Urban population in Iran in 2025 — 71,509,246 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 880.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.51M | +983,659 | +1.39% |
| 2024 | 70.53M | +1.05M | +1.51% |
| 2023 | 69.48M | +1.14M | +1.66% |
| 2022 | 68.34M | +1.12M | +1.66% |
| 2021 | 67.22M | +901,928 | +1.36% |
| 2020 | 66.32M | +851,506 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.47M | +1.05M | +1.63% |
| 2018 | 64.42M | +1.16M | +1.83% |
| 2017 | 63.26M | +1.34M | +2.17% |
| 2016 | 61.92M | +1.31M | +2.17% |
| 2015 | 60.61M | +1.25M | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.36M | +1.22M | +2.09% |
| 2013 | 58.14M | +1.18M | +2.08% |
| 2012 | 56.96M | +1.15M | +2.05% |
| 2011 | 55.81M | +1.15M | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.67M | +1.15M | +2.16% |
| 2009 | 53.51M | +1.12M | +2.14% |
| 2008 | 52.39M | +1.06M | +2.06% |
| 2007 | 51.33M | +1.2M | +2.39% |
| 2006 | 50.13M | +1.38M | +2.84% |
| 2005 | 48.75M | +1.5M | +3.17% |
| 2004 | 47.25M | +1.45M | +3.16% |
| 2003 | 45.8M | +965,838 | +2.15% |
| 2002 | 44.84M | +847,848 | +1.93% |
| 2001 | 43.99M | +1.16M | +2.72% |
| 2000 | 42.83M | +1.13M | +2.71% |
| 1999 | 41.7M | +1.11M | +2.73% |
| 1998 | 40.59M | +1.06M | +2.67% |
| 1997 | 39.53M | +1.13M | +2.95% |
| 1996 | 38.4M | +810,016 | +2.16% |
| 1995 | 37.59M | +949,262 | +2.59% |
| 1994 | 36.64M | +596,368 | +1.65% |
| 1993 | 36.04M | +645,514 | +1.82% |
| 1992 | 35.4M | +1.26M | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 34.13M | +1.17M | +3.55% |
| 1990 | 32.96M | +1.26M | +3.97% |
| 1989 | 31.7M | +1.21M | +3.98% |
| 1988 | 30.49M | +1.26M | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 29.24M | +1.38M | +4.94% |
| 1986 | 27.86M | +1.3M | +4.89% |
| 1985 | 26.56M | +1.3M | +5.16% |
| 1984 | 25.26M | +1.27M | +5.28% |
| 1983 | 23.99M | +1.24M | +5.44% |
| 1982 | 22.75M | +1.48M | +6.95% |
| 1981 | 21.27M | +1.38M | +6.92% |
| 1980 | 19.9M | +987,017 | +5.22% |
| 1979 | 18.91M | +908,618 | +5.05% |
| 1978 | 18M | +839,351 | +4.89% |
| 1977 | 17.16M | +868,116 | +5.33% |
| 1976 | 16.29M | +713,176 | +4.58% |
| 1975 | 15.58M | +765,638 | +5.17% |
| 1974 | 14.81M | +723,995 | +5.14% |
| 1973 | 14.09M | +688,798 | +5.14% |
| 1972 | 13.4M | +659,411 | +5.18% |
| 1971 | 12.74M | +638,345 | +5.27% |
| 1970 | 12.1M | +615,758 | +5.36% |
| 1969 | 11.49M | +584,290 | +5.36% |
| 1968 | 10.9M | +557,043 | +5.38% |
| 1967 | 10.35M | +608,313 | +6.25% |
| 1966 | 9.74M | +439,758 | +4.73% |
| 1965 | 9.3M | +413,836 | +4.66% |
| 1964 | 8.88M | +430,384 | +5.09% |
| 1963 | 8.45M | +407,588 | +5.07% |
| 1962 | 8.05M | +386,846 | +5.05% |
| 1961 | 7.66M | +367,442 | +5.04% |
| 1960 | 7.29M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
