Provinces
The population of the provinces of Iran according to census results and latest official projections.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (C) 1986-09-22 | Population Census (C) 1996-10-25 | Population Census (C) 2006-10-25 | Population Census (C) 2011-10-24 | Population Projection (P) 2016-09-21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | IRN | ایران | Tehrān | 1,628,771 | 49,445,010 | 60,055,488 | 70,495,782 | 75,149,669 | 79,686,000 | ||
| Ālborz {Alborz} | ALB | البرز | Karaj | 5,122 | Tehrān | Tehrān | 2,076,991 | 2,412,513 | 2,642,000 | 512200 | |
| Ardabīl {Ardabil} | ARD | اردبیل | Ardabīl | 17,800 | 1,036,202 | 1,168,011 | 1,228,155 | 1,248,488 | 1,294,000 | 1780000 | |
| Āzārbāyjān-e Gharbī [West Azerbaijan] {Azarbayjan-e Gharbi} | AZG | آذربایجان غربی | Orūmīyeh | 37,411 | 1,971,677 | 2,496,320 | 2,873,459 | 3,080,576 | 3,284,000 | 3741100 | |
| Āzārbāyjān-e Sharqī [East Azerbaijan] {Azarbayjan-e Sharqi} | AZS | آذربایجان شرقی | Tabrīz | 45,651 | 3,077,882 | 3,325,540 | 3,603,456 | 3,724,620 | 3,859,000 | 4565100 | |
| Būshehr {Bushehr} | BUS | بوشهر | Būshehr | 22,743 | 612,183 | 743,675 | 886,267 | 1,032,949 | 1,146,000 | 2274300 | |
| Chahārmahāl va Bakhtīārī {Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari} | CMB | چهارمحال و بختیاری | Shahrekord | 16,328 | 631,179 | 761,168 | 857,910 | 895,263 | 942,000 | 1632800 | |
| Eṣfahān [Isfahan] {Esfahan} | ESF | اصفهان | Eṣfahān | 107,018 | 3,294,916 | 3,923,255 | 4,559,256 | 4,879,312 | 5,091,000 | 10701800 | |
| Fārs {Fars} | FAR | فارس | Shīrāz | 122,608 | 3,193,769 | 3,817,036 | 4,336,878 | 4,596,658 | 4,828,000 | 12260800 | |
| Gīlān {Gilan} | GIL | گيلان | Rasht | 14,042 | 2,081,037 | 2,241,896 | 2,404,861 | 2,480,874 | 2,560,000 | 1404200 | |
| Gorgān (Golestan) {Gorgan} | GOR | گرگان | Gorgān | 20,367 | 1,145,033 | 1,426,288 | 1,617,087 | 1,777,014 | 1,935,000 | 2036700 | |
| Hamadān {Hamadan} | HAM | همدان | Hamadān | 19,368 | 1,505,826 | 1,677,957 | 1,703,267 | 1,758,268 | 1,803,000 | 1936800 | |
| Hormozgān {Hormozgan} | HOR | هرمزگان | Bandar-e 'Abās | 70,697 | 762,206 | 1,062,155 | 1,403,674 | 1,578,183 | 1,745,000 | 7069700 | |
| Īlām {Ilam} | ILA | ایلام | Īlām | 20,133 | 382,091 | 487,886 | 545,787 | 557,599 | 587,000 | 2013300 | |
| Kermān {Kerman} | KER | کرمان | Kermān | 180,726 | 1,622,958 | 2,004,328 | 2,652,413 | 2,938,988 | 3,163,000 | 18072600 | |
| Kermānshāh (Bākhtarān) {Kermanshah} | KMS | کرمانشاه | Kermānshāh | 25,009 | 1,462,965 | 1,778,596 | 1,879,385 | 1,945,227 | 1,983,000 | 2500900 | |
| Khorāsān-e Junoubi (incl. Ṭabas Distr.) [South Khorasan] {Khorasan-e Junoubi} | KHJ | خراسان جنوبی | Bīrjand | 151,193 | 558,866 | 595,113 | 702,852 | 732,192 | 779,000 | 15119300 | |
| Khorāsān-e Razavi [Razavi Khorasan] {Khorasan-e Razavi} | KHR | خراسان رضوی | Mashhad | 118,851 | 4,086,182 | 4,719,902 | 5,593,079 | 5,994,402 | 6,445,000 | 11885100 | |
| Khorāsān-e Shomali [North Khorasan] {Khorasan-e Shomali} | KHS | خراسان شمالی | Bojnūrd | 28,434 | 587,328 | 732,646 | 811,572 | 867,727 | 919,000 | 2843400 | |
| Khūzestān [Khoozestan] {Khuzestan} | KHU | خوزستان | Ahvāz | 64,055 | 2,681,978 | 3,746,772 | 4,274,979 | 4,531,720 | 4,853,000 | 6405500 | |
| Kohkīlūyeh va Boyer Ahmadī [Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad] {Kohkiluyeh va Boyer Ahmadi} | KBA | کهکیلویه و بویراحمد | Yāsūj | 15,504 | 411,828 | 544,356 | 634,299 | 658,629 | 714,000 | 1550400 | |
| Kordestān [Kurdistan] {Kordestan} | KOR | کردستان | Sanandaj | 29,137 | 1,078,415 | 1,346,383 | 1,440,156 | 1,493,645 | 1,544,000 | 2913700 | |
| Lorestān {Lorestan} | LOR | لرستان | Khorramābād | 28,294 | 1,367,029 | 1,584,434 | 1,716,527 | 1,754,243 | 1,831,000 | 2829400 | |
| Markazī {Markazi} | MAR | مرکزی | Arāk | 29,127 | 1,082,109 | 1,228,812 | 1,351,257 | 1,413,959 | 1,485,000 | 2912700 | |
| Māzandarān {Mazandaran} | MAZ | مازندران | Sārī | 23,842 | 2,274,313 | 2,602,008 | 2,922,432 | 3,073,943 | 3,209,000 | 2384200 | |
| Qazvīn {Qazvin} | QAS | قزوين | Qazvīn | 15,567 | 805,562 | 968,257 | 1,143,200 | 1,201,565 | 1,262,000 | 1556700 | |
| Qom | QOM | قم | Qom | 11,526 | 616,963 | 853,044 | 1,046,737 | 1,151,672 | 1,255,000 | 1152600 | |
| Semnān {Semnan} | SEM | سمنان | Semnān | 97,491 | 417,035 | 501,447 | 589,742 | 631,218 | 684,000 | 9749100 | |
| Sīstān va Balūchestān [Sistan & Baluchestan] {Sistan va Baluchestan} | SBA | سیستان و بلوچستان | Zāhedān | 181,785 | 1,197,059 | 1,722,579 | 2,405,742 | 2,534,327 | 2,859,000 | 18178500 | |
| Tehrān {Tehran} | TEH | تهران | Tehrān | 13,692 | 8,095,174 | 10,343,965 | 11,345,375 | 12,183,391 | 12,808,000 | 1369200 | |
| Yazd | YAZ | یزد | Yazd | 73,477 | 622,257 | 750,769 | 924,386 | 1,004,770 | 1,110,000 | 7347700 | |
| Zanjān {Zanjan} | ZAN | زنجان | Zanjān | 21,773 | 782,988 | 900,890 | 964,601 | 1,015,734 | 1,068,000 | 2177300 |
- Statistical Centre of Iran (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2011-10-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tehrān | TEH | 8,154,051 |
| 2 | Mashhad | KHR | 2,749,374 |
| 3 | Eṣfahān | ESF | 1,756,126 |
| 4 | Karaj | ALB | 1,614,626 |
| 5 | Tabrīz | AZS | 1,494,998 |
| 6 | Shīrāz | FAR | 1,460,665 |
| 7 | Ahvāz | KHU | 1,112,021 |
| 8 | Qom | QOM | 1,074,036 |
