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Population:
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68,278,826 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years:
29.3% (male 10,279,588; female 9,727,668)
15-64 years: 65.9% (male 22,916,431; female
22,095,124)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 1,625,113;
female 1,634,902) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 22.9
years
male: 22.7 years
female: 23.2 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.08%
(2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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17.23
births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.54
deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.86
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2003
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total:
44.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2003
est.)
male: 44.31 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population:
69.35 years
male: 68.04 years
female: 70.73 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.99
children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less
than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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20,000
(2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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290
(2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Persian
51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%,
Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
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Religions:
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Shi'a
Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish
and Christian 1% |
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Languages:
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Persian
and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects
26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%,
Turkish 1%, other 2% |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: 73% (2003 est.) |
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