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Iran - Urbanization and Housing Density 77.38

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

77.38 (2025)

Global rank

##69 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1960

2.28×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#19#37#55#73#91#10919601970198019902000201020202025#112#692018 overtook Syria2019 overtook Brunei
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Iran climbed from #112 to #69 (overtook Syria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iran ↓

Key Events — Iran

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Syria in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Brunei in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202533.9748.4462.9177.38
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