Demographics
See also: Demography of Iran| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Rate | 96 | 195 | United Nations | 20.3 Births per 1000 population/Year | 2005-10 |
| Death Rate | 165 | 195 | United Nations | 5.4 Deaths per 1000 population/Year; Top ten causes of death in Iran: 1. Ischaemic heart disease, 2. Road traffic accident, 3. Stroke, 4. Perinatal conditions, 5. Hypertension, 6. Stomach cancer, 7. COPD, 8. Diarrhea, 9. Inflammatory heart disease, 10. Lower respiratory tract infection More info: List of most important causes of death for humans |
2005-10 |
| Nations with least divorce rate | 25 | World | United Nations | Crude divorce rate of 0.94 per 1,000 population; By 2009 Iran's divorce rate had reached 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2004 |
| Cities Proper by Population | 17 | 61 | United Nations | City proper of Tehran; population: 7,873,000; Area: 760 km2; Population density: 10,359 Persons/km2 | 2007 |
| Urban agglomerations by Population | 28 | 100 | United Nations | Tehran population agglomerate with a population of 7,873,000 | 2007 |
| Urbanization by country | 65 | 193 | CIA World Factbook | 68% of population is urban; 982 cities & 68,122 villages | 2005-10 |
| Urbanization Rate | 82 | 193 | CIA World Factbook | Urbanization rate of 2.1% | 2005-10 |
| List of countries by infant mortality rate | 119 | 195 | United Nations | Infant mortality rate of 30.6 & Under-5 mortality rate of 35.5 /1000 live births | 2006 |
| Maternal mortality rate | 92 | 136 | United Nations | 37/100,000 Pregnancies; By 2008 Iran's MMR became 27.8/100,000 Pregnancies | 1985-99 |
| Population | 17 | 223 | United Nations | Population of 74,196,000 or Approximately 1.09% of the world's population; More info: List of countries by population (graphical) & Past and future population by country | 2009 |
| Life Expectancy | 108 | World | United Nations | Overall life expectancy of 71 years; Male: 69.4yrs; Female: 72.6yrs | 2005-10 |
| Population Growth Rate | 96 | 230 | United Nations | Population growth rate of 1.35% | 2005-10 |
| Population Density | 160 | 239 | United Nations | Population density of 45.017 persons/km2 | 2005 |
| Net Migration Rate | 126 | 154 | CIA World Factbook | Migrants/1000 population: -2.62 | 2009 |
| Fertility Rate | 129 | 223 | United Nations | Total fertility rate of 2.04 births/woman; Iran has reduced its fertility rate of 6.6 births/woman in 1970 to the replacement level of 2 in 2005 in a revolutionary female health program & successfully stopping Iran's first baby-boom; This reduction of fertility rate is one of the fastest in history of mankind Total fertility rate declined from 7 births/woman in 1979 to 1.9 births/woman in 2006 | 2005-10 |
| Adolescent fertility rate: Births/1000 females aged 15-19 years | 139 | 185 | World Bank | 19.14 births/1000 Females aged 15–19; Ranked from highest rates to lowest; More info: UNICEF statistics | 2005 |
| Immigrant Population | 21 | 192 | United Nations | Immigrants in Iran: 1.05% of total world immigrant population or 1,959,000; 2.861% of Iran's national population | 2005 |
| Foreign Refugees Population | 1 | 110 | United Nations | Host to the world's largest and longest staying foreign refugees population; Mostly Iraqi and Afghan refugees; More info: Afghan Refugees in Iran; As of 2010 there are more than 3 million Afghan refugees living in Iran, and in the prior three decades Iran has been host to an average refugee population of over 5 million | 1999 |
| Median Age | 120 | 230 | CIA World Factbook | Total median age: 27; Male median age: 26.8; Female median age: 27.2. | 2008 |
| Population in year 2015 | 18 | 225 | United Nations | At year 2015, population will be: 79,917,000; At year 2020, population will be: 83.7 million; Total population of Iran will hit 100 million by 2030; The figures are for population inside Iran and does not include the year 2006 population of Iranian expatriates of 5 million (with an estimated net worth of over $1.3 trillion) & increasing; Total population of Iranians all over the world will hit 100 million by 2025 | 2004 |
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