Nachfolgend sind die Ballungsräume mit mehr als 100.000 Einwohnern im Irak aufgeführt, geordnet nach Einwohnerzahl.
Die Bevölkerung eines Ballungsraums (oder einer städtischen Agglomeration) bezieht sich auf die Einwohnerzahl innerhalb der Grenzen eines zusammenhängenden Gebiets, das mit städtischer Dichte besiedelt ist und typischerweise eine Stadt und ihren umliegenden Vorortgürtel umfasst.
| Rang | Städtisches Gebiet | Bevölkerungsschätzung (2025) | 1-Jahres-Veränderung (gegenüber 2024) | Landfläche (km²) | Dichte (P/km²) | Globaler Rang | Prognosen (2030) | Prognosen (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baghdād (Baghdad) | 6.390.735 | 0,81% | 701 | 9.117 | 63 | 6.666.450 | 7.464.523 |
| 2 | Basra | 2.033.553 | 1,74% | 204 | 9.968 | 241 | 2.193.661 | 2.811.545 |
| 3 | Mosul | 1.665.214 | 2,29% | 166 | 10.031 | 293 | 1.837.479 | 2.525.221 |
| 4 | Erbil | 1.582.829 | 3,15% | 238 | 6.651 | 312 | 1.766.107 | 2.503.739 |
| 5 | Al-Najaf | 1.273.450 | 1,44% | 127 | 10.027 | 403 | 1.414.462 | 1.761.206 |
| 6 | Kirkuk | 1.153.160 | 1,81% | 118 | 9.773 | 444 | 1.261.205 | 1.675.853 |
| 7 | Al Hillah | 1.055.267 | 3,15% | 222 | 4.753 | 486 | 1.247.394 | 2.062.503 |
| 8 | Karbala | 1.022.893 | 2,04% | 111 | 9.215 | 501 | 1.125.513 | 1.566.924 |
| 9 | Duhok | 969.701 | 2,42% | 81 | 11.972 | 535 | 1.105.663 | 1.652.559 |
| 10 | Sulaymaniyah | 907.815 | 2,05% | 116 | 7.826 | 569 | 999.371 | 1.427.557 |
| 11 | Ad Diwaniyah | 894.478 | 2,1% | 75 | 11.926 | 577 | 988.652 | 1.390.084 |
| 12 | Zakho | 814.526 | 2,87% | 60 | 13.575 | 645 | 912.711 | 1.330.547 |
| 13 | Nasiriyah | 813.799 | 1,59% | 74 | 10.997 | 647 | 879.673 | 1.162.486 |
| 14 | Al Mushahidah | 813.506 | 2,33% | 234 | 3.477 | 648 | 915.490 | 1.310.753 |
| 15 | Amarah | 645.612 | 1,59% | 67 | 9.636 | 836 | 701.277 | 894.649 |
| 16 | Jafar Muhammad Ali | 570.883 | 1,89% | 75 | 7.612 | 960 | 624.805 | 835.975 |
| 17 | Al-Kut | 491.247 | 2,12% | 64 | 7.676 | 1.132 | 540.516 | 731.906 |
| 18 | Ramadi | 449.183 | 1,54% | 74 | 6.070 | 1.240 | 536.427 | 666.033 |
| 19 | As Samawah | 393.865 | 2,19% | 45 | 8.753 | 1.443 | 445.289 | 656.055 |
| 20 | Fallujah | 359.695 | 0,96% | 38 | 9.466 | 1.586 | 377.461 | 472.528 |
| 21 | Al-Shatrah | 307.652 | 2,11% | 26 | 11.833 | 1.870 | 343.746 | 488.713 |
| 22 | Shorsh | 245.565 | 2,17% | 24 | 10.232 | 2.376 | 277.261 | 384.722 |
| 23 | Gayara | 242.690 | 2,68% | 40 | 6.067 | 2.413 | 278.995 | 535.946 |
| 24 | Tal Afar | 237.454 | 2,51% | 26 | 9.133 | 2.464 | 274.776 | 416.460 |
