Iran

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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)

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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%
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Location

Iran is located in Southern Asia, Asia

The total country area is 1,622,500 km² (1.25% of worldwide)

Tehran is the capital

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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

Site Type Date inscribed
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran Cultural 2008
Bam and its Cultural Landscape Cultural 2004
Bisotun Cultural 2006
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat Cultural 2021
Cultural Landscape of Maymand Cultural 2015
Golestan Palace Cultural 2013
Gonbad-e Qābus Cultural 2012
Historic City of Yazd Cultural 2017
Hyrcanian Forests Natural 2019
Lut Desert Natural 2016
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan Cultural 2012
Meidan Emam, Esfahan Cultural 1979
Pasargadae Cultural 2004
Persepolis Cultural 1979
The Persian Caravanserai Cultural 2023
The Persian Garden Cultural 2011
The Persian Qanat Cultural 2016
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region Cultural 2018
Shahr-i Sokhta Cultural 2014
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil Cultural 2010
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Cultural 2009
Soltaniyeh Cultural 2005
Susa Cultural 2015
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex Cultural 2010
Takht-e Soleyman Cultural 2003
Tchogha Zanbil Cultural 1979
Trans-Iranian Railway Cultural 2021

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

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:

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

In literature

There are 1741 books about Iran in our database:

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