Urban population growth in Iraq
The urban population of Iraq changed by 2.18% in 2025.
Iraq, 2025
2.18%
Change from 2024
+0.03percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
64th of 217
Urban population growth in Iraq over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.18% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.15% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.25% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.29% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.24% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.22% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.26% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.31% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.20% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.38% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.09% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.85% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 5.04% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 4.68% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.63% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.35% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.85% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.22% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | -0.56% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 0.98% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.21% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.10% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.25% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.37% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.29% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 2.15% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.09%, the figure has changed by −0.91 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iraq has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
Urban population share
69.9%
2025 · World Bank
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