Kashan Population 2026 — Iran

Quick facts

GeoNames · UN WPP

Population

304,487

city proper · GeoNames

Rank in Iran

#24 of 85

largest cities tracked

World rank

#1755

of 5,279 cities ≥ 100k

Region

Isfahan

first-level division

Elevation

942 m

above sea level

Time zone

UTC+3:30

Asia/Tehran

Coordinates

33.98°N 51.43°E

Share of country

0.3%

of 93.38M people

Kashan overview

Updated October 2026

Kashan (orange) and the other large cities of Iran

Kashan lies in Isfahan in Iran at 33.98°N, 51.43°E, about 942 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Tehran (UTC+3:30).

It is smaller than Khorramabad (329,825) and larger than Dezful (264,709). The largest city in Iran is Tehran with 7,153,309 people; the capital, Tehran, has 7,153,309.

The national capital, Tehran, is about 190 km away; the nearest large city is Kāshān, 2 km from Kashan.

Iran as a whole has a live population of 93,380,098 (+0.8% a year) and ranks #17 of 238 countries — see the Iran population page for the full statistics and the Iran atlas for provinces, terrain and society maps.

Cities near Kashan

Within 200 km · straight-line distance

City	Distance	Population
Kāshān Isfahan	2 km	304,487
Qom Qom Province	89 km	900,000
Isfahan Isfahan	150 km	1,547,164
Sāveh Markazi	152 km	220,762
Arāk Markazi	160 km	503,647
TehranCapital Tehran	190 km	7,153,309
Shahr-e Kord Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari	192 km	129,153

Largest cities in Iran

Top 10 · all 85 →

#	City	Region	Population
1	TehranCapital	Tehran	7,153,309
2	Mashhad	Razavi Khorasan	2,307,177
3	Isfahan	Isfahan	1,547,164
4	Karaj	Alborz Province	1,448,075
5	Tabriz	East Azerbaijan	1,424,641
6	Shiraz	Fars	1,249,942
7	Qom	Qom Province	900,000
8	Ahvaz	Khuzestan	841,145
9	Kermanshah	Kermanshah Province	621,100
10	Rasht	Gilan Province	594,590

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kashan?

Kashan has about 304,487 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.

Is Kashan the capital of Iran?

No. The capital of Iran is Tehran (7,153,309 people), about 190 km away. Kashan is the 24th largest city of the country.

How big is Kashan compared with the rest of Iran?

Its 304,487 residents are 0.3% of the 93,380,098 people living in Iran today. Tehran is larger with 7,153,309 people.

Where is Kashan?

In Isfahan, Iran, at latitude 33.98 and longitude 51.43, 942 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Kāshān (2 km), Qom (89 km), Isfahan (150 km).

Explore more

📊 Iran population & statistics 🗺️ Iran atlas 🏙️ All cities in Iran 🌍 Largest cities in the world

Cite or link to this page

Free to reuse with attribution

APA

Glostats. (2026). Kashan Population 2026 — Iran. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/iran/kashan/

HTML<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/iran/kashan/">Kashan Population 2026 — Iran</a> — Glostats

Figures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.

City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Distances are great-circle distances between city centres. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.