Iraq Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Iraq rural population for 2021 was 12,572,937, a 1.5% increase from 2020.
  • Iraq rural population for 2020 was 12,387,061, a 1.64% increase from 2019.
  • Iraq rural population for 2019 was 12,187,255, a 1.69% increase from 2018.
  • Iraq rural population for 2018 was 11,985,216, a 1.77% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Turkey 19,863,725
South Africa 19,096,392
Iraq 12,572,937
Algeria 11,370,967
Colombia 9,406,924
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Dominican Republic 1,866,357
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North Macedonia 851,107
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Belize 215,213
Suriname 207,072
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Nauru 0
Iraq Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 12,572,937 28.88 1.49%
2020 12,387,061 29.11 1.63%
2019 12,187,255 29.32 1.67%
2018 11,985,216 29.53 1.76%
2017 11,776,202 29.72 1.74%
2016 11,573,007 29.91 1.88%
2015 11,357,173 30.08 2.17%
2014 11,112,873 30.24 2.96%
2013 10,788,241 30.41 4.13%
2012 10,351,684 30.57 3.95%
2011 9,950,426 30.73 2.96%
2010 9,659,908 30.90 2.77%
2009 9,395,660 31.02 3.43%
2008 9,079,028 31.07 1.75%
2007 8,921,274 31.13 -1.02%
2006 9,013,057 31.18 0.55%
2005 8,963,747 31.23 2.80%
2004 8,716,508 31.29 2.70%
2003 8,483,911 31.34 2.88%
2002 8,243,127 31.40 3.04%
2001 7,996,371 31.45 3.01%
2000 7,759,075 31.50 3.17%
1999 7,517,347 31.56 3.10%
1998 7,287,669 31.61 3.24%
1997 7,055,407 31.60 3.74%
1996 6,796,265 31.41 3.84%
1995 6,540,233 31.22 4.00%
1994 6,283,787 31.03 5.42%
1993 5,952,374 30.85 5.43%
1992 5,637,599 30.66 3.58%
1991 5,439,219 30.48 1.66%
1990 5,349,430 30.29 1.84%
1989 5,252,138 30.11 3.25%
1988 5,083,973 29.93 2.13%
1987 4,976,584 29.98 0.70%
1986 4,942,002 30.60 0.44%
1985 4,920,402 31.23 0.41%
1984 4,900,353 31.87 1.13%
1983 4,845,503 32.51 0.99%
1982 4,797,628 33.16 0.85%
1981 4,757,125 33.82 1.05%
1980 4,707,545 34.48 1.20%
1979 4,651,427 35.15 1.28%
1978 4,592,275 35.82 1.19%
1977 4,537,974 36.60 0.57%
1976 4,511,993 37.60 0.56%
1975 4,486,842 38.62 0.65%
1974 4,457,795 39.65 0.77%
1973 4,423,547 40.69 0.88%
1972 4,384,808 41.73 0.91%
1971 4,344,887 42.79 0.99%
1970 4,301,883 43.85 1.07%
1969 4,256,097 44.91 1.09%
1968 4,209,989 45.98 1.11%
1967 4,163,663 47.06 1.12%
1966 4,117,155 48.13 0.87%
1965 4,081,431 49.35 0.25%
1964 4,071,366 50.91 0.31%
1963 4,058,832 52.47 0.42%
1962 4,041,835 54.02 0.18%
1961 4,034,634 55.57 -0.27%
1960 4,045,422 57.10 %