Iran: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 81,800,269 (2018) |
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Population Growth Rate | 1.386 annual % (2018) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 44.219 % of working-age population (2018) |
Urban Population | 74.898 % of total (2018) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 12.4 per 1,000 live births (2018) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 76.479 years (2018) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 319 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 88,722,442 (2018 est.) |
Highways | 223,485 km (2012) |
Internet Users | 67,600,000 (2019 est.) |
Railways | 8,484 km (2014) |
Telephones | 30,481,734 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan |
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Total Area | 1,648,195 sq. km |
Land Area | 1,531,595 sq. km |
Water Area | 116,600 sq. km |
Coastline | 2,440 km |
Climate | mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast |
Terrain | rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts |
Lowest Point | Caspian Sea -28 m |
Highest Point | Kuh-e Damavand 5,625 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020