Key demographics:
- Population: The current population of Iran is just over 83 million people
- Population density: The population density in Iran is 51 per Km2
- Population growth: The average annual population growth is 1.2%. The population of Iran is projected to increase to 101 million by 2040
- Male/Female population ratio: 50.5% Male and 49.5% Female projected for the year 2020 (so that’s a ratio of 1.02 Male to Female)
- Population by age groups:
- Age 0-14: 24.74%
- Age 15-24: 13.20%
- Age 25-54: 47.39%
- Age 55-64: 8.11%
- Age 65+: 6.56%
- Median age: The median age in Iran is 30.1 years
- Largest city: The largest city in Iran is Tehran with a population of over 8 million people. The larger Tehran metropolitan area has an estimated population of 14 million (making it the largest city in all of Western Asia!)
- Ethnicities: Iran is home to a diverse mix of ethnicities including; Persian (61%), Azerbaijanis (16%), Kurds (10%), Gilaks and Mazandranians (7%), Baluchs (2%), Arabs (2%), Turkmen and Qashqai (2%) and other (2%)
- Languages: Languages used in Iran include: Persian (official), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi and Arabic.
