Isfahan — UN urban centre population
Isfahan has a recorded base population of 1,844,409 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Isfahan UN urban centre: 1,844,409 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,844,409. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,547,164; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Isfahan
8 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 8 of 8 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,530,604; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,844,409; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahrestān-e Khomeynī Shahr | 319,727 | 17.33% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Najafābād | 319,205 | 17.31% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Lenjān | 262,912 | 14.25% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Falāvarjān | 249,814 | 13.54% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Mobārakeh | 150,441 | 8.16% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Borkhvār | 122,419 | 6.64% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Tīrān va Karvan | 71,575 | 3.88% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Dehāqān | 34,511 | 1.87% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,844,409 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Isfahan |
|---|---|---|
| Benin City | 1,845,432 | +0.1% |
| Pretoria | 1,836,166 | −0.4% |
| Port-au-Prince | 1,868,268 | +1.3% |
| Ranchi | 1,819,944 | −1.3% |
| Putian | 1,871,858 | +1.5% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.95% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,844,409, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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