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Tehran · pop. 86M · Persian (Farsi) · Iranian rial

conflict

3 events · 4 killed

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#87

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #103 in 1995.

2024 · −0.07

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−0.68
1996−0.50+0.17 pts
1997−0.14+0.36 pts
1998−0.12+0.02 pts
1999−0.18−0.06 pts
2000−0.23−0.05 pts
2001−0.19+0.05 pts
2002−0.15+0.04 pts
2003−0.11+0.04 pts
20040.05+0.16 pts
20050.08+0.03 pts
2006−0.03−0.11 pts
2007−0.41−0.38 pts
2008−0.54−0.13 pts
2009−0.60−0.07 pts
2010−0.32+0.28 pts
2011−0.37−0.05 pts
2012low−0.70−0.33 pts
2013−0.14+0.56 pts
2014−0.140 pts
2015−0.17−0.03 pts
2016−0.17+0.01 pts
2017−0.17−0.01 pts
2018−0.11+0.06 pts
20190.02+0.13 pts
2020high0.09+0.07 pts
2021−0.01−0.09 pts
20220.04+0.04 pts
2023−0.13−0.17 pts
2024latest−0.07+0.06 pts

economic momentum

$5,190

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $5,190

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$2,138
1991$2,194+2.6%
1992$1,957−10.8%
1993low$1,038−47.0%
1994$1,168+12.5%
1995$1,550+32.7%
1996$1,915+23.5%
1997$1,790−6.5%
1998$1,709−4.5%
1999$1,740+1.8%
2000$1,650−5.1%
2001$1,881+14.0%
2002$1,891+0.5%
2003$2,209+16.8%
2004$2,672+21.0%
2005$3,132+17.2%
2006$3,619+15.5%
2007$4,688+29.5%
2008$5,377+14.7%
2009$5,416+0.7%
2010$6,291+16.2%
2011$8,026+27.6%
2012high$8,114+1.1%
2013$6,223−23.3%
2014$5,672−8.8%
2015$4,953−12.7%
2016$5,711+15.3%
2017$6,001+5.1%
2018$4,783−20.3%
2019$3,997−16.4%
2020$3,203−19.9%
2021$4,605+43.8%
2022$4,721+2.5%
2023$5,049+6.9%
2024latest$5,190+2.8%

prices

32.5%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 32.5%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
19907.6%
199117.1%+9.50 pts
199225.8%+8.68 pts
199321.2%−4.61 pts
199431.4%+10.2 pts
1995high49.7%+18.2 pts
199628.9%−20.7 pts
199717.3%−11.6 pts
199817.9%+0.52 pts
199920.1%+2.20 pts
200014.5%−5.59 pts
200111.3%−3.20 pts
200214.3%+3.06 pts
200316.5%+2.13 pts
200414.8%−1.71 pts
200513.4%−1.33 pts
200610.0%−3.42 pts
200717.3%+7.33 pts
200825.4%+8.07 pts
200913.6%−11.9 pts
201010.1%−3.46 pts
201126.3%+16.2 pts
201227.3%+0.96 pts
201336.6%+9.35 pts
201416.6%−20.0 pts
201512.5%−4.12 pts
2016low7.2%−5.24 pts
20178.0%+0.80 pts
201818.0%+9.97 pts
201939.9%+21.9 pts
202030.6%−9.31 pts
202143.4%+12.8 pts
202243.5%+0.10 pts
202344.6%+1.09 pts
2024latest32.5%−12.1 pts

demographic curve

1.7 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 6.6 in 1980.

2024 · 1.7

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
1960high7.5
19617.5−0.8%
19627.4−0.8%
19637.3−1.1%
19647.2−1.1%
19657.2−0.2%
19667.2−0.1%
19677.2−0.3%
19687.1−1.0%
19697.0−1.6%
19706.8−3.0%
19716.5−3.7%
19726.3−4.5%
19736.1−3.1%
19746.0−1.5%
19755.9−0.4%
19766.1+2.0%
19776.2+1.9%
19786.3+2.7%
19796.5+3.2%
19806.6+1.2%
19816.6−0.2%
19826.6−0.5%
19836.5−0.9%
19846.4−1.5%
19856.2−3.0%
19866.0−3.7%
19875.7−4.9%
19885.4−5.0%
19895.2−4.8%
19904.9−4.6%
19914.6−7.4%
19924.1−10.3%
19933.7−10.4%
19943.2−11.7%
19952.9−12.1%
19962.5−10.9%
19972.3−8.6%
19982.2−5.7%
19992.1−4.6%
20002.0−4.3%
20011.9−4.1%
20021.8−4.3%
20031.8−1.9%
20041.8−1.2%
20051.8−1.3%
20061.8−0.1%
20071.7−0.4%
20081.7−0.3%
20091.7−0.2%
20101.7+0.5%
20111.8+2.5%
20121.9+3.3%
20131.9+3.3%
20142.0+3.2%
20152.0+2.1%
20162.1+1.8%
20172.0−1.5%
20181.9−5.1%
20191.8−8.0%
20201.7−3.7%
20211.7+0.5%
20221.7−0.3%
20231.7−0.5%
2024latest1.7−0.6%

Metrics

  1. population
    86M
    17 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $458B
    33 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $5,049
    99 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $7B
    34 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.4%
    37 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    1.6M km²
    19 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    53.8 /km²
    106 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    77.7 yr
    54 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    80%
    88 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    9.1 t
    18 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    77%
    46 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.7
    104 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    4.2%
    83 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. r&d % of gdp
    0.7%
    48 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  15. researchers per million
    2,240
    37 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    61K
    15 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. high-tech exports %
    1%
    134 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  18. gini inequality
    35.9
    76 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  19. youth unemployment
    22%
    132 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. adult literacy
    89%
    58 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.10
    132 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    23
    138 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    72.7
    157 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.799
    63 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    3.5M
    1 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    158K
    17 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

Recent coverage · 29

  1. Iran Says Seven Tankers Hit economy
  2. Munir Carries Proposals to Tehran politics
  3. Tanker Burns After Hormuz Mine politics
  4. Russia Profits From Hormuz economy
  5. Iran Claims Hormuz Tanker Strikes economy
  6. Iran Blacklists Hormuz Vessels economy
  7. Gulf Sends Lavrov to Tehran politics
  8. Iran Claims Gasoline Self-Sufficiency economy
  9. Iran Names Missile Builder Minister politics
  10. Brent Crude Nears $110 economy
  11. Fishermen Salvage Sunken Hormuz Cargo economy
  12. Iran Threatens Gulf Data Centres tech
  13. Hormuz Ship Attacks Hit Record economy
  14. IRGC Says Tanker Struck Mine economy
  15. Trump’s Bomb Threat Misses Fordow politics
  16. Iran Ties Hormuz to Rights politics
  17. Iran Reports Second Tanker Fire economy
  18. US Drafts Biggest Bomb Strike politics
  19. Iran Escalates Hormuz Strikes economy
  20. Container Ship Sinks in Hormuz politics
  21. Undersea Cables Enter War Zones tech
  22. Iran Summons British Ambassador politics
  23. Third Hormuz Tanker Hit economy
  24. Iran Offers Riyadh-Sanaa Help politics
  25. Iran Claims Tanker Mine Strike economy
  26. Guards Claim Mine Hit Tanker economy
  27. Iran Oman Agree Hormuz Routes economy
  28. Hormuz Blockade Hits Fishers politics
  29. Pentagon Drafts Iran Strike Options politics