| People | Iran |
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Population:
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66,429,284 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 68% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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41 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.7% (male 7,394,841/female 7,022,076)
15-64 years: 72.9% (male 24,501,544/female 23,914,172)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,725,828/female 1,870,823) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 27 years
male: 26.8 years
female: 27.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.883% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.17 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 35.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 35.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.14 years
male: 69.65 years
female: 72.72 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
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 (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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86,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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4,300 (2007 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% (Shia 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.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.1% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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