Live births in Iran
Live births in Iran was 1.17 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Iran, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,173,463 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,191,945 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,210,703 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,228,854 Estimated |
| 2019 | 1,298,600 Estimated |
| 2018 | 1,435,027 Estimated |
| 2017 | 1,534,302 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1,574,609 Estimated |
| 2015 | 1,559,766 Estimated |
| 2014 | 1,534,518 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1,490,131 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,439,653 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1,385,254 Estimated |
| 2010 | 1,337,544 Estimated |
| 2009 | 1,311,757 Estimated |
| 2008 | 1,290,890 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1,266,093 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1,227,485 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1,176,881 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,136,441 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,091,911 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,084,609 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,074,860 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,060,427 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,051,709 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,045,683 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1,057,842 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1,115,652 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1,215,585 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,351,274 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,579,425 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,733,584 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,870,627 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,953,743 Estimated |
| 1989 | 1,995,229 Estimated |
| 1988 | 2,038,749 Estimated |
| 1987 | 2,069,904 Estimated |
| 1986 | 2,094,176 Estimated |
| 1985 | 2,102,014 Estimated |
| 1984 | 2,099,105 Estimated |
| 1983 | 2,056,591 Estimated |
| 1982 | 2,001,681 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,857,625 Estimated |
| 1980 | 1,798,585 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,717,676 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,611,066 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,517,941 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,441,788 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,361,014 Estimated |
| 1974 | 1,310,826 Estimated |
| 1973 | 1,276,873 Estimated |
| 1972 | 1,264,479 Estimated |
| 1971 | 1,272,084 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,270,418 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,263,644 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,243,309 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,218,945 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,188,719 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,158,343 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,132,823 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,120,840 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,112,273 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,102,361 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,094,794 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,087,680 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,059,076 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,029,744 Estimated |
| 1956 | 997,803 Estimated |
| 1955 | 965,812 Estimated |
| 1954 | 932,530 Estimated |
| 1953 | 909,733 Estimated |
| 1952 | 885,830 Estimated |
| 1951 | 860,512 Estimated |
| 1950 | 838,122 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Iran, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Iran, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/iran. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Iran, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/iran.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Iran, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/iran (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_iran_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Iran, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/iran. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Iran?
Live births in Iran was 1.17 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Iran?
2.1 million in 1985, the highest value since 1950 in this series.