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Tehran Province's Population to Hit 20m in Five Years

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Tehran Province's population is expected to reach 20 million in five years, while its namesake capital city ranks the 25th most populous city in the world, with an ever-increasing population.  
“Between 200,000 and 250,000 people are added to Tehran Province's population each year,” Masoud Shafiei, the head of the Management and Planning Organization of Tehran Province, was quoted as saying by ILNA. 
The rise in population includes migrants from other cities and villages, as well as foreign countries.
Latest data released by the Statistical Center of Iran show the population of the capital city increased by 6.6% over five years from the fiscal year ending March 2012 to the year ending March 2017. 
SCI estimated that 8,693,706 people and 2,903,435 households lived in the capital city in the year ending March 2017.  About 17.4% of its residents constituted those below 14 years, 74.1% between 15 and 64 years and 8.4% were 65 years and above. 

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