| 25 | Az Zubayr | 220.737 | 1,22% | 29 | 7.612 | 2.674 | 238.879 | 317.202 |
| 26 | Suq al Shyukh | 206.015 | 2,11% | 19 | 10.843 | 2.894 | 228.413 | 349.283 |
| 27 | Samarra | 201.149 | 1,19% | 28 | 7.184 | 2.968 | 214.401 | 255.794 |
| 28 | Abu Gharaq | 189.692 | 2,54% | 25 | 7.588 | 3.169 | 219.599 | 355.109 |
| 29 | Al Qurna | 188.604 | 1,92% | 24 | 7.859 | 3.194 | 229.558 | 343.311 |
| 30 | Kalar | 168.864 | 2,34% | 21 | 8.041 | 3.579 | 188.601 | 286.681 |
| 31 | Al-Rumaitha | 160.171 | 2,54% | 18 | 8.898 | 3.780 | 178.105 | 291.049 |
| 32 | Tuz Khormato | 157.913 | 1,82% | 16 | 9.870 | 3.836 | 175.742 | 273.090 |
| 33 | Soran | 148.794 | 2,43% | 19 | 7.831 | 4.079 | 167.869 | 250.582 |
| 34 | Qaryat at Taliah | 141.372 | 1,33% | 23 | 6.147 | 4.311 | 151.328 | 191.621 |
| 35 | Al Kifl | 140.343 | 5,01% | 31 | 4.527 | 4.351 | 168.849 | 388.073 |
| 36 | Al Majar al Kabir | 138.169 | 1,67% | 10 | 13.817 | 4.408 | 151.331 | 201.096 |
| 37 | Al Hai | 137.316 | 2,24% | 15 | 9.154 | 4.441 | 152.380 | 229.450 |
| 38 | Domeez | 129.444 | 3,07% | 15 | 8.630 | 4.719 | 201.408 | 346.006 |
| 39 | Al Midhatiya | 129.202 | 2,18% | 21 | 6.152 | 4.730 | 142.998 | 227.289 |
| 40 | Baqubah | 122.441 | 3,16% | 33 | 3.710 | 5.003 | 132.619 | 160.336 |
| 41 | Al Khalis | 121.603 | 1,57% | 14 | 8.686 | 5.036 | 131.042 | 163.059 |
| 42 | Al Hamzah | 121.089 | 2,9% | 14 | 8.649 | 5.068 | 134.875 | 189.963 |
| 43 | Qaryat Jarf al Milh | 113.350 | 2,88% | 25 | 4.534 | 5.439 | 132.290 | 212.723 |
| 44 | Ash Shamiya | 113.008 | 2,71% | 14 | 8.072 | 5.459 | 124.254 | 209.699 |
| 45 | Al-Hirah | 112.116 | 1,93% | 14 | 8.008 | 5.502 | 129.454 | 183.109 |
| 46 | Al Baaj | 112.112 | 2,1% | 7 | 16.016 | 5.503 | 125.436 | 189.162 |
| 47 | Al-Qa'im | 112.108 | 1,53% | 25 | 4.484 | 5.504 | 119.263 | 140.918 |
| 48 | Shaikh Muhammad | 109.222 | – | 15 | 7.281 | 5.659 | 131.425 | 238.256 |
| 49 | Qalat Sukkar | 102.171 | 2,68% | 10 | 10.217 | 6.046 | 113.935 | 165.447 |
| 50 | Al Qasim | 102.146 | 1,79% | 11 | 9.286 | 6.048 | 115.241 | 168.218 |
| 51 | Tikrit | 101.019 | 3,34% | 28 | 3.608 | 6.117 | 118.399 | 172.148 |
| 52 | Afak | 98.552 | 2,2% | 10 | 9.855 | 6.268 | 114.972 | 171.767 |
| 53 | Al-Rifa'i | 95.128 | 2,93% | 15 | 6.342 | 6.492 | 109.107 | 186.400 |
| 54 | Baiji | 92.356 | 3,39% | 16 | 5.772 | 6.710 | 105.898 | 190.192 |
| 55 | Haditha | 91.198 | 1,46% | 22 | 4.145 | 6.800 | 98.370 | 134.482 |
| 56 | Allayi | 90.090 | 4,2% | 30 | 3.003 | 6.886 | 106.797 | 207.003 |
| 57 | koya | 89.053 | 3,04% | 14 | 6.361 | 6.967 | 101.905 | 159.641 |
