What is population, age 21, male in Iran?

Population, age 21, male in Iran was 781,538 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 929,052 in 2006.

What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 522,403 in 1990.

How does Iran rank for population, age 21, male?

Iran ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iran data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 21, male in Iran

Name: Population, age 21, male in Iran
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iran: Population, age 21, male was 781,538 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

781,538

Change on year

down 4.4%

World rank

13th

of 191 countries

All-time high

929,052

in 2006

All-time low

522,403

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 21, male in Iran, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 21, male in Iran stood at 781,538.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, male in Iran peaked at 929,052 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 522,403, in 1990.

That places Iran 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	572,733	522,403	698,724	10
2000s	872,234	742,925	929,052	10
2010s	844,650	781,538	889,319	6

Countries ranked near Iran

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12 Vietnam 919,899 compare
14 Russia 753,490 compare
15 Egypt 748,981 compare
16 Democratic Republic of Congo 730,107 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 21, male in Iran?: Population, age 21, male in Iran was 781,538 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 929,052 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 522,403 in 1990.
How does Iran rank for population, age 21, male?: Iran ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 21, 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 21, male refers to the male population at the specified age.