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Iran vs. Turkmenistan

Demographics

IranTurkmenistan
Population85,888,910 (July 2021 est.)5,579,889 (July 2021 est.)

note: some sources suggest Turkmenistan's population could be as much as 1 to 2 million people lower than available estimates because of large-scale emigration during the last 10 years
Age structure0-14 years: 24.11% (male 10,472,844/female 10,000,028)

15-24 years: 13.36% (male 5,806,034/female 5,537,561)

25-54 years: 48.94% (male 21,235,038/female 20,327,384)

55-64 years: 7.72% (male 3,220,074/female 3,337,420)

65 years and over: 5.87% (male 2,316,677/female 2,670,254) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 25.44% (male 713,441/female 693,042)

15-24 years: 16.48% (male 458,566/female 452,469)

25-54 years: 44.14% (male 1,214,581/female 1,226,027)

55-64 years: 8.56% (male 221,935/female 251,238)

65 years and over: 5.38% (male 129,332/female 167,996) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 31.7 years

male: 31.5 years

female: 32 years (2020 est.)
total: 29.2 years

male: 28.7 years

female: 29.7 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.03% (2021 est.)1.02% (2021 est.)
Birth rate15.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)17.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 16.24 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 13.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 38.54 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 46.87 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 29.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.06 years

male: 73.71 years

female: 76.48 years (2021 est.)
total population: 71.54 years

male: 68.5 years

female: 74.73 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.93 children born/woman (2021 est.)2.04 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)NA
Nationalitynoun: Iranian(s)

adjective: Iranian
noun: Turkmenistani(s)

adjective: Turkmenistani
Ethnic groupsPersian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribesTurkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS54,000 (2020 est.)NA
ReligionsMuslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)Muslim 93%, Christian 6.4%, Buddhist <1%, folk religion <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified <1% (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths3,200 (2020 est.)NA
LanguagesPersian Farsi (official), Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic

major-language sample(s):
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Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

major-language sample(s):
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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 85.5%

male: 90.4%

female: 80.8% (2016)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.7%

male: 99.8%

female: 99.6% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2017)
total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
Education expenditures4% of GDP (2018)3.1% of GDP (2012)
Urbanizationurban population: 76.3% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 53% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 98.6% of population

rural: 93.1% of population

total: 97.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population

rural: 6.9% of population

total: 2.8% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 98.9% of population

rural: 95.7% of population

total: 98.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population (2015 est.)

rural: 4.3% of population

total: 1.9% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population9.259 million TEHRAN (capital), 3.264 million Mashhad, 2.177 million Esfahan, 1.675 million Shiraz, 1.627 million Tabriz, 1.582 million Karaj (2021)865,000 ASHGABAT (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate16 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight4.1% (2010/11)3.1% (2019)
Health expenditures8.7% (2018)6.6% (2018)
Physicians density1.58 physicians/1,000 population (2018)2.23 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Hospital bed density1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)4 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate25.8% (2016)18.6% (2016)
Contraceptive prevalence rate77.4% (2010/11)49.7% (2019)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 45.6

youth dependency ratio: 36

elderly dependency ratio: 9.6

potential support ratio: 14.2 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 55.2

youth dependency ratio: 47.8

elderly dependency ratio: 7.4

potential support ratio: 13.5 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook