Gender in Iran 212 indicators covering gender for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 2030 down 11.7% 23rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year 2030 down 1,562.5% 167th Population 77,077 2030 up 15.3% 16th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 2030 up 15.3% 16th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year 2030 up 40.0% 87th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 2025 down 26.1% 26th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 2025 down 27.0% 26th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 2025 down 22.2% 25th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 2025 down 23.1% 24th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 2025 down 18.0% 24th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 605,901 2025 down 18.8% 23rd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 586,963 2025 down 13.7% 24th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 617,379 2025 down 14.4% 23rd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 594,748 2025 down 10.6% 24th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 626,045 2025 down 11.2% 22nd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 613,110 2025 down 6.3% 21st Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 646,034 2025 down 6.9% 21st Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.66 2027 up 7.0% 12th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.32 2025 down 2.4% 168th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.342 2025 down 13.9% 151st Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.291 2025 up 12.4% 165th Women's Political Participation Index 0.306 2025 down 3.8% 167th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.32 2025 down 2.4% 168th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.32 2025 down 2.4% 168th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year 2025 down 253.2% 141st Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.32 2025 down 2.4% 168th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 30.4% 2024 up 11.4% 76th Prevalence of obesity, male 18.8% 2024 up 25.8% 105th Life expectancy at age 60, female 22.89 years 2024 up 6.0% 90th Life expectancy at age 60, male 22.1 years 2024 up 11.3% 49th Share of women who are obese 30.4% 2024 up 11.4% 79th Share of women who are overweight or obese 65.0% 2024 up 6.5% 64th Share of overweight men vs. women 57.8% 2024 up 13.1% 95th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.2% 2024 up 3.2% 63rd Share of women who are married or in a union 18.8% 2022 down 17.4% 25th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.3% 79th Population, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 21.7% 96th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 10.1% 152nd Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 171st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 99.32 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 10.8% 141st Women, Business and the Law Index 31.25 index (0–100) 2023 up 8.7% 186th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 162nd Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 6.7% 105th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 55.85 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.1% 122nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 2.1% 81st Labor force, female 4.99 million 2025 up 11.8% 48th Labor force, female, per capita 0.0539 units per person 2025 down 0.1% 180th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 1.5% 79th Page 1 of 4 Next →