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After an almost complete halt in family planning for about eight years, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran so strongly revitalized family planning that the programme has recently been suggested as a model for other Muslim countries to follow. This article traces the history of that programme and, using data from the 1977 Iran Fertility Survey and the 1992 National Survey of Contraceptive Prevalence, assesses the current situation. It finds that contraceptive use is increasing and the crude birth rate declining. Female age at first marriage is also rising, which contributes to fertility decline.

Asia-Pacific Population Journal Volume 10 was released in 1995.

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