Population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population rose 0.188% to 25.2% in Iran in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Iran reached an all time high of 25.2% in 2024 and an all time low of 15.3% in 1960.
Iran has been ranked 48th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Afghanistan | % | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 11.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 27.7% | 28.3% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 30.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 15.2% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 16.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 24.7% | 24.8% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 25.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 23.9% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.1% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 15.3% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 69.1% | 68.7% | 70.8% | 72.9% | 70.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 18.8% | 19.0% | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 52.8% | 54.2% | 52.7% | 55.1% | 53.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 27.4% | 27.0% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uzbekistan | % | 7.61% | 7.55% | 7.50% | 7.43% | 7.37% |
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