| People | Iran |
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Population:
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65,875,223 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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41 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.3% (male 7,548,116/female 7,164,921)
15-64 years: 72.3% (male 24,090,976/female 23,522,861)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,713,533/female 1,834,816) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 26.4 years
male: 26.2 years
female: 26.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.792% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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16.89 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 36.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 37.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.86 years
male: 69.39 years
female: 72.4 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.71 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2005 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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66,000 (2005 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,600 (2005 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian |
Ethnic groups:
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Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1% |
Religions:
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Muslim 98% (Shi'a 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2% |
Languages:
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Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83.5%
female: 70.4% (2002 est.) |
People - note:
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