Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1982
All-time low
0.9607
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.05.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.16 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.9607, in 1950.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9607 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9614 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.962 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.9627 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.9643 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.9654 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.9646 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.9673 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.9686 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9699 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9716 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9701 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9756 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.978 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9807 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9839 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.987 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9877 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9942 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9982 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.16 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.16 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9641 | 0.9607 | 0.9686 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9799 | 0.9699 | 0.9942 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.9982 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.05 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1982.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9607 in 1950.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.