Iran, Islamic Rep. | Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)

Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Islamic Republic of Iran
Records
63
Source
Iran, Islamic Rep. | Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
1960 52.68614684
1961 52.27320485
1962 51.97009518
1963 51.74789052
1964 51.73863434
1965 51.90374997
1966 52.04251596
1967 52.13684404
1968 52.2140133
1969 52.30098208
1970 52.42421143
1971 52.58017163
1972 52.78428985
1973 53.04282681
1974 53.31012172
1975 53.54682448
1976 53.65647314
1977 53.67271194
1978 53.65902346
1979 53.56320531
1980 53.40620227
1981 53.75833283
1982 54.00617247
1983 53.7015826
1984 53.42522675
1985 53.17160995
1986 52.95011757
1987 52.77271156
1988 52.64667875
1989 52.62435722
1990 53.13763871
1991 53.77849308
1992 54.09422429
1993 54.10763089
1994 54.39294802
1995 55.33701076
1996 56.50254657
1997 57.91616053
1998 59.51560713
1999 61.15640055
2000 62.80069081
2001 64.40399394
2002 65.75719383
2003 67.03010339
2004 68.3493672
2005 69.54990699
2006 70.62817198
2007 71.52253513
2008 72.18042496
2009 72.57320812
2010 72.71762536
2011 72.64135489
2012 72.3799468
2013 72.01148206
2014 71.43113203
2015 70.74354432
2016 70.20921863
2017 69.77204736
2018 69.37517737
2019 69.088695
2020 68.89986868
2021 68.81381991
2022 68.81155254

Iran, Islamic Rep. | Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)

Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Islamic Republic of Iran
Records
63
Source