TEHRAN Within the very first nine months of the existing Iranian fiscal year (begun March 20, 2024), 14,090 multiples were born in the country, according to the Civil Registration Organization.Out of the signed up multiple births, 13,565 were twins, 504 were triplets, 19 were quadruplets, and 2 were higher-order several births, IRNA reported.Tehran, Khuzestan, and Khorasan Razavi provinces had the highest number of multiple births with 2,127, 1,207, and 1,186 cases, respectively.A total of 734,249 births were registered in the country over the nine-month duration.
Around, four percent of the births (that is 28,728 children) were multi-birth deliveries.Tehran province with 89,325 births, and Ilam province with 4,963 births had the highest and lowest number of births, IRNA reported.According to the Civil Registration Organization, more than 36.8 percent of the births in the first eight months of the current fiscal year were second-born children.First-born children represented 36 percent of the births.
Over 36.8 percent, 18.7 percent, and 8.5 percent were associated with second-born to fourth-born kids, respectively, IRNA reported.Over 1m births signed up in a yearAccording to the Civil Registration Organization, a total of 1,057,948 births were signed up in the nation in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 2023-March 2024).
Second-born kids with 405, 993 births represented the highest variety of registered births.Tehran province with 131,176 births and Semnan province with 6,907 births had the highest and most affordable number of births, IRNA reported.Out of registered births, 51.8 percent were young boys and 48.2 percent were girls.According to the Organization, a total of 33,080 several births were registered in the country in the first ten months of the previous Iranian fiscal year that ended on March 20, 2024.
Twins comprised the majority of multiples born; 31,320 out of 33,080 registered multiple births were twins, and 1,686 births were triplets, IRNA reported.Tehran province with 14.7 percent and Semnan province with 0.5 percent had the highest and lowest variety of numerous births, respectively.Last year, out of the signed up multiple births in the very first 9 months, 28,148 were twins, 1,506 were triplets, 64 were quadruplets, and 10 were higher-order several births.Some 34.6 percent of registered births were first-born children; 38.9 percent, 17.6 percent, 5.1 percent, and 2 percent were connected to second-born to fifth-born children.In the very first 9 months of the previous Iranian fiscal year, more young boys than women were born.
Over 51.8 percent of children born were kids and 48.2 percent were girls.Population aging five times faster than growthAccording to the current census, the number of aged people in the country is growing by 3.62 percent which is five times faster than the total population growth rate, which is 1.24 percent.In Iranian year 1385 (2006-2007), there were 5,121,043 men and women aged above 60.
In 2015, 10 percent of the countrys population was older than 60, ISNA priced quote Mohammad-Javad Mahmoudi, an authorities with the National Institute for Population Research.In the next 30 years, the population aged 60 years or older is projected to hold a 32 percent share of the whole population, that is, the elderly will represent one-third of Irans population by 2050, the official noted.Currently, men and women aged above 60 make up some 11.5 percent of Irans population, an authorities with the health ministry has said.It is among the most essential challenges dealing with the country.At best, Irans population with an overall fertility rate of 2.5 will reach 102,890,000 by the next 7 years, IRIB estimated Mahmoudi as saying.In the last 2 years, the fertility rate has stabilized around 1.6 which has actually intensified concerns over the reducing pattern in population growth in the coming years, and the likelihood of turning Iran into among the earliest nations on the planet, the official highlighted.MT/ MG