Population
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Tehran Province Seeking Bigger Share of Budget
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Province has called for revising the current system of allocating provincial budget, so that factors like the provinces' population and living costs are taken into account.…
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Unprecedented Growth in Population of New Towns
EghtesadOnline: Housing inflation in Iranian metropolises has resulted in an unprecedented rate of suburbanization over the past couple of years.
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Migration Profile of Iranians
EghtesadOnline: Over 271 million people in the world do not live in the country in which they were born. These people, called international migrants, represented 3.52% of the world’s population…
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SCI on Q1 Youth Unemployment
EghtesadOnline: The Statistical Center of Iran provides two figures for the youth unemployment rate: the proportion of the population between 15 and 24 years and those between 18 and 35 years.
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SCI Chief Expounds on Q1 Labor Market Data
EghtesadOnline: The outbreak of coronavirus and its associated challenges have had a significant impact on Iranians in terms of labor force participation—the proportion of the adult population…
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Register-Based Population, Housing Census in 2026-27
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Cabinet approved in its May 13 meeting the formation of the National Headquarters for Register-Based Population and Housing Census scheduled for 2026-27.
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Half of Employed Population in Services Sector
EghtesadOnline: The services sector employed 50.3% of the Iranian employed population in the last fiscal year (March 2019-20), that is 12.2 million people, according to the Statistical Center…
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Population of Jobless Earners on the Rise in Iran
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian labor market has undergone remarkable transformations in recent years. One such unique change is the rise in the number of persons with income but without a job.
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Iran: Growth in New Towns’ Population Accelerates
EghtesadOnline: The population of new towns grew by 80,000 in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2019).
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Iran's Long-Term Unemployment Hits 37.8% of Jobless Population
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s long-term unemployed population reached 37.8% of the total number of jobless in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019).
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28m People in Water-Stressed Regions
EghtesadOnline: Over 28 million people in Iran (about a third of the population) are living in water-stressed regions. Although this is still a large number causing serious concern, it has decreased…
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13% of Iran's Population Active in Capital Market: Official
EghtesadOnline: Head of the Security and Exchange Organization, the sole regulator of the capital market, said 13% of the Iranian population (10.5 million trading codes) is active in the capital…