Iran

1,002 cities · 31 states/provinces · Capital: Tehran · Asia

81,800,269 Population
1,002 Cities
$457.5B GDP
$5,049 GDP per Capita
0.774 HDI
77.7 Life Expectancy
1,648,000 Area (km²)

Iran at a Glance

General

CapitalTehran
ContinentAsia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
LanguagesPersian (Farsi)
CurrencyRial (IRR)

Demographics

Population81,800,269
Density49.6/km²
Median Age32.0
Urban Population76.7%
Birth Rate13.0 per 1K
Death Rate4.7 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.70

Economy

GDP$457.5 billion
GDP per Capita$5,049
HDI0.774
Gini Index42.0
Internet Users79.6%

Geography

Area1,648,000 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersAFG,ARM,AZE,IRQ,PAK,TUR,TKM
Calling Code++98
TLD.ir

Status

ISO CodeIR / IRN
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy77.7 years

Largest Cities in Iran

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Tehran Tehran 8,693,706 66°F 3,865 ft
2 Mashhad Razavi Khorasan 3,208,000 56°F 3,215 ft
3 Isfahan Isfahan 1,961,260 61°F 5,177 ft
4 Karaj Alborz Province 1,592,492 60°F 4,400 ft
5 Shiraz Fars 1,565,572 64°F 5,069 ft
6 Tabriz East Azerbaijan 1,558,693 54°F 4,580 ft
7 Qom Qom Province 1,201,158 64°F 3,068 ft
8 Ahvaz Khuzestan 1,184,788 78°F 75 ft
9 Kermanshah Kermanshah Province 946,651 56°F 4,567 ft
10 Kahrīz Kermanshah Province 946,651 57°F 4,272 ft
11 Orūmīyeh West Azerbaijan 736,224 51°F 4,429 ft
12 Pīr Bāzār Gilan Province 679,995 58°F -66 ft
13 Rasht Gilan Province 679,995 60°F 13 ft
14 Zahedan Sistan and Baluchestan 587,730 65°F 4,528 ft
15 Kerman Kerman 537,718 61°F 5,774 ft
16 Yazd Yazd Province 529,673 66°F 3,990 ft
17 Ardabīl Ardabil Province 529,374 49°F 4,439 ft
18 Hamadān Hamadan Province 528,256 49°F 5,971 ft
19 Bandar Abbas Hormozgan 526,648 80°F 30 ft
20 Arāk Markazi 520,944 56°F 5,702 ft

States & Provinces in Iran

Alborz Province 26 Ardabil Province 35 Bushehr 26 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 23 East Azerbaijan 60 Fars 53 Gilan Province 81 Golestan 33 Hamadan Province 16 Hormozgan 17 Ilam Province 29 Isfahan 89 Kerman 27 Kermanshah Province 18 Khuzestan 45 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 10 Kurdistan Province 15 Lorestan Province 20 Markazi 19 Māzandarān 144 North Khorasan 9 Qazvin Province 7 Qom Province 2 Razavi Khorasan 37 Semnan 13 Sistan and Baluchestan 28 South Khorasan Province 18 Tehran 60 West Azerbaijan 34 Yazd Province 10 Zanjan 11