Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Iran is projected at 85.03 million, up by 1.23% compared with 83.99 million in 2020. Iran is ranked 18th in terms of population and 91st in terms of population growth rate.
There are 1.47 million births in Iran in 2021. That is 4,036 per day, which is ranked 19th. The crude birth rate is 17.38 per 1000 people. There are 0.41 million deaths in Iran in 2021. That is 1,122 per day, which is ranked 27th. The crude death rate is 4.83 per 1000 people.
64.37 million people are living in urban areas, which is 76.35% of Iran population. Iran is ranked 81st in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Iran in 2021 is 101.89 males per 100 females. There are 42.91 million males and 42.12 million females in Iran. The percentage of female population is 49.53% compare to 50.47% male population. Iran has 0.79 million more males than females. Iran is at 160th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 17,119,262 | - |
1955 | 19,294,136 | 2.5 |
1960 | 21,906,909 | 2.61 |
1965 | 24,954,865 | 2.66 |
1970 | 28,513,872 | 2.7 |
1975 | 32,729,772 | 2.97 |
1980 | 38,650,244 | 3.79 |
1985 | 47,347,197 | 4.12 |
1990 | 56,366,212 | 2.82 |
1995 | 61,442,658 | 1.41 |
2000 | 65,623,397 | 1.27 |
2005 | 69,762,345 | 1.18 |
2010 | 73,762,519 | 1.15 |
2015 | 78,492,208 | 1.33 |
2016 | 79,563,991 | 1.37 |
2017 | 80,673,888 | 1.39 |
2018 | 81,800,204 | 1.4 |
2019 | 82,913,893 | 1.36 |
2020 | 83,992,953 | 1.3 |
2021 | 85,028,760 | 1.23 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 486,011 | 886,542 | 28.03 | 51.16 |
1955 | 488,601 | 967,423 | 25.22 | 49.99 |
1960 | 481,786 | 1,048,550 | 21.93 | 47.77 |
1965 | 469,566 | 1,122,466 | 18.75 | 44.90 |
1970 | 449,566 | 1,200,009 | 15.73 | 42.09 |
1975 | 414,832 | 1,372,173 | 12.66 | 41.69 |
1980 | 501,089 | 1,731,179 | 12.62 | 44.11 |
1985 | 539,138 | 2,002,136 | 11.48 | 42.23 |
1990 | 402,219 | 1,788,187 | 7.21 | 32.18 |
1995 | 332,290 | 1,350,347 | 5.37 | 21.90 |
2000 | 333,689 | 1,162,013 | 5.08 | 17.65 |
2005 | 351,706 | 1,214,034 | 5.04 | 17.40 |
2010 | 362,056 | 1,341,082 | 4.91 | 18.15 |
2015 | 378,070 | 1,500,980 | 4.80 | 19.07 |
2020 | 405,247 | 1,503,007 | 4.83 | 17.94 |
2021 | 409,420 | 1,473,296 | 4.83 | 17.38 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
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Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 4,716,127 | 12,403,141 | - | 27.549 |
1955 | 5,895,032 | 13,398,967 | 4.61 | 30.554 |
1960 | 7,390,258 | 14,516,645 | 4.62 | 33.735 |
1965 | 9,250,486 | 15,704,629 | 4.57 | 37.068 |
1970 | 11,751,335 | 16,762,675 | 4.97 | 41.212 |
1975 | 14,973,153 | 17,757,401 | 5.07 | 45.747 |
1980 | 19,215,536 | 19,452,684 | 5.37 | 49.693 |
1985 | 25,278,712 | 22,063,990 | 5.57 | 53.395 |
1990 | 31,672,465 | 24,553,720 | 3.63 | 56.330 |
1995 | 36,488,609 | 24,087,035 | 2.89 | 60.236 |
2000 | 42,352,090 | 23,779,764 | 2.81 | 64.042 |
2005 | 47,575,374 | 22,846,437 | 2.20 | 67.558 |
2010 | 52,664,138 | 21,903,373 | 2.03 | 70.626 |
2015 | 58,217,032 | 21,143,455 | 1.94 | 73.358 |
2020 | 63,420,504 | 20,166,625 | 1.57 | 75.874 |
2021 | 64,365,273 | 19,942,766 | 1.49 | 76.345 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 3,933,665 | 3,758,202 | 7,691,867 | 9.05 | 104.669 |
05-09 | 3,639,026 | 3,429,965 | 7,068,991 | 8.31 | 106.095 |
10-14 | 3,259,655 | 3,097,708 | 6,357,363 | 7.48 | 105.228 |
15-19 | 2,876,378 | 2,739,911 | 5,616,289 | 6.61 | 104.981 |
20-24 | 2,749,916 | 2,688,538 | 5,438,454 | 6.40 | 102.283 |
25-29 | 3,214,729 | 3,228,899 | 6,443,628 | 7.58 | 99.561 |
30-34 | 4,088,779 | 4,132,904 | 8,221,683 | 9.67 | 98.932 |
35-39 | 4,207,937 | 4,251,087 | 8,459,024 | 9.95 | 98.985 |
40-44 | 3,439,176 | 3,403,772 | 6,842,948 | 8.05 | 101.040 |
45-49 | 2,695,727 | 2,644,106 | 5,339,833 | 6.28 | 101.952 |
50-54 | 2,376,684 | 2,347,723 | 4,724,407 | 5.56 | 101.234 |
55-59 | 1,898,466 | 1,920,669 | 3,819,135 | 4.49 | 98.844 |
60-64 | 1,601,716 | 1,619,685 | 3,221,401 | 3.79 | 98.891 |
65-69 | 1,195,259 | 1,203,939 | 2,399,198 | 2.82 | 99.279 |
70-74 | 748,927 | 781,821 | 1,530,748 | 1.80 | 95.793 |
75-79 | 474,030 | 455,917 | 929,947 | 1.09 | 103.973 |
80-84 | 302,846 | 251,703 | 554,549 | 0.65 | 120.319 |
85-89 | 166,072 | 120,610 | 286,682 | 0.34 | 137.693 |
90-94 | 38,175 | 34,800 | 72,975 | 0.09 | 109.698 |
95-99 | 4,032 | 5,061 | 9,093 | 0.01 | 79.668 |
100+ | 247 | 298 | 545 | 0.00 | 82.886 |
Total | 42,911,442 | 42,117,318 | 85,028,760 | 101.886 |