Samarra, 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 Samarra, Iraq metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Samarra in 2020 is 312,000, a 1.63% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Samarra in 2019 was 307,000, a 1.66% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Samarra in 2018 was 302,000, a 1.34% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Samarra in 2017 was 298,000, a 1.71% 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 |
| Samarra - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 312,000 | 1.63% |
| 2019 | 307,000 | 1.66% |
| 2018 | 302,000 | 1.34% |
| 2017 | 298,000 | 1.71% |
| 2016 | 293,000 | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 289,000 | 16.06% |
| 2014 | 249,000 | 15.81% |
| 2013 | 215,000 | 16.22% |
| 2012 | 185,000 | 15.63% |
| 2011 | 160,000 | 15.94% |
| 2010 | 138,000 | 15.97% |
| 2009 | 119,000 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 119,000 | 0.00% |
| 2007 | 119,000 | 0.00% |
| 2006 | 119,000 | 0.00% |
| 2005 | 119,000 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | 119,000 | 0.00% |
| 2003 | 119,000 | 4.39% |
| 2002 | 114,000 | 3.64% |
| 2001 | 110,000 | 3.77% |
| 2000 | 106,000 | 3.92% |
| 1999 | 102,000 | 4.08% |
| 1998 | 98,000 | 3.16% |
| 1997 | 95,000 | 4.40% |
| 1996 | 91,000 | 4.60% |
| 1995 | 87,000 | 4.82% |
| 1994 | 83,000 | 3.75% |
| 1993 | 80,000 | 3.90% |
| 1992 | 77,000 | 5.48% |
| 1991 | 73,000 | 4.29% |
| 1990 | 70,000 | 4.48% |
| 1989 | 67,000 | 3.08% |
| 1988 | 65,000 | 4.84% |
| 1987 | 62,000 | 5.08% |
| 1986 | 59,000 | 3.51% |
| 1985 | 57,000 | 3.64% |
| 1984 | 55,000 | 5.77% |
| 1983 | 52,000 | 4.00% |
| 1982 | 50,000 | 4.17% |
| 1981 | 48,000 | 4.35% |
| 1980 | 46,000 | 4.55% |
| 1979 | 44,000 | 4.76% |
| 1978 | 42,000 | 2.44% |
| 1977 | 41,000 | 5.13% |
| 1976 | 39,000 | 5.41% |
| 1975 | 37,000 | 2.78% |
| 1974 | 36,000 | 5.88% |
| 1973 | 34,000 | 3.03% |
| 1972 | 33,000 | 6.45% |
| 1971 | 31,000 | 3.33% |
| 1970 | 30,000 | 3.45% |
| 1969 | 29,000 | 3.57% |
| 1968 | 28,000 | 3.70% |
| 1967 | 27,000 | 8.00% |
| 1966 | 25,000 | 4.17% |
| 1965 | 24,000 | 4.35% |
| 1964 | 23,000 | 4.55% |
| 1963 | 22,000 | 4.76% |
| 1962 | 21,000 | 5.00% |
| 1961 | 20,000 | 5.26% |
| 1960 | 19,000 | 5.56% |
| 1959 | 18,000 | 5.88% |
| 1958 | 17,000 | 6.25% |
| 1957 | 16,000 | 6.67% |
| 1956 | 15,000 | 0.00% |
| 1955 | 15,000 | 7.14% |
| 1954 | 14,000 | 7.69% |
| 1953 | 13,000 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 13,000 | 8.33% |
| 1951 | 12,000 | 9.09% |
| 1950 | 11,000 | 0.00% |
