Iran Demographics Profile 2013

Population

78,868,711 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.9% (male 9,654,957/female 9,174,944)
15-24 years: 20.8% (male 8,452,651/female 7,979,390)
25-54 years: 44.4% (male 17,798,505/female 17,235,725)
55-64 years: 5.8% (male 2,247,169/female 2,341,635)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 1,871,299/female 2,112,436) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 27.4 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 27.6 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.247% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

18.52 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

5.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 71% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

TEHRAN (capital) 7.19 million; Mashhad 2.592 million; Esfahan 1.704 million; Karaj 1.531 million; Tabriz 1.459 million (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 41.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 41.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.35 years
male: 68.84 years
female: 71.93 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.87 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

92,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

6,400 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 86% of population
rural: 78% of population
total: 83% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14% of population
rural: 22% of population
total: 17% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Nationality

noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian

Ethnic groups

Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Arab 2%, Turkmen and Turkic tribes 2%, other 1%

Religions

Muslim (official) 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%

Languages

Persian (official) 53%, Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects 18%, Kurdish 10%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 7%, Luri 6%, Balochi 2%, Arabic 2%, other 2%

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83.5%
female: 70.4% (2002 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2009)

Education expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2009)

Maternal mortality rate

21 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Health expenditures

3.9% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.89 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Hospital bed density

1.38 beds/1,000 population (2006)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

14.2% (2005)