Wealth Distribution Is Skewed

A tiny fraction of Iran’s population, about eight percent, can be considered as wealthy. The large majority is either poor or middle-income. The rich are experiencing exponential growth in wealth while the number of poor swells and has doubled in three years. 
The Iranian Welfare Database (IWD), which only monitors people who receive government cash subsidies, reported that 77.4 million of Iranians receive the paltry monthly payment (less than $2). Thirty-five percent of this population segment is poor, 57% middle income and eight percent rich. Financial data on seven percent of Iranians is not available, the Persian-language daily Shargh reported.  
IWD said 5.8 million Iranians are rich. According to the classification by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, wealthy households who receive cash subsidies mainly are in the tenth income decile. They are divided into two categories: government employees and non-government employees.