Iran's nationality is called Iranian. Their official language is Persian Farsi, but they also speak Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, and Arabic. The majority of the population (99.4% of people) are Muslim. Iran has many ethnic groups which are Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes. Iran has a school life expectancy of about 15 years, and 85.5% of Iranians can read and write.
People & Population
Iran has a population of about 84,923,314 people, and ranks 17th in overall population. The majority of the population is located in the North, Northwestern, and West. Iran has a population growth rate of 1.1%. Iran's net migration rate is -0.3 migrants per 1,000 people. Iran has a low mortality rate of 16 deaths per 100,000 births. 24.11% of people in Iran are 0-14 years old, 13.36% are 15-24 years old, 48.94% are 25-54 years old, 7.72% are 55-64 years old, and 5.87% are older than 65 (shown in population pyramid below).