Demographics (v2.1)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Iran
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Iran (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 47.2 46.6 45.9 45.2 44.5 43.8 43.2 42.5 41.8 41.1 40.4 39.8
Ardebil 49.8 48.9 47.9 46.9 45.9 44.9 44.0 43.0 42.0 41.0 40.0 39.1
Bushehr 41.4 41.9 42.4 42.9 43.4 43.9 44.4 44.9 45.4 45.9 46.4 46.9
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari 48.5 47.8 47.2 46.5 45.8 45.2 44.5 43.9 43.2 42.5 41.9 41.2
EastAzarbayejan 42.0 42.0 41.9 41.8 41.7 41.6 41.6 41.5 41.4 41.3 41.2 41.2
Esfahan 39.1 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 38.9 38.9 38.9 38.9 38.9 38.8
Fars 42.1 41.7 41.4 41.1 40.8 40.5 40.1 39.8 39.5 39.2 38.9 38.5
Gilan 41.2 40.6 40.1 39.5 38.9 38.4 37.8 37.3 36.7 36.1 35.6 35.0
Golestan 47.6 47.1 46.7 46.3 45.9 45.5 45.0 44.6 44.2 43.8 43.4 42.9
Hamedan 45.1 44.6 44.2 43.7 43.2 42.8 42.3 41.9 41.4 40.9 40.5 40.0
Hormozgan 57.7 56.8 55.8 54.8 53.8 52.8 51.9 50.9 49.9 48.9 47.9 47.0
Ilam 49.3 47.8 46.2 44.7 43.2 41.6 40.1 38.5 37.0 35.5 33.9 32.4
Kerman 50.2 50.0 49.7 49.4 49.1 48.8 48.6 48.3 48.0 47.7 47.4 47.2
Kermanshah 45.9 44.8 43.7 42.6 41.5 40.4 39.3 38.2 37.1 36.0 34.9 33.8
Khorasan-e-Razavi 49.2 48.8 48.3 47.9 47.5 47.0 46.6 46.1 45.7 45.3 44.8 44.4
Khuzestan 50.7 49.9 49.2 48.5 47.8 47.1 46.3 45.6 44.9 44.2 43.5 42.7
Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad 53.2 52.2 51.2 50.2 49.2 48.2 47.2 46.2 45.2 44.2 43.2 42.2
Kordestan 49.2 48.3 47.5 46.6 45.7 44.9 44.0 43.2 42.3 41.4 40.6 39.7
Lorestan 48.7 47.6 46.6 45.6 44.6 43.6 42.5 41.5 40.5 39.5 38.5 37.4
Markazi 45.3 44.8 44.4 44.0 43.6 43.2 42.7 42.3 41.9 41.5 41.1 40.6
Mazandaran 38.8 38.5 38.2 37.9 37.6 37.3 37.0 36.7 36.4 36.1 35.8 35.5
North Khorasan 54.8 54.0 53.3 52.5 51.7 51.0 50.2 49.5 48.7 47.9 47.2 46.4
Qazvin 42.2 41.8 41.5 41.2 40.9 40.6 40.2 39.9 39.6 39.3 39.0 38.6
Qom 46.8 46.4 45.9 45.4 44.9 44.4 44.0 43.5 43.0 42.5 42.0 41.6
Semnan 41.3 41.4 41.6 41.7 41.8 42.0 42.1 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.7 42.8
Sistanand Baluchestan 74.1 73.6 73.0 72.5 72.0 71.4 70.9 70.3 69.8 69.3 68.7 68.2
South Khorasan 56.8 56.7 56.7 56.6 56.5 56.5 56.4 56.4 56.3 56.2 56.2 56.1
Tehran and Alborz 43.2 42.2 41.3 40.4 39.5 38.6 37.6 36.7 35.8 34.9 34.0 33.0
WestAzarbayejan 52.6 51.7 50.7 49.8 48.9 47.9 47.0 46.0 45.1 44.2 43.2 42.3
Yazd 42.9 43.4 43.9 44.4 44.9 45.4 45.9 46.4 46.9 47.4 47.9 48.4
Zanjan 48.0 47.2 46.4 45.6 44.8 44.0 43.2 42.4 41.6 40.8 40.0 39.2
Lighter numbers are estimates