Iran — Society & Women
Demographics, the fertility transition, the education boom, women's history and movements, hijab, health and social change — documented and neutral.
Society, at a glance
Half a century of social transformation — every number is documented; the connecting line is schematic.
The Fertility Collapse
schematic curve through documented points · children per womanYear to March 2025: about 1.35 — one of the fastest fertility transitions on record, alongside South Korea.
The Education–Work Scissors
Women are the university majority — and a small minority of the workforce.
More than 55% of first-year university students are women, yet female labor-force participation is estimated at only 13–18% — among the world's lowest. The World Bank's Women, Business and the Law (2024) scored Iran about 22.5 of 100.
● Contested · Source: World Bank, Women, Business and the Law 2024; MoSRT enrollment reports