Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7738 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.7738 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.7738 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3397 people per person, in 1960.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3397 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3462 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3528 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3595 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3662 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3714 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.377 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3886 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3974 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4063 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4153 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4243 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4334 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4425 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4517 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4609 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4677 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4776 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4848 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4921 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4994 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5066 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5139 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5212 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5284 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5357 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5415 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5483 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5537 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5591 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5646 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.569 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5785 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.587 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5955 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6042 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6106 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6211 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6291 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6371 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6448 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6522 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6593 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6661 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6726 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6787 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6831 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6881 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6938 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6999 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7061 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.712 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7176 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.723 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7283 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7336 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7388 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.744 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.748 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.752 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.756 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7599 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7633 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7668 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7702 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7738 people per person | +0.5% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.7738 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.7738 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3705 people per person | 0.3397 people per person | 0.4063 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.455 people per person | 0.4153 people per person | 0.4921 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5308 people per person | 0.4994 people per person | 0.5591 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5997 people per person | 0.5646 people per person | 0.6371 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6738 people per person | 0.6448 people per person | 0.6999 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7304 people per person | 0.7061 people per person | 0.752 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.765 people per person | 0.756 people per person | 0.7738 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6632 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6632 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5902 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 99,007 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4819 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 49.33 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.09 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.7738 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7738 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3397 people per person in 1960.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.