What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iran?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran was 89.52 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 89.52 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 59.01 years in 1950.

How does Iran rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Iran ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iran data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iran: Life expectancy at age 15 was 89.52 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

89.52 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

65th

of 236 countries

All-time high

89.52 years

in 2100

All-time low

59.01 years

in 1950

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Iran stood at 89.52 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Iran peaked at 89.52 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 59.01 years, in 1950.

That places Iran 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	59.79 years	59.01 years	60.72 years	10
1960s	62.05 years	60.85 years	63.53 years	10
1970s	65.41 years	63.88 years	67.08 years	10
1980s	66.72 years	63.81 years	70.12 years	10
1990s	71.43 years	69.25 years	72.88 years	10
2000s	74.56 years	73.22 years	75.95 years	10
2010s	77.25 years	76.21 years	78.18 years	10
2020s	78.34 years	75 years	79.78 years	10
2030s	80.72 years	79.95 years	81.46 years	10
2040s	82.36 years	81.62 years	83.09 years	10
2050s	83.93 years	83.25 years	84.6 years	10
2060s	85.35 years	84.74 years	85.95 years	10
2070s	86.65 years	86.08 years	87.2 years	10
2080s	87.83 years	87.32 years	88.34 years	10
2090s	88.94 years	88.45 years	89.42 years	10
2100s	89.52 years	89.52 years	89.52 years	1

Countries ranked near Iran

62 China 89.99 years compare
63 Falkland Islands 89.92 years compare
64 Anguilla 89.84 years compare
66 Czechia 89.5 years compare
67 United States 89.3 years compare
68 Estonia 89.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Iran

Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 660,471 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 69.3% (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 632,755 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 681,471 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 645,150 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 694,303 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 696,770 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 31.49 million (2025)
Population, male 46.95 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iran?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Iran was 89.52 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 89.52 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 59.01 years in 1950.
How does Iran rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Iran ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.