Iran - Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

The value for Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran was 22,157,130 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,157,130 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3,279,743 in 1960.

Definition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 3,279,743
1961 3,459,070
1962 3,648,842
1963 3,849,419
1964 4,061,741
1965 4,285,584
1966 4,522,567
1967 4,762,447
1968 5,009,366
1969 5,268,686
1970 5,542,187
1971 5,830,285
1972 6,134,233
1973 6,453,605
1974 6,790,618
1975 7,145,814
1976 7,520,767
1977 7,872,857
1978 8,220,821
1979 8,589,371
1980 8,980,736
1981 9,395,101
1982 9,836,182
1983 10,305,700
1984 10,806,900
1985 11,340,470
1986 11,911,680
1987 12,274,350
1988 12,577,120
1989 12,888,620
1990 13,210,490
1991 13,542,680
1992 13,779,670
1993 13,984,910
1994 14,194,220
1995 14,407,390
1996 14,624,810
1997 14,888,350
1998 15,172,350
1999 15,462,460
2000 15,759,230
2001 16,061,570
2002 16,370,900
2003 16,686,940
2004 17,010,330
2005 17,339,890
2006 17,677,140
2007 18,000,870
2008 18,322,060
2009 18,649,590
2010 18,985,000
2011 19,328,040
2012 19,615,900
2013 19,878,660
2014 20,146,020
2015 20,417,680
2016 20,694,110
2017 20,974,220
2018 21,258,840
2019 21,550,510
2020 21,850,180
2021 22,157,130

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) in Iran was 26.06 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 26.06 in 2021, while its lowest value was 14.97 in 1960.

Definition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 14.97
1961 15.39
1962 15.82
1963 16.26
1964 16.71
1965 17.17
1966 17.65
1967 18.10
1968 18.53
1969 18.98
1970 19.44
1971 19.91
1972 20.40
1973 20.88
1974 21.36
1975 21.83
1976 22.29
1977 22.62
1978 22.86
1979 23.07
1980 23.24
1981 23.37
1982 23.49
1983 23.62
1984 23.77
1985 23.95
1986 24.18
1987 23.98
1988 23.70
1989 23.51
1990 23.44
1991 23.48
1992 23.44
1993 23.42
1994 23.43
1995 23.45
1996 23.48
1997 23.58
1998 23.72
1999 23.86
2000 24.01
2001 24.17
2002 24.33
2003 24.50
2004 24.67
2005 24.86
2006 25.05
2007 25.23
2008 25.40
2009 25.57
2010 25.74
2011 25.90
2012 25.97
2013 25.99
2014 26.01
2015 26.01
2016 26.01
2017 26.00
2018 25.99
2019 25.99
2020 26.01
2021 26.06

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization