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Key facts:
- Country Long: Islamic Republic of Iran
- Currency: Iranian rial
- Capital City: Tehran
- Region: Southern Asia
- Continent: Asia
- Demonym: Iranian
- Latitude: 32°0′N
- Longitude: 53°0′E
- Agricultural Land: 470,670.00
- Forest Area: 107,656 m²
- Land Area: 1,622,500 m²
- Rural Land: 1,601,050.00
- Urban Land: 16,217.10
- Expense Pct Gdp: 19.64%
- Gdp: 388,544,000,000.00
- Inflation: 43.39
- Self Employed Pct: 43.00%
- Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 7.36%
- Unemployment Pct: 10.96%
- Vulnerable Employment Pct: 39.86%
- Electricity Access Pct: 100.00%
- Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 0.91%
- Electricty Production Coal Pct: 0.16%
- Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 5.02%
- Electricty Production Gas Pct: 79.27%
- Electricty Production Nuclear Pct: 1.63%
- Electricty Production Oil Pct: 14.43%
- Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 0.08%
- Energy Imports Pct: -33.40%
- Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 99.02%
- Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 1.03%
- Co2 Emissions: 616,561.00
- Methane Emissions: 174,642.00
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 39,719.80
- Greenhouse Other Emissions: -27,100.00
- Urban Population Under 5M: 0.76
- Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 5.34%
- Health Expenditure Capita: 573.40
- Hospital Beds: 1.56
- Hiv Incidence: 0.03
- Suicide Rate: 5.20
- Armed Forces: 650,000.00
- Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 2.59%
- Birth Rate: 13.70
- Death Rate: 6.44
- Fertility Rate: 1.69
- Internet Pct: 78.60%
- Life Expectancy: 74.00
- Net Migration: 28,080
- Population Female: 43,835,978
- Population Male: 44,714,592
- Population: 88,550,570
- Women Parliament Seats Pct: 5.59%
- Rural Population: 20,537,534
- Urban Population: 68,013,036
- Press: 1.21
- Democracy Score: 2.45
- Democracy Type: Authoritarian
- Median Age: 28.40
- Political Leader: Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader)
Population
The country has a total population of 88,550,570 (1.12% of worldwide)
The average net migration is 28,080 (0.0% of pop)
The population density is around 55 ppl/km²
Population distribution
The total population is 88,550,570
The male share is 50.5% and female 49.5%
The urban population represent 76.8% and rural 23.2%
The median age is 28.4
Age distribution:
| Age group | Pop | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6,515,336 | 7.36% | |
| 5 | 7,674,471 | 8.67% | |
| 10 | 6,677,764 | 7.54% | |
| 15 | 5,827,713 | 6.58% | |
| 20 | 5,500,369 | 6.21% | |
| 25 | 6,399,197 | 7.23% | |
| 30 | 8,383,232 | 9.47% | |
| 35 | 8,957,513 | 10.12% | |
| 40 | 7,482,865 | 8.45% | |
| 45 | 5,766,149 | 6.51% | |
| 50 | 4,997,521 | 5.64% | |
| 55 | 4,099,224 | 4.63% | |
| 60 | 3,519,240 | 3.97% | |
| 65 | 2,763,948 | 3.12% | |
| 70 | 1,929,179 | 2.18% | |
| 75 | 1,090,878 | 1.23% | |
| 80 | 965,972 | 1.09% | |
CSVLocation
Iran is located in Southern Asia, Asia
The total country area is 1,622,500 km² (1.25% of worldwide)
Tehran is the capital
Cities
There are 181 cities in Iran in our database, they represent 33.36% of the population of the country altogether
