Annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran
Iran: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 1967
All-time low
0.4%
in 2022
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.5% for annual growth rate of urban population share in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran peaked at 3.0% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
That places Iran 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.0% | — |
| 1951 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 2.3% | +6.4% |
| 1958 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +38.0% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +56.5% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -26.4% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +58.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +34.6% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran was 0.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1967.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Iran rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Iran ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.