[['rank', 'city', 'province', 'date of official foundation of municipality', '2006', '1996', '1986', '1976', '1966', '1956'], ['1', 'tehran', 'tehran', '1885', '7705036', '6758845', '6042584', '4530223', '2719730', '1512082'], ['2', 'mashhad', 'razavi khorasan', '1918', '2410800', '1887405', '1463508', '667770', '409616', '241984'], ['3', 'esfahān', 'esfahān', '1928', '1602110', '1266072', '986753', '661510', '424045', '254708'], ['4', 'tabriz', 'east azarbaijan', '1917', '1398060', '1191043', '971482', '597976', '403413', '289996'], ['5', 'karaj', 'alborz', '1934', '1377450', '940968', '611510', '137926', '44243', '14526'], ['6', 'shiraz', 'fars', '1950', '1227311', '1053025', '848289', '425813', '269865', '170659']]
from 1996 to 2006 , Mashhad 's Population increased by over 500000
from [ENT] to [ENT] , [ENT] 's [ENT] increased by over 500000