The current population of Iraq is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Iraq 2025 population is estimated at 47,020,774 people at mid-year.
Iraq population is equivalent to 0.57% of the total world population.
Iraq ranks number 34 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Iraq is 108 per Km² (280 people per mi²).
The total land area is 434,320 Km² (167,692 sq. miles).
72.39% of the population is urban (34,038,857 people in 2025)
The median age in Iraq is 20.8 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Iraq (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Iraq Global Rank
2025	47,020,774	2.13%	978,759	−1,064	20.8	3.17	108	72.4%	34,038,857	0.57%	8,231,613,070	34
2024	46,042,015	2.15%	967,966	−17,735	20.6	3.22	106	71.8%	33,073,885	0.56%	8,161,972,572	34
2023	45,074,049	2.28%	1,003,498	−5,710	20.3	3.25	104	71.3%	32,130,222	0.56%	8,091,734,930	35
2022	44,070,551	2.29%	976,973	76,821	20.1	3.29	101	70.8%	31,207,440	0.55%	8,021,407,192	35
2020	42,116,605	2.32%	911,214	29,858	19.6	3.42	97	69.9%	29,422,695	0.53%	7,887,001,292	36
2015	37,560,535	3.88%	1,303,034	−22,338	18.5	4.08	86	67.2%	25,252,255	0.50%	7,470,491,872	36
2010	31,045,366	1.79%	527,584	92,779	17.9	4.46	71	68.5%	21,258,071	0.44%	7,021,732,148	39
2005	28,407,448	3.07%	796,678	51,019	17.4	4.45	65	65.4%	18,572,494	0.43%	6,586,970,132	38
2000	24,424,056	3.24%	719,639	87,624	16.9	4.92	56	66.1%	16,141,452	0.40%	6,171,702,993	42
1995	20,825,860	3.45%	648,931	40,424	16.4	5.36	48	66.7%	13,899,288	0.36%	5,758,878,982	45
1990	17,581,206	2.31%	379,555	−601,469	16	5.93	40	69.3%	12,176,901	0.33%	5,327,803,110	46
1985	15,683,430	2.9%	418,288	−199,505	15.6	6.25	36	68.3%	10,711,364	0.32%	4,868,943,465	47
1980	13,591,992	3.32%	409,671	15,757	15.3	6.59	31	65.8%	8,945,864	0.31%	4,447,606,236	49
1975	11,543,639	3.47%	361,606	−6,237	15.9	6.91	27	62.1%	7,171,852	0.28%	4,070,735,277	51
1970	9,735,611	3.49%	306,694	1,377	17	7.07	22	57.2%	5,569,369	0.26%	3,694,683,794	55
1965	8,202,140	3.16%	236,018	4,555	18.2	7.02	19	51.7%	4,242,440	0.25%	3,334,533,703	60
1960	7,022,052	1.98%	131,155	1,573	19.4	5.3	16	44.5%	3,127,214	0.23%	3,015,470,894	63
1955	6,366,279	2.4%	142,586	−2,235	19.5	6	15	38.4%	2,447,031	0.23%	2,740,213,792	63

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Iraq Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Iraq Global Rank
2030	51,937,208	2.01%	983,287	−29,827	22.1	2.97	120	75.5%	39,208,015	0.61%	8,569,124,911	31
2035	57,035,914	1.89%	1,019,741	−30,355	23.5	2.79	131	78.9%	44,985,190	0.64%	8,885,210,181	30
2040	62,223,211	1.76%	1,037,459	2,090	25.2	2.66	143	82.6%	51,382,438	0.68%	9,177,190,203	29
2045	67,204,177	1.55%	996,193	−30,391	26.6	2.54	155	86.7%	58,291,219	0.71%	9,439,639,668	29
2050	71,928,750	1.37%	944,915	−26,107	27.8	2.45	166	91.1%	65,559,682	0.74%	9,664,378,587	28

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Iraq Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Iraq

Life Expectancy

72.5 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

18.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

22.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Iraq

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	City	Population
1	Baghdad	7,216,000
2	Al Mawsil al Jadidah	2,065,597
3	Al Basrah al Qadimah	2,015,483
4	Mosul	1,683,000
5	Erbil	1,612,700
6	Basrah	1,326,564
7	Karbala	1,218,732
8	Kirkuk	1,031,000
9	Abu Ghurayb	900,000
10	As Sulaymaniyah	878,146
11	Nasiriyah	558,400
12	Najaf	482,576
13	Al Hillah	455,700
14	Dihok	340,900
15	Al 'Amarah	323,302
16	Ad Diwaniyah	318,801
17	Al Kut	315,162
18	Ramadi	223,500
19	Al Fallujah	190,159
20	Samarra'	158,508
21	As Samawah	152,890
22	Baqubah	152,550
23	Sinah	128,776
24	Soran	125,000
25	Az Zubayr	122,676
26	Kufa	110,000
27	An Nu'maniyah	110,000
28	Umm Qasr	107,620
29	Al Faw	104,569
30	Zaxo	95,052
31	Al Harithah	92,395
32	Ash Shatrah	82,732
33	Hajiawa	80,000
34	Al Hayy	78,272
35	Jamjamal	75,634
36	Khalis	70,046
37	Tuz Khurmatu	59,886
38	Ash Shamiyah	57,661
39	Al Hindiyah	57,490
40	Halabja	57,333
41	Al Miqdadiyah	50,698
42	Al-Hamdaniya	50,000
43	Ar Rumaythah	47,248
44	Koysinceq	44,987
45	Al 'Aziziyah	44,751
46	Al Musayyib	42,901
47	Tikrit	42,477
48	As Suwayrah	42,354
49	Balad	42,088
50	Sinjar	38,294
51	Imam Qasim	36,992
52	Bayji	36,454
53	Hit	31,901
54	Hadithah	30,925
55	Nahiyat Ghammas	30,909
56	Nahiyat Saddat al Hindiyah	30,622
57	Kifri	30,143
58	Mandali	29,785
59	Baynjiwayn	27,116
60	'Anah	27,000
61	Ad Dujayl	26,362
62	Batifa	25,000
63	Tallkayf	23,524
64	Al Mishkhab	23,189
65	'Aqrah	23,000
66	Ruwandiz	22,943
67	Nahiyat ash Shinafiyah	22,643
68	Ar Rutbah	22,370
69	'Afak	21,888
70	Nahiyat al Fuhud	21,551

Notes

The Iraq Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Iraq delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Iraq (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Iraq in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Iraq Population (LIVE)