Tabriz, Iran Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Tabriz, Iran metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Tabriz in 2024 is 1,678,000, a 1.02% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Tabriz in 2023 was 1,661,000, a 1.03% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Tabriz in 2022 was 1,644,000, a 1.04% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Tabriz in 2021 was 1,627,000, a 0.99% 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
Tabriz - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 1,678,000 1.02%
2023 1,661,000 1.03%
2022 1,644,000 1.04%
2021 1,627,000 0.99%
2020 1,611,000 0.94%
2019 1,596,000 0.88%
2018 1,582,000 0.83%
2017 1,569,000 0.84%
2016 1,556,000 0.91%
2015 1,542,000 0.85%
2014 1,529,000 0.79%
2013 1,517,000 0.86%
2012 1,504,000 1.01%
2011 1,489,000 1.36%
2010 1,469,000 1.38%
2009 1,449,000 1.33%
2008 1,430,000 1.35%
2007 1,411,000 1.44%
2006 1,391,000 1.61%
2005 1,369,000 1.63%
2004 1,347,000 1.58%
2003 1,326,000 1.61%
2002 1,305,000 1.64%
2001 1,284,000 1.58%
2000 1,264,000 1.61%
1999 1,244,000 1.55%
1998 1,225,000 1.66%
1997 1,205,000 1.60%
1996 1,186,000 1.80%
1995 1,165,000 1.84%
1994 1,144,000 1.78%
1993 1,124,000 1.81%
1992 1,104,000 1.94%
1991 1,083,000 2.36%
1990 1,058,000 2.22%
1989 1,035,000 2.37%
1988 1,011,000 2.22%
1987 989,000 2.91%
1986 961,000 5.03%
1985 915,000 5.05%
1984 871,000 5.07%
1983 829,000 5.07%
1982 789,000 5.06%
1981 751,000 5.03%
1980 715,000 4.99%
1979 681,000 5.09%
1978 648,000 5.02%
1977 617,000 4.75%
1976 589,000 3.88%
1975 567,000 4.04%
1974 545,000 4.01%
1973 524,000 3.97%
1972 504,000 4.13%
1971 484,000 3.86%
1970 466,000 4.02%
1969 448,000 4.19%
1968 430,000 3.86%
1967 414,000 3.76%
1966 399,000 3.37%
1965 386,000 3.49%
1964 373,000 3.32%
1963 361,000 3.44%
1962 349,000 3.25%
1961 338,000 3.36%
1960 327,000 3.48%
1959 316,000 3.27%
1958 306,000 3.38%
1957 296,000 3.14%
1956 287,000 3.61%
1955 277,000 3.36%
1954 268,000 3.08%
1953 260,000 3.59%
1952 251,000 3.29%
1951 243,000 3.40%
1950 235,000 0.00%