Based on the report, the Iranian population will comprise 33.794 million men and 32.685 million men. About 44.372 million of the country's population would be living in urban areas, while 22.108 million would inhabit rural regions. Iran's population stood at more than 60.55 million based on the last census carried out in November 1996. Iranian population grows by more than 900,000 per year on average.