Population of Iraq

40,222,503

2020


Yearly change:

2.32%

5-year change:

2.61%

20-year change:

3.56%

Most populated cities in Iraq

Iraq has an estimated population of 40.2 million. Around 50% of the population lives in the 10 major cities.

# City Population
1 Baghdad 7,216,000
2 Basrah, Basra 2,600,000
3 Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, Nineveh 2,065,597
4 Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Basra 2,015,483
5 Mosul, Nineveh 1,739,800
6 Erbil, Arbīl 932,800
7 Abū Ghurayb, Baghdad 900,000
8 Sulaimaniya, Sulaymaniyah 723,170
9 Kirkuk 601,433
10 Najaf, An Najaf 482,576
# City Population
11 Karbala, Karbalāʼ 434,450
12 Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar 400,249
13 Amarah, Maysan 323,302
14 Hiska, Al Qādisīyah 318,801
15 Al Kūt, Wāsiţ 315,162
16 Hilla, Bābil 289,709
17 Dihok, Dahūk 284,000
18 Ramadi, Al Anbar 274,539
19 Feluja, Al Anbar 190,159
20 Saimarreh, Salah ad Din 158,508