In an interview with Ilana it was mentioned:
18 million Iranians of marriageable age are still single; 10 million men and 8 million women.
The Director General of the Ministry of Youth Planning and Social Participation in the Ministry of Sports and Youth said: More than 18 million people from the country's population are of marriageable age, but have not yet married; among them, there are about 10 million men and more than 8 million women.