Urban population growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Urban population growth was 1.4% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Urban population growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1961β2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 1.4% for urban population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 6.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2020.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 102nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Share co2 vs population 0.7863 (2100)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 1,055 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.46 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.8524 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 23.45 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Urban population growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for urban population growth?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 102nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.