Now, time to look at Iran's largest cities.
Tehran
Masshad
Esfahan
Karaj
Tabriz
The largest city, Tehran, has a population of 8 938 318 people, at least by our sources.
Now, let's use the rank size rule on this sizeable country and see what we get!
Compared to the Actual Population
Masshad 4,469,159 2,592,120
Esfahan 2,979,439 1,783,593
Karaj 2,234,579 1,706,231
Tabriz 1,787,663 1,470,400
It appears that as the rank increases, the actual population gets closer to the estimated population. This must be because of the fact that Iran's population is practically centered on Tehran, the capital of Iran. If the rank were greater, the population must then get closer -- of course, there would be some point where the estimation is completely off. Masshad, ranked second, has only half of the population the Rank Size Rule estimates; on the other hand, Tabriz, ranked fifth, is only 300,000 people off. While losing 300,000 may seem like a lot, it is closer to the actual size than just burning up 2 million people.
Tehran
Masshad
Esfahan
Karaj
Tabriz
The largest city, Tehran, has a population of 8 938 318 people, at least by our sources.
Now, let's use the rank size rule on this sizeable country and see what we get!
Compared to the Actual Population
Masshad 4,469,159 2,592,120
Esfahan 2,979,439 1,783,593
Karaj 2,234,579 1,706,231
Tabriz 1,787,663 1,470,400
It appears that as the rank increases, the actual population gets closer to the estimated population. This must be because of the fact that Iran's population is practically centered on Tehran, the capital of Iran. If the rank were greater, the population must then get closer -- of course, there would be some point where the estimation is completely off. Masshad, ranked second, has only half of the population the Rank Size Rule estimates; on the other hand, Tabriz, ranked fifth, is only 300,000 people off. While losing 300,000 may seem like a lot, it is closer to the actual size than just burning up 2 million people.
Iran's total population is 78,868,700 and her density is roughly 47 people per square kilometer.
70% of the population is urban, while 41% live in urban slums.
The average change in urban population is 2.1%.
While the percent with sanitation is currently unknown, 98% of the urban Iran has improved water supplies.
The pupil-teacher ratio is 19.22.
70% of the population is urban, while 41% live in urban slums.
The average change in urban population is 2.1%.
While the percent with sanitation is currently unknown, 98% of the urban Iran has improved water supplies.
The pupil-teacher ratio is 19.22.