Babol County is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Babol.

History

Babol county was called Barforush in the 19th century.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 464,538 in 125,187 households. The next census in 2011 counted 495,472 people in 149,320 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 531,930 in 174,351 households.

Administrative divisions

Babol County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.