Age structure:
0-14 years:
34% (male 11,542,446; female 11,035,705)
15-64 years:
61% (male 20,151,083; female 19,879,432)
65 years and over:
5% (male 1,592,753; female 1,418,217) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.83% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 18.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.45 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.12 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 30.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
69.66 years
male:
68.34 years
female:
71.05 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Iranian(s)
adjective:
Iranian
Ethnic groups: Persian 51%, Azeri? 24%, Gilaki? and Mazandarani? 8%, Kurd? 7%, Arab 3%, 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%, Kurdish 9%, 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.)