Iran - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Iran was 9,259,009 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,259,009 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,872,633 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 1,872,633
1961 1,985,637
1962 2,105,629
1963 2,232,873
1964 2,367,997
1965 2,510,893
1966 2,662,627
1967 2,812,066
1968 2,963,267
1969 3,122,148
1970 3,289,785
1971 3,466,423
1972 3,652,809
1973 3,848,661
1974 4,055,307
1975 4,273,048
1976 4,502,804
1977 4,671,248
1978 4,803,391
1979 4,939,272
1980 5,079,191
1981 5,222,673
1982 5,370,415
1983 5,522,336
1984 5,678,773
1985 5,839,193
1986 6,004,375
1987 6,107,221
1988 6,192,027
1989 6,277,773
1990 6,364,827
1991 6,453,088
1992 6,517,212
1993 6,573,182
1994 6,629,711
1995 6,686,727
1996 6,744,312
1997 6,830,901
1998 6,928,532
1999 7,027,559
2000 7,128,140
2001 7,229,878
2002 7,333,211
2003 7,438,021
2004 7,544,477
2005 7,652,157
2006 7,761,526
2007 7,844,758
2008 7,915,472
2009 7,986,626
2010 8,058,520
2011 8,131,061
2012 8,227,292
2013 8,335,038
2014 8,444,347
2015 8,555,089
2016 8,667,440
2017 8,780,950
2018 8,895,947
2019 9,013,663
2020 9,134,708
2021 9,259,009

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Iran was 14.26 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 28.60 in 1976, while its lowest value was 14.26 in 2021.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 25.34
1961 25.68
1962 26.04
1963 26.40
1964 26.77
1965 27.14
1966 27.52
1967 27.71
1968 27.80
1969 27.89
1970 28.00
1971 28.11
1972 28.24
1973 28.35
1974 28.46
1975 28.54
1976 28.60
1977 28.27
1978 27.71
1979 27.10
1980 26.45
1981 25.76
1982 25.06
1983 24.38
1984 23.72
1985 23.10
1986 22.52
1987 21.80
1988 21.11
1989 20.52
1990 20.05
1991 19.67
1992 19.23
1993 18.81
1994 18.43
1995 18.07
1996 17.72
1997 17.49
1998 17.30
1999 17.13
2000 16.96
2001 16.80
2002 16.65
2003 16.50
2004 16.36
2005 16.24
2006 16.12
2007 15.97
2008 15.80
2009 15.64
2010 15.47
2011 15.30
2012 15.18
2013 15.07
2014 14.97
2015 14.86
2016 14.75
2017 14.63
2018 14.52
2019 14.42
2020 14.33
2021 14.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization