298 cities and towns in Iran with 25,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of September 24, 2016 (by Statistical Centre of Iran).
| Rank | City or Town | Native Name | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tehran | تهران | 8,693,706 |
| 2 | Mashhad (Meshed) | مشهد | 3,001,184 |
| 3 | Isfahan (Eṣfahān) | اصفهان | 1,961,260 |
| 4 | Karaj | کرج | 1,592,492 |
| 5 | Shiraz | شیراز | 1,565,572 |
| 6 | Tabriz | تبریز | 1,558,693 |
| 7 | Qom | قم | 1,201,158 |
| 8 | Ahvaz | اهواز | 1,184,788 |
| 9 | Kermanshah (Bākhtarān) | کرمانشاه | 946,651 |
| 10 | Urmia (Orūmīyeh, Reza'iyeh) | ارومیه | 736,224 |
| 11 | Rasht | رشت | 679,995 |
| 12 | Zahedan | زاهدان | 587,730 |
| 13 | Hamadan | همدان | 554,406 |
| 14 | Kerman | کرمان | 537,718 |
| 15 | Yazd | یزد | 529,673 |
| 16 | Ardabil | اردبیل | 529,374 |
| 17 | Bandar Abbas (Bandar-e 'Abās) | بندرعباس | 526,648 |
| 18 | Arak | اراک | 520,944 |
| 19 | Eslamshahr | اسلامشهر | 448,129 |
| 20 | Zanjan | زنجان | 430,871 |
| 21 | Sanandaj | سنندج | 412,767 |
| 22 | Qazvin | قزوین | 402,748 |
| 23 | Khoram Abad | خرمآباد | 373,416 |
| 24 | Gorgan | گرگان | 350,676 |
| 25 | Sari | ساری | 309,820 |
| 26 | Shahriar | شهریار | 309,607 |
| 27 | Qods | قدس | 309,605 |
| 28 | Kashan | کاشان | 304,487 |
| 29 | Malard | ملارد | 281,027 |
| 30 | Dezful | دزفول | 264,709 |
| 31 | Nishapur (Nīshābūr) | نیشابور | 264,375 |
| 32 | Babol | بابل | 250,217 |
| 33 | Khomeyni Shahr (Homayunshahr) | خمینیشهر | 247,128 |
| 34 | Sabzevar | سبزوار | 243,700 |
| 35 | Golestan (Solṭānābād) | گلستان | 239,556 |
| 36 | Amol | آمل | 237,528 |
| 37 | Pakdasht | پاکدشت | 236,319 |
| 38 | Najaf Abad | نجفآباد | 235,281 |
| 39 | Borujerd | بروجرد | 234,997 |
| 40 | Abadan | آبادان | 231,476 |
| 41 | Qarchak | قرچک | 231,075 |
| 42 | Bojnurd | بجنورد | 228,931 |
| 43 | Varamin | ورامین | 225,628 |
| 44 | Bushehr | بوشهر | 223,504 |
| 45 | Saveh | ساوه | 220,762 |
| 46 | Qa'em Shahr | قائمشهر | 204,953 |
| 47 | Birjand | بیرجند | 203,636 |
| 48 | Nasim Shahr (Akbarābād) | نسیمشهر | 200,393 |
| 49 | Sirjan | سیرجان | 199,704 |
| 50 | Khoy (Khūy) | خوی | 198,845 |
| 51 | Ilam | ایلام | 194,030 |
| 52 | Bukan | بوکان | 193,501 |
| 53 | Shahr-e Kord | شهرکرد | 190,441 |
| 54 | Semnan | سمنان | 185,129 |
| 55 | Fardis | فردیس | 181,174 |
| 56 | Maragheh | مراغه | 175,255 |
| 57 | Shahin Shahr | شاهینشهر | 173,329 |
| 58 | Malayer | ملایر | 170,237 |
| 59 | Mahabad | مهاباد | 168,393 |
| 60 | Saqqez | سقز | 165,258 |
| 61 | Bandar-e Mahshahr | بندر ماهشهر | 162,797 |
| 62 | Rafsanjan | رفسنجان | 161,909 |
| 63 | Gonbad-e Kavus (Gonbad-e Qabus) | گنبد کاووس | 151,910 |
| 64 | Shahrud (Emāmshahr) | شاهرود | 150,129 |
| 65 | Marvdasht | مرودشت | 148,858 |
| 66 | Kamal Shahr | کمالشهر | 141,669 |
| 67 | Jahrom | جهرم | 141,634 |
| 68 | Torbat-e Heydarieh | تربت حیدریه | 140,019 |
| 69 | Marivan | مریوان | 136,654 |
| 70 | Andimeshk | اندیمشک | 135,116 |
| 71 | Shahreza (Qomsheh) | شهرضا | 134,952 |
| 72 | Zabol | زابل | 134,950 |
| 73 | Yasuj | یاسوج | 134,532 |
| 74 | Miandoab (Mīāndūāb) | میاندوآب | 134,425 |
| 75 | Khoramshahr (Khuninshahr) | خرمشهر | 133,097 |
| 76 | Marand | مرند | 130,825 |
| 77 | Jiroft | جیرفت | 130,429 |
| 78 | Bam | بم | 127,396 |
| 79 | Behbahan | بهبهان | 122,604 |
| 80 | Dorud (Dūrūd) | دورود | 121,638 |
| 81 | Nazar'abad | نظرآباد | 119,512 |
| 82 | Mohamadshahr | محمدشهر | 119,418 |
| 83 | Izeh | ایذه | 119,399 |
| 84 | Bandar-e Anzali | بندر انزلی | 118,564 |
| 85 | Andisheh | اندیشه | 116,062 |
| 86 | Iranshahr | ایرانشهر | 113,750 |
| 87 | Fasa | فسا | 110,825 |
| 88 | Borazjan | برازجان | 110,567 |
| 89 | Baneh | بانه | 110,218 |
| 90 | Chabahar | چابهار | 106,739 |
| 91 | Robat Karim | رباطکریم | 105,393 |
| 92 | Kashmar | کاشمر | 102,282 |
| 93 | Shushtar | شوشتر | 101,878 |
| 94 | Quchan | قوچان | 101,604 |
| 95 | Lahijan | لاهیجان | 101,073 |
| 96 | Ahar | اهر | 100,641 |