Contents: Cities
The population of all Iranian cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1986-09-22 | Population Census (C) 1991-09-11 | Population Census (C) 1996-10-25 | Population Census (C) 2006-10-25 | Population Census (C) 2011-10-24 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ābādān {Abadan} | آبادان | KHU | 6 | 84,774 | 206,073 | 219,772 | 212,744 | 0 | |
| Ābādeh {Abadeh} | آباده | FAR | ... | 44,967 | 48,882 | 55,143 | 55,758 | 0 | |
| Abhar | ابهر | ZAN | 41,628 | 49,908 | 55,266 | 72,360 | 87,396 | 0 | |
| Ābyek {Abyek} | آبيك | QAS | ... | 25,630 | 32,843 | 47,487 | 55,779 | 0 | |
| Ahar | اهر | AZS | 62,145 | 71,633 | 78,076 | 86,760 | 92,608 | 0 | |
| Ahvāz [Ahvaz] {Ahvaz} | اهواز | KHU | 579,826 | 724,653 | 804,980 | 985,614 | 1,112,021 | 0 | |
| Alīgūdarz {Aligudarz} | اليگودرز | LOR | 53,843 | 58,648 | 69,447 | 79,972 | 87,967 | 0 | |
| Alvand | الوند | QAS | ... | 54,557 | 60,758 | 69,343 | 88,711 | 0 | |
| Āmol {Amol} | آمل | MAZ | 118,242 | 139,923 | 159,092 | 199,698 | 219,915 | 0 | |
| Andīmeshk {Andimeshk} | انديمشك | KHU | 56,288 | 73,759 | 106,923 | 120,177 | 126,811 | 0 | |
| Andīsheh {Andisheh} | انديشه | TEH | ... | ... | ... | 75,619 | 96,807 | 0 | |
| Arāk {Arak} | اراک | MAR | 265,349 | 331,354 | 380,755 | 446,760 | 484,212 | 0 | |
| Ārān va Bīdgol {Aran va Bidgol} | آران وبيدگل | ESF | ... | ... | ... | 55,833 | 60,290 | 0 | |
| Ardabīl {Ardabil} | اردبیل | ARD | 281,973 | 311,022 | 340,386 | 418,262 | 482,632 | 0 | |
| Ardakān {Ardakan} | اردكان | YAZ | ... | 40,223 | 44,398 | 52,881 | 56,776 | 0 | |
| Asadābād {Asadabad} | اسدآباد | HAM | ... | 43,582 | 48,386 | 51,911 | 55,024 | 0 | |
| Bābol {Babol} | بابل | MAZ | 115,320 | 137,348 | 158,346 | 201,335 | 219,467 | 0 | |
| Bābolsar {Babolsar} | بابلسر | MAZ | ... | 34,320 | 38,644 | 50,032 | 50,477 | 0 | |
| Bāghestān {Baghestan} | باغستان | TEH | ... | ... | ... | 52,463 | 71,861 | 0 | |
| Bahārestān {Baharestan} | بهارستان | ESF | ... | ... | ... | 45,629 | 61,647 | 0 | |
| Bam | بم | KER | 50,709 | 59,007 | 70,079 | 75,215 | 107,131 | 0 | |
| Bandar-e 'Abās {Bandar-e Abas} | بندرعباس | HOR | 201,642 | 249,504 | 273,578 | 379,301 | 435,751 | 0 | |
| Bandar-e Anzalī {Bandar-e Anzali} | بندر انزلی | GIL | 87,063 | 94,697 | 98,544 | 110,643 | 116,664 | 0 | |
| Bandar-e Emām Khomeynī {Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni} | بندر امام خمینی | KHU | 49,355 | 56,998 | 55,936 | 67,467 | 72,357 | 0 | |
| Bandar-e Ganāveh {Bandar-e Ganaveh} | بندرگناوه | BUS | 41,883 | 48,604 | 50,252 | 59,583 | 64,110 | 0 | |
| Bandar-e Kangān {Bandar-e Kangan} | بندركنگان | BUS | ... | 16,814 | 17,963 | 24,017 | 76,329 | 0 | |
