What is population, age 12, male in Iran?

Population, age 12, male in Iran was 608,756 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 954,927 in 1997.

What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 538,037 in 2011.

How does Iran rank for population, age 12, male?

Iran ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, male in Iran

Name: Population, age 12, male in Iran
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iran: Population, age 12, male was 608,756 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

608,756

Change on year

up 4.3%

World rank

18th

of 191 countries

All-time high

954,927

in 1997

All-time low

538,037

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 12, male in Iran, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 12, male in Iran stood at 608,756.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, male in Iran peaked at 954,927 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 538,037, in 2011.

That places Iran 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	874,506	704,532	954,927	10
2000s	818,892	597,138	925,768	10
2010s	564,354	538,037	608,756	6

Countries ranked near Iran

15 Russia 728,762 compare
16 Turkey 667,424 compare
17 Tanzania 653,282 compare
19 Japan 584,167 compare
20 Kenya 570,971 compare
21 Sudan 533,340 compare

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More education data for Iran

Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.68 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)

All data for Iran →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, male in Iran?: Population, age 12, male in Iran was 608,756 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 954,927 in 1997.
What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 538,037 in 2011.
How does Iran rank for population, age 12, male?: Iran ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 12, male refers to the male population at the specified age.