What is the population of Kerman?
Kerman has a city population of 577,514. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kerman
At 800 km from Tehran, Kerman holds 577,514 people and ranks 11th among Iran's listed cities. The city stands at 1,760 m elevation and anchors the Kerman region, where it is the largest of 17 municipalities. Rafsanjān, the nearest major city, lies 105 km away with a population of 147,680.
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 17
Elevation
1,760 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
30.283, 57.079
Record updated
2024-07-24
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 |
| Kerman | 578K |
Kerman Population FAQ
Where is Kerman?
Kerman is in Kerman, Iran, 800 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 30.283, 57.079.
How big is Kerman compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 11th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 0.6% of the national population.