Population in Iraq
The population of Iraq was 47,020,774 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Iraq, 2025
47,020,774
Change from 2024
+2.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
34th of 217
Population in Iraq over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47,020,774 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1% from 46,042,015 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37,560,535 people, the figure has changed by +25.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iraq has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
Population growth
2.10%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
45,074,049 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
20.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.25 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.15%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.4%
2025 · World Bank