![]() ![]() Iran is divided into five regions with 31 provinces (Ostān), each governed by an appointed governor (Ostāndār). ![]() The provinces are divided into counties (Shahrestān) and subdivided into districts (Bakhsh) and sub- districts (Dehestān). ![]() PopulationĪccording to Iran population and housing census, Iran’s total population was 79.93 mn of which 40.50 mn were men and 39.43 mn were women, also 74.1% are urban and 25.9% are rural in the year ended March 2017. The population growth has had a downward trend and reached from 2.46% during 1986 – 1991 to 1.24% in 2011- 2016. Iran official language is Persian (Farsi) and the others include Indo-European languages and ethnicities In terms of religion, the majorities 89% of the population are Shi’a, with 10% of Sunni and the remaining 1%. The Persian and Azeri people contribute the largest ethnic groups. Persians account for 61% of the population, followed by Kurds (10%), Lurs (6%), Balochs (2%) and the remaining 21% including the Azeri (16%), Arabs (2%), Turkmens and Turkic tribes (2%), as well as Armenians, Assyrians and Georgians. ![]()
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