High income vs Iran: Urban population
Urban population over time
- High income
- Iran
How they compare
High income currently reports 1.14 billion against 71.51 million in Iran, a difference of 1.07 billion.
That makes High income's figure about 16.0 times Iran's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 13th and Iran ranks 12th of 49 groups.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 614.47 million | 9.21 million | 605.26 million | High income |
| 1970s | 731.24 million | 15.31 million | 715.93 million | High income |
| 1980s | 826.42 million | 25.90 million | 800.52 million | High income |
| 1990s | 912.27 million | 37.30 million | 874.97 million | High income |
| 2000s | 997.60 million | 48.08 million | 949.52 million | High income |
| 2010s | 1.08 billion | 60.06 million | 1.02 billion | High income |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion | 68.90 million | 1.06 billion | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, High income or Iran?
- High income, at 1.14 billion against 71.51 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between High income and Iran?
- 1.07 billion, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iran?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Iran rank globally for urban population?
- High income ranks 13th and Iran ranks 12th of 49 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.