Urban population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Urban population, per capita was 0.7738 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.7738 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.7738 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3397 units per person, in 1960.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 69th of 218 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.
Urban population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3397 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3462 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3528 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3595 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3662 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3714 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.377 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3886 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3974 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4063 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4153 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4243 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4334 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4425 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4517 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4609 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4677 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4776 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4848 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4921 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4994 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5066 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5139 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5212 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5284 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5357 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5415 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5483 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5537 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5591 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5646 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.569 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5785 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.587 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5955 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6042 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6106 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6211 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6291 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6371 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6448 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6522 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6593 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6661 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6726 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6787 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6831 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6881 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6938 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6999 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7061 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.712 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7176 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.723 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7283 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7336 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7388 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.744 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.748 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.752 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.756 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7599 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7633 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7668 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7702 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7738 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3705 units per person | 0.3397 units per person | 0.4063 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.455 units per person | 0.4153 units per person | 0.4921 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5308 units per person | 0.4994 units per person | 0.5591 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5997 units per person | 0.5646 units per person | 0.6371 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6738 units per person | 0.6448 units per person | 0.6999 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7304 units per person | 0.7061 units per person | 0.752 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.765 units per person | 0.756 units per person | 0.7738 units per person | 6 |
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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 77.4% (2025)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Urban population, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.7738 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7738 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3397 units per person in 1960.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for urban population, per capita?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 69th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.