At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sharifabad's population was 16,551 in 4,248 households, when it was a village inSharifabad Rural District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 21,009 people in 6,112 households,[9] by which time the village had been converted to the city of Sharifiyeh.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,347 people in 6,074 households.[4]
In 2023, the name of city was changed back to Sharifabad.[6]
^abDavoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای شریف آباد مرکز دهستان شریف آباد از توابع بخش محمدیه شهرستان البرز در استان قزوین به شهرشریفیه [The transformation of Sharifabad village, the center of Sharifabad Rural District, from the functions of Mohammadiyeh District of Alborz County in Qazvin province to Sharifiyeh city].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].شناسه [ID] 05717C91-72CD-4C5F-A61A-B4E61745928F. Archived fromthe original on 26 June 2025. Retrieved26 June 2025.
^abسرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved19 December 2022.
^Sharifabad can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084612" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^abتغییر نام شریفیه به شریفآباد [Sharifiyeh's name changed to Sharifabad].باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان [Young Journalists Club] (in Persian).هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 26 October 2023 [۱۴۰۲ / ۰۸/۰۴ (1402/08/04) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived fromthe original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved22 June 2025.
^Habibi, Hassan (29 May 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/03/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].انجام اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان زنجان [Implementing reforms in rural districts of Zanjan province].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board].شناسه [ID] B48072DC-8169-4010-A9B0-E91271BAEBAD.شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived fromthe original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved25 June 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin 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 قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin 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.