Country
Iran
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- upper middle income
- Capital
- Tehran
- ISO code
- IR · IRN
73 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 92.4M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 16,834 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 9.1 t CO₂
Population
- Population 92.4M 2025 17th of 214
- Population density 56 people/km² 2024 145th of 212
- Population growth 0.92 % per year 2025 104th of 214
- Natural increase 8.3 per 1,000 people 2023 109th of 228
- Net migration 1.3 per 1,000 people 2025 59th of 214
- Fertility rate 1.68 births per woman 2024 128th of 214
- Urban population 77.4 % 2025 68th of 214
- Median age 32.9 years 2023 108th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 8.6 % 2025 108th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 12.4 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 111th of 214
- Children under 15 22.0 % 2025 108th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 77.9 years 2024 74th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 79.8 years 2024 88th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 76.0 years 2024 61st of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.8 years 2024 169th of 214
- Infant mortality 10.3 per 1,000 births 2024 112th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 11.3 per 1,000 births 2024 113th of 195
- Maternal mortality 16 per 100,000 births 2023 130th of 193
- Health spending per person 267 USD 2023 115th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 1,064 $ (PPP) 2023 98th of 191
- Physicians 1.81 per 1,000 people 2023 88th of 179
- Hospital beds 1.8 per 1,000 people 2019 93rd of 150
- Measles immunization 99 % 2024 1st of 191
- Undernourishment 6.7 % 2024 66th of 165
- Tobacco use 11.9 % 2024 117th of 165
- Calorie supply 2,875 kcal per day 2023 104th of 175
- Meat supply 29.9 kg per person per year 2023 126th of 175
Economy
- GDP 363B USD 2025 43rd of 185
- GDP per capita 3,924 USD 2025 129th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 16,834 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 96th of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 18,473 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 63rd of 165
- GDP growth -2.8 % 2025 184th of 185
- GDP per capita growth -3.7 % 2025 182nd of 185
- Inflation 42.2 % 2025 1st of 169
- Unemployment 8.3 % 2025 50th of 181
- Youth unemployment 21.9 % 2025 37th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 24.3 % 2024 43rd of 150
- Trade 52 % of GDP 2024 126th of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 35.9 2023 67th of 151
- Extreme poverty 2.5 % 2023 68th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 10.8 % of GDP 2024 64th of 187
- Women in the labour force 14.0 % 2025 177th of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.799 2023 75th of 192
- Literacy rate 88.9 % 2023 67th of 122
- Education spending 2.7 % of GDP 2022 131st of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 85 % 2023 103rd of 145
- Tertiary enrolment 59 % 2022 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Primary completion rate 97 % 2023 52nd of 135
- Women in parliament 4.9 % 2025 175th of 183
- Homicide rate 2.4 per 100,000 people 2014 not ranked – no value for 2020
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 85 % 2024 78th of 182
- Mobile phone subscriptions 166 per 100 people 2023 16th of 172
- Fixed broadband 12.0 per 100 people 2023 93rd of 169
- Access to electricity 100.0 % 2024 1st of 212
- Safe drinking water 94 % 2024 53rd of 146
- Research and development 0.73 % of GDP 2021 not ranked – no value for 2023
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 829.0 Mt CO₂ 2024 6th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 9.1 t CO₂ 2024 22nd of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 8.66 t CO₂ 2024 31st of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 21.8 Gt CO₂ 2024 15th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 11.5 t CO₂e 2024 25th of 201
- Forest area 6.6 % of land 2024 174th of 208
- Water stress 81 % 2022 21st of 176
- Arable land 9.7 % of land 2024 105th of 205
- Renewable energy 0.9 % of final energy 2021 192nd of 210
- Renewable electricity 5.3 % of electricity 2024 162nd of 193
- Nuclear electricity 1.8 % of electricity 2024 31st of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.2 % of electricity 2024 79th of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.3 % of electricity 2024 94th of 193
- Electricity from solar 0.2 % of electricity 2024 160th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 643 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 29th of 193
- Electricity generation per person 4,322 kWh 2024 64th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 40.2 µg/m³ 2023 23rd of 199
Iran on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldPersian · official languageSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldIranian rial (IRR)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+3:30Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, F · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world4 national dishes
- Plants of the world10 characteristic plants
- Castles map35 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- Volcano & earthquake map1 volcanoSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)
- UFO sightings map1 UFO or unexplained case
- VPN provider mapServers of 1 VPN providerSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)