Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 25.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 25.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 25.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1960.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 48th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.3% | — |
| 1961 | 15.6% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 17.9% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 19.0% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 19.8% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 22.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 22.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 25.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 25.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 19.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.5% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More climate change data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.9283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7738 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 25.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1960.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 48th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.