Welcome back to the ‘Dataset of the Month’ blog series, where we bring you a mega compilation of free, available datasets on trending topics. The topic we chose for this week is ‘ Iran Protests’.
You can also read previous blogs in the ‘Dataset of the Month’ series on the following blogs:
- Russia-Ukraine War News Datasets
- Israel-Hamas News Datasets
- Global Inflation Datasets
- US Elections News Dataset
- India Elections 2024 News Dataset
- FIFA World Cup News Datasets
- Infrastructure Development News Dataset
- Carbon Footprints News Datasets
- Indian Stock Market News Datasets
- Space Race News Datasets
- Climate Crisis News Datasets
- Oil Trading News Datasets
- AI Progress News Datasets
- Heat Waves News Datasets
- French Elections News Datasets
- EV News Datasets
- Cybercrime News Datasets
- UEFA Euro Standings News Datasets
- 2024 Olympics News Datasets
- US Tariff News Datasets Compilation 2025
- India-Pakistan Conflict Datasets Compilation
- Cyber Crimes Datasets 2025
- Climate change Datasets 2025
- Global Pollution Datasets
Iran Protests
This dataset is regarding the Iran protests (often termed the “Woman, Life, Freedom” or Mahsa Amini protests) against compulsory Sharia law, mandatory hijab, gender oppression, and other inequalities, which is maintained by several international human rights organizations, academic repositories, and media monitoring groups. The protests began in September 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini in morality police custody, who was actively participating against the oppression.
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List of available datasets
1. Freedom score for political rights in Iran from 2013 to 2024
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245095/iran-freedom-score-for-political-rights/
Description: According to the 2024 Freedom House survey, Iran scored on political rights, classifying it as not free on the international Freedom House ranking. The average global score for political freedom of countries was between, which classifies them as partially free.
2. Iran: Total population from 2020 to 2030
Source: Statista
Author: D. Clark
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294102/total-population-of-iran/
Description: This statistic shows Iran’s total population from 2020 to 2022, with projections up until 2030. In 2022, the total population of Iran amounted to approximately 84.9 million inhabitants.
3. Annual population growth in Iran from 1961 to 2023
Source: Statista
Author: Aaron O’Neill
Publish Date: Nov 6, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294108/iran-population-growth/
Description: In 2023, the annual population growth in Iran amounted to 1.2 percent. Between 1961 and 2023, the figure dropped by 1.81 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.
4. Iran – Conflict Events
Source: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Publish Date: 15 January 2026
Link: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/iran-acled-conflict-data
Description: A weekly dataset providing the total number of reported political violence, civilian-targeting, and demonstration events in Iran.
5. Breakdown of Iran’s population 2025, by religion
Source: Statista
Author: Saifaddin Galal
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617013/iran-population-by-religion/
Description: As of 2025, a percentage of Iran’s population belongs to the Shia branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims and other Islamic sects form a percentage of the society.
6. Breakdown of Iran’s population by religious affiliation in 2025
Source: Statista
Author: Saifaddin Galal
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617013/iran-population-by-religion/
Description: As of 2025, a percentage of Iran’s population belongs to the Shia branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims and other Islamic sects form a percentage of the society.
7. Breakdown of Iran’s population by ethnic group in 2025
Source: Statista
Author: Saifaddin Galal
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617018/iran-population-breakdown-of-ethinc-groups/
Description: As of 2025, a percentage of Iran’s population ethnically identifies as Persian. Kurds make up a percentage of Iran’s population.
8. Freedom score of Iran in 2024, by the political rights of the electoral process
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: According to the source, as of 2024, Iran had a Freedom House score of 0 for the subcategory “Was the current head of government or other chief national authority elected through free and fair elections?” of the electoral process.
9. Freedom score of Iran in 2024, based on the political rights of political pluralism and participation
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: As of 2024, Iran scored a point for the subcategory “realistic opportunity for the opposition to increase its support or gain power through elections”.
1o. Freedom score of Iran in 2024, by the political rights of government functioning
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: As of 2024, Iran scored zero points in the Freedom House study for the subcategory “do the freely elected head of government and national legislative representatives determine the policies of the government?”.
11. Iran’s stockpiles of enriched uranium from November 2017 to May 2025, by enrichment level
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 27, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616599/iran-uranium-stockpiles-by-enrichment-level/
Description: Iranian reserves of enriched uranium have increased over the years. The country’s stockpiles of up to 60percent highly enriched uranium reached over kilograms as of May 2025.
