Iraq
Population in Iraq
Population in Iraq: 5.65 million people in 1950 and 45.1 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 45.1 million people
- Since 1950
- +39.4 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 35 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 101 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 101 million people in 2100, between 50.2 million people and 204 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 1 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.1 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 44.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 43.1 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 42.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 41.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 40.3 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 39.3 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 38.5 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 37.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 36.6 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 35.3 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 33.7 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 32.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 31.1 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 30.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 29 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 28.4 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 28.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 28.4 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 27.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 26.8 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 26 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 25.2 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 24.4 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 23.6 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 22.9 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 22.2 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 21.5 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 20.8 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 20.1 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 19.2 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 18.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 17.8 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 17.6 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 17.4 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 16.9 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 16.5 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 16.1 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 15.7 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 15.3 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 14.8 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 14.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 14 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 13.6 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 13.2 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 12.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 12.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 11.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 11.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 11.2 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 10.8 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 10.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 10.1 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 9.74 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 9.4 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 9.09 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 8.78 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 8.49 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 8.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 7.93 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 7.67 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 7.41 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 7.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 7.02 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 6.87 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 6.74 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 6.63 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 6.51 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 6.37 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 6.22 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 6.06 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 5.91 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 5.77 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 5.65 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1948 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1947 | 5.14 million | – |
| 1946 | 4.97 million | – |
| 1945 | 4.81 million | – |
| 1944 | 4.65 million | – |
| 1943 | 4.5 million | – |
| 1942 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1941 | 4.23 million | – |
| 1940 | 4.14 million | – |
| 1939 | 4.08 million | – |
| 1938 | 4.04 million | – |
| 1937 | 4.03 million | – |
| 1936 | 4.02 million | – |
| 1935 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1934 | 4 million | – |
| 1933 | 3.99 million | – |
| 1932 | 3.98 million | – |
| 1931 | 3.96 million | – |
| 1930 | 3.93 million | – |
| 1929 | 3.9 million | – |
| 1928 | 3.86 million | – |
| 1927 | 3.81 million | – |
| 1926 | 3.76 million | – |
| 1925 | 3.71 million | – |
| 1924 | 3.66 million | – |
| 1923 | 3.61 million | – |
| 1922 | 3.56 million | – |
| 1921 | 3.51 million | – |
| 1920 | 3.46 million | – |
| 1919 | 3.4 million | – |
| 1918 | 3.34 million | – |
| 1917 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1916 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1915 | 3.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 3.09 million | – |
| 1913 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1912 | 2.96 million | – |
| 1911 | 2.9 million | – |
| 1910 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1909 | 2.8 million | – |
| 1908 | 2.75 million | – |
| 1907 | 2.71 million | – |
| 1906 | 2.66 million | – |
| 1905 | 2.62 million | – |
| 1904 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1903 | 2.54 million | – |
| 1902 | 2.5 million | – |
| 1901 | 2.45 million | – |
| 1900 | 2.4 million | – |
| 1899 | 2.34 million | – |
| 1898 | 2.29 million | – |
| 1897 | 2.22 million | – |
| 1896 | 2.16 million | – |
| 1895 | 2.1 million | – |
| 1894 | 2.04 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.99 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.89 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.85 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.83 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.8 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.78 million | – |
| 1884 | 1.77 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.75 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.74 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.72 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.71 million | – |
| 1878 | 1.7 million | – |
| 1877 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1876 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1875 | 1.67 million | – |
| 1874 | 1.67 million | – |
| 1873 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1872 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1871 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1870 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1869 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1868 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1867 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1866 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1865 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1864 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1863 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1862 | 1.37 million | – |
| 1861 | 1.34 million | – |
| 1860 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1859 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1858 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1857 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1856 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1855 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1854 | 1.27 million | – |
| 1853 | 1.27 million | – |
| 1852 | 1.26 million | – |
| 1851 | 1.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 1.25 million | – |
| 1849 | 1.24 million | – |
| 1848 | 1.24 million | – |
| 1847 | 1.23 million | – |
| 1846 | 1.23 million | – |
| 1845 | 1.22 million | – |
| 1844 | 1.22 million | – |
| 1843 | 1.21 million | – |
| 1842 | 1.21 million | – |
| 1841 | 1.2 million | – |
| 1840 | 1.2 million | – |
| 1839 | 1.19 million | – |
| 1838 | 1.19 million | – |
| 1837 | 1.18 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.17 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.17 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1833 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1832 | 1.15 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.15 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.14 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.14 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.13 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.13 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.1 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.1 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.07 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.07 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.05 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.05 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1801 | 1 million | – |
| 1800 | 1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 million45.6 million–46.5 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 47 million45.9 million–48.2 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 48 million46.3 million–49.8 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 49 million46.9 million–51.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 50 million47.3 million–52.9 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 50.9 million47.8 million–54.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 51.9 million48.3 million–56 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 52.9 million48.8 million–57.5 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 54 million49.3 million–59.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 55 million49.8 million–60.6 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 56 million50.4 million–62.1 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 57 million50.8 million–63.7 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 58.1 million51.2 million–65.3 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 59.1 million51.7 million–66.9 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 60.1 million52.1 million–68.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 61.2 million52.6 million–70.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 62.2 million53.1 million–71.9 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 63.3 million53.5 million–73.5 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 64.3 million54 million–75 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 65.3 million54.3 million–76.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 66.2 million54.6 million–78.3 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 67.2 million55 million–80.1 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 68.2 million55.4 million–81.8 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 69.1 million56 million–83.4 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 70.1 million56.5 million–85.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 71 million56.8 million–86.8 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 71.9 million57.1 million–88.5 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 72.8 million57.5 million–90.3 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 73.7 million57.8 million–92.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 74.6 million58.1 million–94 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 75.5 million58.5 million–95.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 76.4 million58.8 million–97.9 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 77.2 million59.1 million–99.6 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 78.1 million59.4 million–101 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 78.9 million59.7 million–103 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 79.7 million59.8 million–106 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 80.5 million59.9 million–107 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 81.3 million60.4 million–109 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 82.1 million60.6 million–112 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 82.9 million60.6 million–114 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 83.7 million60.8 million–116 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 84.5 million60.7 million–118 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 85.2 million60.4 million–120 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 86 million60.2 million–122 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 86.6 million59.9 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 87.3 million59.7 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 88 million59.8 million–129 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 88.7 million59.8 million–131 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 89.3 million59.7 million–133 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 89.9 million59.5 million–135 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 90.6 million59.2 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 91.1 million58.9 million–140 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 91.7 million58.9 million–143 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 92.2 million59 million–146 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 92.7 million58.9 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 93.2 million58.8 million–150 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 93.8 million58.4 million–153 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 94.3 million57.9 million–154 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 94.7 million57.6 million–156 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 95.2 million57.3 million–158 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 95.6 million57.1 million–161 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 96.1 million56.8 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 96.5 million56.5 million–166 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 96.9 million56.1 million–169 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 97.3 million55.5 million–171 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 97.7 million55 million–173 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 98 million54.5 million–175 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 98.3 million53.9 million–177 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 98.7 million53.4 million–180 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 99 million53 million–183 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 99.3 million52.5 million–186 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 99.5 million52.1 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 99.8 million51.8 million–193 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 100 million51.5 million–195 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 100 million51.2 million–198 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 101 million50.7 million–201 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 101 million50.2 million–204 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending2.45% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$6.4B in 2025
- Military spending per person$139 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel459,000 people in 2020
- National power0.54% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers4.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports55 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports20 million TIV in 1989