Hieronder staan de stedelijke gebieden met meer dan 100.000 inwoners in Irak gerangschikt op inwonertal.
Stedelijk gebied (of stedelijke agglomeratie) verwijst naar de bevolking binnen de contouren van een aaneengesloten gebied dat bewoond wordt op stedelijk dichtheidsniveau, doorgaans bestaande uit een stad en de omliggende voorsteden.
| Rang | Stedelijk Gebied | Bevolkingsschatting (2025) | Verandering in 1 jaar (t.o.v. 2024) | Landoppervlak (km²) | Dichtheid (P/Km²) | Wereldwijde rang | Prognoses (2030) | Prognoses (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 |
Bron: Verenigde Naties, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.