Iraq Population (LIVE)

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Iraq Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Iraq is 46,479,843 as of Friday, December 13, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Iraq 2024 population is estimated at 46,042,015 people at mid year.
  • Iraq population is equivalent to 0.56% of the total world population.
  • Iraq ranks number 34 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Iraq is 106 per Km2 (275 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 434,320 Km2 (167,692 sq. miles).
  • 71.8 % of the population is urban (33,073,885 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Iraq is 20.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Iraq (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIraq
Global Rank
2024 46,042,015 2.15 % 967,966 -17,735 20.6 3.22 106 71.8 % 33,073,885 0.56 % 8,161,972,572 34
2023 45,074,049 2.28 % 1,003,498 -5,710 20.3 3.25 104 71.3 % 32,130,222 0.56 % 8,091,734,930 35
2022 44,070,551 2.32 % 999,340 76,821 20.1 3.29 101 70.8 % 31,207,440 0.55 % 8,021,407,192 35
2020 42,116,605 2.24 % 924,434 29,858 19.6 3.42 97 69.9 % 29,422,695 0.53 % 7,887,001,292 36
2015 37,560,535 3.88 % 1,303,034 -22,338 18.5 4.08 86 67.2 % 25,252,255 0.50 % 7,470,491,872 36
2010 31,045,366 1.79 % 527,584 92,779 17.9 4.46 71 68.5 % 21,258,071 0.44 % 7,021,732,148 39
2005 28,407,448 3.07 % 796,678 51,019 17.4 4.45 65 65.4 % 18,572,494 0.43 % 6,586,970,132 38
2000 24,424,056 3.24 % 719,63987,624 16.9 4.92 56 66.1 % 16,141,452 0.40 % 6,171,702,993 42
1995 20,825,860 3.45 % 648,931 40,424 16.4 5.36 48 66.7 % 13,899,288 0.36 % 5,758,878,982 45
1990 17,581,206 2.31 % 379,555 -601,469 16.0 5.93 40 69.3 % 12,176,901 0.33 % 5,327,803,110 46
1985 15,683,430 2.90 % 418,288 -199,505 15.6 6.25 36 68.3 % 10,711,364 0.32 % 4,868,943,465 47
1980 13,591,992 3.32 % 409,671 15,757 15.4 6.59 31 65.8 % 8,945,864 0.31 % 4,447,606,236 49
1975 11,543,639 3.47 % 361,606 -6,237 15.9 6.91 27 62.1 % 7,171,852 0.28 % 4,070,735,277 51
1970 9,735,611 3.49 % 306,694 1,377 17.0 7.07 22 57.2 % 5,569,369 0.26 % 3,694,683,794 55
1965 8,202,140 3.16 % 236,018 4,555 18.2 7.02 19 51.7 % 4,242,440 0.25 % 3,334,533,703 63
1960 7,022,052 1.98 % 131,155 1,573 19.4 5.30 16 44.5 % 3,127,214 0.23 % 3,015,470,894 63
1955 6,366,279 2.40 % 142,586 -2,235 19.5 6.00 15 38.4 % 2,447,031 0.23 % 2,740,213,792 63
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Iraq Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIraq
Global Rank
2025 47,020,774 2.23 % 980,834 -1,064 20.8 3.17 108 72.4 % 34,038,857 0.57 % 8,231,613,070 34
2030 51,937,208 2.01 % 983,287 -29,827 22.1 2.97 120 75.5 % 39,208,015 0.61 % 8,569,124,911 31
2035 57,035,914 1.89 % 1,019,741 -30,355 23.5 2.79 131 78.9 % 44,985,190 0.64 % 8,885,210,181 30
2040 62,223,211 1.76 % 1,037,459 2,090 25.2 2.66 143 82.6 % 51,382,438 0.68 % 9,177,190,203 29
2045 67,204,177 1.55 % 996,193 -30,391 26.6 2.55 155 86.7 % 58,291,219 0.71 % 9,439,639,668 29
2050 71,928,750 1.37 % 944,915   27.8 2.45 166 91.1 % 65,559,682 0.74 % 9,664,378,587 28
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Iraq Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Iraq
Life Expectancy
72.42 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
18.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
22.4
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Iraq

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Baghdad 7,216,000
2 Al Mawsil al Jadidah 2,065,597
3 Al Basrah al Qadimah 2,015,483
4 Mosul 1,683,000
5 Erbil 1,612,700
6 Basrah 1,326,564
7 Karbala 1,218,732
8 Kirkuk 1,031,000
9 Abu Ghurayb 900,000
10 As Sulaymaniyah 878,146
11 Nasiriyah 558,400
12 Najaf 482,576
13 Al Hillah 455,700
14 Dihok 340,900
15 Al 'Amarah 323,302
16 Ad Diwaniyah 318,801
17 Al Kut 315,162
18 Ramadi 223,500
19 Al Fallujah 190,159
20 Samarra' 158,508
21 As Samawah 152,890
22 Baqubah 152,550
23 Sinah 128,776
24 Soran 125,000
25 Az Zubayr 122,676
26 Kufa 110,000
26 An Nu'maniyah 110,000
27 Umm Qasr 107,620
28 Al Faw 104,569
29 Zaxo 95,052
30 Al Harithah 92,395
31 Ash Shatrah 82,732
32 Hajiawa 80,000
33 Al Hayy 78,272
34 Jamjamal 75,634
35 Khalis 70,046
36 Tuz Khurmatu 59,886
37 Ash Shamiyah 57,661
38 Al Hindiyah 57,490
39 Halabja 57,333
40 Al Miqdadiyah 50,698
41 Al-Hamdaniya 50,000
42 Ar Rumaythah 47,248
43 Koysinceq 44,987
44 Al 'Aziziyah 44,751
45 Al Musayyib 42,901
46 Tikrit 42,477
47 As Suwayrah 42,354
48 Balad 42,088
49 Sinjar 38,294
50 Imam Qasim 36,992
51 Bayji 36,454
52 Hit 31,901
53 Hadithah 30,925
54 Nahiyat Ghammas 30,909
55 Nahiyat Saddat al Hindiyah 30,622
56 Kifri 30,143
57 Mandali 29,785
58 Baynjiwayn 27,116
59 'Anah 27,000
60 Ad Dujayl 26,362
61 Batifa 25,000
62 Tallkayf 23,524
63 Al Mishkhab 23,189
64 'Aqrah 23,000
65 Ruwandiz 22,943
66 Nahiyat ash Shinafiyah 22,643
67 Ar Rutbah 22,370
68 'Afak 21,888
69 Nahiyat al Fuhud 21,551

See also

Notes

The Iraq Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Iraq delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Iraq (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Iraq in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.