Karaj's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,603,010. In 1950, the population of Karaj was 7,159. Karaj has grown by 9,400 in the last year, which represents a 0.59% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Karaj, which typically includes Karaj's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,756,520 |
| 2034 | 1,743,330 |
| 2033 | 1,729,840 |
| 2032 | 1,715,980 |
| 2031 | 1,701,720 |
| 2030 | 1,687,070 |
| 2029 | 1,672,140 |
| 2028 | 1,657,140 |
| 2027 | 1,642,290 |
| 2026 | 1,627,960 |
| 2025 | 1,614,660 |
| 2024 | 1,603,010 |
| 2023 | 1,593,610 |
| 2022 | 1,586,820 |
| 2021 | 1,582,350 |
| 2020 | 1,580,410 |
| 2019 | 1,581,400 |
| 2018 | 1,584,620 |
| 2017 | 1,589,070 |
| 2016 | 1,593,530 |
| 2015 | 1,598,020 |
| 2014 | 1,602,510 |
| 2013 | 1,607,010 |
| 2012 | 1,611,520 |
| 2011 | 1,599,140 |
| 2010 | 1,550,940 |
| 2009 | 1,504,200 |
| 2008 | 1,458,940 |
| 2007 | 1,414,910 |
| 2006 | 1,368,760 |
| 2005 | 1,317,140 |
| 2004 | 1,267,530 |
| 2003 | 1,219,650 |
| 2002 | 1,173,650 |
| 2001 | 1,129,380 |
| 2000 | 1,086,840 |
| 1999 | 1,045,800 |
| 1998 | 1,006,350 |
| 1997 | 968,394 |
| 1996 | 933,694 |
| 1995 | 905,272 |
| 1994 | 877,753 |
| 1993 | 851,070 |
| 1992 | 825,233 |
| 1991 | 795,252 |
| 1990 | 752,657 |
| 1989 | 712,344 |
| 1988 | 674,241 |
| 1987 | 638,079 |
| 1986 | 590,870 |
| 1985 | 508,060 |
| 1984 | 436,947 |
| 1983 | 375,631 |
| 1982 | 322,987 |
| 1981 | 277,721 |
| 1980 | 238,849 |
| 1979 | 205,332 |
| 1978 | 176,555 |
| 1977 | 151,811 |
| 1976 | 132,345 |
| 1975 | 118,107 |
| 1974 | 105,417 |
| 1973 | 94,090 |
| 1972 | 83,994 |
| 1971 | 74,958 |
| 1970 | 66,904 |
| 1969 | 59,715 |
| 1968 | 53,308 |
| 1967 | 47,573 |
| 1966 | 42,497 |
| 1965 | 38,020 |
| 1964 | 34,020 |
| 1963 | 30,432 |
| 1962 | 27,226 |
| 1961 | 24,358 |
| 1960 | 21,795 |
| 1959 | 19,496 |
| 1958 | 17,442 |
| 1957 | 15,605 |
| 1956 | 13,963 |
| 1955 | 12,490 |
| 1954 | 11,174 |
| 1953 | 9,997 |
| 1952 | 8,945 |
| 1951 | 8,002 |
| 1950 | 7,159 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,159 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 8,002 | 11.78% | 843 |
| 1952 | 8,945 | 11.78% | 943 |
| 1953 | 9,997 | 11.76% | 1,052 |
| 1954 | 11,174 | 11.77% | 1,177 |
| 1955 | 12,490 | 11.78% | 1,316 |
| 1956 | 13,963 | 11.79% | 1,473 |
| 1957 | 15,605 | 11.76% | 1,642 |
| 1958 | 17,442 | 11.77% | 1,837 |
| 1959 | 19,496 | 11.78% | 2,054 |
| 1960 | 21,795 | 11.79% | 2,299 |
| 1961 | 24,358 | 11.76% | 2,563 |
| 1962 | 27,226 | 11.77% | 2,868 |
| 1963 | 30,432 | 11.78% | 3,206 |
| 1964 | 34,020 | 11.79% | 3,588 |
| 1965 | 38,020 | 11.76% | 4,000 |
| 1966 | 42,497 | 11.78% | 4,477 |
| 1967 | 47,573 | 11.94% | 5,076 |
| 1968 | 53,308 | 12.06% | 5,735 |
| 1969 | 59,715 | 12.02% | 6,407 |
| 1970 | 66,904 | 12.04% | 7,189 |
| 1971 | 74,958 | 12.04% | 8,054 |
| 1972 | 83,994 | 12.05% | 9,036 |
| 1973 | 94,090 | 12.02% | 10,096 |
| 1974 | 105,417 | 12.04% | 11,327 |