| 97 | Masjed-e Soleyman | مسجدسلیمان | 100,497 |
| 98 | Torbat-e Jam | تربت جام | 100,449 |
| 99 | Abhar | ابهر | 99,285 |
| 100 | Mianeh | میانه | 98,973 |
| 101 | Parand | پرند | 97,464 |
| 102 | Dogonbadan (Dūgonbadān) | دوگنبدان | 96,728 |
| 103 | Kazerun | کازرون | 96,683 |
| 104 | Behshahr | بهشهر | 94,702 |
| 105 | Alvand | الوند | 93,836 |
| 106 | Pars Abad | پارسآباد | 93,387 |
| 107 | Salmas | سلماس | 92,811 |
| 108 | Shahr-e Sadra | شهرصدرا | 91,863 |
| 109 | Piranshahr | پیرانشهر | 91,515 |
| 110 | Eslamabad-e Gharb | اسلامآباد غرب | 90,559 |
| 111 | Mohamadiyeh | محمدیه | 90,513 |
| 112 | Aligudarz | الیگودرز | 89,268 |
| 113 | Kuhdasht | کوهدشت | 89,091 |
| 114 | Fuladshahr | فولادشهر | 88,426 |
| 115 | Bonab | بناب | 85,274 |
| 116 | Baghestan | باغستان | 83,934 |
| 117 | Shirvan | شیروان | 82,689 |
| 118 | Sahand | سهند | 82,494 |
| 119 | Naqadeh | نقده | 81,598 |
| 120 | Meybod | میبد | 80,712 |
| 121 | Takestan | تاکستان | 80,299 |
| 122 | Langarud | لنگرود | 79,445 |
| 123 | Bumahen | بومهن | 79,034 |
| 124 | Baharestan | بهارستان | 79,023 |
| 125 | Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni | بندر امام خمینی | 78,353 |
| 126 | Qorveh | قروه | 78,276 |
| 127 | Shush | شوش | 77,148 |
| 128 | Nahavand | نهاوند | 76,162 |
| 129 | Ardakan | اردکان | 75,271 |
| 130 | Ramhormoz | رامهرمز | 74,285 |
| 131 | Meshgin Shahr | مشگینشهر | 74,109 |
| 132 | Bandar-e Ganaveh | بندر گناوه | 73,472 |
| 133 | Pardis | پردیس | 73,363 |
| 134 | Minab | میناب | 73,170 |
| 135 | Khomeyn | خمین | 72,882 |
| 136 | Darab | داراب | 70,232 |
| 137 | Mobarakeh | مبارکه | 69,449 |
| 138 | Omidiyeh | امیدیه | 67,427 |
| 139 | Nur'abad | نورآباد | 65,547 |
| 140 | Firuz'abad | فیروزآباد | 65,417 |
| 141 | Aran va Bidgol | آران و بیدگل | 65,404 |
| 142 | Baqershahr | باقرشهر | 65,388 |
| 143 | Chalus | چالوس | 65,196 |
| 144 | Mahdasht | ماهدشت | 62,910 |
| 145 | Lar | لار | 62,045 |
| 146 | Meshkin Dasht | مشکیندشت | 62,005 |
| 147 | Neka | نکا | 60,991 |
| 148 | Zarand | زرند | 60,370 |
| 149 | Bandar-e Kangan | بندر کنگان | 60,187 |
| 150 | Abyek | آبیک | 60,107 |
| 151 | Saravan | سراوان | 60,014 |
| 152 | Babolsar | بابلسر | 59,966 |
| 153 | Esfarayen | اسفراین | 59,490 |
| 154 | Pishva | پیشوا | 59,184 |
| 155 | Abadeh | آباده | 59,116 |
| 156 | Damghan | دامغان | 59,106 |
| 157 | Golpayegan | گلپایگان | 58,936 |
| 158 | Salehieh (Ṣāleḥābād) | صالحیه | 58,683 |
| 159 | Kamyaran | کامیاران | 57,077 |
| 160 | Borujen | بروجن | 57,071 |
| 161 | Nur'abad | نورآباد | 57,058 |
| 162 | Dehdasht | دهدشت | 57,036 |
| 163 | Khash | خاش | 56,584 |
| 164 | Taybad | تایباد | 56,562 |
| 165 | Kut-e Abdallah | کوت عبدالله | 56,252 |
| 166 | Zarin Shahr | زرینشهر | 55,817 |
| 167 | Asad'abad | اسدآباد | 55,703 |
| 168 | Hashtgerd | هشتگرد | 55,640 |
| 169 | Tonekabon | تنکابن | 55,434 |
| 170 | Khorramdarreh (Khoramdareh) | خرمدره | 55,368 |
| 171 | Eqbaliyeh | اقبالیه | 55,066 |
| 172 | Javanrud | جوانرود | 54,354 |
| 173 | Hashtpar | هشتپر | 54,178 |
| 174 | Sabashahr (Qāsemābād) | صباشهر | 53,971 |
| 175 | Bandar-e Torkaman | بندر ترکمن | 53,970 |
| 176 | Chenaran | چناران | 53,879 |
| 177 | 'Ali Abad | علي اباد | 52,838 |
| 178 | Kahnuj | کهنوج | 52,624 |
| 179 | Hamidiya | حمیدیا | 51,793 |
| 180 | Shahr-e Babak | شهربابک | 51,620 |
| 181 | Astara | آستارا | 51,579 |
| 182 | Susangerd | سوسنگرد | 51,431 |
| 183 | Kangavar | کنگاور | 51,352 |
| 184 | Tuyserkan | تویسرکان | 50,455 |
| 185 | Bijar | بیجار | 50,014 |
| 186 | Chahardangeh | چهاردانگه | 49,950 |
| 187 | Neyriz | نیریز | 49,850 |
| 188 | Takab | تکاب | 49,677 |
| 189 | Nowshahr | نوشهر | 49,403 |
| 190 | Chaharbagh | چهارباغ | 48,828 |
| 191 | Garmsar | گرمسار | 48,672 |
| 192 | Damavand | دماوند | 48,380 |
| 193 | Dorcheh Piaz | درچه | 47,800 |
| 194 | Azna | ازنا | 47,489 |
| 195 | Sowme'eh Sara | صومعهسرا | 47,083 |
| 196 | Maku | ماکو | 46,581 |
| 197 | Sardasht | سردشت | 46,412 |