| Bandar-e Māhshahr {Bandar-e Mahshahr} | بندرماهشهر | KHU | 71,808 | 74,248 | 88,394 | 111,448 | 153,778 | 0 | |
| Bāneh {Baneh} | بانه | KOR | 16,933 | 40,837 | 55,433 | 70,428 | 85,190 | 0 | |
| Bāqershahr {Baqershahr} | باقرشهر | TEH | ... | ... | ... | 52,604 | 59,091 | 0 | |
| Behbahān {Behbahan} | بهبهان | KHU | 78,694 | 85,846 | 88,213 | 101,178 | 107,412 | 0 | |
| Behshahr | بهشهر | MAZ | 52,461 | 61,825 | 72,067 | 84,117 | 89,251 | 0 | |
| Bīrjand {Birjand} | بیرجند | KHJ | 81,798 | 101,177 | 127,608 | 166,138 | 178,020 | 0 | |
| Bojnūrd {Bojnurd} | بجنورد | KHS | 93,392 | 112,426 | 134,835 | 176,726 | 199,791 | 0 | |
| Bonāb {Bonab} | بناب | AZS | 45,885 | 57,047 | 63,240 | 76,610 | 79,894 | 0 | |
| Borāzjān {Borazjan} | برازجان | BUS | 67,061 | 75,841 | 80,161 | 93,072 | 95,449 | 0 | |
| Borūjen {Borujen} | بروجن | CMB | ... | 38,952 | 42,862 | 49,969 | 52,694 | 0 | |
| Borūjerd {Borujerd} | بروجرد | LOR | 183,879 | 201,016 | 217,804 | 229,541 | 240,654 | 0 | |
| Būkān {Bukan} | بوكان | AZG | 67,938 | 83,401 | 120,020 | 150,703 | 170,600 | 0 | |
| Būmahen {Bumahen} | بومهن | TEH | ... | ... | ... | 43,023 | 53,451 | 0 | |
| Būshehr {Bushehr} | بوشهر | BUS | 120,787 | 132,824 | 143,641 | 169,966 | 195,222 | 0 | |
| Chāh Bahār {Chah Bahar} | چاه بهار | SBA | ... | 30,038 | 34,618 | 73,098 | 85,633 | 0 | |
| Dāmghān {Damghan} | دامغان | SEM | ... | 40,954 | 49,204 | 59,300 | 58,770 | 0 | |
| Dārāb {Darab} | داراب | FAR | ... | 41,931 | 48,130 | 56,032 | 61,672 | 0 | |
| Dehdasht | دهدشت | KBA | ... | 26,722 | 37,301 | 51,253 | 56,279 | 0 | |
| Dezfūl {Dezful} | دزفول | KHU | 151,420 | 181,309 | 202,639 | 235,819 | 248,380 | 0 | |
| Dūgonbadān [Dogonbadan] {Dugonbadan} | دوگنبدان | KBA | 51,107 | 62,230 | 70,422 | 83,856 | 91,739 | 0 | |
| Dūrūd [Dorud] {Durud} | دورود | LOR | 62,517 | 77,299 | 88,152 | 101,219 | 99,499 | 0 | |
| Eqbāliyeh {Eqbaliyeh} | اقباليه | QAS | ... | ... | 31,469 | 49,246 | 55,498 | 0 | |
| Eqlīd {Eqlid} | اقليد | FAR | ... | 33,026 | 35,983 | 51,329 | 44,552 | 0 | |
| Eṣfahān [Isfahan] {Esfahan} | اصفهان | ESF | 986,753 | 1,127,030 | 1,266,072 | 1,602,110 | 1,756,126 | 0 | |
| Esfarāyen {Esfarayen} | اسفراين | KHS | ... | 34,161 | 41,062 | 53,132 | 60,372 | 0 | |
| Eslāmābād-e Gharb {Eslamabad-e Gharb} | اسلام آبادغرب | KMS | 73,362 | 77,412 | 81,614 | 89,904 | 94,699 | 0 | |
| Eslāmshahr {Eslamshahr} | اسلام‌شهر | TEH | 215,129 | 230,183 | 265,450 | 357,389 | 389,102 | 0 | |
| Fasā {Fasa} | فسا | FAR | 64,771 | 74,487 | 81,706 | 92,020 | 104,809 | 0 | |
| Fīrūzābād {Firuzabad} | فيروزآباد | FAR | 34,433 | 43,424 | 50,051 | 59,306 | 64,969 | 0 | |
