Iran Demographics

Population of Iran (2024)

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Iran Population
91,567,738
Yearly Change
+ 1.06%
Global Share
1.12%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Iran is 33.4 years (2024).

Fertility in Iran

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
1.7
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Iran

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Both Sexes
77.9 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
79.8 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
76.0 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Iran

Infant Mortality
9.1
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
10.9
(per 1,000 live births)

Iran Urban Population

Currently, 73.1 % of the population of Iran is urban (66,968,458 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Iran is 56 people per Km2 (146 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 1,628,550 Km2 (628,786 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Iran

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Tehran 7,153,309
2 Mashhad 2,307,177
3 Isfahan 1,547,164
4 Karaj 1,448,075
5 Tabriz 1,424,641
6 Shiraz 1,249,942
7 Qom 900,000
8 Ahvaz 841,145
9 Pasragad Branch 787,878
10 Kahriz 766,706
11 Kermanshah 621,100
12 Rasht 594,590
13 Kerman 577,514
14 Orumiyeh 577,307
15 Zahedan 551,980
16 Hamadan 528,256
17 Azadshahr 514,102
18 Arak 503,647
19 Yazd 477,905
20 Eslamshahr 450,000
21 Ardabil 410,753
22 Abadan 370,180
23 Zanjan 357,471
24 Bandar Abbas 352,173
25 Sanandaj 349,176
26 Qazvin 333,635
27 Khorramshahr 330,606
28 Khorramabad 329,825
29 Khomeyni Shahr 277,334
30 Sari 255,396

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.