Fertility & birth rates in Iran and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Iran vs Seychelles chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iran was 1.7 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iran vs the Seychelles population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Iran	Seychelles
1960	7.52	5.31
1961	7.46	5.42
1962	7.4	5.51
1963	7.32	5.61
1964	7.24	5.69
1965	7.22	5.72
1966	7.21	6.13
1967	7.19	5.9
1968	7.12	5.61
1969	7.01	5.48
1970	6.8	5.31
1971	6.55	5.69
1972	6.26	5.16
1973	6.06	4.78
1974	5.97	5.1
1975	5.95	4.75
1976	6.07	4.09
1977	6.18	3.75
1978	6.34	3.92
1979	6.55	3.66
1980	6.63	3.79
1981	6.62	3.67
1982	6.59	3.13
1983	6.53	3.22
1984	6.43	3.24
1985	6.24	3.09
1986	6.01	3.07
1987	5.72	2.92
1988	5.43	2.79
1989	5.17	2.67
1990	4.93	2.61
1991	4.57	2.69
1992	4.1	2.53
1993	3.67	2.58
1994	3.24	2.6
1995	2.85	2.36
1996	2.54	2.31
1997	2.32	2.1
1998	2.19	2.04
1999	2.09	2.04
2000	2	2.08
2001	1.92	1.98
2002	1.84	2.04
2003	1.8	2.06
2004	1.78	2.01
2005	1.76	2.2
2006	1.76	2.11
2007	1.75	2.24
2008	1.74	2.33
2009	1.74	2.38
2010	1.75	2.16
2011	1.79	2.33
2012	1.85	2.37
2013	1.91	2.26
2014	1.98	2.25
2015	2.02	2.31
2016	2.05	2.39
2017	2.02	2.41
2018	1.92	2.41
2019	1.77	2.36
2020	1.7	2.29
2021	1.71	2.46
2022	1.7	2.01
2023	1.7	2.02
2024	1.68	2
2025	1.67	1.97
2026	1.66	1.95
2027	1.65	1.93
2028	1.64	1.91
2029	1.64	1.89
2030	1.63	1.88
2031	1.63	1.86
2032	1.63	1.85
2033	1.63	1.84
2034	1.63	1.83
2035	1.63	1.82
2036	1.63	1.81
2037	1.63	1.8
2038	1.63	1.79
2039	1.63	1.79
2040	1.63	1.78
2041	1.63	1.78
2042	1.63	1.77
2043	1.63	1.77
2044	1.63	1.76
2045	1.63	1.75
2046	1.63	1.75
2047	1.63	1.75
2048	1.63	1.74
2049	1.63	1.74
2050	1.63	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iran	Seychelles
1960	43.5%	38.6%
1961	44.1%	39.1%
1962	44.6%	39.7%
1963	44.9%	40.3%
1964	45%	40.9%
1965	45%	41.5%
1966	44.9%	42.1%
1967	44.8%	42.7%
1968	44.8%	43.1%
1969	44.7%	43.4%
1970	44.6%	43.6%
1971	44.4%	43.4%
1972	44.2%	43%
1973	43.8%	42.5%
1974	43.5%	41.9%
1975	43.2%	41.2%
1976	43%	40.5%
1977	42.9%	39.7%
1978	43%	38.8%
1979	43.1%	37.9%
1980	43.3%	37.1%
1981	42.9%	36.4%
1982	42.7%	35.7%
1983	43%	35.2%
1984	43.3%	34.8%
1985	43.5%	34.4%
1986	43.7%	34.1%
1987	43.9%	33.8%
1988	44%	33.4%
1989	44.2%	32.9%
1990	44.1%	32.4%
1991	43.9%	31.9%
1992	43.6%	31.5%
1993	43.6%	31%
1994	43.2%	30.6%
1995	42.1%	30.3%
1996	40.7%	29.8%
1997	39.1%	29.3%
1998	37.3%	28.8%
1999	35.4%	28.2%
2000	33.6%	27.6%
2001	31.7%	27%
2002	30.1%	26.5%
2003	28.7%	26%
2004	27.4%	25.5%
2005	26.2%	25%
2006	25.3%	24.5%
2007	24.6%	24%
2008	24%	23.5%
2009	23.7%	22.9%
2010	23.4%	22.5%
2011	23.3%	22.2%
2012	23.3%	22%
2013	23.3%	21.8%
2014	23.4%	21.6%
2015	23.6%	21.4%
2016	23.8%	21.2%
2017	23.9%	21%
2018	24%	20.9%
2019	23.9%	20.7%
2020	23.8%	20.6%
2021	23.6%	20.4%
2022	23.2%	20.3%
2023	22.8%	20.1%
2024	22.4%	20%
2025	22%	19.8%
2026	21.6%	19.6%
2027	21.1%	19.4%
2028	20.5%	19.3%
2029	19.9%	19.2%
2030	19.3%	19.2%
2031	18.6%	19.1%
2032	18%	19%
2033	17.4%	18.8%
2034	17%	18.7%
2035	16.7%	18.5%
2036	16.4%	18.3%
2037	16.2%	18.1%
2038	15.9%	18%
2039	15.8%	17.8%
2040	15.6%	17.6%
2041	15.5%	17.4%
2042	15.4%	17.3%
2043	15.3%	17.1%
2044	15.3%	16.9%
2045	15.2%	16.8%
2046	15.2%	16.7%
2047	15.2%	16.6%
2048	15.2%	16.5%
2049	15.1%	16.4%
2050	15.1%	16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 22.4% of the population in Iran and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iran and the Seychelles compared.

