Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iran
Iran: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 41.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
41.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
56th
of 236 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 1957
All-time low
38.1%
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iran, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 41.9% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iran peaked at 50.9% in 1957 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1983.
Iran ranks 56th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.9% | — |
| 1951 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.5% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 49.0% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 48.3% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 47.6% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.6% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 43.3% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 38.8% | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 39.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 39.1% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 41.7% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 41.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 41.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.3% | 49.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 45.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 38.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 40.7% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 40.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 42.1% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.4% | 42.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More gender data for Iran
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 77,077 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iran?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iran was 41.9% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1957.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1983.
- How does Iran rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Iran ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.