  74  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, Modern Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  56  
Women Giving Birth by Age 18 (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 15-19, Modern Method (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 20-24, Modern Method (%)  -  
Source of Contraceptive Supply: Public, Modern Methods (%)  66.8  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women 15-49, Most Used Method(s)  Pill  
Health & Environment Indicators
CO2 Emissions per Capita, 2002 (metric tons)  5.5  
Natural Habitat Remaining (%)  94  
CO2 Emissions per Capita, 1998 (metric tons)  4.7  
No. of Vehicles per 1,000 People, 2000  84  
Pop. Using Adequate Sanitation, 1999, Total (%)  81  
Pop. Using Adequate Sanitation, 1999, Rural (%)  74  
Change in Forest Area 1990-2000 (1,000 hectares)  0  
No. of Threatened and Endangered Species - Animals  56  
No. of Threatened and Endangered Species - Plants  1  
Indicators on Women
Women Ages < 15, 2005 (%)  29  
Women Ages 15-49, 2005 (%)  57  
Women Ages 50+, 2005 (%)  14  
Births Attended by Skilled Personnel (%)  90  
Maternal Deaths per 100,000 Live Births, 2000  76  
HIV-Infected Adults Who Are Women Population, 2003-04 (%)  12  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Female (%)  91  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Male (%)  96  
Economically Active, Female, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  11  
Economically Active, Male, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  75  
Women as % of Parliament, 2004  3  
Secondary School Enrollment, Female, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  75  
Secondary School Enrollment, Male, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  80  

For complete definitions of demographic terms, see our glossary.

Sources for statistics: 2006 World Population Data Sheet, PRB; Women of Our World 2005, PRB; The Wealth Gap in Health, PRB; Making the Link: Population, Health, Environment, PRB; and Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet, PRB; World's Youth 2006 , PRB.


Iran

PRB Articles & Reports


Youth, Women's Rights, and Political Change in Iran

Challenges and Opportunities—The Population of the Middle East and North Africa

Youth in the Middle East and North Africa: Demographic Opportunity or Challenge?

Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa

Time to Intervene: Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa

PRB-UNFPA Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health 2005

Iran Faces Pressure to Provide Jobs, Address Health Disparities

Islam and Family Planning

Progress Toward the Millennium Development Goals in the Middle East

Empowering Women, Developing Society: Female Education in the Middle East and North Africa


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Top Links

- Background Notes: Iran
- City Populations 1950-2015 (UN)
- Education for All 2007: Statistical Annex (PDF: 1MB)
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets: 2006 Update
- Maternal Mortality in 2000 (PDF: 987KB)
- Population Policies 2005 (UN)
- Population Trends 1950-2050 (UN)
- Population Trends 1950-2050 (USCB)
- Urban/Rural Population Trends 1950-2030 (UN)
- WHO Country Health Info: Iran
- World Abortion Policies 2007
- World Bank GENDERSTATS
- World Bank World Development Indicators 2006
- World Migrant Stock 2005 (UN)
- WRI EarthTrends Country Profiles

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