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Iran birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a birth rate of 13 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.7 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Iran was 7.52 children per woman — 4.44 times higher than in 2023.

Iran birth rate statistics:

  • Iran is ranked 108/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 14/194 in 1960.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.8, a change from 29.9 in 1990.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 118.2 in 1960 to 26.2 in 2023.
  • 26.8% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 21.5% in 1960.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.83% — 750,150 more people were born than died.

Birth rates in Iran compared to world average

Iran World
Fertility rate 1.7 2.2
Birth rate 13 16.3
Birth rate rank 108/196 N/A
Average age at childbearing 28.8 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 25.3 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 84.7 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 20.7 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.8% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 57% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.74% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.07% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.18% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths +750,150 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 25/196 N/A
Natural population change rate +0.83% +0.88%
Population growth +1.06% +0.96%
Population growth rank 100/197 N/A
Life expectancy 78.1 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Iran chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Iran was 1.7 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1999. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.67 — a -53.9% decline in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Iran
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Iran World
1960 7.52 4.69
1961 7.46 4.56
1962 7.4 5.02
1963 7.32 5.31
1964 7.24 5.13
1965 7.22 5.08
1966 7.21 4.97
1967 7.19 4.87
1968 7.12 4.98
1969 7.01 4.88
1970 6.8 4.84
1971 6.55 4.69
1972 6.26 4.55
1973 6.06 4.42
1974 5.97 4.26
1975 5.95 4.07
1976 6.07 3.97
1977 6.18 3.84
1978 6.34 3.77
1979 6.55 3.76
1980 6.63 3.73
1981 6.62 3.71
1982 6.59 3.72
1983 6.53 3.59
1984 6.43 3.57
1985 6.24 3.53
1986 6.01 3.51
1987 5.72 3.48
1988 5.43 3.39
1989 5.17 3.35
1990 4.93 3.31
1991 4.57 3.13
1992 4.1 3.04
1993 3.67 2.97
1994 3.24 2.92
1995 2.85 2.87
1996 2.54 2.82
1997 2.32 2.78
1998 2.19 2.75
1999 2.09 2.72
2000 2 2.73
2001 1.92 2.69
2002 1.84 2.66
2003 1.8 2.64
2004 1.78 2.63
2005 1.76 2.61
2006 1.76 2.61
2007 1.75 2.6
2008 1.74 2.6
2009 1.74 2.59
2010 1.75 2.57
2011 1.79 2.55
2012 1.85 2.56
2013 1.91 2.53
2014 1.98 2.52
2015 2.02 2.49
2016 2.05 2.49
2017 2.02 2.46
2018 1.92 2.39
2019 1.77 2.35
2020 1.7 2.28
2021 1.71 2.25
2022 1.7 2.22
2023 1.7 2.2
2024 1.68 2.19
2025 1.67 2.18
2026 1.66 2.18
2027 1.65 2.17
2028 1.64 2.16
2029 1.64 2.15
2030 1.63 2.14
2031 1.63 2.13
2032 1.63 2.12
2033 1.63 2.12
2034 1.63 2.11
2035 1.63 2.1
2036 1.63 2.09
2037 1.63 2.09
2038 1.63 2.08
2039 1.63 2.08
2040 1.63 2.08
2041 1.63 2.07
2042 1.63 2.07
2043 1.63 2.07
2044 1.63 2.07
2045 1.63 2.06
2046 1.63 2.06
2047 1.63 2.06
2048 1.63 2.05
2049 1.63 2.05
2050 1.63 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 7.12% were to women under 20 years old, 44% to women ages 20-29, and 48.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.7%, 50.4%, and 37.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Iran by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 104.5 118 348 124.2
1961 102.2 116.4 344 123.7
1962 100.1 114.9 340 123.2
1963 97.9 113.4 336 121.7
1964 95.9 111.3 332 120.4
1965 95.1 109.5 331 119.9
1966 94.7 109.2 330 119.9
1967 94.2 113.9 327 119
1968 93.3 119.3 323 116.6
1969 92 123.4 317 113.3
1970 89.7 123.9 308 107.8
1971 87.2 123.3 299.1 101.5
1972 84.2 121.4 288.3 94.3
1973 82.6 120.9 280.9 89.3
1974 82.3 121.6 276.6 86.8
1975 82.9 124.4 274.1 86.1