| 198 | Sarpol-e Zahab (Sarpol-e Dhahāb) | سرپل ذهاب | 45,481 |
| 199 | Bafq | بافق | 45,453 |
| 200 | Sarab | سراب | 45,031 |
| 201 | Astaneh-e Ashrafiyeh | آستانه اشرفیه | 44,941 |
| 202 | Azarshahr | آذرشهر | 44,887 |
| 203 | Eqlid | اقلید | 44,341 |
| 204 | Sonqor | سنقر | 44,256 |
| 205 | Harsin | هرسین | 44,146 |
| 206 | Hasan Abad | حسنآباد | 43,922 |
| 207 | Azadshahr | آزادشهر | 43,760 |
| 208 | Konarak | کنارک | 43,258 |
| 209 | Mahallat (Maḥalāt) | محلات | 43,245 |
| 210 | Shahin Dezh | شاهیندژ | 43,131 |
| 211 | Qa'en | قائن | 42,323 |
| 212 | Sarakhs | سرخس | 42,179 |
| 213 | Shahr-e Jadid-e Hashtgerd | شهر جدید هشتگرد | 42,147 |
| 214 | Shadegan | شادگان | 41,733 |
| 215 | Dowlat Abad | دولتآباد | 40,945 |
| 216 | Delijan | دلیجان | 40,902 |
| 217 | Gonabad | گناباد | 40,773 |
| 218 | Khurmuj | خورموج | 40,722 |
| 219 | Qeshm | قشم | 40,678 |
| 220 | Lordegan | لردگان | 40,528 |
| 221 | Kordkuy | کردکوی | 39,881 |
| 222 | Kish | کیش | 39,853 |
| 223 | Oshnavieh | اشنویه | 39,801 |
| 224 | Tabas | طبس | 39,676 |
| 225 | Fariman | فریمان | 39,515 |
| 226 | Khalkhal | خلخال | 39,304 |
| 227 | Fereydunkenar | فریدونکنار | 38,154 |
| 228 | Rudsar | رودسر | 37,998 |
| 229 | Falavarjan | فلاورجان | 37,704 |
| 230 | Kahrizak | کهریزک | 37,527 |
| 231 | Golbahar | گلبهار | 36,877 |
| 232 | Dargaz | درگز | 36,762 |
| 233 | Estahban | استهبان | 36,410 |
| 234 | Sheybani | شیبان | 36,374 |
| 235 | Kalaleh | کلاله | 36,176 |
| 236 | Rudan (Dehbārez) | دهبارز | 36,121 |
| 237 | Ramsar | رامسر | 35,997 |
| 238 | Fuman | فومن | 35,841 |
| 239 | Sahneh | صحنه | 35,508 |
| 240 | Aq Qala | آققلا | 35,116 |
| 241 | Qeydar | قیدار | 34,921 |
| 242 | Baft | بافت | 34,517 |
| 243 | Gerash | گراش | 34,469 |
| 244 | Hadishahr | هادیشهر | 34,346 |
| 245 | Mehriz | مهریز | 34,237 |
| 246 | Qahderijan | قهدریجان | 34,226 |
| 247 | Ferdowsieh | فردوسیه | 34,221 |
| 248 | Divandareh | دیواندره | 34,007 |
| 249 | 'Ajab Shir | عجبشیر | 33,606 |
| 250 | Aleshtar | الشتر | 33,558 |
| 251 | Chamran | چمران | 33,505 |
| 252 | Vahidieh | وحیدیه | 33,249 |
| 253 | Khvaf | خواف | 33,189 |
| 254 | Dehloran | دهلران | 32,941 |
| 255 | Juybar | جویبار | 32,924 |
| 256 | Safadasht | صفادشت | 32,476 |
| 257 | Zarqan | زرقان | 32,261 |
| 258 | Mahmud'abad | محمودآباد | 31,844 |
| 259 | Farokh Shahr | فرخشهر | 31,739 |
| 260 | Kavar | کوار | 31,711 |
| 261 | Jam | جم | 31,436 |
| 262 | Ivan | ایوان | 31,299 |
| 263 | Farsan | فارسان | 30,504 |
| 264 | Amirkola | امیرکلا | 30,478 |
| 265 | Bandar Lengeh (Bandar-e Lengeh) | بندر لنگه | 30,435 |
| 266 | Minudasht | مینودشت | 30,085 |
| 267 | Eshtehard | اشتهارد | 29,993 |
| 268 | Sardrud | سردرود | 29,739 |
| 269 | Lamerd | لامرد | 29,380 |
| 270 | Khvorzuq | خورزوق | 29,154 |
| 271 | Hendijan | هندیجان | 29,015 |
| 272 | Hajjiabad (Ḥājī Ābād) | حاجیآباد | 28,977 |
| 273 | Germi | گرمی | 28,967 |
| 274 | Ferdows | فردوس | 28,695 |
| 275 | Bahar | بهار | 28,685 |
| 276 | Nasirshahr | نصیرشهر | 28,644 |
| 277 | Rudehen | رودهن | 28,533 |
| 278 | Bardaskan | بردسکن | 28,233 |
| 279 | Abarkuh | ابرکوه | 27,524 |
| 280 | Malekan | ملکان | 27,431 |
| 281 | Naeen (Nā'īn) | نائین | 27,379 |
| 282 | Nur | نور | 26,947 |
| 283 | Semirom | سمیرم | 26,942 |
| 284 | Safashahr | صفاشهر | 26,933 |
| 285 | Qa'emiyeh | قائمیه | 26,918 |
| 286 | Qarah Ziya'aldin | قرهضیاءالدین | 26,767 |
| 287 | Pol-e Dokhtar | پلدختر | 26,352 |
| 288 | Bagh-e Malek | باغملک | 26,343 |
| 289 | Dehgolan | دهگلان | 25,992 |
| 290 | Paveh | پاوه | 25,771 |
| 291 | Bandar-e Deylam | بندر دیلم | 25,730 |
| 292 | Kelishad va Sudarjan | کلیشاد و سودرجان | 25,635 |
| 293 | Shahedshahr | شاهدشهر | 25,544 |
| 294 | Showt | شوط | 25,381 |
| 295 | Goldasht | گلدشت | 25,235 |
| 296 | Bardsir | بردسیر | 25,152 |
| 297 | Ashkhaneh | آشخانه | 25,104 |
| 298 | Ramshir | رامشیر | 25,009 |
Source: Statistical Centre of Iran (2016 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.
