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Iran People 1996

Population:

64,625,455 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

45% (female 14,113,933; male 14,995,015)

15-64 years:

51% (female 16,237,810; male 16,803,943)

65 years and over:

4% (female 1,197,869; male 1,276,885) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.29% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

34.85 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.85 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

54.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

66.97 years

male:

65.77 years

female:

68.22 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.93 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Iranian(s)

adjective:

Iranian

Ethnic divisions:

Persian 51%, Azerbaijani 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

Religions:

Shi'a Muslim 95%, Sunni Muslim 4%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%

Languages:

Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Baloch 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1991)

total population:

66%

male:

74%

female:

56%

Labor force:

15.4 million

by occupation:

agriculture 33%, manufacturing 21%

note:

shortage of skilled labor (1988 est.)

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