| Fūlādshahr {Fuladshahr} | فولادشهر | ESF | ... | ... | 39,264 | 55,664 | 66,903 | 0 | |
| Golestān (Solṭānābād) {Golestan} | گلستان | TEH | 9,927 | 45,892 | 112,554 | 231,905 | 259,480 | 0 | |
| Golpāyegān {Golpayegan} | گلپايگان | ESF | ... | 38,563 | 40,634 | 48,987 | 54,572 | 0 | |
| Gonbad-e Kāvūs [Gonbad-e Qabus] {Gonbad-e Kavus} | گنبدكاووس | GOR | 87,100 | 102,768 | 111,253 | 129,167 | 144,546 | 0 | |
| Gorgān {Gorgan} | گرگان | GOR | 139,430 | 162,468 | 188,710 | 274,438 | 329,536 | 0 | |
| Hamadān {Hamadan} | همدان | HAM | 272,499 | 349,653 | 401,281 | 479,640 | 525,794 | 0 | |
| Harsīn {Harsin} | هرسين | KMS | 42,535 | 52,544 | 55,079 | 51,636 | 49,967 | 0 | |
| Hashtgerd | هشتگرد | ALB | ... | 24,627 | 33,568 | 45,529 | 51,953 | 0 | |
| Hashtpar | هشتپر | GIL | ... | 29,221 | 33,640 | 41,658 | 52,344 | 0 | |
| Īlām {Ilam} | ايلام | ILA | 89,035 | 116,428 | 126,346 | 160,355 | 172,213 | 0 | |
| Īrānshahr {Iranshahr} | ايرانشهر | SBA | 40,027 | 56,581 | 76,959 | 100,642 | 97,012 | 0 | |
| Īzeh {Izeh} | ايذه | KHU | 46,042 | 64,072 | 81,288 | 104,364 | 117,093 | 0 | |
| Jahrom | جهرم | FAR | 77,174 | 88,693 | 94,185 | 105,285 | 114,108 | 0 | |
| Javānrūd {Javanrud} | جوانرود | KMS | ... | 30,050 | 33,317 | 43,492 | 51,483 | 0 | |
| Jīroft {Jiroft} | جيرفت | KER | 35,033 | 40,700 | 59,201 | 97,988 | 111,034 | 0 | |
| Kamāl Shahr {Kamal Shahr} | كمال شهر | ALB | ... | ... | ... | 80,435 | 109,943 | 0 | |
| Kāmyārān {Kamyaran} | كامياران | KOR | ... | 34,149 | 41,945 | 47,092 | 52,907 | 0 | |
| Kangāvar {Kangavar} | كنگاور | KMS | 38,453 | 47,434 | 50,269 | 48,978 | 53,449 | 0 | |
| Karaj | کرج | ALB | 275,100 | 442,387 | 940,968 | 1,386,030 | 1,614,626 | 0 | |
| Kāshān {Kashan} | كاشان | ESF | 138,599 | 155,188 | 201,372 | 253,509 | 275,325 | 0 | |
| Kāshmar {Kashmar} | كاشمر | KHR | 49,259 | 58,522 | 69,177 | 83,667 | 90,200 | 0 | |
| Kāzerūn {Kazerun} | كازرون | FAR | 73,444 | 74,048 | 81,713 | 87,326 | 89,685 | 0 | |
| Kermān {Kerman} | کرمان | KER | 257,284 | 311,643 | 384,991 | 515,114 | 534,441 | 0 | |
| Kermānshāh (Bākhtarān) {Kermanshah} | کرمانشاه | KMS | 560,514 | 624,084 | 692,986 | 794,863 | 851,405 | 0 | |
| Khāsh {Khash} | خاش | SBA | ... | 27,420 | 38,924 | 57,811 | 54,105 | 0 | |
| Khomeyn | خمين | MAR | 38,920 | 47,991 | 56,335 | 64,788 | 70,053 | 0 | |
| Khomeynīshahr (Homayunshahr) {Khomeynishahr} | خمینی‌شهر | ESF | 104,647 | 118,348 | 165,888 | 223,071 | 244,696 | 0 | |
| Khorramābād {Khorramabad} | خرم آباد | LOR | 208,592 | 249,258 | 272,815 | 333,945 | 348,216 | 0 | |
| Khorramdareh | خرمدره | ZAN | ... | 34,271 | 39,094 | 48,398 | 52,548 | 0 | |
