Key demographics
- Population
- 92.4M
- Density
- 56.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.799 (High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 42.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.68
- Urban population (2025)
- 77.4%
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 88.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 45.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 44.1%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 77.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 12.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.8 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 13.6%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.68
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.3 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 44.7%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.6M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Persian (Farsi) | فارسی |
- Demonym (male)
- Iranian
- Demonym (female)
- Iranian
- National anthem
- National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 64.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.3/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 81/100
- Hospital beds (2019)
- 1.9/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.81/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 2.88/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $267
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 43.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 88.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 432
- Internet users (2024)
- 85.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 174.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 12.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 7,226/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 12.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,648,195 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:30
- Calling codes
- +98
- Postal code
- ##########
- TLD
- .ir
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Iran is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red. A red emblem of Iran is centered in the white band and Arabic inscriptions in white span the bottom edge of the green band and the top edge of the red band.
- National anthem
- National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- National holiday
- Novruz