At the time of the 2006 National Census, Abu Homeyzeh's population was 5,247 in 4,865 households, when it was a village in Howmeh-ye Sharqi Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 5,501 people in 1,330 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population as 5,506 people in 1,375 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status a city.
^Abu Homeyzeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051668" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".