Population, age 23, total in Iran
Iran: Population, age 23, total was 1.67 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 23, total in Iran, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 23, total in Iran is 1.67 million, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Iran peaked at 1.77 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 961,764, in 1993.
Iran ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 961,764 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.27 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million | 1.67 million | 1.76 million | 5 |
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More education data for Iran
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 23, total in Iran?
- Population, age 23, total in Iran was 1.67 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 961,764 in 1993.
- How does Iran rank for population, age 23, total?
- Iran ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.