Demographics of Tehran

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Demographics of Tehran
Tehran population pyramid in 2016.svg
Population pyramid of the Tehran province in 2016
Population8,293,140 (2011)

Tehran is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Asia. The city of Tehran (not to be confused with the larger, Tehran Metropolitan) had a population of approximately 8,293,140 in 2011 and the Tehran Province has a 12,183,391 population. [1]

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Population

Tehran's population from the Safavid era up to the present
YearPopulationAverage growth rate per year(%)Government
15541 000 Safavid
16263 0001.4 Safavid
179715 0005.2 Qajar
180750 00012.03 Qajar
181260 0003.6 Qajar
183480 0002.8 Qajar
1867147 2562.9 Qajar
1930250 0002.4 Pahlavi
1940540 0876.6 Pahlavi
19561 560 9345.5 Pahlavi
19662 719 7305.1 Pahlavi
19764 530 2232.9 Pahlavi
19866 058 2071.3 Islamic Republic
19916 497 2380.78 Islamic Republic
19966 758 8451.3 Islamic Republic
20067 711 230 Islamic Republic
Graph of the population's average growth rate per year in the districts of Tehran, from one census to the next. See left for the data in tabular form. Tehran Population 5.png
Graph of the population's average growth rate per year in the districts of Tehran, from one census to the next. See left for the data in tabular form.
Population of the districts of Tehran
DistrictYearAverage growth rate

per year(%)

19761986199620061976-19861986-19961996-2006
1182 883216 467249 676375 8812.81.44.1
2 220 545269 482458 089607 0033.35.32.8
3222 007217 084237 301290 272-0.40.92.0
4316 904479 512663 166810 5486.93.22.0
5 67 199243 824427 995675 63321.55.64.6
6231 683258 838220 231236 2521.8-1.60.7
7327 032302 217300 212309 938-1.3-0.10.3
8365 516346 474336 474378 544-0.9-0.31.2
9200 867189 805173 482169 988-0.9-0.9-0.2
10 343 551311 104282 308315 225-1.7-1.01.1
11276 712247 927223 965274 650-1.8-1.02.0
12301 701230 657189 625246 874-4.5-2.02.6
13209 600245 447266 700245 3122.60.8-0.8
14 398 858394 111450 160482 682-0.21.30.7
15420 561622 517649 370641 3446.50.4-0.1
16347 535289 474303 410290 348-3.00.5-0.4
17353 428287 367264 300259 857-3.4-0.8-0.2
18211 606296 430298 600316 5175.60.10.6
19140 354216 318227 389245 0037.20.50.7
20255 653356 079379 750323 7165.50.6-1.6
21188 890216 970154 4271.4-3.4
22 31 16256 02067 230107 1309.81.84.7
Population of settlements in Tehran's metropolitan area
SettlementYearAverage growth rate

per year(%)

1956196619761986199620061956-19661966-19761976-19861986-19961996-2006
Eslamshahr 4811 00650 292215 129265 450351 1717.439.114.52.12.8
Eshtehard 4 5425 1495 0748 09510 27416 9881.3-0.13.72.45.0
Pishva 4 4686 3329 93417 28329 88441 4803.54.55.55.53.3
Damavand 4 5235 3919 90215 30922 33736 4431.86.13.33.84.9
Robat Karim 2 2383 14747 66317 90326 65662 9373.027.2-9.84.08.6
Rudehen 1 1611 6433 0836 55011 86619 5354.15.77.55.95.0
Shahriar 3 7486 62611 697224 33340 058189 1205.75.729.5-17.215.5
Qarchak 1671 16714 92577 957142 690173 83219.425.516.56.02.0
Karaj 14 52644 243137 926275 100940 9681 377 45011.111.46.912.33.8
Nazarabad 7992 8819 88921 66069 34297 68412.812.37.811.63.4
Varamin 5 20511 18325 79258 311107 233208 5697.67.48.26.16.7
Hashtgerd 1 0781 8285 62816 76133 56845 3325.311.210.96.93.0
Bumahen 1 16643 00436.1
Pardis 25 360
Hasanabad 5944631 9741 21111 17820 451-2.514.5-4.922.26.0
Lavasan 1 4901 1827 7616 53010 58715 4487.439.1-1.74.83.8
Mahdasht 1 2672 4635 64017 78828 97643 1001.3-0.111.54.94.0
Qods 9942 4678 4064 802138 278229 5343.54.521.96.15.1
Malard 1 3692 5965 9709 16088 118228 6731.86.14.322.69.5
Pakdasht 7042 6685 45918 30849 220126 2813.027.212.19.99.4
Graph of the Tehran's population as percentage of the country's population per census. See left for the data in tabular form. Tehran Population 6.png
Graph of the Tehran's population as percentage of the country's population per census. See left for the data in tabular form.
Tehran's population as part of Iran's population
YearPercentage
19011.7
19111.8
19211.8
19312.5
19414.6
19517
19568
196610.5
197613.4
198612.2
199611.3
200611.07

Ethnic groups

Persians

According to a 2010 census conducted by the Sociology Department of Tehran University in many districts of Tehran across various socio-economic classes in proportion to the population sizes of each district and socio-economic class, 63% of people in Tehran were born in Tehran, 98% can speak the Persian language, 75% identify themselves as ethnic Persians, and 13% have some degree of proficiency in a European language. [2]

Azerbaijanis

Azerbaijanis in Tehran also known as Turks in Tehran or Azeris in Tehran are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity. Azerbaijanis comprise 25% of Tehran's population and 20.3% [3] – 25% [4] of Tehran Province's population.

Mazanderanis

Ethnic Mazanderanis are the third-largest, comprising about 8.2% of the total population. [5] [6]

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