Demographics of Iran

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/demographics-of-iran

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the population growth rate (1990-2008)?32% increase, equivalent to 17.6 million individuals
2. What is the projected population (2050)?Expected to stabilize above 100 million
3. What is the population of Iran right now?Iran has about 91.5 million people as of November 2024.
4. Why are there fewer babies being born in Iran?The birth rate has dropped to 1.44 babies per woman, which is below the 2.1 needed to replace the population.

Demographic Transition: The shift from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates, leading to population growth.
Fertility Rate: The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime, a key indicator of population change.
Replacement Level Fertility: The average number of children per woman required to maintain a stable population size, typically around 2.1.
Dependency Ratio: A measure comparing the number of dependents (young and old) to the working-age population.