At the time of the 2006 National Census, Anarestan's population was 1,857 in 409 households, when it was a village in Anarestan Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,735 people in 658 households,[8] by which time Anarestan had merged with the village of Golestan and was converted to a city.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,400 people in 904 households.[4]
12Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 September 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/07/05 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص ادغام روستاهای «انارستان» و «گلستان» از توابع دهستان انارستان بخش ریز شهرستان جم در استان بوشهر به شهر «انارستان»[Approval letter regarding the merger of Anarestan and Golestan villages from Anarestan Rural District of Jam County in Bushehr province into the city of Anarestan]. 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] DA217F1D-BDF7-4F70-8A19-1BE75E5EC78C. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
12سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395: استان بوشهر[General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
↑Anarestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "227176" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
↑Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 February 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/11/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان بوشهر[Approval of divisional reforms in Bushehr 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] 50C2CBB0-0570-4B31-B670-CE192B6E2A00. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385: استان بوشهر[General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390: استان بوشهر[General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