| 58 | Sharqat | 88.748 | 2,77% | 17 | 5.220 | 6.993 | 100.172 | 151.725 |
| 59 | Al-Midaina | 86.397 | 3,1% | 22 | 3.927 | 7.195 | 97.417 | 154.246 |
| 60 | Qalat Saleh | 86.191 | 2,23% | 8 | 10.774 | 7.219 | 94.561 | 156.122 |
| 61 | Akre | 81.366 | 2,82% | 13 | 6.259 | 7.663 | 94.214 | 173.157 |
| 62 | An Numaniyah | 79.451 | 3,2% | 13 | 6.112 | 7.848 | 96.341 | 140.260 |
| 63 | Mahmoudiyah | 78.304 | 1,01% | 11 | 7.119 | 7.955 | 87.037 | 109.679 |
| 64 | Al Gharraf | 76.856 | 2,35% | 8 | 9.607 | 8.117 | 84.458 | 116.093 |
| 65 | الجبايش | 75.658 | 3,42% | 15 | 5.044 | 8.230 | 85.595 | 143.007 |
| 66 | Al ‘Azīzīyah | 74.398 | 1,49% | 11 | 6.763 | 8.385 | 80.429 | 98.242 |
| 67 | The underground border | 73.488 | 2,84% | 11 | 6.681 | 8.475 | 83.660 | 131.071 |
| 68 | Al Khidhr | 73.214 | 2,41% | 12 | 6.101 | 8.509 | 88.247 | 141.235 |
| 69 | Bani Saad | 71.926 | 1,63% | 13 | 5.533 | 8.649 | 77.696 | 106.022 |
| 70 | بلد | 71.378 | 0,78% | 10 | 7.138 | 8.708 | 85.204 | 98.539 |
| 71 | Halabja | 70.798 | 3,16% | 13 | 5.446 | 8.767 | 79.029 | 121.253 |
| 72 | Umm Qasr | 67.932 | 2,23% | 17 | 3.996 | 9.128 | 79.640 | 110.198 |
| 73 | Khanich | 66.706 | 4,93% | 11 | 6.064 | 9.294 | 76.444 | 122.147 |
| 74 | As Suwayrah | 66.399 | 1,18% | 11 | 6.036 | 9.326 | 71.861 | 93.283 |
| 75 | Hīt | 65.001 | 1,13% | 11 | 5.909 | 9.529 | 70.182 | 89.395 |
| 76 | Al Khalidiyah | 59.530 | 1,63% | 13 | 4.579 | 10.388 | 64.589 | 82.303 |
| 77 | Al Mishkhab | 58.769 | – | 11 | 5.343 | 10.514 | 65.173 | 103.136 |
| 78 | Xebat | 58.137 | 2,83% | 9 | 6.460 | 10.614 | 65.441 | 159.612 |
| 79 | Qaladiza | 56.547 | – | 10 | 5.655 | 10.888 | 63.364 | 92.818 |
| 80 | Sab al Bor | 56.406 | 2,27% | 10 | 5.641 | 10.919 | 61.628 | 78.562 |
| 81 | Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi | 55.446 | – | 12 | 4.621 | 11.106 | 66.657 | 142.260 |
| 82 | Sinjar | 54.848 | – | 9 | 6.094 | 11.221 | 61.498 | 96.973 |
| 83 | At Taji | 54.668 | – | 19 | 2.877 | 11.261 | 59.020 | 85.452 |
| 84 | Bardarash | 53.951 | – | 8 | 6.744 | 11.412 | 61.539 | 95.754 |
| 85 | Pirmam | 53.587 | – | 9 | 5.954 | 11.495 | 59.624 | 88.778 |
| 86 | Al Fajr | 51.869 | – | 5 | 10.374 | 11.845 | 57.330 | 81.887 |
| 87 | Ghammas | 51.063 | – | 5 | 10.213 | 11.982 | 57.382 | 88.697 |
| 88 | Rizgari | 50.240 | – | 11 | 4.567 | 12.099 | 56.714 | 83.612 |
Quelle: Vereinte Nationen, Hauptabteilung Wirtschaftliche und Soziale Angelegenheiten, Bevölkerungsabteilung (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.