Iran Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Persian
: 50,472,000
- 2. Azerbaijani
: 21,812,931
Mother Tongue : Persian
Literacy Rate (%) : 86
Country Capital | : | Tehran |
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GDP Per capita | : | 20,369 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 93rd/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 77 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 9 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 74,458,996 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 16th/195 |
Area | : | 1,628,755 |
Area Rank | : | 17th/195 |
Total Population | : | 92,418 |
Total Population Rank | : | 17th/195 |
Iran Highlights
Iran is the 17th ranked country in population and 17th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Iran is the 2nd highest ranked in #Dentists out of 195 countries in the world. This implies better healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or higher level of health awareness among the people in the country.
- 2. The average Honey prod. of 195 countries in the world is 16,211. Iran is the 3rd highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates good natural biodiversity, or an economic incentive as a comparative advantage to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Iran is the 3rd highest ranked in Natural Gas Prod. . This is indicative of a rich reserve of natural resources in comparison to other countries, and may be a huge exporter of such resources.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Iran is the 58th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of 195 countries in the world. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 2. The average HIV Infections (Per 1000) of the countries in the world is 0. Iran is the 86th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate a better healthcare infrastructure in the country or better health awareness among the people compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Iran is the 96th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Iran Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Azerbaijani | # People | 171,624 | 1 | 1127 | ||
2 | Persian | # People | 385,138 | 1 | 1128 | ||
3 | Azerbaijani as a % of total Azerbaijani speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1130 | ||
4 | Persian as a % of total Persian speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1125 | ||
5 | Georgian | # People | 17,304 | 3 | 1125 | ||
6 | Gujarati | # People | 347,561 | 3 | 1129 | ||
7 | Kurdish | # People | 142,374 | 3 | 1127 | ||
8 | Turkish | # People | 420,564 | 3 | 1128 | ||
9 | Turkmen | # People | 36,979 | 3 | 1127 | ||
10 | Georgian as a % of total Georgian speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1129 | ||
11 | Kurdish as a % of total Kurdish speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1127 | ||
12 | Turkmen as a % of total Turkmen speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1130 | ||
13 | Turkish as a % of total Turkish speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1127 | ||
14 | Armenian | # People | 26,254 | 7 | 1125 | ||
15 | Armenian as a % of total Armenian speakers | % People | 0 | 7 | 1125 | ||
16 | Arabic | # People | 1,760,925 | 19 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Arabic as a % of total Arabic speakers | % People | 0 | 20 | 1230 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | # Cities>5M | # Cities | 0 | 9 | 1130 | ||
3 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 11 | 1130 | ||
4 | # Cities>5M | # Cities | 0 | 11 | 1126 | ||
5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 12 | 1127 | ||
6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 13 | 1129 | ||
7 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 13 | 1125 | ||
8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 14 | 1129 | ||
9 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 14 | 1126 | ||
10 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 14 | 1125 | ||
11 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 14 | 1128 | ||
12 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 14 | 1126 | ||
13 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 20 | 1127 | |||
14 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 26 | 1127 | ||
15 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 56 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 139 | 1232 | ||
2 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 69 | 1234 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 2 | 1129 | ||
2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 17 | 1129 | ||
3 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 23 | 1127 | ||
4 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 59 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 117 | 1230 | ||
2 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 104 | 1230 | ||
3 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 100 | 1232 | ||
4 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 82 | 1231 | ||
5 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 46 | 1231 | ||
6 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 29 | 1232 | ||
7 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 29 | 1233 | ||
8 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 17 | 1232 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 3 | 1126 | ||
2 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 3 | 1125 | ||
3 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 3 | 1130 | ||
4 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 3 | 1127 | ||
5 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 9 | 1129 | ||
6 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 9 | 1128 | ||
7 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 14 | 1128 | ||
8 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 14 | 1129 | ||
9 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 15 | 1129 | ||
10 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 15 | 1126 | ||
11 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 23 | 1126 | ||
12 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 24 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Uranium Produced/Total Uranium Produced % | Weight | 5 | 14 | 1234 | ||
2 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 161 | 1234 | ||
3 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 149 | 1231 | ||
4 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 88 | 1234 | ||
5 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 52 | 1230 | ||
6 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 52 | 1235 | |||
7 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 28 | 1233 | ||
8 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 28 | 1235 | ||
9 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 22 | 1235 | ||
10 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 22 | 1232 | ||
11 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 20 | 1234 | ||
12 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 20 | 1234 | ||
13 | Uranium prod. | Tons | 2,516 | 14 | 1231 | ||
14 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 7 | 1232 | ||
15 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 7 | 1231 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 3 | 1128 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 7 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 58 | 1231 | ||
2 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 26 | 1234 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 6 | 1125 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 15 | 1130 | ||
3 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 15 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 43 | 1235 | ||