Tokyo
33,338,852
Urban area
9,953,160
23 wards
Essen
2,709,375
Urban area
573,618
City of Essen
Ankara
3,630,865
Urban area
5,186,002
Metropolitan municipality
What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.
Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.
210 urban areas in Iran with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2026) | Yearly Change | Land Area (km²) | Density (P/km²) | World Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tehrān (Tehran) | 9,206,970 | +0.35% | 792 | 11,628 | 38 | 9,334,993 | 9,499,466 |
| 2 | Mashhad | 5,417,340 | +0.35% | 483 | 11,221 | 75 | 5,493,709 | 5,669,798 |
| 3 | Karaj | 3,624,426 | +0.71% | 330 | 10,990 | 132 | 3,727,488 | 4,064,578 |
| 4 | Isfahan | 1,861,888 | +0.94% | 345 | 5,394 | 273 | 1,931,804 | 2,263,058 |
| 5 | Ahwaz | 1,649,169 | +0.60% | 230 | 7,177 | 296 | 1,688,562 | 1,769,167 |
| 6 | Tabriz | 1,312,813 | +0.29% | 166 | 7,909 | 397 | 1,328,049 | 1,366,280 |
| 7 | Sarvestan | 1,047,362 | +0.78% | 16 | 65,460 | 494 | 1,080,137 | 1,189,257 |
| 8 | Kharameh | 991,039 | +0.81% | 24 | 41,293 | 524 | 1,022,971 | 1,124,992 |
| 9 | Shiraz | 917,508 | +0.33% | 189 | 4,855 | 568 | 929,555 | 982,908 |
| 10 | Kavar | 863,115 | +0.68% | 25 | 34,525 | 612 | 886,457 | 964,659 |
| 11 | Kermanshah | 838,657 | +0.17% | 113 | 7,422 | 632 | 844,363 | 851,759 |
| 12 | Qom | 817,744 | +0.28% | 101 | 8,080 | 650 | 827,057 | 852,654 |
| 13 | Urmia | 699,840 | +0.26% | 100 | 6,998 | 772 | 707,002 | 729,986 |
| 14 | Rasht | 583,580 | +0.70% | 77 | 7,599 | 950 | 599,976 | 647,638 |
| 15 | Zahedan | 532,333 | +0.16% | 67 | 7,945 | 1,050 | 535,738 | 543,384 |
| 16 | Kerman | 519,540 | +0.45% | 118 | 4,395 | 1,075 | 528,838 | 573,313 |
| 17 | Hamedan | 499,010 | +0.13% | 76 | 6,566 | 1,121 | 501,701 | 506,844 |
| 18 | Yazd | 488,056 | +0.55% | 118 | 4,136 | 1,151 | 498,755 | 540,022 |
| 19 | Ardabil | 440,325 | +0.58% | 75 | 5,871 | 1,279 | 450,599 | 489,308 |
| 20 | Sareyn | 418,176 | +1.05% | 9.20 | 45,454 | 1,366 | 435,791 | 494,091 |
| 21 | Pishva | 391,736 | +0.91% | 29 | 13,697 | 1,467 | 406,062 | 428,450 |
| 22 | Bandar Abbas | 384,075 | +0.80% | 74 | 5,176 | 1,500 | 396,343 | 458,638 |
| 23 | Zanjan | 373,381 | +0.64% | 50 | 7,438 | 1,544 | 382,935 | 419,085 |
| 24 | Qarchak | 371,800 | +0.54% | 53 | 6,989 | 1,551 | 379,870 | 417,750 |
| 25 | Arak | 366,874 | +0.12% | 59 | 6,218 | 1,571 | 368,604 | 373,794 |
| 26 | Qazvin | 358,187 | +0.65% | 39 | 9,091 | 1,614 | 367,477 | 396,571 |
| 27 | Narmashir | 334,537 | +1.50% | 43 | 7,780 | 1,735 | 354,581 | 463,675 |
| 28 | Sanandaj | 326,688 | +0.39% | 54 | 6,027 | 1,772 | 331,739 | 336,886 |
| 29 | Khorramabad | 324,718 | +0.19% | 53 | 6,127 | 1,784 | 327,152 | 329,780 |
| 30 | Famenin | 321,708 | +0.35% | 9.00 | 35,745 | 1,797 | 326,175 | 334,564 |
| 31 | Safadasht | 320,362 | +1.66% | 44 | 7,314 | 1,810 | 341,594 | 428,911 |
| 32 | Gorgan | 310,841 | +0.06% | 45 | 6,908 | 1,869 | 311,630 | 313,234 |
| 33 | ویس | 307,597 | +0.86% | 16 | 18,987 | 1,893 | 318,118 | 346,198 |
| 34 | جیرفت | 278,173 | +0.78% | 35 | 7,948 | 2,107 | 286,861 | 319,334 |
| 35 | Qaraziadin | 266,067 | +0.42% | 8.20 | 32,447 | 2,219 | 270,565 | 279,099 |
| 36 | Pardis | 265,189 | +0.62% | 45 | 5,893 | 2,229 | 271,798 | 285,350 |
| 37 | Sari | 263,854 | −0.01% | 47 | 5,614 | 2,240 | 263,724 | 261,384 |
| 38 | Mollasani | 263,563 | +0.53% | 9.00 | 29,285 | 2,244 | 269,189 | 285,191 |
