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Population in Belarus compared to Iraq: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 5.36 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Belarus vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Iraq
2100 4,398,633 101,632,594
2099 4,449,573 101,421,266
2098 4,500,269 101,212,536
2097 4,550,935 100,980,835
2096 4,601,487 100,724,441
2095 4,652,286 100,464,590
2094 4,703,117 100,194,041
2093 4,754,252 99,876,174
2092 4,805,369 99,532,041
2091 4,856,664 99,203,830
2090 4,908,430 98,886,956
2089 4,960,656 98,513,025
2088 5,013,287 98,144,039
2087 5,066,741 97,767,537
2086 5,120,920 97,325,026
2085 5,176,048 96,873,007
2084 5,232,002 96,448,602
2083 5,288,854 95,991,166
2082 5,346,728 95,509,663
2081 5,405,543 95,009,326
2080 5,465,448 94,507,216
2079 5,526,121 93,960,228
2078 5,587,557 93,417,384
2077 5,650,096 92,903,983
2076 5,713,205 92,359,592
2075 5,777,144 91,825,254
2074 5,841,895 91,229,266
2073 5,907,671 90,571,021
2072 5,974,027 89,918,374
2071 6,041,554 89,265,548
2070 6,109,593 88,596,492
2069 6,178,463 87,909,474
2068 6,247,964 87,220,494
2067 6,318,511 86,513,996
2066 6,389,815 85,734,530
2065 6,461,651 84,971,898
2064 6,533,883 84,191,350
2063 6,606,470 83,387,951
2062 6,679,180 82,604,577
2061 6,751,939 81,800,637
2060 6,825,105 80,951,008
2059 6,898,206 80,141,868
2058 6,970,893 79,319,543
2057 7,043,508 78,477,339
2056 7,115,638 77,609,202
2055 7,187,104 76,739,924
2054 7,257,138 75,857,125
2053 7,326,052 74,952,948
2052 7,393,630 74,072,580
2051 7,459,522 73,150,234
2050 7,524,239 72,235,938
2049 7,588,059 71,272,122
2048 7,651,163 70,316,860
2047 7,712,657 69,347,823
2046 7,773,226 68,400,664
2045 7,833,564 67,435,953
2044 7,893,753 66,447,309
2043 7,953,762 65,453,565
2042 8,013,962 64,433,831
2041 8,075,253 63,408,709
2040 8,136,633 62,360,117
2039 8,198,487 61,289,355
2038 8,260,287 60,253,073
2037 8,321,922 59,221,658
2036 8,384,012 58,155,990
2035 8,446,649 57,127,999
2034 8,509,786 56,087,695
2033 8,573,478 55,051,140
2032 8,637,170 54,002,289
2031 8,700,460 52,991,443
2030 8,764,169 51,986,773
2029 8,827,965 50,982,563
2028 8,890,419 50,001,133
2027 8,952,131 49,014,822
2026 9,013,835 48,020,334
2025 9,073,924 47,020,527
2024 9,132,629 46,042,015
2023 9,178,298 45,074,049
2022 9,228,071 44,070,551
2021 9,302,585 43,071,211
2020 9,379,952 42,116,605
2019 9,419,758 41,192,171
2018 9,438,785 40,265,624
2017 9,458,989 39,337,353
2016 9,469,379 38,469,627
2015 9,461,076 37,560,535
2014 9,448,515 36,550,059
2013 9,443,211 35,281,989
2012 9,446,836 33,654,842
2011 9,461,643 32,161,424
2010 9,483,836 31,045,366
2009 9,504,583 30,058,206
2008 9,527,985 28,971,036
2007 9,560,953 28,391,607
2006 9,604,924 28,616,515
2005 9,663,915 28,407,448
2004 9,730,146 27,577,878
2003 9,796,749 26,802,659
2002 9,865,548 26,006,559
2001 9,928,549 25,197,840
2000 9,979,610 24,424,056
1999 10,026,738 23,636,527
1998 10,071,963 22,884,399
1997 10,117,433 22,176,593
1996 10,159,569 21,501,321
1995 10,193,831 20,825,860
