Population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population fell 2.97% to 19.6% in Iran in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Iran reached an all time high of 44.4% in 1964 and an all time low of 19.6% in 2024. When compared to Iran's main peers, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Iraq amounted to 33.7%, 27.0% in Pakistan and 22.8% in Turkmenistan in 2024.
Iran has been ranked 99th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 0-14 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Afghanistan | % | 22.9% | 22.3% | 21.8% | 21.2% | 20.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 16.3% | 16.1% | 15.8% | 15.6% | 15.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 26.4% | 26.1% | 25.8% | 25.4% | 25.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 17.9% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 16.1% | 16.0% | 15.8% | 15.7% | 15.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 18.8% | 18.5% | 18.2% | 17.9% | 17.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 12.0% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 18.2% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 17.1% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 15.8% | 15.6% | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 15.0% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 14.2% |