Karaj, Iran Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Karaj, Iran metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Karaj in 2025 is 1,615,000, a 0.75% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Karaj in 2024 was 1,603,000, a 0.56% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Karaj in 2023 was 1,594,000, a 0.44% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Karaj in 2022 was 1,587,000, a 0.32% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Iran
City Name Population
Tehran 9,730,000
Mashhad 3,461,000
Esfahan 2,328,000
Shiraz 1,764,000
Tabriz 1,696,000
Karaj 1,615,000
Qom 1,392,000
Ahvaz 1,325,000
Kermanshah 1,117,000
Orumiyeh 860,000
Rasht 758,000
Bandar Abbas 691,000
Zahedan 644,000
Ardabil 614,000
Hamadan 612,000
Yazd 609,000
Arak 590,000
Kerman 559,000
Eslamshahr 553,000
Zanjan 510,000
Sanandaj 483,000
Qazvin 445,000
Khorramabad 421,000
Shahriyar 420,000
Gorgan 392,000
Qods 357,000
Kashan 357,000
Sari 338,000
Karaj - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,615,000 0.75%
2024 1,603,000 0.56%
2023 1,594,000 0.44%
2022 1,587,000 0.32%
2021 1,582,000 0.13%
2020 1,580,000 -0.06%
2019 1,581,000 -0.25%
2018 1,585,000 -0.25%
2017 1,589,000 -0.31%
2016 1,594,000 -0.25%
2015 1,598,000 -0.31%
2014 1,603,000 -0.25%
2013 1,607,000 -0.31%
2012 1,612,000 0.81%
2011 1,599,000 3.09%
2010 1,551,000 3.13%
2009 1,504,000 3.08%
2008 1,459,000 3.11%
2007 1,415,000 3.36%
2006 1,369,000 3.95%
2005 1,317,000 3.86%
2004 1,268,000 3.93%
2003 1,220,000 3.92%
2002 1,174,000 3.99%
2001 1,129,000 3.86%
2000 1,087,000 3.92%
1999 1,046,000 3.98%
1998 1,006,000 3.93%
1997 968,000 3.64%
1996 934,000 3.20%
1995 905,000 3.08%
1994 878,000 3.17%
1993 851,000 3.15%
1992 825,000 3.77%
1991 795,000 5.58%
1990 753,000 5.76%
1989 712,000 5.64%
1988 674,000 5.64%
1987 638,000 7.95%
1986 591,000 16.34%
1985 508,000 16.25%
1984 437,000 16.22%
1983 376,000 16.41%
1982 323,000 16.19%
1981 278,000 16.32%
1980 239,000 16.59%
1979 205,000 15.82%
1978 177,000 16.45%
1977 152,000 15.15%
1976 132,000 11.86%
1975 118,000 12.38%
1974 105,000 11.70%
1973 94,000 11.90%
1972 84,000 12.00%
1971 75,000 11.94%
1970 67,000 11.67%
1969 60,000 13.21%
1968 53,000 10.42%
1967 48,000 14.29%
1966 42,000 10.53%
1965 38,000 11.76%
1964 34,000 13.33%
1963 30,000 11.11%
1962 27,000 12.50%
1961 24,000 9.09%
1960 22,000 15.79%
1959 19,000 11.76%
1958 17,000 6.25%
1957 16,000 14.29%
1956 14,000 16.67%
1955 12,000 9.09%
1954 11,000 10.00%
1953 10,000 11.11%
1952 9,000 12.50%
1951 8,000 14.29%
1950 7,000 0.00%