Population, age 0, total in Iran
Iran: Population, age 0, total was 1.44 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 0, total in Iran, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 0, total in Iran is 1.44 million, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 0, total in Iran peaked at 1.80 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 917,633, in 2000.
Iran ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 million | 970,947 | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million | 917,633 | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million | 1.44 million | 1.47 million | 5 |
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More education data for Iran
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 0, total in Iran?
- Population, age 0, total in Iran was 1.44 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 917,633 in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for population, age 0, total?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.