| 39 | Bojnurd | 242,210 | +0.17% | 31 | 7,813 | 2,450 | 243,905 | 247,448 |
| 40 | Neyshabur | 240,719 | +0.15% | 37 | 6,506 | 2,467 | 242,119 | 246,342 |
| 41 | Babol | 238,021 | +0.33% | 48 | 5,000 | 2,489 | 241,169 | 239,648 |
| 42 | Dezful | 229,277 | +0.14% | 31 | 7,396 | 2,589 | 230,531 | 238,846 |
| 43 | MohammadAbad-e Rigan | 229,122 | +1.42% | 16 | 14,320 | 2,593 | 242,124 | 301,032 |
| 44 | Kashan | 223,464 | +2.19% | 54 | 4,154 | 2,663 | 243,082 | 245,424 |
| 45 | Surak | 221,539 | +0.34% | 25 | 8,862 | 2,697 | 224,532 | 230,966 |
| 46 | Fahraj | 214,061 | +1.27% | 8.20 | 26,105 | 2,798 | 224,936 | 269,068 |
| 47 | Tasouj | 202,950 | +0.91% | 22 | 9,225 | 2,980 | 210,352 | 235,121 |
| 48 | Borujerd | 202,534 | +0.15% | 31 | 6,533 | 2,986 | 203,779 | 205,164 |
| 49 | Abadan | 201,663 | +0.33% | 49 | 4,116 | 2,997 | 204,321 | 210,098 |
| 50 | معزآباد جابری | 197,866 | +0.76% | 5.00 | 39,573 | 3,069 | 203,880 | 254,322 |
| 51 | Khoy | 195,872 | +0.25% | 26 | 7,534 | 3,092 | 197,850 | 202,327 |
| 52 | Golmorti | 189,762 | +0.60% | 12 | 15,814 | 3,211 | 194,352 | 206,006 |
| 53 | Amol | 186,612 | +0.03% | 44 | 4,241 | 3,269 | 186,816 | 185,513 |
| 54 | Dolatabad | 185,570 | +1.13% | 30 | 6,145 | 3,290 | 193,940 | 224,565 |
| 55 | Neqab | 185,055 | +0.70% | 23 | 7,977 | 3,297 | 190,200 | 199,721 |
| 56 | Chabahar | 173,270 | +0.35% | 29 | 5,975 | 3,536 | 175,699 | 180,259 |
| 57 | Qaem Shahr | 172,665 | −0.01% | 33 | 5,232 | 3,553 | 172,590 | 172,564 |
| 58 | Bukan | 170,941 | +0.32% | 25 | 6,838 | 3,592 | 173,134 | 179,364 |
| 59 | Yasuj | 169,708 | +0.52% | 42 | 4,003 | 3,610 | 173,208 | 179,896 |
| 60 | Gonbad-e Qabus | 164,083 | +0.05% | 32 | 5,128 | 3,729 | 164,385 | 163,396 |
| 61 | Najafabad | 163,820 | +0.69% | 39 | 4,158 | 3,733 | 168,318 | 184,288 |
| 62 | Sirjan | 162,796 | +0.39% | 39 | 4,174 | 3,757 | 165,326 | 182,066 |
| 63 | Mohammad Shahr | 162,410 | +1.77% | 31 | 5,172 | 3,771 | 173,900 | 215,343 |
| 64 | Birjand | 162,374 | +0.30% | 34 | 4,748 | 3,772 | 164,329 | 167,700 |
| 65 | Ilam | 159,336 | +0.20% | 25 | 6,373 | 3,849 | 160,593 | 163,821 |
| 66 | Mahabad | 155,635 | +0.44% | 24 | 6,485 | 3,948 | 158,378 | 165,826 |
| 67 | Maragheh | 153,298 | +0.36% | 26 | 5,896 | 4,003 | 155,499 | 163,268 |
| 68 | Valiasr | 150,868 | +0.88% | 9.00 | 16,763 | 4,074 | 156,170 | 173,319 |
| 69 | Izeh | 150,552 | +0.16% | 19 | 7,924 | 4,083 | 151,510 | 160,890 |
| 70 | Saqqez | 149,763 | +0.40% | 20 | 7,488 | 4,093 | 152,137 | 158,481 |
| 71 | Shahin Shahr | 149,440 | +2.50% | 31 | 4,852 | 4,105 | 164,394 | 229,374 |
| 72 | Akbarabad | 148,118 | +0.48% | 6.00 | 24,686 | 4,151 | 150,973 | 163,736 |
| 73 | Pakdasht | 146,298 | +1.09% | 38 | 3,870 | 4,211 | 152,705 | 158,430 |
| 74 | Torbat-e Heydarieh | 145,236 | +0.19% | 29 | 5,008 | 4,246 | 146,342 | 148,420 |
| 75 | Meshkan | 138,931 | +0.52% | 4.00 | 34,733 | 4,438 | 141,806 | 148,704 |
| 76 | Malayer | 136,119 | +0.07% | 23 | 5,918 | 4,529 | 136,505 | 136,736 |
| 77 | Jahrom County | 134,167 | +0.84% | 35 | 3,855 | 4,595 | 138,676 | 144,307 |
| 78 | Miandoab | 133,046 | +0.65% | 23 | 5,686 | 4,638 | 136,530 | 143,422 |
| 79 | Saveh | 129,951 | +0.67% | 22 | 5,801 | 4,762 | 133,410 | 134,609 |
| 80 | Marivan | 129,537 | +0.39% | 15 | 8,636 | 4,780 | 131,574 | 135,657 |
| 81 | Rafsanjan | 126,763 | +0.27% | 33 | 3,841 | 4,879 | 128,142 | 142,381 |
