What is the population of Tabriz?
Tabriz has a city population of 1,424,641. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Iran · Asia
Tabriz
City population
1,424,641
#5
in Iran
#1
in East Azerbaijan
#350
worldwide
38.080, 46.292 · 528 km from Tehran
About Tabriz
At 1,396 m above sea level, this city of 1.42 million is the largest in East Azerbaijan and Iran's fifth-most populous city, accounting for 1.5% of the national population. Located 528 km from Tehran, it sits among several smaller cities within 32 km, including Sahand (82,494) and Sardrūd (29,739).
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 19
Elevation
1,396 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
38.080, 46.292
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 |
| Tabriz | 1.42M |
Tabriz Population FAQ
Where is Tabriz?
Tabriz is in East Azerbaijan, Iran, 528 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 38.080, 46.292.
How big is Tabriz compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 5th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 1.5% of the national population.