🌆 Largest Cities in Iran
Cities of Iran with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Tehran23%
Mashhad7.5%
Isfahan5.1%
Karaj4.7%
Tabriz4.7%
Shiraz4.1%
Qom2.9%
Ahvaz
Kermanshah2%
Rasht1.9%
Kerman1.9%
Orūmīyeh1.9%
Zahedan1.8%
Hamadān1.7%
Arāk1.6%
Yazd
Eslamshahr
Ardabīl
Zanjan
Bandar Abbas
Sanandaj
Qazvin
Khorramshahr
Khorramabad
Shahrīār
Qods
Kashan
Kāshān
Khomeynī Shahr
Dezful
Marāgheh
Marāgheh (Razavi Khorasan)
Sari
Borūjerd
Qarchak
Gorgān
Sabzevar
Golestān
10 others7%
1
TehranTehran
7,153,309
2
MashhadRazavi Khorasan
2,307,177
3
IsfahanIsfahan
1,547,164
4
KarajAlborz Province
1,448,075
5
TabrizEast Azerbaijan
1,424,641
6
ShirazFars
1,249,942
7
QomQom Province
900,000
8
AhvazKhuzestan
841,145
9
KermanshahKermanshah Province
621,100
10
RashtGilan Province
594,590
11
KermanKerman
577,514
12
OrūmīyehWest Azerbaijan
577,307
13
ZahedanSistan and Baluchestan
551,980
14
HamadānHamadan Province
528,256
15
ArākMarkazi
503,647
16
YazdYazd Province
477,905
17
EslamshahrTehran
450,000
18
ArdabīlArdabil Province
410,753
19
ZanjanZanjan
357,471
20
Bandar AbbasHormozgan
352,173
21
SanandajKurdistan Province
349,176
22
QazvinQazvin Province
333,635
23
KhorramshahrKhuzestan
330,606
24
KhorramabadLorestan Province
329,825
25
ShahrīārTehran
309,607
26
QodsTehran
309,605
27
KashanIsfahan
304,487
28
KāshānIsfahan
304,487
29
Khomeynī ShahrIsfahan
277,334
30
DezfulKhuzestan
264,709
31
MarāghehEast Azerbaijan
262,604
32
Marāgheh (Razavi Khorasan)Razavi Khorasan
262,604
33
SariMāzandarān
255,396
34
BorūjerdLorestan Province
251,958
35
QarchakTehran
251,834
36
GorgānGolestan
244,937
37
SabzevarRazavi Khorasan
243,700
38
GolestānTehran
240,000
39
ĀmolMāzandarān
237,528
40
PākdashtTehran
236,319
41
NajafābādIsfahan
235,281
42
AbadanKhuzestan
231,476
43
VarāmīnTehran
225,628
44
NeyshābūrRazavi Khorasan
220,929
45
SāvehMarkazi
220,762
46
Naz̧arābādAlborz Province
213,388
47
Qā’em ShahrMāzandarān
204,953
48
BābolMāzandarān
202,796
49
Nasīm ShahrTehran
200,393
50
NasimshahrTehran
200,393
Highlights
Within Iran, Tehran ranks first in 2026 with 7,153,309, followed by Mashhad (2,307,177) and Isfahan (1,547,164).
Tehran is 3.1 times higher than Mashhad, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 7,153,309 (Tehran) to 200,393 (Nasimshahr), with a median of 309,606.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.