Annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran
Iran: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.4617 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4617
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.05
in 1967
All-time low
0.4434
in 2022
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.4617 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 3.05 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.4434, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.02 | — |
| 1951 | 2.05 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 2.08 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.09 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 2.1 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 2.07 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.14 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 2.28 | +6.4% |
| 1958 | 2.16 | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 2.06 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 1.96 | -5.1% |
| 1961 | 1.89 | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 1.88 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.89 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.61 | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 1.41 | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 1.95 | +38.0% |
| 1967 | 3.05 | +56.5% |
| 1968 | 2.17 | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 2.2 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.17 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 2.13 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.1 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.07 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.07 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.73 | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 1.61 | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 1.98 | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 1.46 | -26.4% |
| 1979 | 1.48 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.46 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.43 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.41 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.39 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.39 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.22 | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 1.13 | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.963 | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9903 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8595 | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 1.71 | +58.3% |
| 1993 | 1.43 | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 1.47 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.24 | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 1.23 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.65 | +34.6% |
| 1998 | 1.24 | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.17 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9987 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9564 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7723 | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6449 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7903 | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8577 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8849 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8621 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8139 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7603 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7386 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7221 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7134 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7128 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6248 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5279 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5286 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5258 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4834 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4434 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4463 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4546 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4617 | +1.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.4617 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3526, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.4617 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1841, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of urban population share in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +58.3% | 1.08 | 1.71 |
| 1967 | +56.5% | 1.95 | 3.05 |
| 1966 | +38.0% | 1.41 | 1.95 |
| 1997 | +34.6% | 1.23 | 1.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.11 | 2.02 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.41 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.88 | 1.46 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 | 0.963 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 | 0.8595 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9237 | 0.6449 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7005 | 0.5279 | 0.8621 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4692 | 0.4434 | 0.5258 | 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 0.4617 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 in 1967.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4434 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 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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