Population ages 20-24, female in Iran
Iran: Population ages 20-24, female was 2.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, female in Iran, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, female in Iran is 2.87 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Iran peaked at 4.61 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 824,619, in 1960.
Iran ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 880,186 | 824,619 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.41 million | 1.09 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 million | 1.77 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 million | 2.33 million | 3.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 million | 3.31 million | 4.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 million | 2.95 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 2.81 million | 2.87 million | 6 |
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More health data for Iran
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 654,438 (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)
- Population ages 15-64, male 32.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 632,755 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 69.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 638,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 621,001 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Iran?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Iran was 2.87 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 824,619 in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Iran ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.