1976 85.3 129.7 276.8 88.2
1977 87.1 133.9 277.7 90.4
1978 89.5 139.2 279.7 94
1979 92.1 145.1 283 98.8
1980 93 147.7 283 101.8
1981 91.4 145.4 272.5 101.8
1982 93.7 146.1 276.1 106
1983 92.4 143.3 272.2 106.9
1984 90.7 139.3 267.9 107
1985 87.4 132.4 259.7 105.1
1986 83.7 124.4 251 101.9
1987 79.7 114.7 241.7 97.6
1988 75.8 105.4 233.6 93.4
1989 72 96.5 225.2 89.1
1990 68.4 87.5 216.9 84.8
1991 63.7 76.6 206.3 78
1992 57.8 70.2 193.5 67.7
1993 52.5 63 185 58.8
1994 44.8 51.3 163.7 48.8
1995 39.8 46.7 145.2 41.6
1996 36.1 43 130.2 35.9
1997 33.8 40.2 119.2 32.1
1998 33 38.9 112.2 29.8
1999 32.7 37.9 107.1 28.3
2000 32.4 36.8 102.2 26.9
2001 32.3 35.9 97.8 25.8
2002 32.3 35.3 94.1 24.9
2003 32.3 34.6 91.2 23.8
2004 33 33.6 90.2 24.1
2005 33.5 33.4 89.3 24.1
2006 34.3 33.6 89.5 24.6
2007 34.8 33.7 89.4 25.1
2008 35 33.8 89.2 25.1
2009 35.1 33.9 89 25.2
2010 35.3 34 89.6 25.5
2011 36.1 35.1 92.2 26.1
2012 37 37.5 95.6 26.8
2013 37.8 39.1 98.8 27.8
2014 38.4 38.6 101.1 29.6
2015 38.5 37.5 103.4 30.7
2016 38.3 36.1 105 31.6
2017 36.8 35.1 104.6 30.5
2018 34 33 100.3 28.2
2019 30.4 29.4 92.8 25.4
2020 28.5 27 89 24.3
2021 27.9 26.4 87.3 24.4
2022 27.1 26.2 86.7 23.6
2023 26.3 26.1 86.2 22.7
2024 25.5 25.8 85.6 21.7
2025 24.7 25.3 84.7 20.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Iran
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Iran World
1960 43.5% 37.4%
1961 44.1% 37.5%
1962 44.6% 37.6%
1963 44.9% 37.8%
1964 45% 38%
1965 45% 38%
1966 44.9% 38%
1967 44.8% 38%
1968 44.8% 37.9%
1969 44.7% 37.8%
1970 44.6% 37.7%
1971 44.4% 37.6%
1972 44.2% 37.5%
1973 43.8% 37.3%
1974 43.5% 37.2%
1975 43.2% 37.1%
1976 43% 36.9%
1977 42.9% 36.7%
1978 43% 36.3%
1979 43.1% 35.9%
1980 43.3% 35.5%
1981 42.9% 35.2%
1982 42.7% 34.9%
1983 43% 34.6%
1984 43.3% 34.3%
1985 43.5% 34%
1986 43.7% 33.8%
1987 43.9% 33.6%
1988 44% 33.4%
1989 44.2% 33.2%
1990 44.1% 33%
1991 43.9% 32.9%
1992 43.6% 32.7%
1993 43.6% 32.5%
1994 43.2% 32.3%
1995 42.1% 32.1%
1996 40.7% 31.8%
1997 39.1% 31.5%
1998 37.3% 31.1%
1999 35.4% 30.8%
2000 33.6% 30.4%
2001 31.7% 30%
2002 30.1% 29.6%
2003 28.7% 29.2%
2004 27.4% 28.8%
2005 26.2% 28.5%
2006 25.3% 28.1%
2007 24.6% 27.9%
2008 24% 27.6%
2009 23.7% 27.5%
2010 23.4% 27.3%
2011 23.3% 27.1%
2012 23.3% 27%
2013 23.3% 26.9%
2014 23.4% 26.8%
2015 23.6% 26.6%
2016 23.8% 26.5%
2017 23.9% 26.4%
2018 24% 26.2%
2019 23.9% 26%
2020 23.8% 25.8%
2021 23.6% 25.6%
2022 23.2% 25.3%
2023 22.8% 25%
2024 22.4% 24.7%
2025 22% 24.4%
2026 21.6% 24.1%
2027 21.1% 23.8%
2028 20.5% 23.4%
2029 19.9% 23.1%
2030 19.3% 22.8%
2031 18.6% 22.6%
2032 18% 22.3%
2033 17.4% 22.1%
2034 17% 21.9%
2035 16.7% 21.7%
2036 16.4% 21.6%
2037 16.2% 21.5%
2038 15.9% 21.4%
2039 15.8% 21.3%
2040 15.6% 21.2%
2041 15.5% 21.1%
2042 15.4% 21%
2043 15.3% 21%
2044 15.3% 20.9%
2045 15.2% 20.8%
2046 15.2% 20.7%
2047 15.2% 20.7%
2048 15.2% 20.6%
2049 15.1% 20.5%
2050 15.1% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Iran was 43.5% in 1960, 43.6% in 1993, and 22.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Iran.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Iran, excluding migration, has been +1.1% annually. On average, 940,586 more people were born each year than died.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
Iran
1960 584,060
1961 594,674
1962 595,538
1963 620,126
1964 635,589
1965 663,029
1966 695,040
1967 727,276
1968 743,992
1969 780,660
1970 794,612
1971 805,830
1972 804,043
1973 831,880
1974 873,369
1975 929,481
1976 1,013,347
1977 1,091,542
1978 1,156,974
1979 1,294,306
1980 1,361,293
1981 1,376,830
1982 1,514,240
1983 1,573,612
1984 1,653,051
1985 1,661,750
1986 1,659,289
1987 1,639,644
1988 1,614,512
1989 1,609,739
1990 1,530,434
1991 1,495,594
1992 1,365,466
1993 1,219,658
1994 1,008,076
1995 879,648
1996 784,508
1997 726,574
1998 717,655
1999 723,237
2000 731,203
2001 743,658
2002 752,205
2003 732,600
2004 801,203
2005 837,305
2006 884,529
2007 919,254
2008 940,983
2009 958,322
2010 980,380
2011 1,023,925
2012 1,073,804
2013 1,119,533
2014 1,158,552
2015 1,178,317
2016 1,186,949
2017 1,140,549
2018 1,035,052
2019 893,063
2020 663,978
2021 645,725
2022 753,525
2023 750,150

