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Iran, Islamic Rep.

Iran, Islamic Rep. / IR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Iran, Islamic Rep. in numbers.

Area1,745,150 kmยฒWorld # 17 โ†’Population92.4MWorld # 17 โ†’Population density53 people/kmยฒWorld # 147 โ†’Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 74 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,924World # 151 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Iran, Islamic Rep. across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,745,150 kmยฒWorld # 17 / 2023 โ†’Population92.4MWorld # 17 / 2025 โ†’Population density53 people/kmยฒWorld # 147 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,979World # 32 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.9%World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.7World # 130 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 113 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 198 / 2024 โ†’Median age32.9 yearsWorld # 113 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.6%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1422%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Urban population77.4%World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Net migration116.8KWorld # 14 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 60 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.2%World # 121 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64 yearsWorld # 70 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 93 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate11.9%World # 118 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,924World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 362.7BWorld # 44 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 19,699World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-2.8%World # 207 / 2025 โ†’Inflation42.2%World # 6 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment8.3%World # 54 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment21.9%World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,246 hours/yearWorld # 23 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.9World # 75 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.8%World # 155 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people2,239.7 per million peopleWorld # 43 / 2021 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 51 / 2021 โ†’Patent applications per million people110.5 per million peopleWorld # 25 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,875 kcal/dayWorld # 108 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person29.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 134 / 2023 โ†’Rice production3.5M tWorld # 24 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production16.8M tWorld # 14 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area6.6%World # 175 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person3,815 kWh/personWorld # 57 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person8.7 tWorld # 31 / 2024 โ†’Internet use85.3%World # 85 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions174.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 16 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 97 / 2014 โ†’Road traffic death rate21.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 61 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2%World # 63 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament4.9%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.6MWorld # 78 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 5.3BWorld # 31 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites29 sitesWorld # 10 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 98.5%Main languagePersianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal5,047 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftPersianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyIranian RialIRRDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsAryan