Samarra, Iraq Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Samarra, Iraq metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Samarra in 2024 is 339,000, a 2.42% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Samarra in 2023 was 331,000, a 2.16% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Samarra in 2022 was 324,000, a 1.89% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Samarra in 2021 was 318,000, a 1.92% 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 |
|
Samarra - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
339,000 |
2.42% |
| 2023 |
331,000 |
2.16% |
| 2022 |
324,000 |
1.89% |
| 2021 |
318,000 |
1.92% |
| 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% |
