Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, total, per capita

Iran
0.694 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.6204 units per person
in 2025
Iran rank
35th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.694 units per person against 0.6204 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0736 units per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Iran ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5162 units per person 0.5318 units per person 0.0156 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 0.5309 units per person 0.5242 units per person 0.0067 units per person Iran
1980s 0.5348 units per person 0.5297 units per person 0.0051 units per person Iran
1990s 0.5508 units per person 0.5422 units per person 0.0086 units per person Iran
2000s 0.6783 units per person 0.5889 units per person 0.0894 units per person Iran
2010s 0.7043 units per person 0.6078 units per person 0.0966 units per person Iran
2020s 0.6919 units per person 0.6143 units per person 0.0776 units per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Iran, at 0.694 units per person against 0.6204 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.0736 units per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
Iran ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.