@article{2018,title={IRAN TODAY: SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURE},abstractNode={Iran has a population of about 82 million according to the 2018 data. While Iran’s population showed an annual average increase of 2.5% until 1980, it grew by 3.5-4% between 1980 and 1990, by 1.5-1.7% between 1990 and 2000, and 1.2% after 2000. Today, this rate is around 1%. In the country, the median age is 30.1 and 75.2% of the population live in cities. Tehran, the capital and the most populous city in Iran, has a population of around 12 million. While diverse ethnic groups (Persians, Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, etc.) live together in Iran, about 90% of the population are Shia Muslims. Although Iranian economy mainly relies on oil and natural gas production, there is also a considerable amount of agricultural and industrial production. Employment is the primary economic problem in Iran. Employment rate is around 12% across the country while it rises to 30% among young people aged between 15 and 24. Iran whose economy has been negatively affected by international sanctions has started to implement in recent years the “Resistance Economy” model aimed at increasing domestic production and reducing foreign dependency.},author={Mehmet Bora Sanyürek},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}