Abadan — UN urban centre
Abadan: 200,998 people. Reference: 2025 annual estimate · World rank #2,973 of 12,138 source urban centres. Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Source identifier: 4553; territory: Iran (IRN). UN source workbook.
Method: Degree of Urbanisation (contiguous 1 km2 cells, density 1,500+ people/km2, total 50,000+). This is a source-defined urban centre, not a municipality or province. No association with a separate administrative entity is inferred from proximity or name.
Source centroid: 30.3491, 48.2824. National context uses World Bank estimates, a separate series and geography; no national share is inferred here.
UN population series
| Year | People | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55,646 | Estimate |
| 1980 | 67,723 | Estimate |
| 1985 | 117,486 | Estimate |
| 1990 | 142,358 | Estimate |
| 1995 | 152,656 | Estimate |
| 2000 | 160,302 | Estimate |
| 2005 | 172,600 | Estimate |
| 2010 | 175,638 | Estimate |
| 2015 | 182,426 | Estimate |
| 2020 | 189,425 | Estimate |
| 2025 | 200,998 | Estimate |
| 2030 | 204,321 | Projection |
| 2035 | 206,746 | Projection |
| 2040 | 208,436 | Projection |
| 2045 | 209,885 | Projection |
| 2050 | 210,098 | Projection |
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