At the time of the 2006 National Census, Daryan's population was 2,220 in 691 households, when it was a village in Guney-ye Markazi Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,954 people in 1,207 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,138 people in 1,242 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[3] The main source of income for families is agriculture and farming.
Daryan was elevated to the status of a city in 2019.[2]
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