Urban Population
See also: List of Iran cities by population and List of cities in IranIn addition to its international migration pattern, Iran also exhibits one of the steepest urban growth rates in the world according to the UN humanitarian information unit. According to 2005 population estimates, approximately 67 percent of Iran's population lives in urban areas, up from 27 percent in 1950. The following is a list of the six most populous cities in the country.
| Rank | City (Province) | 2007 population |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tehran (Tehran Province) | 12,765,238 (conurbation and commuter towns included) (8,088,287 in the city itself) |
| 2. | Mashad (Razavi Khorasan) | 2,868,350 (this does include suburban population) (2,410,800 in the city itself) |
| 3. | Isfahan (Isfahan Province) | 3,430,353 (including its metropolitan area and the population living within the Isfahan conurbation) (1,602,110 in the city itself) |
| 4. | Tabriz (East Azarbaijan) | 1,597,319 (city proper and main suburbs) (1,378,935 in the city itself) |
| 5. | Karaj (Tehran Province) | 1,377,450 |
| 6. | Shiraz (Fars Province) | 1,204,882 |
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