IR
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Iran: key statistics
Iran has 92.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,924. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Tehran
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Iranian rial IRR
- Languages
- Persian
- ISO codes
- IRIRN
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye
Population92.4m2025 · rank 17 of 217GDP$363bn2025 · rank 44 of 211GDP per capita$3,9242025 · rank 153 of 211Life expectancy77.9 yrs2024 · rank 76 of 217Internet users85.3%2024 · rank 81 of 188Fertility1.682024 · rank 130 of 217CO₂ per person9.05 t2024 · rank 23 of 203Inflation42.2%2025 · rank 5 of 180
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Iran, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 92.4m | 2025 | 17/217 | 3/23 | +12% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.92% | 2025 | 105/217 | 17/23 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 77.4% | 2025 | 69/217 | 13/23 | +4.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.68 | 2024 | 130/217 | 20/23 | −15% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 8.6% | 2025 | 110/217 | 5/23 | +2.6 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 22.0% | 2025 | 109/217 | 18/23 | −1.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 56.4 | 2024 | 149/216 | 18/23 | +13% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 12.6 | 2024 | 113/217 | 18/23 | −33% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,745,150 km² | 2024 | 17/216 | 4/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $363bn | 2025 | 44/211 | 6/22 | −11% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,924 | 2025 | 153/211 | 16/22 | −21% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $19,699 | 2025 | 107/199 | 10/22 | +38% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $4,650 | 2025 | 133/201 | 13/22 | −15% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -2.8% | 2025 | 207/210 | 21/22 | −1.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -3.7% | 2025 | 204/210 | 19/22 | −1.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 10.6% | 2025 | 66/198 | 6/22 | +0.5 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 39.6% | 2025 | 16/201 | 9/22 | +7.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 47.1% | 2025 | 160/201 | 16/22 | −8.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 41.8% | 2025 | 4/175 | 2/20 | +9.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 37.9% | 2000 | — | — | — | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 42.2% | 2025 | 5/180 | 1/21 | +29.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 3.4% | 2016 | 91/136 | 9/14 | +4.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 18.0% | 2016 | 19/136 | 2/14 | +4.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 42,000.00 | 2023 | 2/210 | 2/22 | +128% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 7.4% | 2009 | — | — | −1.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 19.6% | 2009 | — | — | +3.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 2.2% | 2024 | 119/119 | 12/12 | +1.0 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.09% | 2025 | 57/156 | 15/18 | −0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 25.8% | 2025 | 123/184 | 14/21 | +7.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 34.5% | 2025 | 116/184 | 14/21 | +13.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 60.2% | 2025 | 128/184 | 15/21 | +20.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 11.4% | 2000 | — | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.5% | 2025 | 160/197 | 18/21 | ±0.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.5% | 2004 | — | — | −1.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.6m | 2020 | 78/196 | 11/18 | −47% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 2025 | 54/187 | 13/23 | −2.9 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 21.9% | 2025 | 39/187 | 11/23 | −4.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 41.0% | 2025 | 175/187 | 17/23 | −1.0 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 14.0% | 2025 | 183/187 | 19/23 | −0.3 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $241m | 2023 | 90/145 | 13/16 | +83% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.1% | 2023 | 131/139 | 15/15 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $2.7 | 2023 | 139/145 | 15/16 | +62% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 2.5% | 2023 | 68/151 | 5/13 | +0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 7.5% | 2023 | 67/151 | 5/13 | +0.6 pp | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 35.9 | 2023 | 67/151 | 4/13 | +5.6% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 6.7% | 2024 | 68/167 | 11/19 | −0.9 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 4.9% | 2025 | 180/190 | 19/22 | +1.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 88.9% | 2023 | 85/141 | 12/18 | +4.3 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 85.1% | 2023 | 96/147 | 12/20 | +5.3 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 102.0% | 2023 | 75/191 | 7/19 | −9.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 85.1% | 2023 | 119/176 | 12/17 | +3.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 58.7% | 2022 | 65/172 | 4/19 | +4.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.4% | 2023 | 60/168 | 6/19 | +3.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 28.5 | 2017 | 41/173 | 4/20 | +31% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.8% | 2023 | 151/184 | 13/16 | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.9 yrs | 2024 | 76/217 | 11/23 | +2.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 10.3 | 2024 | 113/196 | 13/23 | −29% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 11.3 | 2024 | 114/196 | 14/23 | −30% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 16 | 2023 | 132/194 | 14/23 | −33% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.0% | 2023 | 104/193 | 10/23 | +0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $267 | 2023 | 118/193 | 14/23 | −35% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.81 | 2023 | 88/180 | 11/22 | +252% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 7/193 | 2/23 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 4.8% | 2017 | 132/154 | 18/20 | −2.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 97.9% | 2024 | 97/206 | 11/23 | +1.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 90.5% | 2024 | 114/203 | 16/23 | +2.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 85.3% | 2024 | 81/188 | 12/21 | +46.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 174.1 | 2024 | 16/210 | 4/23 | +106% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 12.1 | 2024 | 111/208 | 9/23 | +60% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 47/215 | 4/23 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 51/192 | 12/22 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 9.05 t | 2024 | 23/203 | 7/22 | +16% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 0.9% | 2021 | 195/212 | 17/23 | ±0.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 4.2% | 2021 | 171/206 | 12/23 | −0.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 6.6% | 2024 | 176/214 | 4/23 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 9.7% | 2024 | 106/206 | 10/23 | +0.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 72.3% | 2022 | 26/177 | 17/22 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)