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Iran was 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -62.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Iran
World's average
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Iran World
1985 160 460
1986 148 438
1987 136 429
1988 126 414
1989 113 401
1990 107 391
1991 94 395
1992 86 395
1993 80 389
1994 71 382
1995 65 371
1996 59 366
1997 55 358
1998 50 360
1999 46 340
2000 43 328
2001 40 321
2002 38 311
2003 37 301
2004 34 291
2005 33 283
2006 32 276
2007 31 269
2008 30 264
2009 28 258
2010 27 253
2011 26 247
2012 25 239
2013 24 235
2014 23 231
2015 22 228
2016 21 220
2017 20 215
2018 19 211
2019 18 207
2020 34 211
2021 51 242
2022 21 203
2023 16 197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Iran was 11.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.18% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 36.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Iran
World's average

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Iran World
1960 - 18.5%
1961 - 18.1%
1962 - 17.8%
1963 - 17.5%
1964 - 17.7%
1965 - 17.5%
1966 - 17.3%
1967 - 17%
1968 - 16.5%
1969 - 15.5%
1970 - 15.2%
1971 18.9% 15.1%
1972 18% 14.4%
1973 17.1% 14.1%
1974 16.2% 13.7%
1975 15.3% 13.4%
1976 14.4% 13%
1977 13.5% 12.5%
1978 12.6% 12.1%
1979 11.7% 11.7%
1980 10.8% 11.4%
1981 10% 11%
1982 9.3% 10.8%
1983 8.67% 10.6%
1984 8.13% 10.4%
1985 7.64% 10.1%
1986 7.2% 9.81%
1987 6.8% 9.47%
1988 6.42% 9.31%
1989 6.07% 9.02%
1990 5.76% 8.81%
1991 5.48% 8.66%
1992 5.22% 8.46%
1993 5% 8.19%
1994 4.79% 7.98%
1995 4.59% 7.76%
1996 4.4% 7.52%
1997 4.21% 7.28%
1998 4.02% 7.05%
1999 3.83% 6.76%
2000 3.63% 6.48%
2001 3.42% 6.21%
2002 3.22% 5.94%
2003 3.02% 5.65%
2004 2.83% 5.43%
2005 2.65% 5.16%
2006 2.48% 4.92%
2007 2.32% 4.7%
2008 2.17% 4.5%
2009 2.04% 4.31%
2010 1.93% 4.11%
2011 1.84% 3.97%
2012 1.75% 3.77%
2013 1.68% 3.61%
2014 1.61% 3.48%
2015 1.55% 3.35%
2016 1.5% 3.23%
2017 1.45% 3.11%
2018 1.39% 2.97%
2019 1.35% 2.86%
2020 1.3% 2.75%
2021 1.26% 2.66%
2022 1.22% 2.59%
2023 1.18% 2.49%

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