Iran Urban Population 1960-2023
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Iran urban population for 2022 was 68,013,036, a 1.32% increase from 2021.
- Iran urban population for 2021 was 67,125,144, a 1.35% increase from 2020.
- Iran urban population for 2020 was 66,230,561, a 1.48% increase from 2019.
- Iran urban population for 2019 was 65,261,618, a 1.77% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
897,578,430 |
| Brazil |
188,517,733 |
| Russia |
107,847,682 |
| Mexico |
103,660,854 |
| Iran |
68,013,036 |
| Turkey |
65,731,531 |
| Colombia |
42,562,637 |
| South Africa |
40,928,486 |
| Thailand |
37,919,842 |
| Algeria |
33,575,039 |
| Iraq |
31,749,763 |
| Peru |
26,799,750 |
| Malaysia |
26,544,440 |
| Venezuela |
25,012,473 |
| Ecuador |
11,623,246 |
| Kazakhstan |
11,378,782 |
| Jordan |
10,363,475 |
| Romania |
10,329,298 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,415,142 |
| Guatemala |
9,141,704 |
| Cuba |
8,678,348 |
| Belarus |
7,396,981 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,817,057 |
| Libya |
5,538,569 |
| Bulgaria |
4,936,942 |
| Lebanon |
4,900,251 |
| Paraguay |
4,259,528 |
| Costa Rica |
4,250,456 |
| Serbia |
3,844,664 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,440,076 |
| Gabon |
2,167,652 |
| Botswana |
1,899,705 |
| Albania |
1,770,827 |
| Armenia |
1,767,628 |
| Jamaica |
1,611,831 |
| Bosnia |
1,611,622 |
| Namibia |
1,385,057 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,239,599 |
| North Macedonia |
1,216,459 |
| Fiji |
541,393 |
| Mauritius |
515,236 |
| Montenegro |
419,999 |
| Suriname |
409,804 |
| Guyana |
218,534 |
| Maldives |
217,560 |
| Belize |
188,030 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
56,002 |
| Dominica |
52,152 |
| Grenada |
46,246 |
| Samoa |
39,175 |
| American Samoa |
38,604 |
| St. Lucia |
34,263 |
| Marshall Islands |
32,640 |
| Tonga |
24,711 |
| Nauru |
12,668 |
| Tuvalu |
7,412 |
| Iran Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2022 |
68,013,036 |
76.81 |
1.31% |
| 2021 |
67,125,144 |
76.35 |
1.34% |
| 2020 |
66,230,561 |
75.87 |
1.47% |
| 2019 |
65,261,618 |
75.39 |
1.76% |
| 2018 |
64,125,842 |
74.90 |
1.98% |
| 2017 |
62,866,706 |
74.39 |
2.12% |
| 2016 |
61,546,643 |
73.88 |
2.54% |
| 2015 |
60,000,125 |
73.36 |
2.98% |
| 2014 |
58,236,086 |
72.83 |
2.63% |
| 2013 |
56,721,882 |
72.30 |
2.21% |
| 2012 |
55,484,160 |
71.76 |
2.05% |
| 2011 |
54,356,195 |
71.20 |
2.09% |
| 2010 |
53,233,539 |
70.63 |
2.23% |
| 2009 |
52,059,325 |
70.05 |
2.20% |
| 2008 |
50,925,490 |
69.46 |
2.23% |
| 2007 |
49,802,044 |
68.86 |
2.37% |
| 2006 |
48,637,866 |
68.24 |
2.55% |
| 2005 |
47,413,957 |
67.56 |
2.64% |
| 2004 |
46,180,851 |
66.87 |
2.66% |
| 2003 |
44,966,983 |
66.17 |
2.00% |
| 2002 |
44,077,717 |
65.47 |
2.06% |
| 2001 |
43,177,300 |
64.76 |
2.82% |
| 2000 |
41,975,934 |
64.04 |
2.78% |
| 1999 |
40,824,119 |
63.32 |
2.74% |
| 1998 |
39,719,234 |
62.59 |
2.74% |
| 1997 |
38,646,084 |
61.85 |
2.67% |
| 1996 |
37,628,601 |
61.09 |
2.72% |
| 1995 |
36,620,361 |
60.24 |
2.77% |
| 1994 |
35,619,538 |
59.38 |
1.85% |
| 1993 |
34,968,280 |
58.52 |
2.13% |
| 1992 |
34,229,748 |
57.65 |
3.73% |
| 1991 |
32,976,516 |
56.87 |
4.81% |
| 1990 |
31,428,551 |
56.33 |
4.88% |
| 1989 |
29,930,544 |
55.79 |
3.87% |
| 1988 |
28,795,455 |
55.26 |
4.04% |
| 1987 |
27,654,787 |
54.72 |
4.35% |
| 1986 |
26,478,203 |
54.13 |
4.80% |
| 1985 |
25,237,766 |
53.40 |
4.92% |
| 1984 |
24,026,548 |
52.66 |
4.99% |
| 1983 |
22,857,569 |
51.92 |
4.97% |
| 1982 |
21,749,390 |
51.18 |
6.34% |
| 1981 |
20,413,792 |
50.43 |
6.43% |
| 1980 |
19,142,074 |
49.69 |
4.98% |
| 1979 |
18,212,226 |
48.95 |
4.84% |
| 1978 |
17,352,544 |
48.21 |
4.70% |
| 1977 |
16,555,873 |
47.47 |
4.72% |
| 1976 |
15,792,269 |
46.67 |
4.94% |
| 1975 |
15,031,081 |
45.75 |
4.99% |
| 1974 |
14,299,406 |
44.83 |
4.96% |
| 1973 |
13,607,250 |
43.92 |
4.93% |
| 1972 |
12,952,192 |
43.01 |
4.95% |
| 1971 |
12,327,147 |
42.11 |
5.01% |
| 1970 |
11,724,692 |
41.21 |
5.06% |
| 1969 |
11,146,210 |
40.32 |
5.04% |
| 1968 |
10,598,813 |
39.44 |
5.06% |
| 1967 |
10,076,232 |
38.56 |
4.96% |
| 1966 |
9,588,517 |
37.75 |
4.75% |
| 1965 |
9,143,573 |
37.07 |
4.80% |
| 1964 |
8,715,144 |
36.39 |
4.79% |
| 1963 |
8,307,683 |
35.72 |
4.74% |
| 1962 |
7,923,296 |
35.05 |
4.69% |
| 1961 |
7,559,948 |
34.39 |
4.66% |
| 1960 |
7,215,514 |
33.74 |
% |
