Children per woman vs population growth in Iran

Iran: Children per woman vs population growth was 0.8279 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8279
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.46
in 1984
All-time low
0.73
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Children per woman vs population growth in Iran, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, children per woman vs population growth in Iran stood at 0.8279.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman vs population growth in Iran peaked at 3.46 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.73, in 2021.

Iran ranks 113th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Children per woman vs population growth in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Children per woman vs population growth in Iran, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 2.22 —
1951 2.24 +0.8%
1952 2.29 +2.5%
1953 2.33 +1.8%
1954 2.38 +2.1%
1955 2.49 +4.6%
1956 2.57 +3.0%
1957 2.62 +2.1%
1958 2.71 +3.4%
1959 2.77 +2.0%
1960 2.72 -1.6%
1961 2.69 -1.2%
1962 2.61 -2.9%
1963 2.64 +1.0%
1964 2.62 -0.6%
1965 2.65 +1.1%
1966 2.69 +1.6%
1967 2.73 +1.5%
1968 2.71 -0.7%
1969 2.76 +1.8%
1970 2.73 -1.3%
1971 2.68 -1.6%
1972 2.6 -3.1%
1973 2.61 +0.5%
1974 2.66 +1.9%
1975 2.75 +3.3%
1976 2.91 +5.8%
1977 3.04 +4.4%
1978 3.12 +2.6%
1979 3.37 +8.1%
1980 3.42 +1.4%
1981 3.28 -4.0%
1982 3.42 +4.3%
1983 3.42 -0.0%
1984 3.46 +1.2%
1985 3.35 -3.1%
1986 3.23 -3.8%
1987 3.07 -4.7%
1988 2.93 -4.7%
1989 2.84 -3.2%
1990 2.62 -7.7%
1991 2.49 -4.9%
1992 2.23 -10.5%
1993 1.99 -11.0%
1994 1.64 -17.5%
1995 1.41 -13.7%
1996 1.25 -11.8%
1997 1.14 -8.5%
1998 1.11 -2.6%
1999 1.11 -0.6%
2000 1.1 -0.4%
2001 1.1 +0.1%
2002 1.11 +0.3%
2003 1.07 -3.7%
2004 1.14 +7.0%
2005 1.17 +2.2%
2006 1.21 +3.4%
2007 1.23 +2.2%
2008 1.25 +1.1%
2009 1.25 +0.6%
2010 1.27 +1.0%
2011 1.31 +3.2%
2012 1.35 +3.6%
2013 1.39 +2.9%
2014 1.42 +2.1%
2015 1.43 +0.3%
2016 1.42 -0.7%
2017 1.34 -5.3%
2018 1.2 -10.4%
2019 1.03 -14.6%
2020 0.7569 -26.2%
2021 0.73 -3.6%
2022 0.8417 +15.3%
2023 0.8279 -1.6%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 0.8279 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8259, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 0.8279 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.33, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children per woman vs population growth in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -26.2% 1.03 0.7569

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.46 2.22 2.77 10
1960s 2.68 2.61 2.76 10
1970s 2.85 2.6 3.37 10
1980s 3.24 2.84 3.46 10
1990s 1.7 1.11 2.62 10
2000s 1.16 1.07 1.25 10
2010s 1.32 1.03 1.43 10
2020s 0.7891 0.73 0.8417 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 110 Indonesia 0.841 compare
  2. 111 American Samoa 0.8367 compare
  3. 112 Brunei 0.836 compare
  4. 114 El Salvador 0.8239 compare
  5. 115 Reunion 0.8237 compare
  6. 116 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8214 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman vs population growth in Iran?
Children per woman vs population growth in Iran was 0.8279 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children per woman vs population growth recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 in 1984.
What is the lowest children per woman vs population growth recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.73 in 2021.
How does Iran rank for children per woman vs population growth?
Iran ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is children per woman vs population growth rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children per woman vs population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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