In 2023, the share of urban population in Iran remained nearly unchanged at around 77.26 percent. Still, the share reached its highest value in the observed period in 2023. A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Iran: Urbanization from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455841/urbanization-in-iran/
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