What is the population of Shiraz?
Shiraz has a city population of 1,249,942. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Shiraz
Holding 1.4% of Iran's population, this city ranks sixth among the country's 422 listed cities. Located 684 km from Tehran, it is the largest city in its province and sits at 1,545 m elevation. Shahr-e Ṣadrā lies 21 km away with a population of 122,226, and Marvdasht is 39 km distant with 148,858 residents.
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 31
Elevation
1,545 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
29.610, 52.531
Record updated
2024-07-22
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 |
| Shiraz | 1.25M |
Shiraz Population FAQ
Where is Shiraz?
Shiraz is in Fars, Iran, 684 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 29.610, 52.531.
How big is Shiraz compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 6th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 1.4% of the national population.