At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,422 in 2,749 households, when it was capital of the former Hoveyzeh District of Dasht-e Azadegan County. The following census in 2011 counted 16,154 people in 3,779 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County. Hoveyzeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 19,481 people in 4,904 households.
Mandaean community
Historically, the town was home to a Mandaean community for centuries, which no longer exists in the 21st century due to emigration.
↑Also romanized as Havizeh, Hawīzeh, and Hovayzeh; also known as Hawiza, Hovayze, Hūzgān and Khūzgān; also Huwaiza; also Hozegan during the Pahlavi Era; and Arabic: الهويزة
12Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN978-1-59333-621-9.
12Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Reforms of national divisions in Khuzestan province, Hoveyzeh County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 40005/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023– via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.