Natural population change in Iran vs Seychelles by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.1% in Iran and +0.82% in the Seychelles. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Iran	Seychelles
1960	584,060	977
1961	594,674	1,040
1962	595,538	1,083
1963	620,126	1,123
1964	635,589	1,155
1965	663,029	1,165
1966	695,040	1,280
1967	727,276	1,217
1968	743,992	1,145
1969	780,660	1,119
1970	794,612	1,087
1971	805,830	1,373
1972	804,043	1,199
1973	831,880	1,166
1974	873,369	1,361
1975	929,481	1,376
1976	1,013,347	1,174
1977	1,091,542	1,125
1978	1,156,974	1,330
1979	1,294,306	1,292
1980	1,361,293	1,386
1981	1,376,830	1,358
1982	1,514,240	1,069
1983	1,573,612	1,209
1984	1,653,051	1,255
1985	1,661,750	1,259
1986	1,659,289	1,222
1987	1,639,644	1,172
1988	1,614,512	1,135
1989	1,609,739	1,030
1990	1,530,434	1,070
1991	1,495,594	1,162
1992	1,365,466	1,076
1993	1,219,658	1,091
1994	1,008,076	1,136
1995	879,648	1,054
1996	784,508	1,047
1997	726,574	873
1998	717,655	844
1999	723,237	901
2000	731,203	958
2001	743,658	885
2002	752,205	837
2003	732,600	828
2004	801,203	842
2005	837,305	861
2006	884,529	804
2007	919,254	867
2008	940,983	887
2009	958,322	900
2010	980,380	844
2011	1,023,925	936
2012	1,073,804	989
2013	1,119,533	846
2014	1,158,552	832
2015	1,178,317	888
2016	1,186,949	900
2017	1,140,549	901
2018	1,035,052	842
2019	893,063	811
2020	663,978	886
2021	645,725	744
2022	753,525	635
2023	750,150	683

Maternal mortality chart: Iran vs Seychelles

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iran, compared to 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iran	Seychelles
1985	160	69
1986	148	65
1987	136	62
1988	126	60
1989	113	61
1990	107	53
1991	94	54
1992	86	50
1993	80	49
1994	71	45
1995	65	40
1996	59	39
1997	55	37
1998	50	41
1999	46	41
2000	43	45
2001	40	43
2002	38	45
2003	37	47
2004	34	52
2005	33	50
2006	32	51
2007	31	52
2008	30	51
2009	28	51
2010	27	50
2011	26	50
2012	25	49
2013	24	48
2014	23	46
2015	22	46
2016	21	47
2017	20	47
2018	19	49
2019	18	48
2020	34	51
2021	51	74
2022	21	89
2023	16	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.18% in Iran and 1.43% in the Seychelles. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Iran	Seychelles
1960	-	10.5%
1961	-	10.3%
1962	-	10.2%
1963	-	10%
1964	-	9.8%
1965	-	9.55%
1966	-	9.26%
1967	-	8.92%
1968	-	8.52%
1969	-	8.07%
1970	-	7.58%
1971	18.9%	7.09%
1972	18%	6.59%
1973	17.1%	6.09%
1974	16.2%	5.59%
1975	15.3%	5.09%
1976	14.4%	4.6%
1977	13.5%	4.14%
1978	12.6%	3.72%
1979	11.7%	3.34%
1980	10.8%	3.01%
1981	10%	2.74%
1982	9.3%	2.51%
1983	8.67%	2.32%
1984	8.13%	2.16%
1985	7.64%	2.04%
1986	7.2%	1.93%
1987	6.8%	1.84%
1988	6.42%	1.76%
1989	6.07%	1.69%
1990	5.76%	1.63%
1991	5.48%	1.58%
1992	5.22%	1.53%
1993	5%	1.49%
1994	4.79%	1.46%
1995	4.59%	1.43%
1996	4.4%	1.41%
1997	4.21%	1.4%
1998	4.02%	1.39%
1999	3.83%	1.38%
2000	3.63%	1.38%
2001	3.42%	1.37%
2002	3.22%	1.37%
2003	3.02%	1.37%
2004	2.83%	1.38%
2005	2.65%	1.38%
2006	2.48%	1.38%
2007	2.32%	1.39%
2008	2.17%	1.39%
2009	2.04%	1.4%
2010	1.93%	1.41%
2011	1.84%	1.42%
2012	1.75%	1.43%
2013	1.68%	1.44%
2014	1.61%	1.45%
2015	1.55%	1.45%
2016	1.5%	1.46%
2017	1.45%	1.47%
2018	1.39%	1.48%
2019	1.35%	1.48%
2020	1.3%	1.48%
2021	1.26%	1.47%
2022	1.22%	1.45%
2023	1.18%	1.43%