Karbala, Iraq Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Karbala, Iraq metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Karbala in 2024 is 603,000, a 2.38% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Karbala in 2023 was 589,000, a 2.08% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Karbala in 2022 was 577,000, a 2.12% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Karbala in 2021 was 565,000, a 1.8% increase from 2020.
| Other Cities in Iraq |
| City Name |
Population |
| Baghdad |
7,921,000 |
| Mosul |
1,848,000 |
| Basra |
1,485,000 |
| Kirkuk |
1,100,000 |
| Najaf |
988,000 |
| Erbil |
918,000 |
| Sulaimaniya |
823,000 |
| Amara |
754,000 |
| Nasiriyah |
691,000 |
| Hillah |
657,000 |
| Karbala |
603,000 |
| Diwaniyah |
592,000 |
| Kut |
512,000 |
| Ramadi |
491,000 |
| Faloojah |
377,000 |
| Baaqoobah |
366,000 |
| Samarra |
339,000 |
|
Karbala - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
603,000 |
2.38% |
| 2023 |
589,000 |
2.08% |
| 2022 |
577,000 |
2.12% |
| 2021 |
565,000 |
1.80% |
| 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% |
