Share of population urban in Iran
Iran: Share of population urban was 77.38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.38
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.38
in 2025
All-time low
27.52
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Iran, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population urban in Iran is 77.38, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Iran peaked at 77.38 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.52, in 1950.
Iran ranks 82nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.29 | 27.52 | 33.29 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.05 | 33.97 | 40.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.5 | 41.53 | 49.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.08 | 49.94 | 55.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.97 | 56.46 | 63.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.38 | 64.48 | 69.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.04 | 70.61 | 75.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5 | 75.6 | 77.38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More population data for Iran
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.673 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.09 million (2100)
- Population density 49.33 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.673 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.68 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 3.49 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.68 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.68 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.8279 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Iran?
- Share of population urban in Iran was 77.38 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 77.38 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.52 in 1950.
- How does Iran rank for share of population urban?
- Iran ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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