| Khorramshahr (Khuninshahr) | خرمشهر | KHU | 0 | 34,750 | 105,636 | 125,859 | 129,418 | 0 | |
| Khūrasgān [Khvorasgan] {Khurasgan} | خوراسگان | ESF | 51,155 | 55,705 | 61,211 | 87,282 | 97,167 | 0 | |
| Khvoy [Khoy] | خوی | AZG | 115,343 | 137,885 | 148,944 | 181,465 | 200,958 | 0 | |
| Kūhdasht {Kuhdasht} | كوهدشت | LOR | 44,653 | 61,935 | 72,105 | 85,997 | 92,927 | 0 | |
| Lāhījān {Lahijan} | لاهيجان | GIL | 43,941 | 48,249 | 53,122 | 72,950 | 94,051 | 0 | |
| Langarūd {Langarud} | لنگرود | GIL | 45,910 | 52,518 | 56,620 | 65,614 | 74,477 | 0 | |
| Lār {Lar} | لار | FAR | 37,923 | 42,226 | 51,690 | 54,688 | 65,451 | 0 | |
| Mahābād {Mahabad} | مهاباد | AZG | 75,238 | 81,987 | 107,799 | 135,780 | 147,268 | 0 | |
| Māhdasht {Mahdasht} | ماهدشت | ALB | ... | 24,844 | 28,976 | 43,108 | 51,518 | 0 | |
| Malārd {Malard} | ملارد | TEH | 9,610 | 32,364 | 88,118 | 228,713 | 290,817 | 0 | |
| Malāyer {Malayer} | ملاير | HAM | 103,640 | 130,458 | 144,373 | 156,289 | 159,848 | 0 | |
| Marāgheh {Maragheh} | مراغه | AZS | 100,679 | 117,388 | 132,318 | 149,929 | 162,275 | 0 | |
| Marand | مرند | AZS | 71,394 | 85,253 | 96,396 | 114,841 | 124,323 | 0 | |
| Marīvān {Marivan} | مريوان | KOR | ... | 45,205 | 60,459 | 92,993 | 110,464 | 0 | |
| Marvdasht | مرودشت | FAR | 79,132 | 92,013 | 103,579 | 124,350 | 138,649 | 0 | |
| Mashhad [Meshed] | مشهد | KHR | 1,463,508 | 1,559,155 | 1,887,405 | 2,427,316 | 2,749,374 | 0 | |
| Masjed-e Soleymān {Masjed-e Soleyman} | مسجدسليمان | KHU | 104,787 | 107,539 | 116,883 | 108,682 | 103,369 | 0 | |
| Meshgīn Shahr {Meshgin Shahr} | مشگين شهر | ARD | 32,459 | 41,114 | 49,787 | 63,655 | 66,883 | 0 | |
| Meshkīn Dasht {Meshkin Dasht} | مشكين دشت | ALB | ... | ... | ... | 43,858 | 53,440 | 0 | |
| Meyāneh {Meyaneh} | ميانه | AZS | 65,959 | 72,712 | 78,104 | 89,796 | 95,505 | 0 | |
| Meybod | ميبد | YAZ | ... | 34,641 | 38,061 | 58,872 | 66,907 | 0 | |
| Mīāndūāb [Miandoab] {Mianduab} | مياندوآب | AZG | 59,551 | 71,273 | 90,141 | 114,153 | 123,081 | 0 | |
| Mīnāb {Minab} | ميناب | HOR | ... | 32,943 | 44,817 | 56,009 | 63,229 | 0 | |
| Mobārakeh {Mobarakeh} | مباركه | ESF | ... | 38,133 | 46,428 | 62,728 | 66,092 | 0 | |
| Moḥammadshahr {Mohammadshahr} | محمدشهر | ALB | ... | ... | ... | 83,272 | 100,519 | 0 | |
| Nahāvand {Nahavand} | نهاوند | HAM | 52,265 | 59,307 | 65,164 | 73,141 | 75,445 | 0 | |
| Najafābād {Najafabad} | نجف آباد | ESF | 129,058 | 160,004 | 178,498 | 208,647 | 221,814 | 0 | |
| Naqadeh | نقده | AZG | 52,275 | 61,286 | 64,807 | 73,438 | 75,550 | 0 | |
| Nasīm Shahr (Akbarābād) {Nasim Shahr} | نسيم شهر | TEH | 13,750 | 49,945 | 85,124 | 135,846 | 157,474 | 0 | |
