What is the population of Rasht?
Rasht has a city population of 594,590. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Iran · Asia
Rasht
City population
594,590
#10
in Iran
#1
in Gilan Province
#944
worldwide
37.276, 49.589 · 240 km from Tehran
About Rasht
At 0.6% of Iran's national population, Rasht accounts for a modest share despite ranking as the country's tenth-largest city. The city proper holds 594,590 people and sits at the top of Gilan Province's 17 municipalities. Located 240 km from Tehran, Rasht anchors a cluster of nearby urban centers: Bandar-e Anzalī at 118,564 people lies 25 km away, while Khomām (20,897) and Sīāhkal (19,924) sit within 29 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 17
Elevation
4 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
37.276, 49.589
Record updated
2019-02-27
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 |
| Rasht | 595K |
Rasht Population FAQ
Where is Rasht?
Rasht is in Gilan Province, Iran, 240 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 37.276, 49.589.
How big is Rasht compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 10th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 0.6% of the national population.