Iraq Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Iraq population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Iraq in 2021 is 41,179,350, a 2.38% increase from 2020.
- The population of Iraq in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| China |
1,444,216,107 |
| Brazil |
213,993,437 |
| Russia |
145,912,025 |
| Mexico |
130,262,216 |
| Turkey |
85,042,738 |
| Iran |
85,028,759 |
| Thailand |
69,950,850 |
| South Africa |
60,041,994 |
| Colombia |
51,265,844 |
| Algeria |
44,616,624 |
| Iraq |
41,179,350 |
| Peru |
33,359,418 |
| Malaysia |
32,776,194 |
| Venezuela |
28,704,954 |
| Romania |
19,127,774 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,994,962 |
| Guatemala |
18,249,860 |
| Ecuador |
17,888,475 |
| Cuba |
11,317,505 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,953,703 |
| Jordan |
10,269,021 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,223,342 |
| Belarus |
9,442,862 |
| Serbia |
8,697,550 |
| Paraguay |
7,219,638 |
| Libya |
6,958,532 |
| Bulgaria |
6,896,663 |
| Lebanon |
6,769,146 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,117,924 |
| Costa Rica |
5,139,052 |
| Jamaica |
2,973,463 |
| Armenia |
2,968,127 |
| Albania |
2,872,933 |
| Namibia |
2,587,344 |
| Botswana |
2,397,241 |
| Gabon |
2,278,825 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,658 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896 |
| Mauritius |
1,273,433 |
| Fiji |
902,906 |
| Guyana |
790,326 |
| Montenegro |
628,053 |
| Suriname |
591,800 |
| Maldives |
543,617 |
| Belize |
404,914 |
| Samoa |
200,149 |
| Grenada |
113,021 |
| Tonga |
106,760 |
| Dominica |
72,167 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,610 |
| American Samoa |
55,100 |
| Tuvalu |
11,931 |
| Nauru |
10,876 |
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Iraq - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
41,179,350 |
2.38% |
| 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% |
