At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,091 in 1,095 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,298 people in 1,273 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,678 people in 1,501 households.[4]
12Habibi, Hassan (13 January 1993) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1371/10/23 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخت روستای وایقان از توابع شهرستان شبستر به عنوان شهر وایقان[Recognition of Vayqan village from the functions of Shabestar County as Vayqan city]. 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] C70A4A0C-E0FD-4C89-A681-7DED5799B22A. شماره دوره [Course number] 71. Archived from the original on 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
12سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395: استان آذربایجان شرقی[General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑Vayqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088277" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
↑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 from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 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 from the original(Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
