Age dependency ratio in Iran
Iran: Age dependency ratio was 44.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Iran, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Iran is 44.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Iran peaked at 95.2% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2010.
Iran ranks 183rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.7% | 91.0% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.4% | 85.9% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.0% | 84.2% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 65.3% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 40.3% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 40.1% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 44.1% | 44.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Iran
- Population ages 15-64, male 32.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 638,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 606,752 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 64.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 621,001 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 69.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 588,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 654,438 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Iran?
- Age dependency ratio in Iran was 44.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1964.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for age dependency ratio?
- Iran ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.