At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,374 in 1,038 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,737 people in 1,322 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,877 people in 1,520 households.[4]
^abHabibi, Hassan (17 March 1999) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1377/12/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].تبدیل روستای شربیان از توابع بخش مهربان شهرستان سراب در استان آذربایجان شرقی به شهر شربیان [Transforming the village of Sharabian from the functions of Mehraban District of Sarab County in East Azerbaijan province to the city of Sharabian].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].شناسه [ID] DC4491C3-55E9-46A6-AE55-822952BD8E6A.شماره دوره [Course number] 77,شماره جلد [Volume number] 1. Archived fromthe original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved23 September 2025.
^Sharabian can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084541" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].ایجاد و تشکل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان سراب تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [Establishment and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sarab County, East Azerbaijan province].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].شناسه [ID] ADB1FCA8-1D66-41F3-B413-DF2D5AB40C2B.شماره دوره [Course number] 66,شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived fromthe original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved22 September 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan 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 آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province].Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian).مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved19 December 2022.