At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,836 in 1,813 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 7,410 people in 2,232 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,906 people in 2,541 households.[3]
^abسرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved19 December 2022.
^Bahnemir can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055944" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (22 January 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373.11.2 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].ایجاد و تأسیس بخش بهنمیر به مرکزیت روستای بهنمیر در تابعیت شهرستان بابلسر و انتقال مرکز بخش مرکزی شهرستانبابلسر به روستای گله بست و نامیده شدن آن به عنوان بخش رودبست [Creation and establishment of Bahnemir District with the center of Bahnemir village under the citizenship of Babolsar County and transferring the center of the Central District of Babolsar County to Kaleh Bast village and calling it Rudbast District].مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board].پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.4095. Archived fromthe original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved30 December 2025.
^Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].ایجاد و تشکیل 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان بابل تابع استان مازندران [Creation and establishment of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Babol County under Mazandaran province].مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11700.1.5.53. Archived fromthe original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved27 December 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved25 September 2022.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province].Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian).مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved19 December 2022.