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Mashhad | 2,307,254 |
| Esfahan | 1,547,241 |
| Karaj | 1,448,996 |
| Tabriz | 1,424,701 |
| Shiraz | 1,249,972 |
| Qom | 1,011,103 |
| Ahvaz | 854,980 |
| Kermanshah | 766,742 |
| Orumiyeh | 602,443 |
| Rasht | 594,619 |
| Kerman | 577,547 |
| Hamadan | 514,134 |
| Arak | 503,673 |
| Yazd | 477,926 |
| Ardabil | 410,773 |
| Abadan | 370,220 |
| Zanjan | 357,489 |
| Sanandaj | 349,200 |
| Qazvin | 333,652 |
| Khorramshahr | 331,254 |
| Khorramabad | 329,847 |
| Eslamshahr | 318,855 |
| Kashan | 301,107 |
| Khomeynishahr | 277,355 |
| Sari | 255,416 |
| Borujerd | 251,976 |
| Qarchak | 251,857 |
| Gorgan | 244,955 |
| Sabzevar | 226,208 |
| Neyshabur | 220,954 |
| Bukan | 213,349 |
| Dezful | 212,367 |
| Sirjan | 207,661 |
| Babol | 202,812 |
| Amol | 199,398 |
| Birjand | 197,004 |
| Bojnurd | 192,062 |
| Varamin | 179,620 |
| Saveh | 175,545 |
| Khoy | 175,386 |
| Maragheh | 168,290 |
| Mahabad | 162,448 |
| Bushehr | 157,778 |
| Saqqez | 151,249 |
| Rafsanjan | 147,691 |
| Ilam | 140,951 |
| Miandoab | 132,830 |
| Shahrud | 131,895 |
| Gonbad-e Qabus | 131,427 |
| Iranshahr | 131,242 |
| Marv Dasht | 129,483 |
| Shahr-e Kord | 129,167 |
| Semnan | 124,831 |
| Marand | 124,201 |
| Zabol | 121,999 |
| Do Rud | 114,404 |
| Quchan | 111,765 |
| Jiroft | 111,560 |
| Masjed-e Soleyman | 111,522 |
| Marivan | 111,495 |
| Bandar-e Anzali | 110,834 |
| Jahrom | 107,910 |
| Baneh | 104,939 |
| Parsabad | 101,715 |
| Shahreza | 100,806 |
| Kuhdasht | 100,216 |
| Bam | 99,276 |
| Shirvan | 98,688 |
| Fasa | 98,068 |
| Do Gonbadan | 94,646 |
| Kazerun | 94,518 |
| Ahar | 94,355 |
| Behshahr | 93,508 |
| Aligudarz | 91,048 |
| Qorveh | 87,960 |
| Borazjan | 86,067 |
| Salmas | 81,614 |
| Behbahan | 79,335 |
| Shushtar | 77,515 |
| Khomeyn | 77,431 |
| Nahavand | 76,258 |
| Alvand | 74,899 |
| Naqadeh | 73,535 |
| Lar | 71,744 |
| Takestan | 71,504 |
| Minab | 70,796 |
| Abhar | 69,894 |
| Chalus | 69,644 |
| Khash | 69,608 |
| Langarud | 68,153 |
| Damghan | 67,698 |
| Lahijan | 64,959 |
| Darab | 63,324 |
| Robat Karim | 62,759 |
| Kamyaran | 61,647 |
| Piranshahr | 61,420 |
| Esfarayen | 59,685 |
| Zarand | 58,987 |
| Torbat-e Jam | 58,935 |
| Shahriyar | 58,855 |
| Ardakan | 58,840 |
| Harsin | 57,652 |
| Pakdasht | 57,416 |
| Hashtgerd | 57,128 |
| Malard | 56,790 |
| Abyek | 55,132 |
| Bijar | 53,875 |
| Pishva | 53,861 |
| Kangavar | 53,418 |
| Borujan | 52,660 |
| Shahr-e Babak | 52,413 |
| Shush | 52,290 |
| Meybod | 51,879 |
| Takab | 51,546 |
| Khalkhal | 51,028 |
| Oshnaviyeh | 50,692 |
| Tabas | 49,999 |
| Falavarjan | 49,847 |
| Garmsar | 49,494 |
| Rehnan | 49,147 |
| Neka | 48,851 |
| Bandar-e Torkaman | 48,658 |
| Tuysarkan | 48,165 |
| Azad Shahr | 47,594 |
| Rudsar | 47,506 |
| Chabahar | 47,291 |
| Omidiyeh | 47,048 |
| Sarakhs | 46,505 |
| Dehloran | 46,109 |
| Talesh | 45,309 |
| Golpayegan | 44,920 |
| Sonqor | 43,177 |
| Baft | 43,081 |
| Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh | 42,787 |
| Maku | 41,517 |
| Susangerd | 41,447 |
| Ravar | 40,170 |
| Astara | 39,067 |
| Ramhormoz | 38,825 |
| Javanrud | 38,660 |
