Iraq Population Growth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of Iraq population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Iraq in 2023 is 45,504,560, a 2.27% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Iraq in 2022 was 44,496,122, a 2.21% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Iraq in 2021 was 43,533,592, a 2.29% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Iraq in 2020 was 42,556,984, a 2.39% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
China 1,425,671,352
Brazil 216,422,446
Russia 144,444,359
Mexico 128,455,567
Iran 89,172,767
Thailand 71,801,279
South Africa 60,414,495
Colombia 52,085,168
Algeria 45,606,480
Iraq 45,504,560
Peru 34,352,719
Malaysia 34,308,525
Venezuela 28,838,499
Romania 19,892,812
Kazakhstan 19,606,633
Ecuador 18,190,484
Guatemala 18,092,026
Jordan 11,337,052
Dominican Republic 11,332,972
Cuba 11,194,449
Azerbaijan 10,412,651
Belarus 9,498,238
Serbia 7,149,077
Libya 6,888,388
Paraguay 6,861,524
Bulgaria 6,687,717
Turkmenistan 6,516,100
Lebanon 5,353,930
Costa Rica 5,212,173
Albania 2,832,439
Jamaica 2,825,544
Armenia 2,777,970
Botswana 2,675,352
Namibia 2,604,172
Gabon 2,436,566
North Macedonia 2,085,679
Equatorial Guinea 1,714,671
Mauritius 1,300,557
Fiji 936,375
Guyana 813,834
Montenegro 626,485
Suriname 623,236
Maldives 521,021
Belize 410,825
Samoa 225,681
Grenada 126,183
Tonga 107,773
Dominica 73,040
American Samoa 43,914
Marshall Islands 41,996
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 11,396
Iraq - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2023 45,504,560 2.27%
2022 44,496,122 2.21%
2021 43,533,592 2.29%
2020 42,556,984 2.39%
2019 41,563,520 2.40%
2018 40,590,700 2.45%
2017 39,621,162 2.39%
2016 38,697,943 2.49%
2015 37,757,813 2.75%
2014 36,746,488 3.56%
2013 35,481,800 4.78%
2012 33,864,447 4.59%
2011 32,378,061 3.56%
2010 31,264,875 3.22%
2009 30,289,040 3.66%
2008 29,218,381 1.95%
2007 28,660,887 -0.85%
2006 28,905,607 0.72%
2005 28,698,684 3.01%
2004 27,858,948 2.92%
2003 27,068,823 3.10%
2002 26,255,343 3.26%
2001 25,425,663 3.24%
2000 24,628,858 3.39%
1999 23,820,734 3.33%
1998 23,053,488 3.24%
1997 22,330,770 3.20%
1996 21,639,332 3.30%
1995 20,948,858 3.46%
1994 20,248,073 4.94%
1993 19,295,818 4.95%
1992 18,385,673 3.02%
1991 17,846,378 1.06%
1990 17,658,381 1.24%
1989 17,442,590 2.68%
1988 16,987,346 2.35%
1987 16,598,019 2.79%
1986 16,148,221 2.50%
1985 15,753,856 2.45%
1984 15,377,032 3.18%
1983 14,903,737 3.01%
1982 14,467,682 2.85%
1981 14,067,260 3.03%
1980 13,653,369 3.17%
1979 13,233,830 3.23%
1978 12,819,707 3.38%
1977 12,400,190 3.34%
1976 11,999,342 3.29%
1975 11,617,622 3.33%
1974 11,243,146 3.41%
1973 10,872,139 3.47%
1972 10,507,315 3.47%
1971 10,154,928 3.50%
1970 9,811,347 3.53%
1969 9,476,737 3.50%
1968 9,156,132 3.48%
1967 8,848,502 3.44%
1966 8,553,883 3.43%
1965 8,270,544 3.41%
1964 7,997,655 3.38%
1963 7,735,824 3.39%
1962 7,481,832 3.05%
1961 7,260,714 2.48%
1960 7,084,678 2.24%
1959 6,929,323 1.95%
1958 6,796,490 1.69%
1957 6,683,798 2.00%
1956 6,552,801 2.30%
1955 6,405,686 2.46%
1954 6,252,041 2.67%
1953 6,089,258 2.68%
1952 5,930,350 2.53%
1951 5,783,972 2.25%
1950 5,656,471 0.00%