IranPeople

Population:	68,017,860 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 27.1% (male 9,465,475/female 8,973,828) 15-64 years: 68% (male 23,556,970/female 22,701,065) 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 1,637,512/female 1,683,010) (2005 est.)
Median age:	total: 24.23 years male: 24.03 years female: 24.44 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:	0.86% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:	16.83 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:	5.55 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:	-2.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:	total: 41.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 41.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 69.96 years male: 68.58 years female: 71.4 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:	1.82 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:	31,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:	800 (2003 est.)
Nationality:	noun: Iranian(s) adjective: Iranian
Ethnic groups:	Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Religions:	Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2%
Languages:	Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Literacy:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79.4% male: 85.6% female: 73% (2003 est.)

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