At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sharifabad's population was 16,551 in 4,248 households, when it was in Sharifabad Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 21,009 people in 6,112 households,[6] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and renamed Sharifiyeh.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,347 people in 6,074 households.[2]
In 2023, the name of city was changed back to Sharifabad.[7]
^Sharifabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084612" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^"Change the name of Sharifiyeh to Sharifabad". yjc.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Young Journalists Club.