12. Share of global seaborne commodity flows through the Strait of Hormuz in 2024
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 29, 2025
Description: As of 2024, A percent of the world’s crude oil is exported from the Middle Eastern Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway in the Arabian Sea between Iran and Oman.
13. Number of active armed groups in conflicts worldwide in 2024
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1551106/most-fragmented-countries-world/
Description: The civil war in Myanmar is the most fragmented in the world, with nearly armed groups operating in the country over the past 12 months. With so many military groups involved, it will be extremely challenging to find a solution to the war. India and Syria had the second- and third-highest numbers of active armed groups, respectively.
14. Daily Statistics of the 2022 Iran Protests
Source: Kaggle
Author: The Data Wrangler
Link: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/justin2028/daily-statistics-of-the-2022-iran-protests
Description: This dataset provides daily estimates of statistics related to the 2022 Iran protests.
15. Number of conflicts worldwide in 2023, by type and intensity
Source: Statista
Author: S. Galan
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262941/global-conflicts-by-reason-and-intensity/
Description: In 2023, the highest number of conflicts worldwide were related to system or ideology, reaching conflicts. Conflicts about resources were the second most common type.
16. Fatalities in state-based conflicts in Europe and the Middle East in 2024, by country and conflict detail
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: The deadliest conflict involving a state actor in Europe and the Middle East in 2024 was the Russia-Ukraine war, which caused an estimated number of fatalities. This was significantly higher than the conflict with the second-highest number of fatalities, the Israel-Hamas war, with more than fatalities.
17. Breakdown of military manpower in Iran in 2025, by category
Source: Statista
Author: Saifaddin Galal
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616575/iran-military-manpower-breakdown-by-category/
Description: As of 2025, Iran had a total military personnel of around a million people, with thousands of them being active. The number of available manpower in the country was approximately million people.
18. Iran: Total population from 2020 to 2030
Source: Statista
Author: D. Clark
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294102/total-population-of-iran/
Description: This statistic shows Iran’s total population from 2020 to 2022, with projections up until 2030. In 2022, the total population of Iran amounted to approximately 84.9 million inhabitants.
19. Budget balance in relation to GDP in Iran from 1990 to 2030
Source: Statista
Author: Aaron O’Neill
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: In 2024, the budget balance in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP) in Iran amounted to -3.83 percent. Between 1990 and 2024, the figure dropped by 2.1 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.
20. Statistics of the 2022 Iran Protests
Source: GitHub
Author: Justin 2028
Description: This dataset provides daily estimates of statistics related to the 2022 Iran protests.
21. Protests in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini
Source: Kaggle
Author: Konrad Banachewicz
Link: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/konradb/iran-protests-2022-tweets
Description: Iran protests- tweets sparked and the protests data.
22. Iran: Share of economic sectors in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023
Source: Statista
Author: D. Clark,
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294534/iran-share-of-economic-sectors-in-gdp/
Description: This statistic shows the share of economic sectors in Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023. All figures are estimates. In 2023, agriculture was estimated to contribute 12.8 percent to Iran’s GDP.
23. Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices in Iran from 1980 to 2030
Source: Statista
Author: Aaron O’Neill
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294233/iran-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
Description: The gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices in Iran amounted to 416.68 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. From 1980 to 2024, the GDP rose by 299.7 billion U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.
24. Total life expectancy at birth in Iran from 1960 to 2023
Source: Statista
Author: Aaron O’Neill
Publish Date: Nov 6, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294186/iran-life-expectancy/
Description: The total life expectancy at birth in Iran was 77.65 years in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the life expectancy at birth rose by 34.35 years, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.
25. MENA countries: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices in 2023
Source: Statista
Author: D. Clark
Publish Date: Jan 20, 2026
Description: The statistic shows gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in the MENA countries in 2023. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year.
26. National debt of Iran from 1996 to 2030
Source: Statista
Author: Aaron O’Neill
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531622/national-debt-of-iran/
Description: The national debt of Iran amounted to 158.27 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 1996 and 2024, the national debt rose by 158.05 billion U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The national debt will steadily rise by 908.37 billion U.S. dollars over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.
27. Ratio of national debt to GDP of Iran from 1996 to 2030
Source: Statista
Author: Aaron O’Neill
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294544/iran-national-debt-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product/
Description: The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Iran stood at 33.99 percent in 2024. Between 1996 and 2024, the ratio rose by 4.65 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.
