Baghdad, Iraq Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Baghdad, Iraq metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Baghdad in 2020 is 7,144,000, a 2.44% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Baghdad in 2019 was 6,974,000, a 2.38% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Baghdad in 2018 was 6,812,000, a 2.36% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Baghdad in 2017 was 6,655,000, a 2.35% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Iraq | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Baghdad | 7,144,000 |
| Mosul | 1,630,000 |
| Basra | 1,352,000 |
| Kirkuk | 1,013,000 |
| Najaf | 874,000 |
| Erbil | 846,000 |
| Sulaimaniya | 739,000 |
| Amara | 656,000 |
| Nasiriyah | 617,000 |
| Hillah | 604,000 |
| Karbala | 555,000 |
| Diwaniyah | 513,000 |
| Kut | 471,000 |
| Ramadi | 452,000 |
| Faloojah | 347,000 |
| Baaqoobah | 324,000 |
| Samarra | 312,000 |
| Baghdad - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 7,144,000 | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 6,974,000 | 2.38% |
| 2018 | 6,812,000 | 2.36% |
| 2017 | 6,655,000 | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 6,502,000 | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 6,351,000 | 2.35% |
| 2014 | 6,205,000 | 2.36% |
| 2013 | 6,062,000 | 2.36% |
| 2012 | 5,922,000 | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 5,785,000 | 2.35% |
| 2010 | 5,652,000 | 2.37% |
| 2009 | 5,521,000 | 4.52% |
| 2008 | 5,282,000 | 4.51% |
| 2007 | 5,054,000 | -2.60% |
| 2006 | 5,189,000 | -2.59% |
| 2005 | 5,327,000 | -2.60% |
| 2004 | 5,469,000 | -2.60% |
| 2003 | 5,615,000 | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 5,473,000 | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 5,335,000 | 2.60% |
| 2000 | 5,200,000 | 2.60% |
| 1999 | 5,068,000 | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 4,940,000 | 2.53% |
| 1997 | 4,818,000 | 2.36% |
| 1996 | 4,707,000 | 2.37% |
| 1995 | 4,598,000 | 2.36% |
| 1994 | 4,492,000 | 2.35% |
| 1993 | 4,389,000 | 2.38% |
| 1992 | 4,287,000 | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 4,188,000 | 2.35% |
| 1990 | 4,092,000 | 2.38% |
| 1989 | 3,997,000 | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 3,905,000 | 2.49% |
| 1987 | 3,810,000 | 2.78% |
| 1986 | 3,707,000 | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 3,607,000 | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 3,509,000 | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 3,414,000 | 2.77% |
| 1982 | 3,322,000 | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 3,232,000 | 2.77% |
| 1980 | 3,145,000 | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 3,060,000 | 2.79% |
| 1978 | 2,977,000 | 3.40% |
| 1977 | 2,879,000 | 4.81% |
| 1976 | 2,747,000 | 4.85% |
| 1975 | 2,620,000 | 4.84% |
| 1974 | 2,499,000 | 4.82% |
| 1973 | 2,384,000 | 4.79% |
| 1972 | 2,275,000 | 4.84% |
| 1971 | 2,170,000 | 4.83% |
| 1970 | 2,070,000 | 4.86% |
| 1969 | 1,974,000 | 4.78% |
| 1968 | 1,884,000 | 4.84% |
| 1967 | 1,797,000 | 4.84% |
| 1966 | 1,714,000 | 6.20% |
| 1965 | 1,614,000 | 9.65% |
| 1964 | 1,472,000 | 9.61% |
| 1963 | 1,343,000 | 9.63% |
| 1962 | 1,225,000 | 9.67% |
| 1961 | 1,117,000 | 9.62% |
| 1960 | 1,019,000 | 9.69% |
| 1959 | 929,000 | 9.68% |
| 1958 | 847,000 | 8.04% |
| 1957 | 784,000 | 4.39% |
| 1956 | 751,000 | 4.45% |
| 1955 | 719,000 | 4.51% |
| 1954 | 688,000 | 4.40% |
| 1953 | 659,000 | 4.44% |
| 1952 | 631,000 | 4.30% |
| 1951 | 605,000 | 4.49% |
| 1950 | 579,000 | 0.00% |
