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Iran People
Iran People: A summary of information about Iran People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Iran: People
Population
65,619,636 (July 2000 est.)
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.)