| Sarab | 37,771 |
| Taybad | 37,517 |
| Tonekabon | 37,504 |
| Azar Shahr | 37,349 |
| Shadegan | 37,224 |
| Bardsir | 37,195 |
| Mahdasht | 37,076 |
| Mehriz | 36,723 |
| Eqbaliyeh | 36,709 |
| Fereydun Kenar | 34,100 |
| Kalaleh | 33,703 |
| Delijan | 33,510 |
| Ramsar | 31,976 |
| Bafq | 31,218 |
| Khormuj | 29,886 |
| Damavand | 29,147 |
| Bahar | 28,647 |
| Juybar | 28,406 |
| Minudasht | 27,988 |
| Alashtar | 27,703 |
| Semirom | 27,222 |
| Hadishahr | 26,226 |
| Gerash | 25,318 |
| Bandar-e Lengeh | 22,771 |
| Agha Jari | 22,019 |
| Khonsar | 21,148 |
| Hendijan | 20,703 |
| Ramshir | 19,456 |
| Taft | 19,394 |
| Abdanan | 19,362 |
| Paveh | 17,779 |
| Rudbar | 17,085 |
| Hashtrud | 16,888 |
| Qeshm | 16,691 |
| Ardistan | 16,058 |
| Faridan | 15,737 |
| Tafresh | 14,399 |
| Nur | 13,529 |
| Mehran | 11,831 |
| Fereydunshahr | 11,562 |
| Ashtian | 11,020 |
UNESCO sites
There are 27 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Iran:
List of sites
Politics
Iran democracy type is: Authoritarian
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is the political leader of the country
Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely
Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2864
Political parties
There are 22 parties in our database
GDP Evolution
The country GDP is 0.39% of worldwide
The GDP per capita is $4,387.82 and the GDP per km² is $239,472.42
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)
Latest: 616,561 kt CO2 / yr (1.9% of worlwide)
Artists
There are 21 artists in our database for Iran:
Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:
| Artist | Born | Dead |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Sevruguin | 1840 | 1933 |
| Shirazeh Houshiary | 1955 | |
| Parviz Tanavoli | 1937 | |
| Shirana Shahbazi | 1974 | |
| Tala Madani | 1981 | |
| Farshid Moussavi | 1965 | |
| Rokni Haerizadeh | 1978 | |
| Shirin Neshat | 1957 | |
| Mehrdad Yazdani | 1959 | |
| Nazgol Ansarinia | 1979 | |
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | 1937 | |
| Raha Raissnia | 1968 | |
| Natascha Sadr Haghighian | 1953 | |
| Marcos Grigorian | 1924 | 2007 |
| Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam | 1924 | |
| Faramarz Pilaram | 1937 | 1982 |
| Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar | 1977 | |
| Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian | 1924 | |
| Samira Eskandarfar | 1980 | |
| Chahab | 1951 | |
| Abou Farman | 1966 |
COVID-19 Situation
Latest total reported figures for Iran
| 09-Mar | Last 7 days | vs last week | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 315 | 3,050 | 70.58% | 7,572,311 |
| Deaths | 11 | 69 | 91.67% | 144,933 |
| Case Fatality | 3.49% | 2.26% | 12.44% | 1.91% |
Reported Covid-19 deaths, Iran
There have been a total of 144,933 deaths related to COVID-19 in Iran, 11 yesterday and 69 in the last 7 days (91.67%)
The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Reported Covid-19 cases, Iran
There have been a total 7,572,311 cases related to COVID-19 in Iran, 315 yesterday and 3,050 in the last 7 days (70.58%)
The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Universities
There are 40 universities in Iran in our database