Iran Demographics Profile 2006

Population

68,688,433 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.1% (male 9,204,785/female 8,731,429)
15-64 years: 69% (male 24,133,919/female 23,245,255)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 1,653,827/female 1,719,218) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 24.8 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 25 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

1.1% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

17 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

5.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 40.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 40.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.26 years
male: 68.86 years
female: 71.74 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.8 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

31,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

800 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian

Ethnic groups

Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

Religions

Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2%

Languages

Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: 73% (2003 est.)