Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.66 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.66 children per women
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.84 children per women
in 1982
All-time low
1.66 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 1.66 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 5.84 children per women in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.66 children per women, in 2023.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 140th 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.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.13 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.2 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.27 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 4.34 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 4.42 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 4.55 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 4.67 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 4.81 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 4.95 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 5.09 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 5.12 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 5.15 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 5.17 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 5.19 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.2 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.25 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 5.31 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.36 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 5.38 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.37 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.28 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 5.15 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 4.99 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 4.89 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 4.88 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.92 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 5.07 children per women | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 5.22 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 5.42 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 5.66 children per women | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 5.79 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.82 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 5.84 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.83 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.79 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.65 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 5.46 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 5.22 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.99 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 4.76 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 4.56 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 4.24 children per women | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 3.82 children per women | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 3.43 children per women | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 3.04 children per women | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 2.68 children per women | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 2.39 children per women | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 2.19 children per women | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 2.07 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.98 children per women | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.9 children per women | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.83 children per women | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.75 children per women | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.72 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.71 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.69 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.69 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.69 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.69 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.69 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.74 children per women | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8 children per women | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.86 children per women | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.92 children per women | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.97 children per women | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2 children per women | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.98 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.87 children per women | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.73 children per women | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 1.66 children per women | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.67 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.67 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.66 children per women | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.54 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.25 children per women | 5.12 children per women | 5.38 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.15 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 5.66 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.52 children per women | 4.76 children per women | 5.84 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 children per women | 1.98 children per women | 4.56 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 1.9 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 children per women | 1.7 children per women | 2 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 1.67 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 137 Romania 1.69 children per women compare
- 138 Armenia 1.69 children per women compare
- 139 Barbados 1.68 children per women compare
- 141 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 1.66 children per women compare
- 142 New Zealand 1.65 children per women compare
- 143 Azerbaijan 1.63 children per women compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.66 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.84 children per women in 1982.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 children per women in 2023.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).