Iran Subnational Population Statistics by Province and District for 2016

Population statistics for Iran at the country, province (ostān), and district (baxš) administrative levels for the reference year 2016. The data is provided by OCHA Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) and is structured for linkage with corresponding geographic boundary layers. It was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculate population density based on administrative boundaries.
• Model demographic distributions for subnational regions.
• Join statistical data with geographic information system (GIS) layers for mapping.
• Analyze population structure at provincial and district levels.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly structured for database or GIS linkage to corresponding boundary layers.
• Reference year (2016) is clearly stated.
• License is clearly defined as CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single reference year (2016), limiting temporal analysis.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA)

Collection Method

Likely sourced from official national statistics.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 12:45:05.270465; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iran (Islamic Republic of), subnational (province and district levels).