Population density rose 2.58% to 75.0 km per capita in Iran in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Iran reached an all time high of 76.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 17.1 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Iran's main peers, population density in Iraq amounted to 46.9 km per capita, 232 km per capita in Pakistan and 11.0 km per capita in Turkmenistan in 2015.
Iran has been ranked 92nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Afghanistan | km per capita | 42.4 | 43.5 | 44.6 | 45.7 | 46.8 | ||||||||||||||||
China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
India | km per capita | 400 | 405 | 411 | 416 | 421 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | km per capita | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 75.0 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | km per capita | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | km per capita | 5.96 | 6.05 | 6.13 | 6.22 | 6.31 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | km per capita | 160 | 168 | 175 | 182 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | km per capita | 221 | 225 | 229 | 232 | 236 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | km per capita | 115 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | km per capita | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | km per capita | 65.3 | 67.1 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 71.1 |