Demographics of Iran

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date02 Sep 2024

As of 2024, the population of Iran is projected at 91.57 million, compared to 90.61 million in 2023. It is the ninth-most populous country in Asia and ranks 17th in the world. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.99 percent, the 108th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 46.53 million males and 45.04 million females in Iran. The percentage of the male population is 50.82%, compared to 49.18% of the female population. Iran has 1.50 million more males than females, the 9th highest in the world. The sex ratio in Iran in 2024 will be 103.323 males per 100 females. Iran is in the 201st position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Iran population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19508,406,4158,104,13816,510,5532.46103.730
19559,548,7029,152,10018,700,8022.62104.333
196010,995,82710,474,60721,470,4342.97104.976
196512,857,83112,179,14725,036,9783.16105.573
197014,988,54814,156,55229,145,1003.04105.877
197517,394,16916,408,80433,802,9733.07106.005
198020,500,87019,341,45439,842,3243.68105.994
198525,524,04024,058,24949,582,2893.68106.093
199029,816,07128,564,02158,380,0922.97104.383
199531,671,31530,534,25262,205,5671.06103.724
200033,706,22932,712,43066,418,6591.55103.038
200536,700,64935,127,80671,828,4552.23104.477
201039,544,58437,876,25977,420,8421.25104.405
201542,109,31540,510,04782,619,3621.37103.948
202044,652,49543,070,94887,723,4430.55103.672
202145,006,11643,449,37188,455,4881.11103.583
202245,529,14743,995,10089,524,2461.29103.487
202346,061,60144,547,10590,608,7071.12103.400
202446,532,05645,035,68191,567,7380.99103.323
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195038.19320.6496.970
195540.62319.7087.151
196043.29718.0147.519
196546.37216.5767.222
197050.22216.4996.798
197554.81917.0265.947
198058.36917.1616.630
198561.53717.2126.242
199064.06617.1474.934
199567.90417.4742.852
200070.16620.1881.999
200572.44623.2061.756
201074.39026.0661.749
201575.90728.7302.017
202074.14131.3261.700
202173.75231.8381.709
202276.79932.3411.704
202377.65432.8661.695
202477.85433.4091.684
  • Total
  • Crude

Iran death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950471,918838,12228.58350.763
1955499,375965,81226.70351.646
1960510,7431,094,79423.78850.991
1965495,3111,158,34319.78346.265
1970475,7901,270,41816.32543.589
1975431,5191,361,01412.76640.263
1980437,2901,798,58510.97645.143
1985440,2182,102,0148.87942.394
1990423,3111,953,7437.25133.466
1995335,9381,215,5855.40019.541
2000329,2301,060,4274.95715.966
2005339,6301,176,8814.72816.385
2010357,1301,337,5444.61317.276
2015381,4181,559,7664.61718.879
2020564,8161,228,8546.43914.008
2021564,9411,210,7036.38713.687
2022438,3631,191,9454.89713.314
2023423,3671,173,4634.67212.951
2024435,2871,151,0574.75412.571
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Iran

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19504,716,12712,403,14127.549
19555,895,03213,398,96730.554
19607,390,25814,516,64533.735
19659,250,48615,704,62937.068
197011,751,33516,762,67541.212
197514,973,15317,757,40145.747
198019,215,53619,452,68449.693
198525,278,71222,063,99053.395
199031,672,46524,553,72056.330
199536,488,60924,087,03560.236
200042,352,09023,779,76464.042
200547,575,37422,846,43767.558
201052,664,13821,903,37370.626
201558,217,03221,143,45573.358
202063,420,50420,166,62575.874
202164,365,27319,942,76676.345
202265,271,66919,710,14576.807
202366,139,22019,469,64877.257
202466,968,45819,222,38877.698
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Iran population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 3,083,561 2,930,877 6,014,438 6.57 105.209
05-09 3,832,963 3,622,648 7,455,611 8.14 105.806
10-14 3,642,693 3,435,582 7,078,275 7.73 106.028
15-19 3,261,344 3,094,209 6,355,553 6.94 105.402
20-24 2,977,541 2,844,581 5,822,123 6.36 104.674
25-29 3,135,113 3,031,243 6,166,355 6.73 103.427
30-34 4,040,200 3,890,050 7,930,250 8.66 103.860
35-39 4,640,818 4,490,269 9,131,086 9.97 103.353
40-44 4,244,833 4,077,956 8,322,790 9.09 104.092
45-49 3,259,343 3,122,258 6,381,601 6.97 104.391
50-54 2,734,728 2,608,450 5,343,177 5.84 104.841
55-59 2,192,876 2,178,546 4,371,422 4.77 100.658
60-64 1,822,931 1,827,848 3,650,778 3.99 99.731
65-69 1,427,295 1,448,138 2,875,433 3.14 98.561
70-74 1,127,110 1,127,829 2,254,939 2.46 99.936
75-79 650,215 687,346 1,337,561 1.46 94.598
80-84 317,509 385,469 702,979 0.77 82.370
85-89 116,377 177,528 293,905 0.32 65.554
90-94 22,398 48,074 70,472 0.08 46.591
95-99 2,136 6,449 8,585 0.01 33.121
100+ 73 332 405 0.00 21.988
Total 46,532,057 45,035,682 91,567,738 103.323