Population statistics

Current Iran's population is over 71 million. Most Iranian reside in densely populated urban areas. Iran's capital city is Tehran. The population of the Tehran Metropolitan Area including the city, some of its suburbs and the surrounding area is approximately 12 million.

Major cities of Iran and their approximate populations:
City Population


	Tehran	12,059,000
	Mashhad	2,926,000
	Esfahan	1,598,000
	Shiraz	1,271,000
	Tabriz	1,222,000
	Ahvaz	830,000
	Karaj	1,090,000
	Bandar Abbas	508,000

Demographics of Iran

Population growth rate: (The average annual percent change in the population) 1.1%

Iran Age structure Data: Distribution of the population according to age)
(2006 est.)
0-14 years: 26.1% (male 9,204,785/ female 8,731,429)
15-64 years: 69% (male 24,133,919/ female 23,245,255)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 1,653,827/female 1,719,218)

Birth rate:
17 births /1000

Muslim 98% (shia Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim9%)
other (Zoroastrian, Armani, Christian ,Jewish population) 2%

Persian 51%, Azari 24%, Gilak and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lour 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkaman 2%, other 1%

immigration statistics : -0.48 migrants per 1,000 population
Iran prison population : unknown

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population, 2005, under 18 (thousands)	25243
Population , 2005, under 5 (thousands)	6035
Population annual growth rate 1970 -1990	(%),3.4
Population annual growth rate, 1990 -2005	(%)1.4
Crude death rate, 1990	7
Crude death rate, 2005	5
Crude birth rate, 2005	19
Life expectancy, 1990	65
Life expectancy, 2005	71
Total fertility rate, 2005	2.1
% of population urbanized, 2005	68
Average annual growth rate of urban population 1990 -2005	(%), 2.6

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