Urban population share in Iran
77.4% of people in Iran lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Iran, 2025
77.4%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
69th of 217
Urban population share in Iran over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 77.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 73.4%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 69th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
Population estimates and projections
90,608,707 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
32.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.70 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.12%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
92,417,681 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.92%
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