IRN / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Iran

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Capital
Tehran
Currency
Iranian rial
Continent
Asia
Area
1,648,195 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q794 ↗ · Official languages: Persian
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
92.42M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
362.68B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
3,924.38 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
42.17 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
8.3 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.68 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
77.85 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.92 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
-2.83 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
19.7K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
8.58 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
77.38 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
40.97 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
21.9 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
85.34 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
60.24 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.3 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Iran: 92.42M
Iran · Population71.49M77.2M82.91M88.61M94.32M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iran · Population · people
YearIran
202592,417,681
202491,567,738
202390,608,707
202289,524,246
202188,455,488
202087,723,443
201987,051,648
201886,117,998
201785,026,754
201683,812,228
201582,619,362
201481,502,045
201380,414,686
201279,370,580
201178,383,598
201077,420,842
200976,457,825
200875,514,204
200774,602,648
200673,392,747
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Iran: 362.68B
Iran · GDP227.76B341.29B454.81B568.34B681.86B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iran · GDP · current US$
YearIran
2025362,682,115,433.36
2024475,252,089,215.42
2023457,510,482,317.48
2022422,662,261,525.67
2021407,350,685,583.34
2020280,934,329,279.72
2019347,988,400,958
2018411,903,303,606.04
2017510,239,893,417.65
2016478,618,064,871
2015409,191,686,496.68
2014462,284,793,280.83
2013500,399,839,839.88
2012644,019,315,003.54
2011629,082,257,472.37
2010487,069,570,463.77
2009414,059,094,949.06
2008406,070,949,553.88
2007349,736,591,832.42
2006265,602,187,403.64

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Iran: 3,924.38
Iran · GDP per capita2,711.344,184.825,658.297,131.768,605.242006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iran · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearIran
20253,924.38
20245,190.17
20235,049.3
20224,721.2
20214,605.15
20203,202.5
20193,997.49
20184,783.01
20176,000.93
20165,710.6
20154,952.73
20145,672.06
20136,222.74
20128,114.08
20118,025.69
20106,291.19
20095,415.52
20085,377.41
20074,687.99
20063,618.92
% · 2006–2025
2025Iran: 42.17
Iran · Inflation3.5114.7125.9137.1148.312006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iran · Inflation · %
YearIran
202542.17
202432.46
202344.58
202243.49
202143.39
202030.59
201939.91
201818.01
20178.04
20167.25
201512.48
201416.61
201336.6
201227.26
201126.29
201010.09
200913.55
200825.41
200717.34
200610.02

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Iran: 8.3
Iran · Unemployment7.579.2410.912.5714.232006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iran · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearIran
20258.3
20248.15
20238.13
20229.09
20219.28
20209.69
201910.74
201812.2
201712.23
201612.62
201511.17
201410.68
201310.6
201212.28
201112.49
201013.68
200912.11
200810.63
200710.77
200611.52

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Iran: —
Iran · Fertility rate1.651.761.871.982.092006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iran · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearIran
2025No data available
20241.68
20231.7
20221.7
20211.71
20201.7
20191.77
20181.92
20172.02
20162.05
20152.02
20141.98
20131.91
20121.85
20111.79
20101.75
20091.74
20081.74
20071.75
20061.76

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Iran: —
Iran · Life expectancy72.473.8975.3776.8678.352006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iran · Life expectancy · years
YearIran
2025No data available
202477.85
202377.65
202276.8
202173.75
202074.14
201976.86
201876.62
201776.4
201676.16
201575.91
201475.64
201375.35
201275.04
201174.72
201074.39
200974.04
200873.68
200773.3
200672.9
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Iran

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.