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Isfahan

Isfahan · Iran
City population
1,547,164
#3
in Iran
#1
in Isfahan
#302
worldwide
TehranIsfahan
32.652, 51.675 · 339 km from Tehran
City population
1,547,164
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iran
#3
of 422 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#302
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iran
1.7%
of the national population

About Isfahan

Ranked #302 globally, Isfahan is Iran's third-largest city by population with 1.5 million residents, accounting for 1.7% of the national total. Situated 339 km from Tehran at an elevation of 1,578 m, it anchors a cluster of nearby settlements: Khomeynī Shahr (277,334 people) lies 13 km away, while four smaller cities cluster within 8 to 14 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Iran
#3of 422
LargestSmallest
Position in Isfahan
#1of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iran
Region
Isfahan
Rank in region
#1of 35
Distance to capital
339 km
to Tehran
Elevation
1,578 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
32.652, 51.675
Record updated
2026-07-02
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 Iran

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

13KMKhomeynī Shahr277K people16KMDowlatābād34K people17KMDastgerd18K people18KMGaz-e Borkhar24K people18KMKelīshād va Sūdarjān26K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Isfahan1.55M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Isfahan compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Isfahan1.55M

Isfahan Population FAQ

What is the population of Isfahan?

Isfahan has a city population of 1,547,164. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Isfahan?

Isfahan is in Isfahan, Iran, 339 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 32.652, 51.675.

How big is Isfahan compared with other cities in Iran?

It is the 3rd largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 1.7% of the national population.

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