Iran People 1997

Population 67,540,002 (July 1997 est.)
note: includes 917,078 non-nationals (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44% (male 15,292,783; female 14,423,911)
15-64 years : 52% (male 17,880,617; female 17,254,711)
65 years and over: 4% (male 1,378,395; female 1,309,585) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.12% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 32.51 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 6.39 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -4.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years : 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 50.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.82 years
male: 66.47 years
female: 69.23 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 4.52 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian

Ethnic groups Persian 51%, Azerbaijani 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

Religions Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian,and Baha'i 1%

Languages Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

Literacy
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.1%
male: 78.4%
female: 65.8% (1994 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Iran on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iran People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iran People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.