| 82 | Shushtar | 125,128 | +0.32% | 24 | 5,214 | 4,961 | 126,722 | 130,702 |
| 83 | Mahdishahr | 122,300 | +0.90% | 8.20 | 14,915 | 5,086 | 126,709 | 132,294 |
| 84 | Zabol | 121,747 | +0.38% | 22 | 5,484 | 5,112 | 123,620 | 126,624 |
| 85 | Sabzevar | 121,069 | +0.04% | 25 | 4,843 | 5,140 | 121,247 | 123,466 |
| 86 | Kuhdasht | 119,747 | +0.20% | 13 | 9,211 | 5,194 | 120,709 | 122,055 |
| 87 | Marvdasht | 116,849 | +0.23% | 19 | 6,150 | 5,330 | 117,912 | 124,514 |
| 88 | Abbasabad | 115,681 | +0.65% | 40 | 2,863 | 5,385 | 118,675 | 118,941 |
| 89 | Marand | 115,472 | +0.26% | 21 | 5,499 | 5,398 | 116,656 | 122,515 |
| 90 | Koohanjan | 115,247 | +0.86% | 3.00 | 38,416 | 5,418 | 119,208 | 131,402 |
| 91 | Anar | 112,849 | +0.95% | 10 | 11,285 | 5,537 | 117,128 | 154,451 |
| 92 | Salmas | 110,267 | +0.19% | 14 | 7,876 | 5,672 | 111,090 | 119,071 |
| 93 | Khorramshahr | 109,470 | +3.88% | 28 | 3,882 | 5,716 | 126,437 | 130,948 |
| 94 | Baneh | 108,240 | +0.37% | 15 | 7,216 | 5,773 | 109,838 | 112,780 |
| 95 | Behbahan | 108,153 | +0.59% | 23 | 4,662 | 5,777 | 110,721 | 114,531 |
| 96 | Gholāmān-e Pā’īn | 107,958 | +0.37% | 2.20 | 49,072 | 5,791 | 109,576 | 111,919 |
| 97 | Andimeshk | 107,650 | +0.23% | 22 | 4,893 | 5,803 | 108,636 | 111,076 |
| 98 | Shahrud | 107,623 | +0.01% | 26 | 4,139 | 5,807 | 107,663 | 106,394 |
| 99 | Rabor | 106,905 | +1.22% | 8.20 | 13,037 | 5,848 | 112,119 | 132,509 |
| 100 | Charam | 105,852 | +0.79% | 5.20 | 20,356 | 5,909 | 109,214 | 130,889 |
| 101 | Shahr-e Kord | 105,477 | +0.85% | 27 | 3,907 | 5,932 | 109,051 | 125,489 |
| 102 | ساحلی | 105,461 | +0.31% | 32 | 3,296 | 5,933 | 106,772 | 113,103 |
| 103 | Firuzeh | 105,309 | +0.64% | 14 | 7,522 | 5,940 | 108,015 | 126,411 |
| 104 | Dorud | 104,581 | +0.22% | 22 | 4,754 | 5,986 | 105,517 | 106,532 |
| 105 | Quchan | 103,846 | +0.12% | 17 | 6,109 | 6,030 | 104,353 | 107,039 |
| 106 | Suran | 103,369 | +0.50% | 8.00 | 12,921 | 6,059 | 105,438 | 109,606 |
| 107 | Ahar | 102,866 | +0.23% | 14 | 7,348 | 6,087 | 103,822 | 109,097 |
| 108 | Iranshahr | 102,847 | +0.17% | 17 | 6,050 | 6,089 | 103,567 | 106,338 |
| 109 | مهارلو کهنه | 100,997 | +1.25% | 5.20 | 19,422 | 6,188 | 106,051 | 118,996 |
| 110 | Qebchaq | 100,869 | +1.32% | 12 | 8,406 | 6,202 | 106,179 | 128,162 |
| 111 | Bam | 100,311 | +0.83% | 30 | 3,344 | 6,244 | 103,628 | 121,985 |
| 112 | Mianeh | 98,932 | +0.83% | 18 | 5,496 | 6,319 | 102,229 | 111,677 |
| 113 | Torbat-e Jam | 98,075 | +0.18% | 17 | 5,769 | 6,382 | 98,773 | 100,276 |
| 114 | Semnan | 97,916 | +0.84% | 22 | 4,371 | 6,390 | 101,190 | 103,412 |
| 115 | Eslamabad-e Gharb | 96,669 | +0.21% | 13 | 7,436 | 6,471 | 97,478 | 98,598 |
| 116 | Shahreza | 95,957 | +0.70% | 26 | 3,691 | 6,505 | 98,658 | 115,725 |
| 117 | Lahijan | 95,659 | +0.68% | 17 | 5,627 | 6,520 | 98,259 | 113,438 |
| 118 | Dust Mohammad | 94,760 | +0.50% | 6.00 | 15,793 | 6,600 | 96,657 | 100,613 |
| 119 | Joghatai | 93,935 | +0.34% | 6.00 | 15,656 | 6,666 | 95,211 | 97,751 |
| 120 | Parsabad | 93,601 | +0.74% | 17 | 5,506 | 6,691 | 96,366 | 105,136 |
| 121 | Arad | 93,335 | +0.84% | 5.00 | 18,667 | 6,709 | 96,480 | 108,101 |
| 122 | Khash | 93,261 | +0.26% | 14 | 6,661 | 6,718 | 94,228 | 97,739 |
| 123 | Showt | 92,977 | +0.32% | 7.00 | 13,282 | 6,745 | 94,159 | 98,729 |
| 124 | Aligudarz | 92,706 | +0.05% | 11 | 8,428 | 6,769 | 92,888 | 92,927 |
