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.
32.652, 51.675 · 339 km from Tehran
About Isfahan
Ranked #302 globally, Isfahan is Iran's third-largest listed 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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 35
Coordinates
32.652, 51.675
Record updated
2 July 2026
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 |
| Isfahan | 1.55M |
Isfahan Population FAQ
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 listed in Iran, holding 1.7% of the national population.