Iran Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Iran birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Iran in 2024 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Iran in 2021 was 17.447 births per 1000 people, a 3.06% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.969
Gabon 27.725
Iraq 27.161
Namibia 26.012
Samoa 23.265
Tonga 23.178
Guatemala 22.585
Botswana 21.918
Jordan 20.419
Turkmenistan 20.301
Algeria 19.819
Fiji 19.399
Belize 19.292
Paraguay 19.117
South Africa 18.747
Guyana 18.541
Ecuador 18.185
Dominican Republic 17.681
Kazakhstan 17.477
Suriname 17.255
Venezuela 16.744
Peru 16.639
Libya 16.359
Lebanon 16.131
Mexico 16.069
Iran 15.889
Malaysia 15.602
Jamaica 14.859
Grenada 14.718
Turkey 14.686
Azerbaijan 13.602
Colombia 13.516
Brazil 12.580
Costa Rica 12.449
Armenia 12.015
Maldives 11.807
Montenegro 11.206
Russia 11.108
Albania 10.711
Belarus 10.666
China 10.478
North Macedonia 9.892
Mauritius 9.826
Thailand 9.399
Cuba 9.294
Romania 9.248
Serbia 8.983
Bulgaria 8.618
Iran - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%