Arak, Iran Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Arak, Iran metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Arak in 2024 is 583,000, a 1.39% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Arak in 2023 was 575,000, a 1.41% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Arak in 2022 was 567,000, a 1.43% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Arak in 2021 was 559,000, a 1.45% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Iran
City Name Population
Tehran 9,616,000
Mashhad 3,416,000
Esfahan 2,295,000
Shiraz 1,743,000
Tabriz 1,678,000
Karaj 1,603,000
Qom 1,374,000
Ahvaz 1,309,000
Kermanshah 1,102,000
Orumiyeh 848,000
Rasht 749,000
Bandar Abbas 678,000
Zahedan 637,000
Ardabil 606,000
Hamadan 605,000
Yazd 601,000
Arak 583,000
Kerman 554,000
Eslamshahr 544,000
Zanjan 502,000
Sanandaj 476,000
Qazvin 440,000
Khorramabad 416,000
Shahriyar 412,000
Gorgan 387,000
Qods 353,000
Kashan 352,000
Sari 335,000
Arak - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 583,000 1.39%
2023 575,000 1.41%
2022 567,000 1.43%
2021 559,000 1.45%
2020 551,000 1.47%
2019 543,000 1.50%
2018 535,000 1.52%
2017 527,000 1.54%
2016 519,000 1.57%
2015 511,000 1.39%
2014 504,000 1.61%
2013 496,000 1.43%
2012 489,000 1.45%
2011 482,000 1.69%
2010 474,000 1.72%
2009 466,000 1.53%
2008 459,000 1.55%
2007 452,000 1.80%
2006 444,000 1.60%
2005 437,000 1.39%
2004 431,000 1.65%
2003 424,000 1.68%
2002 417,000 1.46%
2001 411,000 1.73%
2000 404,000 1.51%
1999 398,000 1.79%
1998 391,000 1.56%
1997 385,000 1.85%
1996 378,000 2.72%
1995 368,000 2.79%
1994 358,000 2.87%
1993 348,000 2.96%
1992 338,000 3.05%
1991 328,000 4.46%
1990 314,000 4.67%
1989 300,000 4.53%
1988 287,000 4.36%
1987 275,000 5.77%
1986 260,000 8.33%
1985 240,000 8.60%
1984 221,000 8.87%
1983 203,000 8.56%
1982 187,000 8.72%
1981 172,000 8.86%
1980 158,000 8.97%
1979 145,000 8.21%
1978 134,000 8.94%
1977 123,000 6.96%
1976 115,000 5.50%
1975 109,000 4.81%
1974 104,000 5.05%
1973 99,000 4.21%
1972 95,000 5.56%
1971 90,000 4.65%
1970 86,000 4.88%
1969 82,000 5.13%
1968 78,000 5.41%
1967 74,000 4.23%
1966 71,000 1.43%
1965 70,000 1.45%
1964 69,000 2.99%
1963 67,000 1.52%
1962 66,000 1.54%
1961 65,000 3.17%
1960 63,000 1.61%
1959 62,000 1.64%
1958 61,000 1.67%
1957 60,000 1.69%
1956 59,000 3.51%
1955 57,000 1.79%
1954 56,000 1.82%
1953 55,000 1.85%
1952 54,000 1.89%
1951 53,000 1.92%
1950 52,000 0.00%