Iran vs Pakistan: Urban population

Iran
71.51 million
in 2025
Pakistan
100.88 million
in 2025
Iran rank
12th
Pakistan rank
10th

Urban population over time

  • Iran
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 100.88 million against 71.51 million in Iran, a difference of 29.37 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iran ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 10th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.