Kerman, Iran Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Kerman, Iran metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Kerman in 2024 is 554,000, a 0.73% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Kerman in 2023 was 550,000, a 0.55% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Kerman in 2022 was 547,000, a 0.55% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Kerman in 2021 was 544,000, a 0.55% 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
Kerman - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 554,000 0.73%
2023 550,000 0.55%
2022 547,000 0.55%
2021 544,000 0.55%
2020 541,000 0.19%
2019 540,000 0.19%
2018 539,000 0.19%
2017 538,000 0.00%
2016 538,000 0.19%
2015 537,000 0.19%
2014 536,000 0.00%
2013 536,000 0.19%
2012 535,000 0.38%
2011 533,000 0.76%
2010 529,000 0.76%
2009 525,000 0.57%
2008 522,000 0.77%
2007 518,000 1.57%
2006 510,000 2.82%
2005 496,000 2.90%
2004 482,000 2.99%
2003 468,000 2.86%
2002 455,000 2.94%
2001 442,000 3.03%
2000 429,000 2.88%
1999 417,000 2.96%
1998 405,000 3.05%
1997 393,000 3.15%
1996 381,000 4.38%
1995 365,000 4.29%
1994 350,000 4.17%
1993 336,000 4.35%
1992 322,000 4.21%
1991 309,000 4.04%
1990 297,000 3.85%
1989 286,000 4.00%
1988 275,000 3.77%
1987 265,000 4.33%
1986 254,000 6.28%
1985 239,000 6.70%
1984 224,000 6.16%
1983 211,000 6.57%
1982 198,000 5.88%
1981 187,000 6.86%
1980 175,000 6.06%
1979 165,000 6.45%
1978 155,000 6.16%
1977 146,000 5.80%
1976 138,000 5.34%
1975 131,000 4.80%
1974 125,000 5.04%
1973 119,000 5.31%
1972 113,000 4.63%
1971 108,000 5.88%
1970 102,000 5.15%
1969 97,000 4.30%
1968 93,000 5.68%
1967 88,000 4.76%
1966 84,000 2.44%
1965 82,000 3.80%
1964 79,000 2.60%
1963 77,000 4.05%
1962 74,000 2.78%
1961 72,000 2.86%
1960 70,000 2.94%
1959 68,000 4.62%
1958 65,000 3.17%
1957 63,000 3.28%
1956 61,000 1.67%
1955 60,000 3.45%
1954 58,000 3.57%
1953 56,000 3.70%
1952 54,000 3.85%
1951 52,000 1.96%
1950 51,000 0.00%