Popolazione

73973630
69,07

persiani 51%, azeri 24%, gilaki e mazandarani 8%, curdi 7%, arabi 3%, lur 2%, baloch 2%, turkmeni 2%, altri 1%

persiano 58%, turkico and 26%, curdo 9%, luri 2%, balochi 1%, arabo 1%, turco 1%, altre 2%

musulmani 98% (sciiti 89%, sunniti 9%), altre ( comprese zoroastriani, ebrei, cristiani, e baha'i) 2%