What is population, age 16, male in Iran?

Population, age 16, male in Iran was 540,770 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 951,320 in 2001.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 540,770 in 2015.

How does Iran rank for population, age 16, male?

Iran ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Iran data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Iran

Name: Population, age 16, male in Iran
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iran: Population, age 16, male was 540,770 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

540,770

Change on year

down 5.4%

World rank

19th

of 191 countries

All-time high

951,320

in 2001

All-time low

540,770

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Iran, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 16, male in Iran stood at 540,770. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Iran peaked at 951,320 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 540,770, in 2015.

That places Iran 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	745,369	592,722	919,578	10
2000s	903,252	828,286	951,320	10
2010s	658,209	540,770	791,694	6

Countries ranked near Iran

16 Russia 651,497 compare
17 Japan 624,770 compare
18 Tanzania 553,096 compare
20 Sudan 514,045 compare
21 South Africa 507,059 compare
22 Kenya 493,095 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 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)

All data for Iran →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Iran?: Population, age 16, male in Iran was 540,770 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 951,320 in 2001.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 540,770 in 2015.
How does Iran rank for population, age 16, male?: Iran ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iran data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, 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 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.