Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran
Iran: Births and deaths projected to 2100 was 423,371 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
423,371
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
564,944
in 2021
All-time low
328,003
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran stood at 423,371.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran peaked at 564,944 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 328,003, in 1998.
That places Iran 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 471,917 | — |
| 1951 | 482,080 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 488,196 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 494,597 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 497,917 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 499,374 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 504,648 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 512,374 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 509,377 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 511,111 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 510,742 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 507,686 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 516,724 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 500,713 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 497,243 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 495,311 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 493,684 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 491,671 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 499,320 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 482,980 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 475,785 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 466,249 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 460,430 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 444,984 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 437,484 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 431,519 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 428,440 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 426,386 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 454,094 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 423,351 | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 437,290 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 480,785 | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 487,419 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 482,990 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 446,069 | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 440,217 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 434,874 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 430,248 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 424,209 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 385,470 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 423,311 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 375,027 | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 368,079 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 359,781 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 343,237 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 335,936 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 331,132 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 331,259 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 328,003 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 328,477 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 329,235 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 331,192 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 332,396 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 359,340 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 335,275 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 339,625 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 342,952 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 346,805 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 349,934 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 353,497 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 357,131 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 361,384 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 365,818 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 370,617 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 375,961 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 381,416 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 387,611 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 393,723 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 400,017 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 405,566 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 564,815 | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 564,944 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 438,359 | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 423,371 | -3.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 423,371 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 9.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 423,371 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51,299, 8.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +39.3% | 405,566 | 564,815 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 497,159 | 471,917 | 512,374 | 10 |
| 1960s | 499,607 | 482,980 | 516,724 | 10 |
| 1970s | 444,872 | 423,351 | 475,785 | 10 |
| 1980s | 444,957 | 385,470 | 487,419 | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,424 | 328,003 | 423,311 | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,025 | 329,235 | 359,340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,924 | 357,131 | 405,566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 497,872 | 423,371 | 564,944 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran?
- Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Iran was 423,371 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 564,944 in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 328,003 in 1998.
- How does Iran rank for births and deaths projected to 2100?
- Iran ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths projected to 2100 rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths projected to 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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