Iran, year by year

Every index this site holds for Iran, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.626 in 1990 to 0.799 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 77.8 years2024at birthUp 5.4 years from 72.5 years in 2005
Internet users: 85%2024of people onlineUp 77 points from 9% in 2006
Urban population: 77%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 9 points from 68% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.682024births per womanDown 0.08 from 1.76 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 1%2021of energy usedLevel with 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityUp 2 points from 98% in 2005
Infant mortality: 102024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 13 from 23 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 9.1 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 2.5 t from 6.5 t in 2005
Forest area: 7%2023of land under forestUp 1 point from 6% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 6 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.626	64.1	—	—	4.93	1.2	—	49	3.6	5.6	—	—
1991	0.645	66.2	—	56.9	4.57	1.2	—	47	3.8	5.6	—	—
1992	0.652	66.7	—	57.9	4.10	1.4	—	45	4.0	5.6	—	—
1993	0.658	67.0	—	58.7	3.67	1.5	—	43	4.0	5.6	—	—
1994	0.664	67.5	0.0	59.5	3.24	1.1	—	41	4.5	5.6	—	—
1995	0.672	67.9	0.0	60.4	2.85	1.0	—	40	4.6	5.7	—	—
1996	0.681	68.3	0.0	61.1	2.54	1.0	—	38	4.7	5.7	—	—
1997	0.687	68.7	0.1	62.1	2.32	0.9	—	37	4.8	5.7	—	—
1998	0.695	69.2	0.1	62.9	2.19	0.8	—	35	4.8	5.7	—	—
1999	0.703	69.7	0.4	63.7	2.09	0.6	—	33	5.1	5.7	—	—
2000	0.710	70.2	0.9	64.5	2.00	0.4	98	32	5.3	5.7	—	—
2001	0.719	70.6	1.5	65.2	1.92	0.5	98	30	5.5	5.8	—	—
2002	0.727	71.1	4.6	65.9	1.84	0.7	98	28	5.7	5.9	—	—
2003	0.732	70.5	6.9	66.6	1.80	0.8	98	27	5.9	6.0	—	—
2004	0.741	72.0	7.5	67.3	1.78	0.7	98	25	6.2	6.1	—	—
2005	0.746	72.5	8.1	67.9	1.76	1.4	98	23	6.5	6.2	—	—
2006	0.757	72.9	8.8	68.3	1.76	1.4	98	22	6.9	6.2	3619	15907
2007	0.761	73.3	9.5	68.8	1.75	1.3	99	21	7.2	6.3	4688	17384
2008	0.765	73.7	12.0	69.4	1.74	0.7	99	19	7.3	6.4	5377	17549
2009	0.771	74.0	13.8	70.0	1.74	0.8	100	18	7.5	6.5	5416	17615
2010	0.778	74.4	15.9	70.6	1.75	0.9	99	17	7.5	6.6	6291	18628
2011	0.787	74.7	19.0	71.2	1.79	0.9	100	17	7.5	6.6	8026	19275
2012	0.795	75.0	22.7	71.8	1.85	0.9	100	16	7.5	6.6	8114	17021
2013	0.794	75.3	29.9	72.3	1.91	1.0	100	15	7.6	6.6	6223	16215
2014	0.795	75.6	39.4	72.8	1.98	0.9	100	15	7.8	6.6	5672	16065
2015	0.788	75.9	45.3	73.4	2.02	0.9	100	14	7.6	6.6	4953	14274
2016	0.791	76.2	53.2	73.9	2.05	1.0	100	14	7.7	6.6	5711	15195
2017	0.793	76.4	64.0	74.4	2.02	1.0	100	13	7.8	6.6	6001	15719
2018	0.790	76.6	70.2	74.8	1.92	1.0	100	13	7.7	6.6	4783	15324
2019	0.787	76.9	72.5	75.2	1.77	1.0	100	12	8.2	6.6	3997	13928
2020	0.775	74.1	75.6	75.6	1.70	0.9	100	12	8.4	6.6	3203	15119
2021	0.777	73.8	78.6	76.0	1.71	0.9	100	11	8.9	6.6	4605	15884
2022	0.793	76.8	81.7	76.3	1.70	—	100	11	8.8	6.6	4721	17543
2023	0.799	77.7	83.7	76.7	1.70	—	100	11	9.0	6.7	5049	18933
2024	—	77.8	85.3	77.0	1.68	—	100	10	9.1	—	5190	19903
2025	—	—	—	77.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	3924	19699
On the profile	0.799	77.9	85.3	77.4	1.68	0.9	—	—	9.1	6.6	3924	19699

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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