Lowest Poverty in Iran

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest poverty

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All Countries · Iran

Lowest Poverty — Iran

1 Sūleqān 26 2.5%

2 Ardāq 38 2.5%

3 Komeshcheh 28 2.5%

4 Shalmān 08 2.5%

5 Qeshlāq 26 2.5%

6 Āq Qāyeh 37 2.5%

7 Sarvābād 16 2.5%

8 Dastnā’ 03 2.5%

9 Āyask 41 2.5%

10 Jām Khāneh 35 2.5%

11 Lārīm 35 2.5%

12 Yūsefābād 26 2.5%

13 Pīr Bāzār 08 2.5%

14 Shahrak-e Emām Ḩasan 26 2.5%

15 Fīshvar 07 2.5%

16 Farrokhābād 26 2.5%

17 Chamāz Kotī 35 2.5%

18 Sara'eyn 33 2.5%

19 Asadīyeh 41 2.5%

20 Māhneshān 36 2.5%

21 Dehdez 15 2.5%

22 Sīn 28 2.5%

23 Chūbar 08 2.5%

24 Khūsf 41 2.5%

25 Hashatjīn 32 2.5%

26 Bāzār Jom‘eh-ye Shānderman 08 2.5%

27 Farmahīn 34 2.5%

28 ‘Anbarān 32 2.5%

29 Pīshkamar 37 2.5%

30 Dīshmūk 05 2.5%

31 Akbarābād 07 2.5%

32 Halor 11 2.5%

33 Nashtārūd 35 2.5%

34 Nīr 32 2.5%

35 Fīrūzeh 42 2.5%

36 Hormoz 11 2.5%

37 Shāhpūrābād 28 2.5%

38 Zāgh Marz 35 2.5%

39 Solţānābād 42 2.5%

40 Kujuvar 33 2.5%

41 Shahrak-e Madanī 15 2.5%

42 Chaqābol 23 2.5%

43 Bālā Deh 07 2.5%

44 Īj 07 2.5%

45 Ārādān 25 2.5%

46 Gahrū 03 2.5%

47 Kelārābād 35 2.5%

48 Jūjīl 28 2.5%

49 Aşlān Dūz 32 2.5%

50 Leylān 33 2.5%

51 Kahrīz 13 2.5%

52 Kūmeleh 08 2.5%

53 Shahrak-e Pābedānā 29 2.5%

54 Ābī Beyglū 32 2.5%

55 Deh Pahn 13 2.5%

56 Dūst Moḩammad Khān 04 2.5%

57 Now Kandeh 37 2.5%

58 Sorkhrūd-e Gharbī 35 2.5%

59 Marjaghal 08 2.5%

60 Khūr 28 2.5%

61 Akhand 22 2.5%

62 Ābdān 22 2.5%

63 Orzū’īyeh 29 2.5%

64 Aşgharābād 28 2.5%

65 Fahraj 29 2.5%

66 Shalamzār 03 2.5%

67 Sardasht-e Zeydūn 15 2.5%

68 Fasham 26 2.5%

69 Jowzdān 28 2.5%

70 Anbār Ālūm 37 2.5%

71 Karkevand 28 2.5%

72 Gīvī 32 2.5%

73 Bardestān 22 2.5%

74 Āstāneh 34 2.5%

75 Lashgarābād 44 2.5%

76 Laţīfī 07 2.5%

77 Beyram 07 2.5%

78 Khūr 07 2.5%

79 Shālāsh 35 2.5%

80 Jelīn 37 2.5%

81 Īzad Shahr 35 2.5%

82 Torkamān 33 2.5%

83 Roshtkhvār 42 2.5%

84 Solţānīyeh 36 2.5%

85 Ma‘mūlān 23 2.5%

86 Kalāt-e Nāderī 42 2.5%

87 Rūyān 35 2.5%

88 Khondāb 34 2.5%

89 Sīsakht 05 2.5%

90 Kalleh Bast 35 2.5%

91 Şāleḩābād 09 2.5%

92 Chū’ebdeh-ye Yek 15 2.5%

93 Bahnemīr 35 2.5%

94 Zāzerān 28 2.5%

95 Kīā Kolā 35 2.5%

96 Ābbar 36 2.5%

97 Shaft 08 2.5%

98 Khārk 22 2.5%

99 Chāboksar 08 2.5%

100 Pol-e Sefīd 35 2.5%

Cities with the lowest poverty rates in Iran demonstrate strong economic conditions where most residents have adequate financial resources. Sūleqān has a poverty rate of just 2.5%.

Low poverty rates typically reflect a combination of strong job markets, educated populations, and higher wage levels. These communities often feature well-funded public services, good school systems, and active civic engagement.

While low poverty rates are encouraging, some of these cities maintain their statistics partly through high costs of living that effectively price out lower-income residents, raising questions about housing equity and economic diversity.

Did You Know?

1. Only 2.5% of residents in Sūleqān live below the poverty line.
2. The federal poverty line for a family of four is approximately $31,200 per year (2024).
3. Cities with the lowest poverty rates tend to also rank high in education, income, and safety metrics.

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