Sanandaj, Iran Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Sanandaj, Iran metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Sanandaj in 2020 is 445,000, a 2.06% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Sanandaj in 2019 was 436,000, a 1.87% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Sanandaj in 2018 was 428,000, a 2.15% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Sanandaj in 2017 was 419,000, a 1.95% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Iran | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Tehran | 9,135,000 |
| Mashhad | 3,208,000 |
| Esfahan | 2,132,000 |
| Shiraz | 1,651,000 |
| Tabriz | 1,611,000 |
| Karaj | 1,580,000 |
| Qom | 1,288,000 |
| Ahvaz | 1,244,000 |
| Kermanshah | 1,026,000 |
| Orumiyeh | 793,000 |
| Rasht | 713,000 |
| Zahedan | 610,000 |
| Bandar Abbas | 607,000 |
| Hamadan | 578,000 |
| Ardabil | 568,000 |
| Yazd | 565,000 |
| Arak | 551,000 |
| Kerman | 541,000 |
| Eslamshahr | 498,000 |
| Zanjan | 467,000 |
| Sanandaj | 445,000 |
| Qazvin | 420,000 |
| Khorramabad | 394,000 |
| Gorgan | 368,000 |
| Shahriyar | 364,000 |
| Qods | 331,000 |
| Kashan | 329,000 |
| Sari | 321,000 |
| Sanandaj - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 445,000 | 2.06% |
| 2019 | 436,000 | 1.87% |
| 2018 | 428,000 | 2.15% |
| 2017 | 419,000 | 1.95% |
| 2016 | 411,000 | 1.99% |
| 2015 | 403,000 | 2.03% |
| 2014 | 395,000 | 2.07% |
| 2013 | 387,000 | 2.11% |
| 2012 | 379,000 | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 370,000 | 3.35% |
| 2010 | 358,000 | 3.47% |
| 2009 | 346,000 | 3.28% |
| 2008 | 335,000 | 3.40% |
| 2007 | 324,000 | 2.53% |
| 2006 | 316,000 | 1.61% |
| 2005 | 311,000 | 1.30% |
| 2004 | 307,000 | 1.32% |
| 2003 | 303,000 | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 299,000 | 1.01% |
| 2001 | 296,000 | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 292,000 | 1.39% |
| 1999 | 288,000 | 1.41% |
| 1998 | 284,000 | 1.07% |
| 1997 | 281,000 | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 276,000 | 2.60% |
| 1995 | 269,000 | 2.67% |
| 1994 | 262,000 | 2.75% |
| 1993 | 255,000 | 2.41% |
| 1992 | 249,000 | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 242,000 | 3.42% |
| 1990 | 234,000 | 4.00% |
| 1989 | 225,000 | 3.21% |
| 1988 | 218,000 | 3.81% |
| 1987 | 210,000 | 4.48% |
| 1986 | 201,000 | 8.06% |
| 1985 | 186,000 | 8.14% |
| 1984 | 172,000 | 7.50% |
| 1983 | 160,000 | 8.11% |
| 1982 | 148,000 | 8.03% |
| 1981 | 137,000 | 7.87% |
| 1980 | 127,000 | 8.55% |
| 1979 | 117,000 | 7.34% |
| 1978 | 109,000 | 7.92% |
| 1977 | 101,000 | 7.45% |
| 1976 | 94,000 | 5.62% |
| 1975 | 89,000 | 5.95% |
| 1974 | 84,000 | 6.33% |
| 1973 | 79,000 | 5.33% |
| 1972 | 75,000 | 5.63% |
| 1971 | 71,000 | 5.97% |
| 1970 | 67,000 | 6.35% |
| 1969 | 63,000 | 5.00% |
| 1968 | 60,000 | 5.26% |
| 1967 | 57,000 | 5.56% |
| 1966 | 54,000 | 3.85% |
| 1965 | 52,000 | 1.96% |
| 1964 | 51,000 | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 49,000 | 2.08% |
| 1962 | 48,000 | 2.13% |
| 1961 | 47,000 | 4.44% |
| 1960 | 45,000 | 2.27% |
| 1959 | 44,000 | 2.33% |
| 1958 | 43,000 | 4.88% |
| 1957 | 41,000 | 2.50% |
| 1956 | 40,000 | 2.56% |
| 1955 | 39,000 | 2.63% |
| 1954 | 38,000 | 2.70% |
| 1953 | 37,000 | 2.78% |
| 1952 | 36,000 | 2.86% |
| 1951 | 35,000 | 2.94% |
| 1950 | 34,000 | 0.00% |