| Naẓarābād {Nazarabad} | نظرآباد | ALB | 21,660 | 28,600 | 69,342 | 97,722 | 107,806 | 0 | |
| Nekā {Neka} | نكا | MAZ | ... | 29,151 | 35,208 | 46,291 | 50,680 | 0 | |
| Neyrīz {Neyriz} | نی‌ریز | FAR | ... | 34,114 | 37,377 | 46,764 | 50,291 | 0 | |
| Neyshābūr {Neyshabur} | نيشابور | KHR | 109,258 | 135,681 | 158,847 | 208,860 | 239,185 | 0 | |
| Nūrābād {Nurabad} | نورآباد | LOR | ... | 40,000 | 49,173 | 56,530 | 61,142 | 0 | |
| Nūrābād {Nurabad} | نورآباد | FAR | ... | 33,913 | 42,243 | 52,597 | 55,736 | 0 | |
| Omīdiyeh {Omidiyeh} | اميديه | KHU | ... | 55,791 | 53,834 | 58,616 | 60,461 | 0 | |
| Orūmīyeh (Reza'iyeh) [Urmia] {Orumiyeh} | ارومیه | AZG | 300,746 | 357,399 | 435,200 | 583,255 | 667,499 | 0 | |
| Pākdasht {Pakdasht} | پاكدشت | TEH | 18,308 | 33,273 | 49,220 | 126,937 | 206,490 | 0 | |
| Pārsābād {Parsabad} | پارس آباد | ARD | 29,438 | 47,966 | 60,485 | 82,256 | 88,924 | 0 | |
| Pīrānshahr {Piranshahr} | پيرانشهر | AZG | ... | 25,454 | 33,805 | 58,177 | 69,049 | 0 | |
| Qā'em Shahr {Qaem Shahr} | قائم شهر | MAZ | 109,288 | 123,684 | 143,286 | 174,768 | 196,050 | 0 | |
| Qarchak | قرچك | TEH | 77,957 | 98,202 | 142,690 | 174,006 | 191,588 | 0 | |
| Qazvīn {Qazvin} | قزوین | QAS | 248,591 | 278,826 | 291,117 | 355,338 | 381,598 | 0 | |
| Qods | قدس | TEH | ... | 89,680 | 138,278 | 230,147 | 283,517 | 0 | |
| Qom | قم | QOM | 543,139 | 681,253 | 777,677 | 959,116 | 1,074,036 | 0 | |
| Qorveh | قروه | KOR | 37,456 | 51,247 | 61,659 | 66,390 | 71,232 | 0 | |
| Qūchān {Quchan} | قوچان | KHR | 66,531 | 74,919 | 85,750 | 101,313 | 103,760 | 0 | |
| Rafsanjān {Rafsanjan} | رفسنجان | KER | 66,498 | 79,926 | 98,257 | 139,219 | 151,420 | 0 | |
| Rāmhormoz {Ramhormoz} | رامهرمز | KHU | ... | 33,179 | 37,221 | 50,777 | 69,869 | 0 | |
| Rasht | رشت | GIL | 290,897 | 340,637 | 417,748 | 557,366 | 639,951 | 0 | |
| Robāṭkarīm {Robatkarim} | رباطكريم | TEH | ... | 26,656 | 36,488 | 63,069 | 78,097 | 0 | |
| Sabzevār {Sabzevar} | سبزوار | KHR | 129,103 | 148,065 | 170,738 | 214,582 | 231,557 | 0 | |
| Ṣāleḥābād {Salehabad} | صالح آباد | TEH | ... | ... | ... | 54,228 | 56,356 | 0 | |
| Salmās {Salmas} | سلماس | AZG | 50,573 | 57,441 | 65,416 | 81,342 | 88,196 | 0 | |
| Sanandaj | سنندج | KOR | 204,537 | 244,039 | 277,808 | 316,862 | 373,987 | 0 | |
| Saqqez | سقز | KOR | 81,351 | 98,933 | 115,394 | 133,331 | 139,738 | 0 | |
| Sarāvān {Saravan} | سراوان | SBA | ... | 33,325 | 41,177 | 59,610 | 59,795 | 0 | |
| Sārī {Sari} | ساری | MAZ | 141,020 | 167,602 | 195,882 | 261,293 | 296,417 | 0 | |
| Sāveh {Saveh} | ساوه | MAR | 64,081 | 87,621 | 111,245 | 180,548 | 200,481 | 0 | |
