Isfahan Population 2022

Isfahan is a historical and tourist city that is located in the center of Iran. Isfahan Population in 2022 is one of the important issues that should take into consideration.

This city is the center of Isfahan province and also the division of Isfahan. It is considered the third most crowded city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad, and also one hundred and sixty-fifth crowded city in the world and 9th crowded city in west Asia.

Isfahan is also the 14th most crowded metropolis in the Middle East. In this article, we are going to investigate the Isfahan population; tune on.

More about Isfahan city

This city was selected as the capital of Iran three times. The Buyids period, Seljukian period, and Safavid era (between years of 1050 -1722 A.D.).

Especially in the 16th century in the time of the Safavid kingdom when Isfahan became the capital of Iran, it flourished a lot.

There are various historical buildings in the city and a number of them have been registered as a historical heritage in UNESCO.

This city is famous for having Iranian beautiful architecture, covered bridges, unique mosques, and minarets. This issue caused Isfahan to take the title of “Half of World” in the folklore.

Under the supervision of UNESCO, this city joined the world’s creative cities network in Azar, 1394 along with Rasht.

According to the UNESCO standards, a creative city is a city that benefits from the creativity and ability of citizens in sustainable urban development.

Naghshe Jahan square is a prominent example of Safavid architecture. This city has 15 urban regions.

Among historical monuments of Isfahan, we can refer to:

• Monar Jonban
• Si-O-Se Pol
• Khajoo Bridge
• Chehel Sotoun Palace
• Ali Qapu palace
• Shaikh Lotf Allah mosque
• many other historical places.

Among active industries in Isfahan, we can refer to:

• the big aircraft- construction factories of Iran
• Foolad Mobarakeh plant
• oil refinery
• Optic industry
• Snowa
• Polyacril
• Steel mill of Isfahan

The gold industry in Isfahan has the most workshops and the biggest gold factories of Iran.

The various handicrafts of Isfahan is also one of the economy basis of it.

Isfahan Population over time

Isfahan population in 2022 is 2,219,000 and its growth rate is 1.93%. 

The population of Isfahan’s metropolis region will be reached approximately 2. 839.050 in the year of 1395 to 4. 345. 066 in the horizon of the year 1430.

Future studies of demographic transformations of Isfahan urban area up to the horizon of 1430

Isfahan city was one of the first cities in the country that focused on the industrial assets and at the same time, has created transformations during in the time.

In the 1340s, with the establishment of the Isfahan steel plant Company, small cities and scattered villages of Zayanderud[WU1]  plain became ready for accepting the emigrant crowd related to Steel Plant Company and follow by that, the concentrated industries in Isfahan city were marginalized and therefore, Isfahan metropolis was formed.

Isfahan city became seven times wider in the distance of 1335 till 1375 and reached from 23 to 141 square kilometers.

The absolute maximum rate of expansion of Isfahan city has happened in the years of 1345 to 1355 and 478 square kilometers has been added to the city extent.

The reviews show that the main characteristic of Isfahan urban system in the last few decades was the development of Isfahan metropolis as the most important urban areas that although it is facing with many problems and limitations, but it is still susceptible to flourish and development and due to the centrality of many facilities in this city, it is attractive for migration of within the province and also outside of the province.

The information obtained indicates that the first urban phenomenon is the main characteristic of urban system in the Isfahan province.

Demographic transformations of population in three previous decades, shows the high speed of urbanization in this province.

The share of Isfahan metropolis population from the total urban population is increasing and among the main factors of population growth of Isfahan metropolis is the migration to this metropolis, that is usually had happened because of economic, cultural and social attractions.

The effect of demographic transformations of Isfahan metropolis area on the urban planning and management process

Increasing of urban popularity from one side and changes in the demographic composition, especially the age and sex ratio composition of demographic, needs exact urban planning.

Continuity of marginalization, double pressure on urban infrastructures, including passages network and communicational ways of the city, water supply, urban wastewater disposal plan, providing urban proper services to the population is among the urban issues that the management of Isfahan metropolis should not be unaware of it.

One of the basic changes in the demographic structure of Isfahan metropolis is the considerable increase of old population from %6.2 in 1395 to %19.5 in 1430.

In fact, each group has special needs and also has special effects on population that with understanding it, we can provide more accurate planning.

Movement of Isfahan toward old age

General Manager of civil and personal status registration authority of Isfahan told:

“The population of the province is getting old; so that in 1430, more than 30 percent of Isfahan province’s population will be old. Currently, more than 8 percent of the province’s population is old.”

In Isfahan province:

• the population growth has been declining since the beginning of the century
• and from 1335, means the first census, this number was always upper than %2/1
• and in 1345, it reached to more than %3
• and in 1355, due to some population control policies in 1346, it declined and reached under than %3.

 In order that:

• society could possess the optimal population growth rate
• should have the growth rate substitute for the population of %2/1
• means every father and mother should have two children should that unfortunately
• this population growth rate is declining in the country and province.

In 1346

despite the adjustment and thought policies:

• the population growth declined
• but after that in the Islamic revolution period
• despite the liberation policies of the crowd
• population growth rate became doubled and again after that
• control policies were becoming dominant in government
• and decreased the birth growth rate in the society

Due to the high birth growth and:

• in 1385, the golden window of the population with the position of 71 hundredths was formed according to it,
• 15- 65 percent of Isfahan province’s crowd were young
• but in 1425 onward, this period will end and the old age position will become dominant.

Unfortunately, in the years 1385 and 1390

the population growth reached to the under of %2 and in 1395, it reached to the under of %1 and the gross rate of birth growth is near to 12 per thousand that this yearly rate growth reached to 45 per thousand till 1365.

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Conclusion

Awareness of population density can affect the planning process and improve that process.

Index of population density for urban planners and other organizations is an index for measuring population pressure on the level unit and has an important role in the definition of proper places for measuring population pressure on the level unit and has an important role in determining if proper places for construction, housing, and other needed services of city and citizens and shows the population density of people in different neighbors of the city in the best way.

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