Amara, Iraq Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Amara, Iraq metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Amara in 2024 is 754,000, a 3.43% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Amara in 2023 was 729,000, a 3.4% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Amara in 2022 was 705,000, a 3.68% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Amara in 2021 was 680,000, a 3.66% increase from 2020.
| Other Cities in Iraq |
| City Name |
Population |
| Baghdad |
7,921,000 |
| Mosul |
1,848,000 |
| Basra |
1,485,000 |
| Kirkuk |
1,100,000 |
| Najaf |
988,000 |
| Erbil |
918,000 |
| Sulaimaniya |
823,000 |
| Amara |
754,000 |
| Nasiriyah |
691,000 |
| Hillah |
657,000 |
| Karbala |
603,000 |
| Diwaniyah |
592,000 |
| Kut |
512,000 |
| Ramadi |
491,000 |
| Faloojah |
377,000 |
| Baaqoobah |
366,000 |
| Samarra |
339,000 |
|
Amara - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
754,000 |
3.43% |
| 2023 |
729,000 |
3.40% |
| 2022 |
705,000 |
3.68% |
| 2021 |
680,000 |
3.66% |
| 2020 |
656,000 |
3.96% |
| 2019 |
631,000 |
3.78% |
| 2018 |
608,000 |
3.93% |
| 2017 |
585,000 |
4.09% |
| 2016 |
562,000 |
3.88% |
| 2015 |
541,000 |
4.04% |
| 2014 |
520,000 |
3.79% |
| 2013 |
501,000 |
3.94% |
| 2012 |
482,000 |
4.10% |
| 2011 |
463,000 |
3.81% |
| 2010 |
446,000 |
3.96% |
| 2009 |
429,000 |
4.63% |
| 2008 |
410,000 |
4.59% |
| 2007 |
392,000 |
4.53% |
| 2006 |
375,000 |
4.75% |
| 2005 |
358,000 |
4.37% |
| 2004 |
343,000 |
4.57% |
| 2003 |
328,000 |
2.50% |
| 2002 |
320,000 |
2.56% |
| 2001 |
312,000 |
2.63% |
| 2000 |
304,000 |
2.36% |
| 1999 |
297,000 |
2.77% |
| 1998 |
289,000 |
2.48% |
| 1997 |
282,000 |
3.30% |
| 1996 |
273,000 |
3.02% |
| 1995 |
265,000 |
3.11% |
| 1994 |
257,000 |
3.21% |
| 1993 |
249,000 |
3.32% |
| 1992 |
241,000 |
2.99% |
| 1991 |
234,000 |
3.08% |
| 1990 |
227,000 |
3.18% |
| 1989 |
220,000 |
3.29% |
| 1988 |
213,000 |
3.40% |
| 1987 |
206,000 |
5.64% |
| 1986 |
195,000 |
5.41% |
| 1985 |
185,000 |
5.71% |
| 1984 |
175,000 |
5.42% |
| 1983 |
166,000 |
5.06% |
| 1982 |
158,000 |
6.04% |
| 1981 |
149,000 |
4.93% |
| 1980 |
142,000 |
5.97% |
| 1979 |
134,000 |
5.51% |
| 1978 |
127,000 |
4.96% |
| 1977 |
121,000 |
5.22% |
| 1976 |
115,000 |
5.50% |
| 1975 |
109,000 |
5.83% |
| 1974 |
103,000 |
5.10% |
| 1973 |
98,000 |
5.38% |
| 1972 |
93,000 |
5.68% |
| 1971 |
88,000 |
6.02% |
| 1970 |
83,000 |
5.06% |
| 1969 |
79,000 |
5.33% |
| 1968 |
75,000 |
5.63% |
| 1967 |
71,000 |
5.97% |
| 1966 |
67,000 |
4.69% |
| 1965 |
64,000 |
1.59% |
| 1964 |
63,000 |
3.28% |
| 1963 |
61,000 |
1.67% |
| 1962 |
60,000 |
3.45% |
| 1961 |
58,000 |
1.75% |
| 1960 |
57,000 |
1.79% |
| 1959 |
56,000 |
3.70% |
| 1958 |
54,000 |
1.89% |
| 1957 |
53,000 |
1.92% |
| 1956 |
52,000 |
4.00% |
| 1955 |
50,000 |
2.04% |
| 1954 |
49,000 |
2.08% |
| 1953 |
48,000 |
2.13% |
| 1952 |
47,000 |
2.17% |
| 1951 |
46,000 |
2.22% |
| 1950 |
45,000 |
0.00% |
