Islamic Rep., South Khorassan: population and official figures

Islamic Rep., South Khorassan is a first-level division of Iran, number 28 of 31 by population. The World Bank estimates Islamic Rep., South Khorassan's population at 692,000 in 2016, 0.9% of the total for Iran's 31 first-level divisions, making it 28th largest of 31.

How first-level divisions are governed in Iran

Provinces (31). Governor-general (ostandar) appointed by the government on the Interior Minister's proposal. Represents central government; coordinates ministries in the province. The constitutional provincial councils were never fully put into operation.

Every tier of government in Iran

The World Bank's subnational population estimates end in 2016. For later figures, see Iran's statistics office on the Iran page.

Other first-level divisions of Iran

• Islamic Rep., Tehran 13,095,000
• Islamic Rep., Razavi Khorassan 6,431,000
• Islamic Rep., Esfahan 5,228,000
• Islamic Rep., Fars 4,880,000
• Islamic Rep., Khuzestan 4,812,000
• Islamic Rep., East Azarbayejan 3,863,000
• Islamic Rep., West Azarbayejan 3,306,000
• Islamic Rep., Kerman 3,253,000
• Islamic Rep., Mazandaran 3,241,000
• Islamic Rep., Alborz 2,790,000
• Islamic Rep., Sistan-o baluchestan 2,676,000
• Islamic Rep., Gilan 2,568,000
• Islamic Rep., Kermanshah 2,020,000
• Islamic Rep., Golestan 1,951,000
• Islamic Rep., Hamedan 1,821,000
• Islamic Rep., Lorestan 1,800,000
• Islamic Rep., Hormozgan 1,771,000
• Islamic Rep., Kordestan 1,554,000
• Islamic Rep., Markazi 1,483,000
• Islamic Rep., Ardebil 1,275,000
• Islamic Rep., Ghazvin 1,266,000
• Islamic Rep., Ghom 1,266,000
• Islamic Rep., Bushehr 1,198,000
• Islamic Rep., Yazd 1,165,000
• Islamic Rep., Zanjan 1,072,000
• Islamic Rep., Chaharmahal-o bakhtiyar 937,000
• Islamic Rep., North Khorassan 929,000
• Islamic Rep., Kohgiluyeh va boyerahma 686,000
• Islamic Rep., Semnan 676,000
• Islamic Rep., Ilam 572,000

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Sources

• World Bank: Subnational Population database (World Bank DataBank source 50), SP.POP.TOTL, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b835583e3a28…)

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