Iraq Population 1950-2020
Chart and table of Iraq population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Iraq in 2020 is 40,222,493, a 2.32% increase from 2019.
- The population of Iraq in 2019 was 39,309,783, a 2.28% increase from 2018.
- The population of Iraq in 2018 was 38,433,600, a 2.35% increase from 2017.
- The population of Iraq in 2017 was 37,552,781, a 2.57% increase from 2016.
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| Country Name |
2020 Population |
| China |
1,439,323,776 |
| Brazil |
212,559,417 |
| Russia |
145,934,462 |
| Mexico |
128,932,753 |
| Turkey |
84,339,067 |
| Iran |
83,992,949 |
| Thailand |
69,799,978 |
| South Africa |
59,308,690 |
| Colombia |
50,882,891 |
| Algeria |
43,851,044 |
| Iraq |
40,222,493 |
| Peru |
32,971,854 |
| Malaysia |
32,365,999 |
| Venezuela |
28,435,940 |
| Romania |
19,237,691 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,776,707 |
| Guatemala |
17,915,568 |
| Ecuador |
17,643,054 |
| Cuba |
11,326,616 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,847,910 |
| Jordan |
10,203,134 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,139,177 |
| Belarus |
9,449,323 |
| Serbia |
8,737,371 |
| Paraguay |
7,132,538 |
| Bulgaria |
6,948,445 |
| Libya |
6,871,292 |
| Lebanon |
6,825,445 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,031,200 |
| Costa Rica |
5,094,118 |
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2,963,243 |
| Jamaica |
2,961,167 |
| Albania |
2,877,797 |
| Namibia |
2,540,905 |
| Botswana |
2,351,627 |
| Gabon |
2,225,734 |
| North Macedonia |
2,083,374 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,402,985 |
| Mauritius |
1,271,768 |
| Fiji |
896,445 |
| Guyana |
786,552 |
| Montenegro |
628,066 |
| Suriname |
586,632 |
| Maldives |
540,544 |
| Belize |
397,628 |
| Samoa |
198,414 |
| Grenada |
112,523 |
| Tonga |
105,695 |
| Dominica |
71,986 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,190 |
| American Samoa |
55,191 |
| Tuvalu |
11,792 |
| Nauru |
10,824 |
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Iraq - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2020 |
40,222,493 |
2.32% |
| 2019 |
39,309,783 |
2.28% |
| 2018 |
38,433,600 |
2.35% |
| 2017 |
37,552,781 |
2.57% |
| 2016 |
36,610,632 |
2.92% |
| 2015 |
35,572,261 |
3.37% |
| 2014 |
34,411,951 |
3.78% |
| 2013 |
33,157,050 |
3.97% |
| 2012 |
31,890,011 |
3.79% |
| 2011 |
30,725,300 |
3.31% |
| 2010 |
29,741,976 |
2.65% |
| 2009 |
28,973,162 |
2.07% |
| 2008 |
28,385,746 |
1.70% |
| 2007 |
27,911,248 |
1.69% |
| 2006 |
27,448,124 |
1.95% |
| 2005 |
26,922,284 |
2.31% |
| 2004 |
26,313,838 |
2.61% |
| 2003 |
25,644,499 |
2.86% |
| 2002 |
24,931,919 |
2.99% |
| 2001 |
24,208,180 |
3.02% |
| 2000 |
23,497,585 |
3.05% |
| 1999 |
22,802,064 |
3.11% |
| 1998 |
22,114,324 |
3.15% |
| 1997 |
21,439,574 |
3.16% |
| 1996 |
20,783,073 |
3.15% |
| 1995 |
20,149,338 |
3.12% |
| 1994 |
19,539,340 |
3.08% |
| 1993 |
18,955,085 |
3.00% |
| 1992 |
18,402,734 |
2.87% |
| 1991 |
17,889,459 |
2.70% |
| 1990 |
17,419,113 |
2.50% |
| 1989 |
16,994,948 |
2.30% |
| 1988 |
16,612,322 |
2.19% |
| 1987 |
16,257,070 |
2.18% |
| 1986 |
15,909,762 |
2.28% |
| 1985 |
15,555,800 |
2.41% |
| 1984 |
15,190,393 |
2.53% |
| 1983 |
14,815,656 |
2.66% |
| 1982 |
14,432,468 |
2.77% |
| 1981 |
14,044,117 |
2.86% |
| 1980 |
13,653,354 |
2.97% |
| 1979 |
13,259,113 |
3.10% |
| 1978 |
12,860,680 |
3.20% |
| 1977 |
12,462,070 |
3.26% |
| 1976 |
12,068,676 |
3.29% |
| 1975 |
11,684,590 |
3.29% |
| 1974 |
11,312,062 |
3.30% |
| 1973 |
10,950,888 |
3.31% |
| 1972 |
10,599,668 |
3.35% |
| 1971 |
10,255,850 |
3.41% |
| 1970 |
9,917,983 |
3.47% |
| 1969 |
9,585,576 |
3.51% |
| 1968 |
9,260,682 |
3.50% |
| 1967 |
8,947,404 |
3.42% |
| 1966 |
8,651,162 |
3.29% |
| 1965 |
8,375,790 |
3.12% |
| 1964 |
8,122,197 |
2.96% |
| 1963 |
7,888,913 |
2.80% |
| 1962 |
7,674,220 |
2.66% |
| 1961 |
7,475,350 |
2.55% |
| 1960 |
7,289,760 |
2.45% |
| 1959 |
7,115,510 |
2.36% |
| 1958 |
6,951,160 |
2.29% |
| 1957 |
6,795,400 |
2.24% |
| 1956 |
6,646,643 |
2.21% |
| 1955 |
6,502,657 |
2.24% |
| 1954 |
6,360,440 |
2.32% |
| 1953 |
6,216,131 |
2.49% |
| 1952 |
6,065,011 |
2.77% |
| 1951 |
5,901,508 |
3.19% |
| 1950 |
5,719,192 |
0.00% |