| 125 | Shirvan | 92,051 | +0.17% | 15 | 6,137 | 6,818 | 92,684 | 93,856 |
| 126 | مهارلو نو | 91,979 | +0.80% | 4.00 | 22,995 | 6,826 | 94,909 | 105,402 |
| 127 | Bandar-e Mahshahr | 90,658 | +0.57% | 23 | 3,908 | 6,935 | 92,729 | 99,049 |
| 128 | Piranshahr | 89,017 | +0.29% | 13 | 6,847 | 7,068 | 90,044 | 93,836 |
| 129 | Bandar-e Anzali | 88,911 | +1.46% | 33 | 2,727 | 7,077 | 94,102 | 108,463 |
| 130 | Shadegan | 86,883 | +0.32% | 15 | 5,792 | 7,246 | 88,009 | 90,900 |
| 131 | Basht | 86,823 | +0.65% | 6.00 | 14,471 | 7,253 | 89,087 | 96,010 |
| 132 | Kashmar | 85,670 | +0.04% | 16 | 5,354 | 7,355 | 85,820 | 89,405 |
| 133 | Darab | 85,266 | +0.28% | 16 | 5,329 | 7,397 | 86,232 | 88,351 |
| 134 | Seerik | 85,135 | +1.83% | 16 | 5,191 | 7,409 | 91,370 | 115,096 |
| 135 | Bandar-e Torkaman | 84,237 | +0.09% | 14 | 6,017 | 7,488 | 84,543 | 84,253 |
| 136 | Kazerun | 83,874 | +0.42% | 20 | 4,194 | 7,520 | 85,272 | 89,251 |
| 137 | Haftkel | 83,570 | +0.34% | 6.00 | 13,928 | 7,552 | 84,715 | 90,807 |
| 138 | Rudbar | 82,641 | +1.16% | 8.00 | 10,330 | 7,655 | 86,471 | 101,048 |
| 139 | Arzuiyeh | 81,922 | +0.97% | 6.00 | 13,654 | 7,712 | 85,108 | 102,675 |
| 140 | Dehgolan | 80,076 | +0.32% | 6.00 | 13,346 | 7,888 | 81,088 | 82,525 |
| 141 | Borazjan | 79,481 | +0.13% | 17 | 4,675 | 7,953 | 79,895 | 82,957 |
| 142 | Zijerd | 79,464 | +1.03% | 6.00 | 13,244 | 7,955 | 82,731 | 94,315 |
| 143 | کوهخیاره | 79,202 | +0.73% | 3.00 | 26,401 | 7,978 | 81,513 | 91,476 |
| 144 | Hoveyzeh | 77,863 | +0.80% | 6.20 | 12,559 | 8,120 | 80,363 | 85,559 |
| 145 | Jalali | 77,730 | +1.17% | 29 | 2,644 | 8,138 | 81,357 | 90,803 |
| 146 | Fasa | 77,302 | +5.94% | 18 | 4,201 | 8,179 | 95,679 | 100,499 |
| 147 | Meshginshahr | 77,018 | +0.70% | 12 | 6,418 | 8,210 | 79,170 | 88,595 |
| 148 | Naghadeh | 76,938 | +0.33% | 13 | 5,918 | 8,216 | 77,947 | 80,002 |
| 149 | Khondab | 76,763 | +0.51% | 7.00 | 10,966 | 8,231 | 78,317 | 80,648 |
| 150 | Poldasht | 75,874 | +0.44% | 6.00 | 12,646 | 8,306 | 77,195 | 80,047 |
| 151 | Nurabad | 75,744 | +0.22% | 9.00 | 8,416 | 8,318 | 76,405 | 80,401 |
| 152 | Alvand | 75,470 | +0.75% | 17 | 4,439 | 8,363 | 77,724 | 101,771 |
| 153 | Shush | 74,956 | +0.41% | 20 | 3,748 | 8,414 | 76,184 | 82,061 |
| 154 | Javersiyan | 74,942 | +0.42% | 5.00 | 14,988 | 8,415 | 76,188 | 78,080 |
| 155 | Nazarabad | 74,125 | +0.36% | 12 | 6,177 | 8,513 | 75,203 | 109,747 |
| 156 | Mahdasht | 72,906 | +1.28% | 14 | 5,134 | 8,639 | 76,625 | 96,670 |
| 157 | Abhar | 70,934 | +0.56% | 12 | 5,911 | 8,859 | 72,518 | 78,902 |
| 158 | Dogonbadan | 70,059 | +0.40% | 19 | 3,687 | 8,963 | 71,173 | 75,303 |
| 159 | Fedagh | 69,949 | +0.83% | 5.00 | 13,990 | 8,976 | 72,278 | 79,493 |
| 160 | Talesh | 69,718 | +1.60% | 15 | 4,527 | 9,001 | 74,180 | 82,359 |
| 161 | Maraveh Tappeh | 69,596 | +0.20% | 6.00 | 11,599 | 9,016 | 70,150 | 70,292 |
| 162 | Astara | 69,133 | +0.92% | 17 | 4,019 | 9,069 | 71,678 | 76,109 |
| 163 | Esfarayen | 68,829 | +0.23% | 12 | 5,736 | 9,112 | 69,458 | 70,634 |
| 164 | District 8 | 67,745 | +0.60% | 15 | 4,516 | 9,261 | 69,372 | 71,146 |
| 165 | شهرک ایثار | 67,683 | +0.82% | 4.00 | 16,921 | 9,272 | 69,896 | 78,014 |
| 166 | Fereydunkenar | 66,757 | +0.14% | 31 | 2,153 | 9,399 | 67,126 | 66,796 |
| 167 | Shalamzar | 66,736 | +1.34% | 5.00 | 13,347 | 9,402 | 70,321 | 104,747 |
| 168 | Masiri | 66,679 | +0.58% | 9.00 | 7,409 | 9,414 | 68,237 | 73,591 |
