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Welcome to Irandemography.weebly.com, the site dedicated to the study, tracking and prediction of the demographics of Iran. As Mr. Farley, my geography teacher says, "One of the most important indicators for understanding our future is the study of demography". Demography. Defined by Wikipedia as "The statistical study of human populations" (Wikipedia), demography is all about people. Population. Immigration. Literacy rates. Dependency loads. Demography is about learning why populations rise and fall. Why some locations have extremely high living standards while similar geographic locations live in poverty. And what does this have to do with Iran? Read on.
So why is demography so important? Demography helps us understand more about our world, specifically, what population problems we face. But most importantly, demography helps solve these problems. For example, take Niger. This African country has the largest birth rate in the world, with an average of over 50 births per year for every 1000 people. This creates a massive population growth rate of 3.66%. Seems like a good thing? It isn't. Pretty soon, Nigers dependency load (% of population < 15 years plus % of population > 65 years) will be unmanageable by the rest of its population. The dependency load is the percentage of the population that needs tending to, and for Niger, its 52.15% (All CIA). Thats more than half the population, and Niger's still growing. So what can be done? Research has shown that the key to lowering birth rates is to increase female education, along with decreasing infant mortality rates. The more educated women are, the less likely the are to want to have, and take care of, children. And if infant mortality rates drop, less children will have to be born to sustain the population, hugely decreasing birth rates. If these ideas can be implemented, dependency loads will drop, making Niger a more suitable place to live. Thats why demography is important. And if anyone masters the field of demography, they will be well informed on how to increase living standards in any country, including Iran.
So why is demography so important? Demography helps us understand more about our world, specifically, what population problems we face. But most importantly, demography helps solve these problems. For example, take Niger. This African country has the largest birth rate in the world, with an average of over 50 births per year for every 1000 people. This creates a massive population growth rate of 3.66%. Seems like a good thing? It isn't. Pretty soon, Nigers dependency load (% of population < 15 years plus % of population > 65 years) will be unmanageable by the rest of its population. The dependency load is the percentage of the population that needs tending to, and for Niger, its 52.15% (All CIA). Thats more than half the population, and Niger's still growing. So what can be done? Research has shown that the key to lowering birth rates is to increase female education, along with decreasing infant mortality rates. The more educated women are, the less likely the are to want to have, and take care of, children. And if infant mortality rates drop, less children will have to be born to sustain the population, hugely decreasing birth rates. If these ideas can be implemented, dependency loads will drop, making Niger a more suitable place to live. Thats why demography is important. And if anyone masters the field of demography, they will be well informed on how to increase living standards in any country, including Iran.
Overview of Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in the Middle East. With a population of 76,923,300, Iran is the 18th most populous country in the world, making it relativly larg. However, Iran currently faces many problems. Poverty, crime, human trafficking, health; and many demographic problems (All CIA).
Iran is a middle eastern country, neighboring Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, as well as the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Caspian Sea (CIA). With an area of 1,648,195 sq km, Iran is the 18th largest country in the world (Weird coincidence: 18th in population, 18th in area) (CIA). Cool fact: Iran is about as large as England, Spain, France, and Germany combined (Wikipedia)! Iran's resources include large amounts of fossil fuels and metals, such as copper, iron, and lead (CIA). Iran has an arid (or semi-arid in some places) climate, with a terrain of mostly desert, with mountains, beaches, and some plains (Wikipedia).
Iran's economy is extremely reliant on these oil reserves, and has enjoyed much recent profit from oil exports in the last few years. It's current GDP (Value of all goods and services in the country) is 825.9 Billion, 19th in the world, and is composed of 44.4% industry, 44.9% services, and10.7% agriculture (All CIA).
Iran is a middle eastern country, neighboring Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, as well as the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Caspian Sea (CIA). With an area of 1,648,195 sq km, Iran is the 18th largest country in the world (Weird coincidence: 18th in population, 18th in area) (CIA). Cool fact: Iran is about as large as England, Spain, France, and Germany combined (Wikipedia)! Iran's resources include large amounts of fossil fuels and metals, such as copper, iron, and lead (CIA). Iran has an arid (or semi-arid in some places) climate, with a terrain of mostly desert, with mountains, beaches, and some plains (Wikipedia).
Iran's economy is extremely reliant on these oil reserves, and has enjoyed much recent profit from oil exports in the last few years. It's current GDP (Value of all goods and services in the country) is 825.9 Billion, 19th in the world, and is composed of 44.4% industry, 44.9% services, and10.7% agriculture (All CIA).
Below is a map of Iran. Feel free to zoom in and change the view type!