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Iran: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 81,800,269 (2018)
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]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 289.564 billion kWh (2017) #14
Consumption 251.522 billion kWh (2017) #15
Exports 8.172 billion kWh (2017) #24
Imports 3.852 billion kWh (2017) #44
Renewable Electricity Generation 15.309 billion kWh (2017) #46

Oil

Ranking
Production 4,455.545 thousand bbl/day (2018) #7
Consumption 1,821.744 thousand bbl/day (2017) #12
Exports (Refined) [3] 1,042 thousand bbl/day (2013) #17
Imports (Refined) [3] 87.44 thousand bbl/day (2013) #45
Proved Reserves (Crude) 155.6 billion bbl (2019) #4

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 9,097.956 billion cu ft (2015) #3
Consumption (Dry) 7,306.314 billion cu ft (2017) #4
Exports (Dry) 411.278 billion cu ft (2017) #18
Imports (Dry) 140.767 billion cu ft (2017) #40
Proved Reserves 1,193.966 trillion cu ft (2019) #2

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 319 (2013)
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

LocationMiddle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Total Area1,648,195 sq. km
Land Area1,531,595 sq. km
Water Area116,600 sq. km
Coastline2,440 km
Climatemostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Terrainrugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts
Lowest PointCaspian Sea -28 m
Highest Point Kuh-e Damavand 5,625 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020