Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Iran
Iran: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.694 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Iran, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Iran is 0.694 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Iran peaked at 0.714 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5122 units per person, in 1964.
That places Iran 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5235 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5188 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5153 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5127 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5122 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5137 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.515 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.516 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5169 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5179 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5194 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5216 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5244 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5278 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5315 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5348 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5369 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5378 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5372 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5357 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5396 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5428 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5403 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5374 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5346 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5324 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5305 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5283 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5266 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5266 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5282 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5301 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5297 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5328 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5427 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5552 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5702 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5873 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6049 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6225 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6396 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6543 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6674 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6799 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6906 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6995 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.706 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7104 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.713 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.714 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7138 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7129 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7112 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7082 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.704 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6998 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.696 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6928 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6907 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.69 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6904 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6915 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6925 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6932 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.694 units per person | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.694 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6657 units per person, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.694 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6635 units per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5162 units per person | 0.5122 units per person | 0.5235 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5309 units per person | 0.5194 units per person | 0.5381 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5348 units per person | 0.5266 units per person | 0.5428 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5508 units per person | 0.5266 units per person | 0.6049 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6783 units per person | 0.6225 units per person | 0.713 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7043 units per person | 0.6907 units per person | 0.714 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6919 units per person | 0.69 units per person | 0.694 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Iran?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Iran was 0.694 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.714 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5122 units per person in 1964.
- How does Iran rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Iran ranks 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Population ages 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.