Population, ages 15-24, total in Iran
Iran: Population, ages 15-24, total was 13.56 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 15-24, total in Iran, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Iran recorded 13.56 million for population, ages 15-24, total in 2015.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in Iran peaked at 17.59 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.51 million, in 1990.
Iran ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.30 million | 10.51 million | 15.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.05 million | 15.73 million | 17.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.21 million | 13.56 million | 16.75 million | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 15-24, total in Iran?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in Iran was 13.56 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 17.59 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.51 million in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- Iran ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.