| 169 | Baharestan | 66,579 | +1.23% | 13 | 5,044 | 9,428 | 69,864 | 77,861 |
| 170 | ایزدخواست باصری | 64,743 | +0.81% | 6.00 | 10,791 | 9,695 | 66,835 | 74,593 |
| 171 | معزآباد گودگیر | 64,555 | +0.80% | 7.00 | 9,222 | 9,732 | 66,609 | 74,111 |
| 172 | Galikash | 64,372 | +0.14% | 5.00 | 12,874 | 9,758 | 64,734 | 64,605 |
| 173 | Nahavand | 64,009 | +0.12% | 11 | 5,819 | 9,815 | 64,307 | 64,606 |
| 174 | Minab | 63,848 | +4.14% | 15 | 4,257 | 9,846 | 74,413 | 93,196 |
| 175 | کته گنبد | 63,847 | +0.62% | 4.00 | 15,962 | 9,847 | 65,429 | 70,550 |
| 176 | جوانرود | 63,578 | +0.30% | 6.00 | 10,596 | 9,878 | 64,351 | 65,521 |
| 177 | Bandar Ganaveh | 62,986 | +1.84% | 18 | 3,579 | 9,976 | 67,624 | 72,733 |
| 178 | Firuzabad | 62,779 | +0.31% | 14 | 4,484 | 10,012 | 63,545 | 68,995 |
| 179 | Veysian | 62,527 | +0.43% | 4.00 | 15,632 | 10,057 | 63,598 | 65,358 |
| 180 | Mozafari | 62,028 | +0.93% | 4.00 | 15,507 | 10,134 | 64,342 | 72,347 |
| 181 | Asadabad | 61,833 | +0.16% | 9.00 | 6,870 | 10,155 | 62,235 | 62,619 |
| 182 | Khomein | 61,252 | +0.10% | 15 | 4,083 | 10,244 | 61,504 | 61,656 |
| 183 | Kahnuj | 61,094 | +0.81% | 17 | 3,594 | 10,275 | 63,076 | 75,451 |
| 184 | سیف آباد | 60,724 | +0.57% | 1.00 | 60,724 | 10,328 | 62,112 | 66,380 |
| 185 | Taleqan | 60,406 | +1.45% | 7.00 | 8,629 | 10,373 | 63,921 | 78,161 |
| 186 | Behshahr | 60,042 | +0.07% | 13 | 4,619 | 10,426 | 60,202 | 59,768 |
| 187 | Dehdasht | 59,853 | +0.77% | 9.20 | 6,506 | 10,453 | 61,698 | 64,110 |
| 188 | Sardasht | 59,489 | +0.49% | 7.00 | 8,498 | 10,516 | 60,667 | 64,753 |
| 189 | Ramhormoz | 59,042 | +0.12% | 13 | 4,542 | 10,593 | 59,329 | 61,723 |
| 190 | Takestan | 58,623 | +0.33% | 10 | 5,862 | 10,653 | 59,394 | 63,156 |
| 191 | Bonab | 58,131 | +0.22% | 12 | 4,844 | 10,730 | 58,637 | 59,458 |
| 192 | Nowrouzan | 57,008 | +0.60% | 3.00 | 19,003 | 10,955 | 58,375 | 63,012 |
| 193 | Fuladshahr | 56,958 | +1.11% | 17 | 3,350 | 10,965 | 59,485 | 70,591 |
| 194 | Lordegan | 56,941 | +2.01% | 11 | 4,995 | 10,970 | 61,510 | 68,208 |
| 195 | Meybod | 56,442 | +0.74% | 24 | 2,352 | 11,048 | 58,112 | 68,561 |
| 196 | گروگ | 56,135 | +1.26% | 4.00 | 14,034 | 11,109 | 58,973 | 72,152 |
| 197 | Tonekabon | 56,053 | +0.16% | 18 | 3,114 | 11,126 | 56,419 | 56,333 |
| 198 | Ardakan | 55,941 | +1.00% | 19 | 2,914 | 11,148 | 58,170 | 62,627 |
| 199 | Ajab Shir | 55,322 | +0.52% | 9.00 | 6,147 | 11,270 | 56,463 | 58,807 |
| 200 | Roudan | 54,572 | +0.97% | 12 | 4,548 | 11,411 | 56,681 | 63,659 |
| 201 | Kamyaran | 54,205 | +0.24% | 8.00 | 6,776 | 11,493 | 54,732 | 55,413 |
| 202 | Shahriyar | 54,001 | +1.17% | 10 | 5,294 | 11,531 | 56,535 | 62,452 |
| 203 | Tikab | 53,725 | +0.38% | 10 | 5,373 | 11,578 | 54,539 | 56,326 |
| 204 | Kafdehak | 53,531 | +0.81% | 4.00 | 13,383 | 11,617 | 55,257 | 61,715 |
| 205 | Qasr-e Ahmad | 53,139 | +0.77% | 2.00 | 26,570 | 11,685 | 54,785 | 59,808 |
| 206 | Mehrestan | 52,257 | +0.55% | 9.00 | 5,806 | 11,852 | 53,403 | 55,842 |
| 207 | Baghan | 51,566 | +0.78% | 3.00 | 17,189 | 11,963 | 53,183 | 59,638 |
| 208 | شهرک صنعتی اشتهارد | 51,498 | +1.34% | 14 | 3,678 | 11,973 | 54,262 | 65,023 |
| 209 | Zarand | 51,091 | +0.22% | 14 | 3,649 | 12,020 | 51,541 | 57,213 |
| 210 | Sarāb-e Dowreh | 50,730 | +0.46% | 3.00 | 16,910 | 12,050 | 51,661 | 54,800 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.