Tehran — UN urban centre population
Tehran has a recorded base population of 9,174,964 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
Tehran UN urban centre: 9,174,964 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 9,174,964. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 7,153,309; 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 Tehran
14 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 14 of 14 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 4,496,569; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 9,174,964; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahrestān-e Shahrīār | 744,210 | 8.11% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Eslāmshahr | 548,620 | 5.98% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Bahārestān | 536,329 | 5.85% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Malārd | 377,292 | 4.11% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Pākdasht | 350,966 | 3.83% | Not independently verified |
| Rey | 349,700 | 3.81% | Not independently verified |
| Qods | 316,636 | 3.45% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Robāţ Karīm | 291,516 | 3.18% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Varāmīn | 283,742 | 3.09% | Not independently verified |
| Qarchak | 269,138 | 2.93% | Not independently verified |
| Pardis | 169,060 | 1.84% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Damāvand | 125,480 | 1.37% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Pīshvā | 86,601 | 0.94% | Not independently verified |
| Shahrestān-e Shemīrānāt | 47,279 | 0.52% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Andīsheh (116,062), Tajrīsh (86,000), Vaḩīdīyeh (33,249), Shahrak-e Qods (29,774)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 9,174,964 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Tehran |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 9,190,795 | +0.2% |
| Paris | 9,381,921 | +2.3% |
| Bandung | 8,909,104 | −2.9% |
| Kuala Lumpur | 8,443,731 | −8.0% |
| London | 10,416,420 | +13.5% |
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 (+0.35% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 9,174,964, 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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