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Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 229,354 in 60,331 households, when it was capital of the former Qods District of Shahriar County. The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County. Qods was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,605 people in 94,532 households.
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Higher education
The city has three universities: Islamic Azad University, Shahr-eQods Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch and Payam-e-Nour University.
Sports
The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.