Urban population growth in Iran
The urban population of Iran changed by 1.39% in 2025.
Iran, 2025
1.39%
Change from 2024
−0.12percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
102nd of 217
Urban population growth in Iran over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.39% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.50% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.65% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.65% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.35% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.29% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.61% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.81% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.14% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.14% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.08% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.07% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.06% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.03% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.07% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.13% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.12% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.04% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.36% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.80% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.12% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.11% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.13% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.91% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.68% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.12 percentage points from 1.50% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.08%, the figure has changed by −0.69 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 102nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
77.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.92%
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Population estimates and projections
90,608,707 people
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Median age estimates and projections
32.9 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.70 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
1.12%
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