What is the population of Karaj?
Karaj has a city population of 1,448,075. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Iran · Asia
Karaj
City population
1,448,075
#4
in Iran
#1
in Alborz Province
#339
worldwide
35.833, 50.992 · 42 km from Tehran
About Karaj
Surrounded by five substantial cities within 11 km, the city holds a population of 1,448,075 and ranks fourth nationally in Iran. At 1,341 m elevation and 42 km from Tehran, it accounts for 1.6% of the country's population, making it the largest city in Alborz Province among its ten municipalities.
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 10
Elevation
1,341 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
35.833, 50.992
Record updated
2021-08-20
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 |
| Karaj | 1.45M |
Karaj Population FAQ
Where is Karaj?
Karaj is in Alborz Province, Iran, 42 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 35.833, 50.992.
How big is Karaj compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 4th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 1.6% of the national population.