| Semnān {Semnan} | سمنان | SEM | 64,891 | 75,131 | 91,045 | 126,780 | 153,680 | 0 | |
| Shādegān {Shadegan} | شادگان | KHU | ... | 41,240 | 41,836 | 49,171 | 52,786 | 0 | |
| Shāhīn Shahr {Shahin Shahr} | شاهين شهر | ESF | 49,312 | 62,592 | 84,827 | 127,412 | 143,308 | 0 | |
| Shahrekord [Shahr-e Kord] | شهركرد | CMB | 75,080 | 89,253 | 100,477 | 131,612 | 159,775 | 0 | |
| Shahrezā (Qomsheh) {Shahreza} | شهرضا | ESF | 73,367 | 84,666 | 89,779 | 109,601 | 123,767 | 0 | |
| Shahrīār {Shahriar} | شهریار | TEH | 22,439 | 32,459 | 40,058 | 189,421 | 249,473 | 0 | |
| Shāhrūd (Emāmshahr) {Shahrud} | شاهرود | SEM | 78,950 | 92,195 | 104,765 | 132,379 | 140,474 | 0 | |
| Shīrāz [Shiraz] {Shiraz} | شیراز | FAR | 848,289 | 965,117 | 1,053,025 | 1,227,331 | 1,460,665 | 0 | |
| Shīrvān {Shirvan} | شيروان | KHS | 48,688 | 58,648 | 70,028 | 84,185 | 88,254 | 0 | |
| Shūsh {Shush} | شوش | KHU | 39,716 | 48,134 | 52,057 | 54,032 | 59,161 | 0 | |
| Shūshtar {Shushtar} | شوشتر | KHU | 65,840 | 70,294 | 77,900 | 96,732 | 106,815 | 0 | |
| Sīrjān {Sirjan} | سیرجان | KER | 90,072 | 107,887 | 135,024 | 170,916 | 185,623 | 0 | |
| Tabrīz [Tabriz] {Tabriz} | تبریز | AZS | 971,482 | 1,088,985 | 1,191,043 | 1,398,060 | 1,494,998 | 0 | |
| Tākestān {Takestan} | تاكستان | QAS | 38,517 | 47,927 | 54,192 | 74,257 | 77,907 | 0 | |
| Ṭāybād {Taybad} | تايباد | KHR | ... | 45,636 | 39,302 | 47,535 | 52,280 | 0 | |
| Tehrān [Tehran] {Tehran} | تهران | TEH | 6,042,584 | 6,475,527 | 6,758,845 | 7,797,520 | 8,154,051 | 0 | |
| Torbat-e Ḥeydariyeh {Torbat-e Heydariyeh} | تربت حيدريه | KHR | 72,068 | 81,781 | 94,647 | 121,300 | 131,150 | 0 | |
| Torbat-e Jām {Torbat-e Jam} | تربت جام | KHR | 61,010 | 82,790 | 68,483 | 86,240 | 94,758 | 0 | |
| Varāmīn {Varamin} | ورامين | TEH | 58,311 | 77,624 | 107,233 | 208,996 | 218,991 | 0 | |
| Yāsūj {Yasuj} | ياسوج | KBA | 29,991 | 48,957 | 69,133 | 100,544 | 108,505 | 0 | |
| Yazd | یزد | YAZ | 230,483 | 275,298 | 326,776 | 432,194 | 486,152 | 0 | |
| Zābol {Zabol} | زابل | SBA | 75,015 | 91,041 | 100,887 | 136,956 | 137,722 | 0 | |
| Zāhedān {Zahedan} | زاهدان | SBA | 281,923 | 361,623 | 419,518 | 567,449 | 560,725 | 0 | |
| Zanjān {Zanjan} | زنجان | ZAN | 215,261 | 254,100 | 286,295 | 349,713 | 386,851 | 0 | |
| Zarand | زرند | KER | ... | 34,416 | 41,344 | 56,139 | 57,749 | 0 | |
| Zarrīn Shahr {Zarrin Shahr} | زرين شهر | ESF | 42,356 | 48,096 | 50,837 | 56,375 | 60,118 | 0 |
- (1991) (1996) Statistical Centre of Iran (web) plus data provided by Clive Thornton.
(2006) Statistical Centre of Iran (web).
(2011) Department of Planning South Khorasan (web).