What is the population of Ahvaz?
Ahvaz has a city population of 841,145. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ahvaz
At 23 m above sea level, Ahvaz is the largest city in Khuzestan, with a population of 841,145. It ranks eighth among Iran's 422 listed cities and accounts for 0.9% of the national population, situated 549 km from Tehran. Several smaller cities lie within 30 km: 'Eyn-e Do (17,653), Kūt-e 'Abdollāh (56,252), Sheybān (36,374), and Ḥamīdiyeh (22,057).
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 31
Elevation
23 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
31.319, 48.684
Record updated
2024-09-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 422 in IranClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Ahvaz | 841K |
Ahvaz Population FAQ
Where is Ahvaz?
Ahvaz is in Khuzestan, Iran, 549 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 31.319, 48.684.
How big is Ahvaz compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 8th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 0.9% of the national population.