Tehran – During the fall season, approximately 118,450 marriages and 49,738 divorces were registered nationwide, according to the civil registry agency.
The number of marriages has increased by 14,168 compared to summer. However, the number of marriages has fallen by 13,691 compared to the 132,141 marriages registered in the fall of 2023, Mehr’s news agency reported.
The divorce rate also fell by 4.439 cases compared to 54,177 registered cases at the same time last year.
Youth Population Act stabilizes total fertility rates
The enactment of the Youth Population Act has stabilized total fertility rates and has seen a slight increase in the general fertility index over the past two years.
According to the IRNA, after an approximately 20% increase in the seven-year decline, the birth rate remains stable at around 1.6.
Total fertility rate reached 15.7 million people in 1402 (2023-2024) and 1402 (2023-2024), resulting in a sharp decline in total reproductive rates since 1394 (2015-2016) in 1394 (2015-2016).
Total fertility rates fell from about 2 children per woman to 1.6 children per woman.
The total reproductive rates in Iran in 1396 (2017-2018), 1397 (2018-2019), 1398 (2019-2020), 1399 (2020-2021), and 1400 (2021-2022) were 2,09, 1.95, 1,74, 1.65 and 1.61.
Despite providing incentives to encourage childbirth in line with youth population laws, the desired growth of the youth population has not yet been achieved.
At best, Iran’s population with a total fertility rate of 2.5 reaches 102,890,000 over the next seven years, and Irib cited Mohammad-Javad Mahmoudi, an employee of a civil registered organisation.
In May 2024, Hasan Farshidi, a health ministry official, said two years after the implementation of the Act on Supporting Families and Youth, the investigation showed that the Ministry of Health plays a central role in implementing the law.
“Since the implementation of the law, the number of births for mothers aged 20 to 24 has increased significantly,” the official added.
The proportion of mothers giving birth to three children increased from 16% in Iran in 1398 (March to March 2019) to 18.97% in 1402 (March 2023 – March 2024), and even the fourth birth increased from 5% to about 7%, Farshidi said.
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