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Iran household economic and census data initiatives

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2026-10-24 12:53 UTC → 2026-10-25 13:26 UTC · added removed

The Iranian government has introduced new measures to categorize and track citizen data for national planning and economic management. In mid-October, the Iranian Cabinet approved a directive to classify households into high, middle, and low economic categories. This system requires various government agencies, To implement this, agencies such as the Central Bank and Bank, the Tax Organization, to and the ministries of energy and oil must share data on financial and social status. data. High-income classification is determined by specific thresholds regarding property values, vehicle ownership, thresholds, including residential land valued over 50 billion tomans, residential units exceeding 75 billion tomans, or vehicles valued over 7.5 billion tomans. Other criteria include being in the top 5% of energy consumption, consumers or stock market investments, and investors, being in the top 2.5% of bank loan status. Certain groups, including personnel recipients, or residing abroad for more than 182 days a year. Personnel from the armed forces forces, the Atomic Energy Organization, the Ministry of Intelligence, and intelligence ministries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are exempt from this directive. Following this, exempt. Simultaneously, Iran has launched a new registry-based its 1405 (2026) national population and housing census. census using a registry-based hybrid model. Moving away from traditional door-to-door methods, the census will now occur every ten years rather than every five. Officials will visit leverages existing government data to minimize physical visits, with officials estimating that only approximately 30 percent 5% of the population to fill existing will require in-person interviews. President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that accurate data gaps, utilizing registered information to facilitate national planning is essential for “achieving social justice” and ensuring fair resource management. distribution in education, health, and housing. The census is being implemented across all provinces, with preliminary results anticipated in March.

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