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	<country name="IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)">

		<topic title="Population size and growth">

			<variable description="Population size (thousands)">

				<source1>33 344</source1>
				<source2>48 418</source2>
				<source3>62 205</source3>
				<source4>74 196</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>2.9</source1>
				<source2>4.2</source2>
				<source3>1.8</source3>
				<source4>1.2</source4>
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		<topic title="Population age structure">

			<variable description="Percentage of population under age 15">

				<source1>44</source1>
				<source2>45</source2>
				<source3>40</source3>
				<source4>24</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of population aged 60 or over">

				<source1>5</source1>
				<source2>6</source2>
				<source3>6</source3>
				<source4>7</source4>
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		<topic title="Fertility and family planning">

			<variable description="Total fertility (children per woman)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>6.4</source1>
				<source2>6.6</source2>
				<source3>4.0</source3>
				<source4>1.8</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000 women, aged 15 - 19)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>83.0</source3>
				<source4>18.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women under age 20">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>10</source3>
				<source4>5</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women aged 35 or over">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>23</source3>
				<source4>11</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of married women using contraception">

				<var1 description="Modern methods">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>28</source2>
				<source3>56</source3>
				<source4>59</source4>

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					<note2 value="a"/>
					<note3 value="b"/>
					<note4 value="c"/>
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				</var1>
				<var1 description="All methods">

				<source1>36</source1>
				<source2>49</source2>
				<source3>73</source3>
				<source4>73</source4>

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					<note2 value="a"/>
					<note3 value="b"/>
					<note4 value="c"/>
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		<topic title="Health and mortality">

			<variable description="Life expectancy at birth (years)">
<sup>*</sup>

				<var1 description="Males">

				<source1>55</source1>
				<source2>59</source2>
				<source3>65</source3>
				<source4>70</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Females">

				<source1>55</source1>
				<source2>61</source2>
				<source3>67</source3>
				<source4>73</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Both sexes combined">

				<source1>55</source1>
				<source2>60</source2>
				<source3>66</source3>
				<source4>71</source4>
				</var1>

			</variable>
			<variable description="Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>115</source1>
				<source2>88</source2>
				<source3>55</source3>
				<source4>29</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>116</source2>
				<source3>67</source3>
				<source4>34</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2005)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>140</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="HIV/AIDS">

				<var1 description="People living with HIV/AIDS (thousands)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>7</source3>
				<source4>86</source4>

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					<note4 value="e"/>
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				</var1>
				<var1 description="Adult prevalence (percentage)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>0.2</source4>

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					<note4 value="e"/>
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		<topic title="Spatial distribution">

			<variable description="Population density (per sq. km)">

				<source1>20</source1>
				<source2>29</source2>
				<source3>38</source3>
				<source4>45</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Urban population (percentage)">

				<source1>46</source1>
				<source2>53</source2>
				<source3>60</source3>
				<source4>69</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual urban population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>5.0</source1>
				<source2>5.0</source2>
				<source3>2.8</source3>
				<source4>2.1</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual rural population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>1.3</source1>
				<source2>2.1</source2>
				<source3>-0.8</source3>
				<source4>-0.2</source4>
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		<topic title="International migration">

			<variable description="Migrant stock">

				<var1 description="Number of migrants (thousands)">

				<source1>157</source1>
				<source2>2 855</source2>
				<source3>3 016</source3>
				<source4>2 129</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="As percentage of total population">

				<source1>0.5</source1>
				<source2>5.9</source2>
				<source3>4.8</source3>
				<source4>2.8</source4>

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					<note4 value="**"/>
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	<fntext>
		<num1>*</num1>
		<desc1>For the periods 1970-1975, 1980-1985, 1990-1995 and 2005-2010.</desc1>
		<num2>**</num2>
		<desc2>For 2010.</desc2>
		<num2>`</num2>
		<desc2></desc2>
		<num3>a</num3>
		<desc3>For 1989.</desc3>
		<num4>b</num4>
		<desc4>For 1997.</desc4>
		<num5>c</num5>
		<desc5>For 2002.</desc5>
		<num6>d</num6>
		<desc6>For 1977.</desc6>
		<num7>e</num7>
		<desc7>For 2007.</desc7>

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