Iran Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Iran birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Iran in 2025 is 15.430 births per 1000 people, a 2.89% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Iran in 2024 was 15.889 births per 1000 people, a 2.8% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Iran in 2023 was 16.347 births per 1000 people, a 3.26% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Iran in 2022 was 16.897 births per 1000 people, a 3.15% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.577
Gabon 27.169
Iraq 26.853
Namibia 25.605
Samoa 23.139
Tonga 23.083
Guatemala 22.216
Botswana 21.562
Jordan 20.157
Turkmenistan 19.825
Algeria 19.177
Fiji 19.141
Belize 18.958
Paraguay 18.826
South Africa 18.500
Guyana 18.264
Ecuador 17.896
Dominican Republic 17.374
Kazakhstan 17.122
Suriname 17.041
Venezuela 16.677
Peru 16.337
Libya 16.001
Mexico 15.809
Lebanon 15.783
Iran 15.430
Malaysia 15.331
Jamaica 14.611
Turkey 14.478
Grenada 14.376
Colombia 13.260
Azerbaijan 13.259
Brazil 12.354
Costa Rica 12.202
Armenia 11.714
Maldives 11.525
Montenegro 11.107
Russia 10.888
Belarus 10.439
Albania 10.435
China 10.310
Mauritius 9.771
North Macedonia 9.750
Thailand 9.266
Romania 9.204
Cuba 9.178
Serbia 8.909
Bulgaria 8.582
Iran - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 15.430 -2.890%
2024 15.889 -2.800%
2023 16.347 -3.260%
2022 16.897 -3.150%
2021 17.447 -3.060%
2020 17.997 -2.970%
2019 18.547 -2.880%
2018 19.097 0.620%
2017 18.980 0.620%
2016 18.863 0.630%
2015 18.745 0.630%
2014 18.628 0.630%
2013 18.511 0.760%
2012 18.372 0.770%
2011 18.232 0.770%
2010 18.093 0.780%
2009 17.953 0.780%
2008 17.814 0.470%
2007 17.730 0.480%
2006 17.646 0.480%
2005 17.561 0.480%
2004 17.477 0.480%
2003 17.393 -1.930%
2002 17.735 -1.900%
2001 18.078 -1.860%
2000 18.420 -1.830%
1999 18.763 -1.790%
1998 19.105 -6.930%
1997 20.528 -6.480%
1996 21.951 -6.090%
1995 23.375 -5.740%
1994 24.798 -5.430%
1993 26.221 -8.250%
1992 28.580 -7.620%
1991 30.939 -7.080%
1990 33.297 -6.620%
1989 35.656 -6.210%
1988 38.015 -3.250%
1987 39.293 -3.150%
1986 40.571 -3.050%
1985 41.848 -2.960%
1984 43.126 -2.880%
1983 44.404 0.810%
1982 44.047 0.820%
1981 43.690 0.820%
1980 43.333 0.830%
1979 42.976 0.840%
1978 42.619 0.610%
1977 42.359 0.620%
1976 42.099 0.620%
1975 41.838 0.630%
1974 41.578 0.630%
1973 41.318 -1.050%
1972 41.756 -1.040%
1971 42.194 -1.030%
1970 42.632 -1.020%
1969 43.070 -1.010%
1968 43.508 -1.300%
1967 44.081 -1.280%
1966 44.653 -1.270%
1965 45.226 -1.250%
1964 45.798 -1.240%
1963 46.371 -1.120%
1962 46.895 -1.100%
1961 47.418 -1.090%
1960 47.942 -1.080%
1959 48.465 -1.070%
1958 48.989 -0.690%
1957 49.331 -0.690%
1956 49.673 -0.680%
1955 50.014 -0.680%
1954 50.356 -0.670%
1953 50.698 -0.670%
1952 51.040 -0.670%
1951 51.382 -0.660%
1950 51.723 0.000%