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People of Iran

Population:65,397,521 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 23.2% (male 7,783,794/female 7,385,721)
15-64 years: 71.4% (male 23,636,883/female 23,088,934)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,701,727/female 1,800,462) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 25.8 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 26 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.663% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:16.57 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:5.65 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-4.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.945 male(s)/female
total population: 1.026 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 38.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 38.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 37.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 70.56 years
male: 69.12 years
female: 72.07 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.71 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:31,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:800 (2003 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:Muslim 98% (Shi'a 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes 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: 77%
male: 83.5%
female: 70.4% (2002 est.)

Iran Quickstats

  • Population: 65,397,521 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1.648 million sq km
  • Density: 42 /km² (158th)
  • GDP (total): $610 billion (2006)[¹]
  • GDP (per capita): $8,900 (2006)[¹]
  • Literacy: 77%

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  • Currency: Iranian rial (IRR)
  • Dial code: +98

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