At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,047 in 885 households, when it was in the former Bam and Safiabad District of Esfarayen County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,527 people in 995 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,427 people in 1,020 households.[2]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Safiabad as the county's capital.[4]
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^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 3 August 1379]. Letter of approval regarding the recognition of 100 villages in the center of the district as cities. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 2341/42/1/4; Notification 5453/T21162H. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.