Country profile
Iran
Iran ranks #17 of 215 for population, #134 of 209 for gdp per capita, #75 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
92M
people · 2024
Rank #17 of 215
Life expectancy
77.9
years · 2024
Rank #75 of 216
Poverty headcount
2.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #95 of 186
Under-5 mortality
11.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #152 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
81.4%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #99 of 232
Tobacco use
13.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #110 of 163
Calorie supply
2,875
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #106 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,550,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #78 of 203
GDP per capita
$5,190
current US$ · 2024
Rank #134 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
32.5
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #10 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
1,503
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #8 of 210
Forest area
6.65%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #219 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
32.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #67 of 248
Protected areas
7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #175 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
8.66
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #31 of 210
Fertilizer use
60.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #97 of 194
Pesticide use
0.33
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #165 of 193
Cereal yield
2.72
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #97 of 182
Digital
Internet users
85.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #86 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
12.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #137 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
174
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #16 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #50 of 215
Renewable electricity output
4.24%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #221 of 257
Energy use per person
39,204
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #38 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.16
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #150 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Iran; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield