All countries of the world listed from A-Z:

List of all countries of the world

or choose from the countries per continent below:

Countries of Africa

Countries of the Americas

Countries of Asia

Countries of Europe

Countries of Oceania

USA per state


POPULATION STATISTICS: historical demography of all countries, their divisions and towns

About this siteFrequently Asked QuestionsLinks to other sitesRemarks on the dataSources used for the dataRecent updates of the data
map of Iran; source: WRIRAN

general data of the country


 
General useful information
 
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
 
Nation and population
official name (short form): Irân
country code ISO: IR //; - FIPS: IR
location: Southwest Asia
time zone: +3:30 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time]
surface (land) area: 1648000 sq.km = 636293 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi
geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 40° N / South: 25° N / East: 63° E / West: 44° E
borders (land): Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan
borders (coastline): Caspian Sea; Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman (parts of the Indian Ocean)
climate: arid subtropical
Government
independent since: 1906-10-07
type of government: islamic republic
capital: Tehrân
administrative division: ostan (24) // or: ostan (15) and farmandariha, farmandakirol (9)
Population
population according to the last two censuses (1991): 55473,189 ; (1996): 60055,488
total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 65619,636; or: 63664,000; 2001: 64528,000
population density: 39 per sq.km = 100 per sq.mi
population growth: 3,6% //; - doubling time: 25 years
birth rate: 17 - 33 per 1000
death rate: 5 - 7 per 1000
fertility rate: 6 children per female
maternal mortality: per 100,000
infant mortality (1-4 years): 55 per 1000
life expectancy: 70 years (male: 69; female: 71)
age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 6%
urbanisation: 62% //; - urbanisation growth: 5%
percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 28%
Ethnic composition, language, religion
ethnic groups: Persian 51%; Azerbaijani 24%; Kurdish 7%; Gilaki 5%; Luri; Mazandarani; Baluchi; Arab
languages: Farsi (Persian; official) 48%; Kurdish, Baluchi, Luri, Turkic, Arab, French
religious affiliation: Shî'î Muslim 89 - 94%; Sunnî Muslim 6 - 10% [figures differ due to several sources used]
Health
daily food intake: 2822 calories per capita
population with access to safe water: 83%
people per physician: 1182
people per hospital bed: 609
Education, literacy
school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 96%
school enrolment: secondary education: 53%
school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 7%
adult literacy: 54% (male: %; female: %) [figure found for 1997: 79%]
 
Economy and infrastructure
 
Economy and trade
currency: Rial = 100 dinar
annual inflation rate: 26%
population below poverty line: %
Gross Domestic Product: USD 2068 per capita
GNI USD 1680 per capita //; - [ppp: 5910]
GDP growth: 2%
income: USD 2320 per capita
import: USD 30712 per capita //; - export: USD 19868 per capita
trade: USD 598 per capita //; - or 43% of GDP
trade partners: IT GB UA TR DE JP
human development index: 0,714 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 90
female labour force: 28%
unemployment: 13%
tourism: 1,7 million
Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy
land use: arable land: 9% //; - grass land: 27% //; - wooded area: 11% //; - arid land and desert: ca 50%
agriculture: labour force: 36% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 21%
agricultural products: cereals, timber, cattle, sheep, fish, sugar, rice, fruits, nuts, cotton
livestock (million): asses: 1,6 / buffalo 0,5 / camels: 0,15 / cattle: 8 / goats: 26 / poultry 250 / sheep: 54
fish catch: 387200 metric tonnes
industry: labour force: 33% //; - part of industry in GDP: 21%
industrial products: petroleum products, steel, textiles, electrical goods, cement, sugar refining, carpets
mining products: natural oil & gas, lead, chromium, copper, iron, zinc, coal, gypsum, manganese
CO2 emission per capita: 4,7
services: labour force: 31% //; - part of services in GDP: 58%
energy use (kg per capita): 1651
electricity use (per capita): 1303
annual water use (per capita): 1362
Traffic, communication
road network: 139368, or: 165724 km //; - of which paved: 59% //; - of which are motorways: 490 km
vehicles: 35 per 1000
railways: 4601, or 7286 km //; - railways passenger/km: 6422
navigable inland waterways: 130, or 904 km
ownership telephone: 85 - 125 per 1000
ownership radio receivers: 213 - 280 per 1000
ownership tv-sets: 76 -148 per 1000
newspaper circulation: 20 per 1000
persons per post office: 5700
personal computers: 63 per 1000
 
Some physical landmarks
 
mountains: Damavand 5671 m, Sabalán 4811, Soleiman 4805 [4490?], Kûh-e-Zarde 4548, Kûh-e-Hazâran 4420
lowest point: almost 28 m below sea level at the borders of the Caspian Sea
lakes (natural): Orúmíyeh, Namak, Sístán, Hámún-eJaz Múríán, Tashk
lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown
lakes (deepest): unknown
rivers: Kârûn, Sefid and a few others, some as borderline rivers like Atrak and Araz, but all of little importance
canals: unknown
waterfalls: unknown
caves: longest system: unknown / deepest:
islands: Qeshm
deserts: Dasht-e Kavír
other natural features:
 
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
 
other important features:
apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's
 
primary sources used for the general information:
BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks
particulars concerning population data:
 

top    To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country

next    To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces

down    To the page containing urban historical population statistics

back    Back to the homepage of this website: POPULATION STATISTICS


back     Internet website:
Statistical Centre of Iran


Latest modification of this page on 2004-02-18 by Jan Lahmeyer
© "populstat" site: Jan Lahmeyer