Iraq
Population 2026
48,007,435
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.10%
- Density
- 111 per km²
- Land area
- 434,130 km²
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Currency
- Dinar (IQD)
- Official languages
- AR-IQ, KU, HY
- Urban population
- 69.9%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 1,200,2012026
- Deaths
- 203,0722026
- Birth rate
- 25.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 4.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.22
- Life expectancy
- 72.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 21.1
- Net migration
- -1,064
Age distribution
- 0–1436.0%
- 15–6460.5%
- 65+3.4%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $254B
- GDP per capita
- $5.4K
- GDP growth
- -2.2%
- Inflation
- 0.3%
- Unemployment
- 15.5%
- Exports
- $111B
- Imports
- $105B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture3.4%
- Industry45.4%
- Manufacturing4.0%
- Services52.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture8.2%
- Industry26.5%
- Services65.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BaghdadBaghdad | 7,216,0002024 |
| 2 | MosulNineveh | 1,683,0002026 |
| 3 | ErbilErbil | 1,612,7002026 |
| 4 | BasrahBasra | 1,326,5642025 |
| 5 | KarbalaKarbala | 1,218,7322025 |
| 6 | Sadr CityBaghdad | 1,211,8492026 |
| 7 | KirkukKirkuk | 1,031,0002026 |
| 8 | Abū GhuraybBaghdad | 900,0002024 |
| 9 | SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah | 878,1462025 |
| 10 | NasiriyahDhi Qar | 558,4002024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 1.2M | 203K |
| 2020 | 42,116,602 | 1.1M | 210K |
| 2010 | 31,045,367 | 1.1M | 168K |
| 2000 | 24,424,060 | 882K | 166K |
| 1990 | 17,581,208 | 714K | 195K |
| 1980 | 13,591,996 | 550K | 130K |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 444K | 106K |
| 1960 | 7,022,057 | 258K | 102K |
| 1950 | 5,653,357 | 259K | 149K |