Rural population in Iran in 2025 — 20,908,435 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 47.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.91M | −133,716 | −0.64% |
| 2024 | 21.04M | −91,463 | −0.43% |
| 2023 | 21.13M | −52,996 | −0.25% |
| 2022 | 21.19M | −49,220 | −0.23% |
| 2021 | 21.24M | −169,883 | −0.79% |
| 2020 | 21.41M | −179,711 | −0.83% |
| 2019 | 21.59M | −113,359 | −0.52% |
| 2018 | 21.7M | −67,059 | −0.31% |
| 2017 | 21.77M | −126,239 | −0.58% |
| 2016 | 21.89M | −120,906 | −0.55% |
| 2015 | 22.01M | −129,157 | −0.58% |
| 2014 | 22.14M | −130,241 | −0.58% |
| 2013 | 22.27M | −139,197 | −0.62% |
| 2012 | 22.41M | −159,719 | −0.71% |
| 2011 | 22.57M | −183,255 | −0.81% |
| 2010 | 22.75M | −190,379 | −0.83% |
| 2009 | 22.94M | −178,264 | −0.77% |
| 2008 | 23.12M | −148,209 | −0.64% |
| 2007 | 23.27M | +13,382 | +0.06% |
| 2006 | 23.26M | +180,176 | +0.78% |
| 2005 | 23.08M | +73,640 | +0.32% |
| 2004 | 23M | +38,639 | +0.17% |
| 2003 | 22.97M | −207,815 | −0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.17M | −288,536 | −1.23% |
| 2001 | 23.46M | −131,306 | −0.56% |
| 2000 | 23.59M | −157,070 | −0.66% |
| 1999 | 23.75M | −183,189 | −0.77% |
| 1998 | 23.93M | −176,976 | −0.73% |
| 1997 | 24.11M | −374,140 | −1.53% |
| 1996 | 24.48M | −134,283 | −0.55% |
| 1995 | 24.62M | −264,293 | −1.06% |
| 1994 | 24.88M | −479,313 | −1.89% |
| 1993 | 25.36M | −426,954 | −1.66% |
| 1992 | 25.79M | −65,351 | −0.25% |
| 1991 | 25.85M | +436,755 | +1.72% |
| 1990 | 25.42M | +417,287 | +1.67% |
| 1989 | 25M | +419,502 | +1.71% |
| 1988 | 24.58M | +492,980 | +2.05% |
| 1987 | 24.09M | +500,895 | +2.12% |
| 1986 | 23.59M | +563,932 | +2.45% |
| 1985 | 23.02M | +484,497 | +2.15% |
| 1984 | 22.54M | +498,420 | +2.26% |
| 1983 | 22.04M | +520,174 | +2.42% |
| 1982 | 21.52M | +804,649 | +3.88% |
| 1981 | 20.72M | +769,716 | +3.86% |
| 1980 | 19.95M | +430,355 | +2.21% |
| 1979 | 19.52M | +389,799 | +2.04% |
| 1978 | 19.13M | +354,003 | +1.89% |
| 1977 | 18.77M | +227,794 | +1.23% |
| 1976 | 18.54M | +321,122 | +1.76% |
| 1975 | 18.22M | +240,872 | +1.34% |
| 1974 | 17.98M | +232,630 | +1.31% |
| 1973 | 17.75M | +229,861 | +1.31% |
| 1972 | 17.52M | +232,697 | +1.35% |
| 1971 | 17.29M | +245,626 | +1.44% |
| 1970 | 17.04M | +255,860 | +1.52% |
| 1969 | 16.79M | +251,801 | +1.52% |
| 1968 | 16.53M | +251,916 | +1.55% |
| 1967 | 16.28M | +190,849 | +1.19% |
| 1966 | 16.09M | +352,534 | +2.24% |
| 1965 | 15.74M | +360,283 | +2.34% |
| 1964 | 15.38M | +313,470 | +2.08% |
| 1963 | 15.06M | +303,510 | +2.06% |
| 1962 | 14.76M | +295,335 | +2.04% |
| 1961 | 14.47M | +287,850 | +2.03% |
| 1960 | 14.18M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
