Iran: 44% fewer births than in 1985
The peak was 2.1M births in 1985; in 2023, 1.17M. Fertility (1985–2023): 6.24 → 1.70 children per woman.
Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →
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