Karbala, 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 Karbala, Iraq metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Karbala in 2020 is 555,000, a 1.65% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Karbala in 2019 was 546,000, a 1.49% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Karbala in 2018 was 538,000, a 1.51% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Karbala in 2017 was 530,000, a 1.53% 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 |
| Karbala - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 555,000 | 1.65% |
| 2019 | 546,000 | 1.49% |
| 2018 | 538,000 | 1.51% |
| 2017 | 530,000 | 1.53% |
| 2016 | 522,000 | 1.56% |
| 2015 | 514,000 | -2.28% |
| 2014 | 526,000 | -2.23% |
| 2013 | 538,000 | -2.18% |
| 2012 | 550,000 | -2.31% |
| 2011 | 563,000 | -2.09% |
| 2010 | 575,000 | -2.21% |
| 2009 | 588,000 | 5.57% |
| 2008 | 557,000 | 5.49% |
| 2007 | 528,000 | 5.60% |
| 2006 | 500,000 | 5.71% |
| 2005 | 473,000 | 5.58% |
| 2004 | 448,000 | 5.41% |
| 2003 | 425,000 | 4.17% |
| 2002 | 408,000 | 4.08% |
| 2001 | 392,000 | 4.26% |
| 2000 | 376,000 | 3.87% |
| 1999 | 362,000 | 4.32% |
| 1998 | 347,000 | 3.27% |
| 1997 | 336,000 | 1.20% |
| 1996 | 332,000 | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 328,000 | 1.23% |
| 1994 | 324,000 | 1.57% |
| 1993 | 319,000 | 1.27% |
| 1992 | 315,000 | 1.29% |
| 1991 | 311,000 | 1.30% |
| 1990 | 307,000 | 1.32% |
| 1989 | 303,000 | 1.34% |
| 1988 | 299,000 | 2.40% |
| 1987 | 292,000 | 6.18% |
| 1986 | 275,000 | 5.77% |
| 1985 | 260,000 | 6.12% |
| 1984 | 245,000 | 5.60% |
| 1983 | 232,000 | 5.94% |
| 1982 | 219,000 | 6.31% |
| 1981 | 206,000 | 5.64% |
| 1980 | 195,000 | 5.98% |
| 1979 | 184,000 | 5.75% |
| 1978 | 174,000 | 6.10% |
| 1977 | 164,000 | 5.81% |
| 1976 | 155,000 | 6.16% |
| 1975 | 146,000 | 5.80% |
| 1974 | 138,000 | 6.15% |
| 1973 | 130,000 | 5.69% |
| 1972 | 123,000 | 6.03% |
| 1971 | 116,000 | 6.42% |
| 1970 | 109,000 | 5.83% |
| 1969 | 103,000 | 6.19% |
| 1968 | 97,000 | 5.43% |
| 1967 | 92,000 | 5.75% |
| 1966 | 87,000 | 6.10% |
| 1965 | 82,000 | 3.80% |
| 1964 | 79,000 | 3.95% |
| 1963 | 76,000 | 4.11% |
| 1962 | 73,000 | 4.29% |
| 1961 | 70,000 | 2.94% |
| 1960 | 68,000 | 4.62% |
| 1959 | 65,000 | 3.17% |
| 1958 | 63,000 | 5.00% |
| 1957 | 60,000 | 3.45% |
| 1956 | 58,000 | 3.57% |
| 1955 | 56,000 | 5.66% |
| 1954 | 53,000 | 3.92% |
| 1953 | 51,000 | 4.08% |
| 1952 | 49,000 | 4.26% |
| 1951 | 47,000 | 2.17% |
| 1950 | 46,000 | 0.00% |
