Esfahan's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,294,589. In 1950, the population of Esfahan was 183,502. Esfahan has grown by 36,193 in the last year, which represents a 1.6% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Esfahan, which typically includes Esfahan's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,563,025 |
| 2034 | 2,543,778 |
| 2033 | 2,524,050 |
| 2032 | 2,503,715 |
| 2031 | 2,482,622 |
| 2030 | 2,460,589 |
| 2029 | 2,437,485 |
| 2028 | 2,413,069 |
| 2027 | 2,386,951 |
| 2026 | 2,358,705 |
| 2025 | 2,327,987 |
| 2024 | 2,294,589 |
| 2023 | 2,258,396 |
| 2022 | 2,219,343 |
| 2021 | 2,176,927 |
| 2020 | 2,132,037 |
| 2019 | 2,086,356 |
| 2018 | 2,040,574 |
| 2017 | 1,995,313 |
| 2016 | 1,951,056 |
| 2015 | 1,907,662 |
| 2014 | 1,865,291 |
| 2013 | 1,823,861 |
| 2012 | 1,783,407 |
| 2011 | 1,745,976 |
| 2010 | 1,714,147 |
| 2009 | 1,682,898 |
| 2008 | 1,652,261 |
| 2007 | 1,622,100 |
| 2006 | 1,589,950 |
| 2005 | 1,553,225 |
| 2004 | 1,517,398 |
| 2003 | 1,482,301 |
| 2002 | 1,448,063 |
| 2001 | 1,414,615 |
| 2000 | 1,381,985 |
| 1999 | 1,350,020 |
| 1998 | 1,318,838 |
| 1997 | 1,288,375 |
| 1996 | 1,258,690 |
| 1995 | 1,229,707 |
| 1994 | 1,201,430 |
| 1993 | 1,173,803 |
| 1992 | 1,146,848 |
| 1991 | 1,119,540 |
| 1990 | 1,090,312 |
| 1989 | 1,061,848 |
| 1988 | 1,034,164 |
| 1987 | 1,007,128 |
| 1986 | 977,697 |
| 1985 | 938,848 |
| 1984 | 901,592 |
| 1983 | 865,719 |
| 1982 | 831,319 |
| 1981 | 798,286 |
| 1980 | 766,609 |
| 1979 | 736,106 |
| 1978 | 706,857 |
| 1977 | 678,770 |
| 1976 | 650,910 |
| 1975 | 622,569 |
| 1974 | 595,499 |
| 1973 | 569,606 |
| 1972 | 544,873 |
| 1971 | 521,149 |
| 1970 | 498,489 |
| 1969 | 476,814 |
| 1968 | 456,110 |
| 1967 | 436,251 |
| 1966 | 416,266 |
| 1965 | 395,492 |
| 1964 | 375,782 |
| 1963 | 357,003 |
| 1962 | 339,187 |
| 1961 | 322,259 |
| 1960 | 306,198 |
| 1959 | 290,897 |
| 1958 | 276,379 |
| 1957 | 262,587 |
| 1956 | 249,500 |
| 1955 | 237,032 |
| 1954 | 225,202 |
| 1953 | 213,964 |
| 1952 | 203,300 |
| 1951 | 193,141 |
| 1950 | 183,502 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 183,502 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 193,141 | 5.25% | 9,639 |
| 1952 | 203,300 | 5.26% | 10,159 |
| 1953 | 213,964 | 5.25% | 10,664 |
| 1954 | 225,202 | 5.25% | 11,238 |
| 1955 | 237,032 | 5.25% | 11,830 |
| 1956 | 249,500 | 5.26% | 12,468 |
| 1957 | 262,587 | 5.25% | 13,087 |
| 1958 | 276,379 | 5.25% | 13,792 |
| 1959 | 290,897 | 5.25% | 14,518 |
| 1960 | 306,198 | 5.26% | 15,301 |
| 1961 | 322,259 | 5.25% | 16,061 |
| 1962 | 339,187 | 5.25% | 16,928 |
| 1963 | 357,003 | 5.25% | 17,816 |
| 1964 | 375,782 | 5.26% | 18,779 |
| 1965 | 395,492 | 5.25% | 19,710 |
| 1966 | 416,266 | 5.25% | 20,774 |
| 1967 | 436,251 | 4.8% | 19,985 |
| 1968 | 456,110 | 4.55% | 19,859 |
| 1969 | 476,814 | 4.54% | 20,704 |
| 1970 | 498,489 | 4.55% | 21,675 |
| 1971 | 521,149 | 4.55% | 22,660 |
| 1972 | 544,873 | 4.55% | 23,724 |
| 1973 | 569,606 | 4.54% | 24,733 |
