Short facts about people of Iran

Population:

66,128,965 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  32.97% (male 11,150,053; female 10,654,884) 15-64 years:  62.38% (male 20,765,001; female 20,488,672) 65 years and over:  4.65% (male 1,617,045; female 1,453,310) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.72% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

17.1 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.41 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-4.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.11 male(s)/female total population:  1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

29.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  69.95 years male:  68.61 years female:  71.37 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.02 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Iranian(s) adjective:  Iranian

Ethnic groups:

Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

Religions:

Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%

Languages:

Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  72.1% male:  78.4% female:  65.8% (1994 est.)

Source: World Factbook