| 1975 | 118,107 | 12.04% | 12,690 |
| 1976 | 132,345 | 12.06% | 14,238 |
| 1977 | 151,811 | 14.71% | 19,466 |
| 1978 | 176,555 | 16.3% | 24,744 |
| 1979 | 205,332 | 16.3% | 28,777 |
| 1980 | 238,849 | 16.32% | 33,517 |
| 1981 | 277,721 | 16.27% | 38,872 |
| 1982 | 322,987 | 16.3% | 45,266 |
| 1983 | 375,631 | 16.3% | 52,644 |
| 1984 | 436,947 | 16.32% | 61,316 |
| 1985 | 508,060 | 16.27% | 71,113 |
| 1986 | 590,870 | 16.3% | 82,810 |
| 1987 | 638,079 | 7.99% | 47,209 |
| 1988 | 674,241 | 5.67% | 36,162 |
| 1989 | 712,344 | 5.65% | 38,103 |
| 1990 | 752,657 | 5.66% | 40,313 |
| 1991 | 795,252 | 5.66% | 42,595 |
| 1992 | 825,233 | 3.77% | 29,981 |
| 1993 | 851,070 | 3.13% | 25,837 |
| 1994 | 877,753 | 3.14% | 26,683 |
| 1995 | 905,272 | 3.14% | 27,519 |
| 1996 | 933,694 | 3.14% | 28,422 |
| 1997 | 968,394 | 3.72% | 34,700 |
| 1998 | 1,006,350 | 3.92% | 37,956 |
| 1999 | 1,045,800 | 3.92% | 39,450 |
| 2000 | 1,086,840 | 3.92% | 41,040 |
| 2001 | 1,129,380 | 3.91% | 42,540 |
| 2002 | 1,173,650 | 3.92% | 44,270 |
| 2003 | 1,219,650 | 3.92% | 46,000 |
| 2004 | 1,267,530 | 3.93% | 47,880 |
| 2005 | 1,317,140 | 3.91% | 49,610 |
| 2006 | 1,368,760 | 3.92% | 51,620 |
| 2007 | 1,414,910 | 3.37% | 46,150 |
| 2008 | 1,458,940 | 3.11% | 44,030 |
| 2009 | 1,504,200 | 3.1% | 45,260 |
| 2010 | 1,550,940 | 3.11% | 46,740 |
| 2011 | 1,599,140 | 3.11% | 48,200 |
| 2012 | 1,611,520 | 0.77% | 12,380 |
| 2013 | 1,607,010 | -0.28% | -4,510 |
| 2014 | 1,602,510 | -0.28% | -4,500 |
| 2015 | 1,598,020 | -0.28% | -4,490 |
| 2016 | 1,593,530 | -0.28% | -4,490 |
| 2017 | 1,589,070 | -0.28% | -4,460 |
| 2018 | 1,584,620 | -0.28% | -4,450 |
| 2019 | 1,581,400 | -0.2% | -3,220 |
| 2020 | 1,580,410 | -0.06% | -990 |
| 2021 | 1,582,350 | 0.12% | 1,940 |
| 2022 | 1,586,820 | 0.28% | 4,470 |
| 2023 | 1,593,610 | 0.43% | 6,790 |
| 2024 | 1,603,010 | 0.59% | 9,400 |
| 2025 | 1,614,660 | 0.73% | 11,650 |
| 2026 | 1,627,960 | 0.82% | 13,300 |
| 2027 | 1,642,290 | 0.88% | 14,330 |
| 2028 | 1,657,140 | 0.9% | 14,850 |
| 2029 | 1,672,140 | 0.91% | 15,000 |
| 2030 | 1,687,070 | 0.89% | 14,930 |
| 2031 | 1,701,720 | 0.87% | 14,650 |
| 2032 | 1,715,980 | 0.84% | 14,260 |
| 2033 | 1,729,840 | 0.81% | 13,860 |
| 2034 | 1,743,330 | 0.78% | 13,490 |
| 2035 | 1,756,520 | 0.76% | 13,190 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 9,616,010 | 1.22% |
| Mashhad | 3,415,530 | 1.42% |
| Esfahan | 2,294,590 | 1.6% |
| Shiraz | 1,742,750 | 1.27% |
| Tabriz | 1,678,030 | 1.04% |
| Karaj | 1,603,010 | 0.59% |
| Qom | 1,373,800 | 1.45% |
| Ahvaz | 1,309,370 | 1.22% |
| Kermanshah | 1,101,610 | 1.57% |
| Orumiyeh | 848,443 | 1.5% |
| Rasht | 749,054 | 1.2% |
| Bandar Abbas | 677,951 | 2.25% |
| Zahedan | 636,807 | 1.08% |
| Ardabil | 605,977 | 1.46% |
| Hamadan | 605,039 | 1.13% |
| Yazd | 601,423 | 1.4% |
| Arak | 582,541 | 1.3% |
| Kerman | 554,468 | 0.75% |
| Eslamshahr | 544,176 | 1.85% |
| Zanjan | 502,450 | 1.58% |