2 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 23 | 1231 | ||
3 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 23 | 1235 | ||
4 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 17 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 7 | 1126 | ||
2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 10 | 1126 | ||
3 | Silver Medal | Count | 3 | 15 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 37 | 1235 | ||
2 | Bronze Medal | Count | 4 | 25 | 1230 | ||
3 | Gold Medal | Count | 3 | 20 | 1234 | ||
4 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 26 | 1231 | ||
5 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 17 | 1231 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 12 | 1125 | ||
2 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 22 | 1130 | ||
3 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 23 | 1130 | ||
4 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 24 | 1130 | ||
5 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 26 | 1128 | ||
6 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 28 | 1130 | ||
7 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 78 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 155 | 1233 | ||
2 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 131 | 1231 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 114 | 1233 | ||
4 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 117 | 1232 | ||
5 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 105 | 1233 | ||
6 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 104 | 1232 | ||
7 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 98 | 1230 | ||
8 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 98 | 1233 | ||
9 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 36 | 1232 | ||
10 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 34 | 1230 | ||
11 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 19 | 1233 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 16 | 1128 | ||
2 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 86 | 1128 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 17 | 1128 | ||
2 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 17 | 1128 | ||
3 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 17 | 1127 | ||
4 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 26 | 1127 | ||
5 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 31 | 1127 | ||
6 | Total Deaths | # People (In Thousands) | 319 | 27 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 165 | 1231 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 165 | 1232 | ||
3 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 128 | 1235 | ||
4 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 100 | 1231 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 18 | 1129 | ||
2 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 109 | 1128 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 18 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 135 | 1232 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 124 | 1232 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 116 | 1231 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 94 | 1231 | ||
5 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 87 | 1234 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 85 | 1232 | ||
7 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 76 | 1234 | ||
8 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 71 | 1234 | ||
9 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 53 | 1233 | ||
10 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 33 | 1234 | ||
11 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 26 | 1230 | ||
12 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 20 | 1232 | ||
13 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 20 | 1232 | ||
14 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 17 | 1234 | ||
15 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 16 | 1234 | ||
16 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 14 | 1232 | ||
17 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 11 | 1231 | ||
18 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 10 | 1235 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 74 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 131 | 1233 | |||
2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 119 | 1231 | |||
3 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 93 | 1233 | ||
4 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 77 | 1230 | ||
5 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 75 | 1232 | ||
6 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 74 | 1233 | |||
7 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 46 | 1235 | ||
8 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 46 | 1235 | |||
9 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 44 | 1234 | ||
10 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 44 | 1230 | |||
11 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 36 | 1233 | ||
12 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 36 | 1233 |
Iran Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Persian | 54.61 % |
2 | Azerbaijani | 23.6 % |
3 | Kurdish | 8.78 % |
4 | Turkish | 1.93 % |
5 | Arabic | 1.93 % |
6 | Turkmen | 1.16 % |
7 | Gujarati | 0.87 % |
8 | Armenian | 0.17 % |
9 | Georgian | 0.05 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Iran
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Abadan | 231,973 |
2 | Ahwaz | 1,212,760 |
3 | Amol | 239,826 |
4 | Andimeshk | 138,290 |
5 | Arak | 528,074 |
6 | Ardabil | 526,329 |
7 | Babol | 239,389 |
8 | Bandar-e-Abbas | 475,289 |
9 | Bandar-e-Anzali | 127,274 |
10 | Bandar-e-Mahshahr | 167,736 |
11 | Behbahan | 117,132 |
12 | Birjand | 194,129 |
13 | Bojnurd | 217,904 |
14 | Borujerd | 262,510 |
15 | Bukan | 186,058 |
16 | Bushehr | 212,887 |
17 | Dezful | 270,908 |
18 | Esfahan | 1,915,223 |
19 | Fasa | 114,296 |
20 | Golestan | 283,014 |
21 | Gonbad-e-Kavus | 157,593 |
22 | Gorgan | 359,357 |
23 | Hamadan | 573,444 |
24 | Ilam | 187,803 |
25 | Islam Shahr | 424,357 |
26 | Izeh | 127,711 |
27 | Jahrom | 124,439 |
28 | Jiroft | 121,058 |
29 | Kamal Shahr | 119,858 |
30 | Karaj | 1,760,902 |
31 | Kashan | 300,245 |
32 | Kerman | 582,823 |
33 | Kermanshah | 928,547 |
34 | Khomeini Shahr | 266,873 |
35 | Khoramabad | 379,751 |
36 | Khoramshahr | 141,125 |
37 | Khoy | 219,213 |
38 | Mahabad | 160,647 |
39 | Malard | 317,150 |
40 | Malayer | 174,280 |
41 | Marand | 135,563 |
42 | Maraqeh | 177,006 |
43 | Marivan | 120,513 |
44 | Marvdasht | 151,159 |
45 | Mashhad | 3,016,959 |
46 | Masjed Soleyman | 112,769 |
47 | Miandoab | 134,254 |
48 | Mohammad Shahr | 109,606 |
49 | Najafabad | 241,898 |
50 | Nasim Shahr | 171,771 |
51 | Nazar Abad | 117,568 |
52 | Neyshabur | 260,874 |
53 | Orumiyeh | 727,983 |
54 | Pakdasht | 225,211 |
55 | Qaem Shahr | 213,869 |
56 | Qarchak | 208,961 |
57 | Qazvin | 416,177 |
58 | Qods | 309,188 |
59 | Qom | 1,171,317 |
60 | Quchan | 113,205 |
61 | Rafsanjan | 165,119 |
62 | Rasht | 697,991 |
63 | Sabzewar | 252,586 |
64 | Sanandaj | 407,889 |
65 | Saqez | 152,358 |
66 | Sari | 323,257 |
67 | Saveh | 218,668 |
68 | Semnan | 167,627 |
69 | Shahinshahr | 156,285 |
70 | Shahr-e-Kord | 174,280 |
71 | Shahreza | 135,018 |
72 | Shahriar | 272,108 |
73 | Shahrud | 153,231 |
74 | Shiraz | 1,593,056 |
75 | Shoosh | 116,477 |
76 | Sirjan | 202,418 |
77 | Tabriz | 1,630,464 |
78 | Tehran | 8,892,957 |
79 | Torbat-e-Heydariyeh | 143,088 |
80 | Varamin | 238,844 |
81 | Yasooj | 118,331 |
82 | Yazd | 530,255 |
83 | Zabol | 150,177 |
84 | Zahedan | 611,506 |
85 | Zanjan | 421,958 |
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