Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.95% to 23.7% in Iran in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Iran reached an all time high of 66.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 23.7% in 2021. When compared to Iran's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Iraq amounted to 28.9%, 62.6% in Pakistan and 47.0% in Turkmenistan in 2021.
Iran has been ranked 122nd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | % | 75.2% | 75.0% | 74.8% | 74.5% | 74.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 67.2% | 66.8% | 66.4% | 66.0% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 26.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 42.8% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.6% | 42.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 1.66% | 1.64% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 64.0% | 63.8% | 63.6% | 63.3% | 63.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 47.8% | 47.2% | 46.5% | 45.8% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.8% | 48.4% | 48.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 49.3% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.6% |
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