At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 4,576 in 925 households, when it was the village of Shahrak-e Babak in Howmeh Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,655 people in 1,205 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,957 people in 1,354 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city as Azadi.[3]
^ abRahimi, Mohammadreza (15 January 2013) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province(PDF). rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Resolution 158802/T38854AH; Notification 205939/T45312H. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^Shahrak-e Babak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3772776" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".