| 1974 | 595,499 | 4.55% | 25,893 |
| 1975 | 622,569 | 4.55% | 27,070 |
| 1976 | 650,910 | 4.55% | 28,341 |
| 1977 | 678,770 | 4.28% | 27,860 |
| 1978 | 706,857 | 4.14% | 28,087 |
| 1979 | 736,106 | 4.14% | 29,249 |
| 1980 | 766,609 | 4.14% | 30,503 |
| 1981 | 798,286 | 4.13% | 31,677 |
| 1982 | 831,319 | 4.14% | 33,033 |
| 1983 | 865,719 | 4.14% | 34,400 |
| 1984 | 901,592 | 4.14% | 35,873 |
| 1985 | 938,848 | 4.13% | 37,256 |
| 1986 | 977,697 | 4.14% | 38,849 |
| 1987 | 1,007,128 | 3.01% | 29,431 |
| 1988 | 1,034,164 | 2.68% | 27,036 |
| 1989 | 1,061,848 | 2.68% | 27,684 |
| 1990 | 1,090,312 | 2.68% | 28,464 |
| 1991 | 1,119,540 | 2.68% | 29,228 |
| 1992 | 1,146,848 | 2.44% | 27,308 |
| 1993 | 1,173,803 | 2.35% | 26,955 |
| 1994 | 1,201,430 | 2.35% | 27,627 |
| 1995 | 1,229,707 | 2.35% | 28,277 |
| 1996 | 1,258,690 | 2.36% | 28,983 |
| 1997 | 1,288,375 | 2.36% | 29,685 |
| 1998 | 1,318,838 | 2.36% | 30,463 |
| 1999 | 1,350,020 | 2.36% | 31,182 |
| 2000 | 1,381,985 | 2.37% | 31,965 |
| 2001 | 1,414,615 | 2.36% | 32,630 |
| 2002 | 1,448,063 | 2.36% | 33,448 |
| 2003 | 1,482,301 | 2.36% | 34,238 |
| 2004 | 1,517,398 | 2.37% | 35,097 |
| 2005 | 1,553,225 | 2.36% | 35,827 |
| 2006 | 1,589,950 | 2.36% | 36,725 |
| 2007 | 1,622,100 | 2.02% | 32,150 |
| 2008 | 1,652,261 | 1.86% | 30,161 |
| 2009 | 1,682,898 | 1.85% | 30,637 |
| 2010 | 1,714,147 | 1.86% | 31,249 |
| 2011 | 1,745,976 | 1.86% | 31,829 |
| 2012 | 1,783,407 | 2.14% | 37,431 |
| 2013 | 1,823,861 | 2.27% | 40,454 |
| 2014 | 1,865,291 | 2.27% | 41,430 |
| 2015 | 1,907,662 | 2.27% | 42,371 |
| 2016 | 1,951,056 | 2.27% | 43,394 |
| 2017 | 1,995,313 | 2.27% | 44,257 |
| 2018 | 2,040,574 | 2.27% | 45,261 |
| 2019 | 2,086,356 | 2.24% | 45,782 |
| 2020 | 2,132,037 | 2.19% | 45,681 |
| 2021 | 2,176,927 | 2.11% | 44,890 |
| 2022 | 2,219,343 | 1.95% | 42,416 |
| 2023 | 2,258,396 | 1.76% | 39,053 |
| 2024 | 2,294,589 | 1.6% | 36,193 |
| 2025 | 2,327,987 | 1.46% | 33,398 |
| 2026 | 2,358,705 | 1.32% | 30,718 |
| 2027 | 2,386,951 | 1.2% | 28,246 |
| 2028 | 2,413,069 | 1.09% | 26,118 |
| 2029 | 2,437,485 | 1.01% | 24,416 |
| 2030 | 2,460,589 | 0.95% | 23,104 |
| 2031 | 2,482,622 | 0.9% | 22,033 |
| 2032 | 2,503,715 | 0.85% | 21,093 |
| 2033 | 2,524,050 | 0.81% | 20,335 |
| 2034 | 2,543,778 | 0.78% | 19,728 |
| 2035 | 2,563,025 | 0.76% | 19,247 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 9,616,007 | 1.22% |
| Mashhad | 3,415,532 | 1.42% |
| Esfahan | 2,294,589 | 1.6% |
| Shiraz | 1,742,750 | 1.27% |
| Tabriz | 1,678,028 | 1.04% |
| Karaj | 1,603,011 | 0.59% |
| Qom | 1,373,800 | 1.45% |
| Ahvaz | 1,309,372 | 1.22% |
| Kermanshah | 1,101,611 | 1.57% |
| Orumiyeh | 848,443 | 1.5% |
| Rasht | 749,054 | 1.2% |
| Bandar Abbas | 677,951 | 2.25% |
| Zahedan | 636,807 | 1.08% |
| Ardabil | 605,977 | 1.46% |
| Hamadan | 605,039 | 1.13% |
| Yazd | 601,423 | 1.4% |
| Arak | 582,541 | 1.3% |
| Kerman | 554,468 | 0.75% |
| Eslamshahr | 544,176 | 1.85% |
| Zanjan | 502,450 | 1.58% |