Population, female in Iran
Iran: Population, female was 45.47 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Iran, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Iran stood at 45.47 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Iran peaked at 45.47 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.47 million, in 1960.
Iran ranks 17th 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 | 12.04 million | 10.47 million | 13.73 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.25 million | 14.16 million | 18.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.61 million | 19.34 million | 27.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.49 million | 28.56 million | 32.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.93 million | 32.71 million | 37.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.28 million | 37.88 million | 42.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.26 million | 43.07 million | 45.47 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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 population, female in Iran?
- Population, female in Iran was 45.47 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 45.47 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.47 million in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for population, female?
- Iran ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.