What is population, age 5, male in Iran?

Population, age 5, male in Iran was 751,949 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, male recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 979,832 in 1991.

What is the lowest population, age 5, male recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 530,922 in 2006.

How does Iran rank for population, age 5, male?

Iran ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 5, male rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, male in Iran

Name: Population, age 5, male in Iran
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iran: Population, age 5, male was 751,949 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

751,949

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

16th

of 191 countries

All-time high

979,832

in 1991

All-time low

530,922

in 2006

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, male in Iran, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 5, male in Iran stood at 751,949.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, male in Iran peaked at 979,832 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 530,922, in 2006.

That places Iran 16th 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	915,116	819,798	979,832	10
2000s	616,759	530,922	780,274	10
2010s	713,152	660,608	751,949	6

Countries ranked near Iran

13 Egypt 920,583 compare
14 Vietnam 820,629 compare
15 Russia 768,622 compare
17 Tanzania 724,063 compare
18 Kenya 704,750 compare
19 Turkey 690,637 compare

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 5, male in Iran?: Population, age 5, male in Iran was 751,949 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, male recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 979,832 in 1991.
What is the lowest population, age 5, male recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 530,922 in 2006.
How does Iran rank for population, age 5, male?: Iran ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, male rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, 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 5, male refers to the male population at the specified age.