Iran - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Iran. Strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much lower population density
People and Society
In Iran, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen, and Turkic tribes
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.87% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.53 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.74 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Iranian | Iranian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 23.3% (male 10,512,797/female 10,040,282) |
| 15-64 years | 69.8% (male 31,413,125/female 30,267,241) |
| 65 years and over | 7% (2024 est.) (male 2,869,617/female 3,283,875) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 42.8 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 30.4 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 12.4 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 8.1 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 35.2 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 33.6 years |
| Female | 34.1 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 77.3% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 9.500 million TEHRAN (capital), 3.368 million Mashhad, 2.258 million Esfahan, 1.721 million Shiraz, 1.661 million Tabriz, 1.594 million Karaj (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.87 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 15.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 75.6 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 74.3 years |
| Female | 77.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 98.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 94.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 97.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 1.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 5.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 2.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 0.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 13.3% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 23.8% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 2.8% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
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