| Population : |
69,018,924 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 28% (male 9,935,527; female 9,411,647)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 23,608,621; female 22,744,128)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 1,645,246; female 1,673,755) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.07% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
17.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 42.86 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 69.66 years
male: 68.31 years
female: 71.07 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.93 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
20,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
290 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1% |
| Religions : |
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2% |
| Languages : |
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: 73% (2003 est.) |