28. Ratio of military expenditure to GDP in Iran from 1960 to 2023
Source: Statista
Author: Aaron O’Neill
Publish Date: Nov 6, 2025
Description: In 2023, the ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Iran stood at 2.06 percent. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 0.23 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.
29. Iran: Trade balance of goods from 2014 to 2024
Source: Statista
Author: D. Clark
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294365/iran-trade-balance/
Description: This statistic shows Iran’s trade balance of goods from 2014 to 2024 in billion U.S. dollars. In 2024, Iran’s trade balance amounted to approximately billion U.S. dollars.
30. Proportion of women in managerial positions in Iran as of 2020
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350118/iran-proportion-of-women-in-managerial-positions/
Description: As of 2020, the proportion of women in managerial positions in Iran was around percent. At the same time, the proportion of women in senior management positions in Iran was percent.
31. Proportion of women in political positions in Iran as of 2020
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350051/iran-proportion-of-women-in-political-positions/
Description: As of 2020, only a small percentage of seats in the national parliaments in Iran were held by women. At the same time, only a percentage of women in Iran were elected into the deliberative bodies of local governments.
32. Proportion of women up to 24 years who were married before the age of 18 in Iran as of 2020
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: As of 2020, the percentage of Iranian women between the ages of was married before the age of. Only a percentage of those Iranian women were married before the age
33. Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the adult population in Iran in 2020, by gender
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: As of 2020, the prevalence of severe food insecurity amongst the adult female population in Iran was percent. At the same time, the prevalence of severe food insecurity in the adult male population was percent.
34. Female labor force participation rate in Iran from 1990 to 2021
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350126/iran-female-labor-force-participation-rate/
Description: As of 2021, the female labor force participation rate in Iran was 14 percent. The female labor force participation rate in Iran peaked in 2005 at 19 percent.
35. Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic work in Iran as of 2020, by gender
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: As of 2020, Iranian women spend a significant portion of their time on unpaid domestic chores and care work. In comparison, Iranian men spend a percentage of their time on unpaid domestic work.
36. Opinion on political leaders in modern history and present in Iran as of February 2022
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Description: As of February 2022, around percent of surveyed Iranians within the Islamic Republic of Iran had a favorable opinion on the former Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, as a political leader. At the same time percent of respondents in Iran had an unfavorable opinion on the current political leader of their country, Ali Khamenei.
37. Opinion on political slogans in Iran as of February 2022
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349859/iran-opinion-on-political-slogans/
Description: As of February 2022, around percent of surveyed Iranians within the Islamic Republic of Iran agreed with the political slogan: Reformists, Principlists, the game is over!. At the same time percent of respondents in Iran disagreed with the slogan Ya Hussain, Mir-Hossein.
38. Opinions on the function of the head of state in Iran as of February 2022
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349813/iran-opinion-on-head-state/
Description: As of February 2022, a percentage of surveyed Iranians within the Islamic Republic of Iran disagreed that the position of head of state within their preferred political system should be hereditary. Only a percentage of the respondents agreed that the head of state should be appointed or elected for life.
39. Distribution of opinions on political systems in Iran as of February 2022
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349762/iran-opinion-on-political-systems/
Description: As of February 2022, percent of surveyed Iranians within the Islamic Republic of Iran who considered having a democratic political system was very good. At the same time percent of those survey respondents thought that having the army rule the country was very bad.
40. Share of Americans who approve or disapprove of women-led uprisings in Iran protesting the compulsory wearing of hijabs or head scarves in the United States in 2022
Source: Statista
Author: Statista Research Department
Publish Date: Nov 28, 2025
Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609209/us-support-for-women-protesting-hijabs-in-iran/
Description: According to a study conducted in 2022, over half of Americans strongly approved of women-led demonstrations in Iran protesting the compulsory wearing of hijabs or head scarves, while a further percent were somewhat approving.
Conclusion
With this, we come to the end of this month’s ‘Dataset of the month’ blog. Make sure to check out our previously published blogs in ‘Dataset of the month’ on Newsdata.io. I hope to see you again next month for yet another blog on trending topics.
Happy Mining!
Aditi Chaudhary is an enthusiastic content writer at Newsdata.io, where she covers topics related to real-time news, News APIs, data-driven journalism, and emerging trends in media and technology. Aditi is passionate about storytelling, research, and creating content that informs and inspires. As a student of Journalism and Mass Communication with a strong interest in the evolving landscape of digital media, she aims to merge her creativity with credibility to expand her knowledge and bring innovation into every piece she creates.
