Iran People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 46,604,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.1%; figures do not take into account the impact of the Iran-Iraq war

Nationality: noun—Iranian(s); adjective— Iranian

Ethnic divisions: 63% ethnic Persian 18% Turkic, 13% other Iranian, 3% Kurdish, 3% Arab and other Semitic, 1% other

Religion: 93% Shi‘a Muslim; 5% Sunni Muslim; 2% Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i

Language: Farsi, Turki, Kurdish, Arabic, English, French

Infant mortality rate: 100/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: 54

Literacy: 48%

Labor force: 12.0 million, est. (1979); 33% agriculture, 21% manufacturing; shortage of skilled labor; unemployment may be as high as 35%

NOTE: The information regarding Iran on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iran 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iran 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.