population growth

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  • Government measures in boosting population growth 2024-05-19 15:53

    By Maryam Tavassoli

    Government measures in boosting population growth

    TEHRAN – The National Population Day is observed on May 19 to mark the date the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, announced general policies on population as per the Constitution.

  • Official warns low population growth may lead to school closures 2023-10-30 16:16

    Official warns low population growth may lead to school closures

    TEHRAN - Iran's population growth rate is so low that the country may face the problem of closing schools in the near future, an official with the health ministry has said.

  • Some 3,000 infertile couples covered by social security insurance 2023-10-29 15:33

    Some 3,000 infertile couples covered by social security insurance

    TEHRAN - The Social Security Organization has insured about three thousand couples grappling with infertility in line with the youth population growth and family support plan.

  • Raisi urges national policies to be in line with population growth 2022-12-09 17:16

    Raisi urges national policies to be in line with population growth

    TEHRAN - President Ebrahim Raisi has urged all responsible bodies and organizations to adopt national policies in line with the goal of population growth.

  • Population growth policies: one year on 2022-11-11 18:05

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Population growth policies: one year on

    TEHRAN – By a decree issued by President Ebrahim Raisi, the "Law on Family and Youth Support" approved by the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) a year ago, was instructed to the Judiciary for a 7-year implementation, to reach favorable results.

  • Towards a resilient future 2022-07-11 16:31

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Towards a resilient future

    TEHRAN – Population growth affect economic development, employment, income distribution, poverty, health, and social protections. To more sustainably address the future needs of individuals, policymakers must understand how many people are living on the planet, where they are, how old they are, and how many people will come after them.

  • Negative population growth rate stalls 2022-04-26 17:26

    Negative population growth rate stalls

    TEHRAN –The downward trend of Iran’s population growth stopped for the first time in the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2021-March 2022), Hesamoddin Allameh, the secretariat of the National Council of the Elderly, has said.

  • $690m budget proposed for population growth 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.

  • Govt. seriously supports childbearing policy: VP 2021-10-30 17:15

    Govt. seriously supports childbearing policy: VP

    TEHRAN – The government is making serious efforts to support population growth policies and childbearing, First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber said on Saturday.

  • Iran’s demographic indicators alarming 2021-10-25 17:40

    Demographic indicators at ‘alarming’ levels

    TEHRAN – Iran's demographic indicators demonstrate alarming records, as the population growth rate is about 0.6 percent, and it is predicted to reach zero in the next 10-15 years, and then record a negative growth rate, Saleh Ghasemi, a demographic researcher, has said.