Iraq Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Iraq population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Iraq in 2024 is 46,523,657, a 2.24% increase from 2023.
- The population of Iraq in 2023 was 45,504,560, a 2.27% increase from 2022.
- The population of Iraq in 2022 was 44,496,122, a 2.21% increase from 2021.
- The population of Iraq in 2021 was 43,533,592, a 2.29% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| China |
1,425,178,782 |
| Brazil |
217,637,297 |
| Russia |
143,957,079 |
| Mexico |
129,388,467 |
| Iran |
89,809,781 |
| Thailand |
71,885,799 |
| South Africa |
61,020,221 |
| Colombia |
52,340,774 |
| Iraq |
46,523,657 |
| Algeria |
46,278,751 |
| Peru |
34,683,444 |
| Malaysia |
34,671,895 |
| Venezuela |
29,395,334 |
| Kazakhstan |
19,828,165 |
| Romania |
19,618,996 |
| Ecuador |
18,377,367 |
| Guatemala |
18,358,430 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,434,005 |
| Jordan |
11,384,922 |
| Cuba |
11,174,587 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,462,904 |
| Belarus |
9,455,037 |
| Serbia |
7,097,028 |
| Libya |
6,964,197 |
| Paraguay |
6,947,270 |
| Bulgaria |
6,618,615 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,598,071 |
| Costa Rica |
5,246,714 |
| Lebanon |
5,219,044 |
| Albania |
2,826,020 |
| Jamaica |
2,824,738 |
| Armenia |
2,777,979 |
| Botswana |
2,719,694 |
| Namibia |
2,645,805 |
| Gabon |
2,484,557 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,706 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,754,993 |
| Mauritius |
1,301,978 |
| Fiji |
943,072 |
| Guyana |
819,594 |
| Suriname |
628,785 |
| Montenegro |
626,102 |
| Maldives |
517,887 |
| Belize |
416,656 |
| Samoa |
228,966 |
| Grenada |
126,887 |
| Tonga |
108,683 |
| Dominica |
73,368 |
| American Samoa |
43,544 |
| Marshall Islands |
42,415 |
| Nauru |
12,884 |
| Tuvalu |
11,478 |
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Iraq - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
46,523,657 |
2.24% |
| 2023 |
45,504,560 |
2.27% |
| 2022 |
44,496,122 |
2.21% |
| 2021 |
43,533,592 |
2.29% |
| 2020 |
42,556,984 |
2.39% |
| 2019 |
41,563,520 |
2.40% |
| 2018 |
40,590,700 |
2.45% |
| 2017 |
39,621,162 |
2.39% |
| 2016 |
38,697,943 |
2.49% |
| 2015 |
37,757,813 |
2.75% |
| 2014 |
36,746,488 |
3.56% |
| 2013 |
35,481,800 |
4.78% |
| 2012 |
33,864,447 |
4.59% |
| 2011 |
32,378,061 |
3.56% |
| 2010 |
31,264,875 |
3.22% |
| 2009 |
30,289,040 |
3.66% |
| 2008 |
29,218,381 |
1.95% |
| 2007 |
28,660,887 |
-0.85% |
| 2006 |
28,905,607 |
0.72% |
| 2005 |
28,698,684 |
3.01% |
| 2004 |
27,858,948 |
2.92% |
| 2003 |
27,068,823 |
3.10% |
| 2002 |
26,255,343 |
3.26% |
| 2001 |
25,425,663 |
3.24% |
| 2000 |
24,628,858 |
3.39% |
| 1999 |
23,820,734 |
3.33% |
| 1998 |
23,053,488 |
3.24% |
| 1997 |
22,330,770 |
3.20% |
| 1996 |
21,639,332 |
3.30% |
| 1995 |
20,948,858 |
3.46% |
| 1994 |
20,248,073 |
4.94% |
| 1993 |
19,295,818 |
4.95% |
| 1992 |
18,385,673 |
3.02% |
| 1991 |
17,846,378 |
1.06% |
| 1990 |
17,658,381 |
1.24% |
| 1989 |
17,442,590 |
2.68% |
| 1988 |
16,987,346 |
2.35% |
| 1987 |
16,598,019 |
2.79% |
| 1986 |
16,148,221 |
2.50% |
| 1985 |
15,753,856 |
2.45% |
| 1984 |
15,377,032 |
3.18% |
| 1983 |
14,903,737 |
3.01% |
| 1982 |
14,467,682 |
2.85% |
| 1981 |
14,067,260 |
3.03% |
| 1980 |
13,653,369 |
3.17% |
| 1979 |
13,233,830 |
3.23% |
| 1978 |
12,819,707 |
3.38% |
| 1977 |
12,400,190 |
3.34% |
| 1976 |
11,999,342 |
3.29% |
| 1975 |
11,617,622 |
3.33% |
| 1974 |
11,243,146 |
3.41% |
| 1973 |
10,872,139 |
3.47% |
| 1972 |
10,507,315 |
3.47% |
| 1971 |
10,154,928 |
3.50% |
| 1970 |
9,811,347 |
3.53% |
| 1969 |
9,476,737 |
3.50% |
| 1968 |
9,156,132 |
3.48% |
| 1967 |
8,848,502 |
3.44% |
| 1966 |
8,553,883 |
3.43% |
| 1965 |
8,270,544 |
3.41% |
| 1964 |
7,997,655 |
3.38% |
| 1963 |
7,735,824 |
3.39% |
| 1962 |
7,481,832 |
3.05% |
| 1961 |
7,260,714 |
2.48% |
| 1960 |
7,084,678 |
2.24% |
| 1959 |
6,929,323 |
1.95% |
| 1958 |
6,796,490 |
1.69% |
| 1957 |
6,683,798 |
2.00% |
| 1956 |
6,552,801 |
2.30% |
| 1955 |
6,405,686 |
2.46% |
| 1954 |
6,252,041 |
2.67% |
| 1953 |
6,089,258 |
2.68% |
| 1952 |
5,930,350 |
2.53% |
| 1951 |
5,783,972 |
2.25% |
| 1950 |
5,656,471 |
0.00% |
