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Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran

Iran: Life expectancy at age 15 was 89.52 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
89.52 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
65th
of 236 countries
All-time high
89.52 years
in 2100
All-time low
59.01 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Iran stood at 89.52 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Iran peaked at 89.52 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 59.01 years, in 1950.

That places Iran 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran, year by year

Year years Change
1950 59.01 years —
1951 59.18 years +0.3%
1952 59.36 years +0.3%
1953 59.46 years +0.2%
1954 59.67 years +0.4%
1955 59.91 years +0.4%
1956 60.06 years +0.2%
1957 60.01 years -0.1%
1958 60.5 years +0.8%
1959 60.72 years +0.4%
1960 60.92 years +0.3%
1961 61.18 years +0.4%
1962 60.85 years -0.5%
1963 61.68 years +1.4%
1964 61.96 years +0.4%
1965 62.23 years +0.4%
1966 62.54 years +0.5%
1967 62.86 years +0.5%
1968 62.72 years -0.2%
1969 63.53 years +1.3%
1970 63.88 years +0.5%
1971 64.25 years +0.6%
1972 64.41 years +0.2%
1973 65 years +0.9%
1974 65.36 years +0.6%
1975 65.75 years +0.6%
1976 66.13 years +0.6%
1977 66.47 years +0.5%
1978 65.73 years -1.1%
1979 67.08 years +2.1%
1980 66.31 years -1.1%
1981 63.81 years -3.8%
1982 64.31 years +0.8%
1983 64.81 years +0.8%
1984 66.96 years +3.3%
1985 67.29 years +0.5%
1986 67.59 years +0.4%
1987 67.88 years +0.4%
1988 68.17 years +0.4%
1989 70.12 years +2.9%
1990 69.25 years -1.2%
1991 70.61 years +2.0%
1992 70.85 years +0.3%
1993 71.09 years +0.3%
1994 71.37 years +0.4%
1995 71.64 years +0.4%
1996 71.93 years +0.4%
1997 72.15 years +0.3%
1998 72.54 years +0.5%
1999 72.88 years +0.5%
2000 73.22 years +0.5%
2001 73.54 years +0.4%
2002 73.88 years +0.5%
2003 73.49 years -0.5%
2004 74.53 years +1.4%
2005 74.81 years +0.4%
2006 75.13 years +0.4%
2007 75.41 years +0.4%
2008 75.69 years +0.4%
2009 75.95 years +0.3%
2010 76.21 years +0.3%
2011 76.46 years +0.3%
2012 76.71 years +0.3%
2013 76.96 years +0.3%
2014 77.19 years +0.3%
2015 77.41 years +0.3%
2016 77.6 years +0.3%
2017 77.81 years +0.3%
2018 77.98 years +0.2%
2019 78.18 years +0.3%
2020 75.36 years -3.6%
2021 75 years -0.5%
2022 78 years +4.0%
2023 78.82 years +1.1%
2024 78.95 years +0.2%
2025 79.11 years +0.2%
2026 79.28 years +0.2%
2027 79.45 years +0.2%
2028 79.62 years +0.2%
2029 79.78 years +0.2%
2030 79.95 years +0.2%
2031 80.13 years +0.2%
2032 80.3 years +0.2%
2033 80.47 years +0.2%
2034 80.64 years +0.2%
2035 80.81 years +0.2%
2036 80.97 years +0.2%
2037 81.14 years +0.2%
2038 81.3 years +0.2%
2039 81.46 years +0.2%
2040 81.62 years +0.2%
2041 81.79 years +0.2%
2042 81.94 years +0.2%
2043 82.11 years +0.2%
2044 82.28 years +0.2%
2045 82.44 years +0.2%
2046 82.61 years +0.2%
2047 82.78 years +0.2%
2048 82.94 years +0.2%
2049 83.09 years +0.2%
2050 83.25 years +0.2%
2051 83.4 years +0.2%
2052 83.56 years +0.2%
2053 83.71 years +0.2%
2054 83.86 years +0.2%
2055 84.01 years +0.2%
2056 84.16 years +0.2%
2057 84.31 years +0.2%
2058 84.45 years +0.2%
2059 84.6 years +0.2%
2060 84.74 years +0.2%
2061 84.88 years +0.2%
2062 85.01 years +0.2%
2063 85.15 years +0.2%
2064 85.28 years +0.2%
2065 85.42 years +0.2%
2066 85.56 years +0.2%
2067 85.69 years +0.2%
2068 85.82 years +0.1%
2069 85.95 years +0.2%
2070 86.08 years +0.2%
2071 86.22 years +0.2%
2072 86.34 years +0.1%
2073 86.47 years +0.1%
2074 86.59 years +0.1%
2075 86.72 years +0.2%
2076 86.84 years +0.1%
2077 86.97 years +0.1%
2078 87.08 years +0.1%
2079 87.2 years +0.1%
2080 87.32 years +0.1%
2081 87.44 years +0.1%
2082 87.56 years +0.1%
2083 87.67 years +0.1%
2084 87.77 years +0.1%
2085 87.89 years +0.1%
2086 88 years +0.1%
2087 88.11 years +0.1%
2088 88.23 years +0.1%
2089 88.34 years +0.1%
2090 88.45 years +0.1%
2091 88.56 years +0.1%
2092 88.68 years +0.1%
2093 88.79 years +0.1%
2094 88.9 years +0.1%
2095 89 years +0.1%
2096 89.1 years +0.1%
2097 89.2 years +0.1%
2098 89.31 years +0.1%
2099 89.42 years +0.1%
2100 89.52 years +0.1%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 89.52 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.86 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 89.52 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.42 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 59.79 years 59.01 years 60.72 years 10
1960s 62.05 years 60.85 years 63.53 years 10
1970s 65.41 years 63.88 years 67.08 years 10
1980s 66.72 years 63.81 years 70.12 years 10
1990s 71.43 years 69.25 years 72.88 years 10
2000s 74.56 years 73.22 years 75.95 years 10
2010s 77.25 years 76.21 years 78.18 years 10
2020s 78.34 years 75 years 79.78 years 10
2030s 80.72 years 79.95 years 81.46 years 10
2040s 82.36 years 81.62 years 83.09 years 10
2050s 83.93 years 83.25 years 84.6 years 10
2060s 85.35 years 84.74 years 85.95 years 10
2070s 86.65 years 86.08 years 87.2 years 10
2080s 87.83 years 87.32 years 88.34 years 10
2090s 88.94 years 88.45 years 89.42 years 10
2100s 89.52 years 89.52 years 89.52 years 1

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 62 China 89.99 years compare
  2. 63 Falkland Islands 89.92 years compare
  3. 64 Anguilla 89.84 years compare
  4. 66 Czechia 89.5 years compare
  5. 67 United States 89.3 years compare
  6. 68 Estonia 89.27 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iran?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran was 89.52 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 89.52 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 59.01 years in 1950.
How does Iran rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Iran ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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