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2024-12-18 15:35
Iran's transition into an aging country seems inevitable
TEHRAN – Considering the fact that the fertility rate in Iran is stabilized at around 1.6 children per woman, which is much lower than the rate required to replace its aging population, the transition of society from young to middle-aged has become inevitable.
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2022-10-01 18:01
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran on the verge of aging crisis
TEHRAN – Over the [Iranian calendar] year 1410 (March 2031-March 2032), the elderly population will reach 13.5 million people, which is 14 percent of the country’s population, and Iran will officially be an old country.
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2022-05-18 18:01
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Stay young Iran!
TEHRAN – While celebrating the national population week, starting May 14, the country is experiencing below-replacement fertility and soon hosting an aging population. Is it possible to stay young?
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2022-01-08 17:14
$690m budget proposed for population growth
TEHRAN – The budget bill for the next year (March 21, 2022), has proposed 190 trillion rials (nearly $690 million) for childbearing and population growth, IRIB reported on Saturday.
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2021-12-26 17:27
Childbearing, population growth top priorities: official
TEHRAN – Population and childbearing are the main priorities of the country, deputy health minister Kamal Heydari, has said.
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2021-11-17 17:49
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Overcoming aging crisis with family support incentives
TEHRAN – The decline in the marriage rate, followed by a dramatic decrease in childbearing, has sounded the alarm of the aging population, an issue that has forced government officials to enact legislation to support the population growth and the youth.