1994 10,226,955 20,139,807
1993 10,239,050 19,201,195
1992 10,216,470 18,300,845
1991 10,194,050 17,767,253
1990 10,189,348 17,581,206
1989 10,170,000 17,364,542
1988 10,140,000 16,908,819
1987 10,111,000 16,521,049
1986 10,043,000 16,074,145
1985 9,975,000 15,683,430
1984 9,910,000 15,310,733
1983 9,843,000 14,840,555
1982 9,776,000 14,406,083
1981 9,710,000 14,006,381
1980 9,643,000 13,591,992
1979 9,584,000 13,170,365
1978 9,525,000 12,753,355
1977 9,463,000 12,331,046
1976 9,411,000 11,927,651
1975 9,367,000 11,543,639
1974 9,317,584 11,167,761
1973 9,257,272 10,795,869
1972 9,188,968 10,430,164
1971 9,115,576 10,077,809
1970 9,040,000 9,735,611
1969 8,960,304 9,403,356
1968 8,874,552 9,085,016
1967 8,785,648 8,778,869
1966 8,696,496 8,485,104
1965 8,610,000 8,202,140
1964 8,524,224 7,929,566
1963 8,437,232 7,667,928
1962 8,351,928 7,413,875
1961 8,271,216 7,194,553
1960 8,198,000 7,022,052

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Iraq
2100 -1.14% 0.21%
2099 -1.13% 0.21%
2098 -1.11% 0.23%
2097 -1.1% 0.25%
2096 -1.09% 0.26%
2095 -1.08% 0.27%
2094 -1.08% 0.32%
2093 -1.06% 0.35%
2092 -1.06% 0.33%
2091 -1.05% 0.32%
2090 -1.05% 0.38%
2089 -1.05% 0.38%
2088 -1.05% 0.39%
2087 -1.06% 0.45%
2086 -1.07% 0.47%
2085 -1.07% 0.44%
2084 -1.07% 0.48%
2083 -1.08% 0.5%
2082 -1.09% 0.53%
2081 -1.1% 0.53%
2080 -1.1% 0.58%
2079 -1.1% 0.58%
2078 -1.11% 0.55%
2077 -1.1% 0.59%
2076 -1.11% 0.58%
2075 -1.11% 0.65%
2074 -1.11% 0.73%
2073 -1.11% 0.73%
2072 -1.12% 0.73%
2071 -1.11% 0.76%
2070 -1.11% 0.78%
2069 -1.11% 0.79%
2068 -1.12% 0.82%
2067 -1.12% 0.91%
2066 -1.11% 0.9%
2065 -1.11% 0.93%
2064 -1.1% 0.96%
2063 -1.09% 0.95%
2062 -1.08% 0.98%
2061 -1.07% 1.05%
2060 -1.06% 1.01%
2059 -1.04% 1.04%
2058 -1.03% 1.07%
2057 -1.01% 1.12%
2056 -0.99% 1.13%
2055 -0.97% 1.16%
2054 -0.94% 1.21%
2053 -0.91% 1.19%
2052 -0.88% 1.26%
2051 -0.86% 1.27%
2050 -0.84% 1.35%
2049 -0.82% 1.36%
2048 -0.8% 1.4%
2047 -0.78% 1.38%
2046 -0.77% 1.43%
2045 -0.76% 1.49%
2044 -0.75% 1.52%
2043 -0.75% 1.58%
2042 -0.76% 1.62%
2041 -0.75% 1.68%
2040 -0.75% 1.75%
2039 -0.75% 1.72%
2038 -0.74% 1.74%
2037 -0.74% 1.83%
2036 -0.74% 1.8%
2035 -0.74% 1.85%
2034 -0.74% 1.88%
2033 -0.74% 1.94%
2032 -0.73% 1.91%
2031 -0.73% 1.93%
2030 -0.72% 1.97%
2029 -0.7% 1.96%
2028 -0.69% 2.01%
2027 -0.68% 2.07%
2026 -0.66% 2.13%
2025 -0.64% 2.13%
2024 -0.5% 2.15%
2023 -0.54% 2.28%
2022 -0.8% 2.32%
2021 -0.82% 2.27%
2020 -0.42% 2.24%
2019 -0.2% 2.3%
2018 -0.21% 2.36%
2017 -0.11% 2.26%
2016 0.09% 2.42%
2015 0.13% 2.76%
2014 0.06% 3.59%
2013 -0.04% 4.83%
2012 -0.16% 4.64%
2011 -0.23% 3.59%
2010 -0.22% 3.28%
2009 -0.25% 3.75%
2008 -0.34% 2.04%
2007 -0.46% -0.79%
2006 -0.61% 0.74%
2005 -0.68% 3.01%
2004 -0.68% 2.89%
2003 -0.7% 3.06%
2002 -0.63% 3.21%
2001 -0.51% 3.17%
2000 -0.47% 3.33%
1999 -0.45% 3.29%
1998 -0.45% 3.19%
1997 -0.41% 3.14%
1996 -0.34% 3.24%
1995 -0.32% 3.41%
1994 -0.12% 4.89%
1993 0.22% 4.92%
1992 0.22% 3%
1991 0.05% 1.06%
1990 0.19% 1.25%
1989 0.3% 2.7%
1988 0.29% 2.35%
1987 0.68% 2.78%
1986 0.68% 2.49%
1985 0.66% 2.43%
1984 0.68% 3.17%
1983 0.69% 3.02%
1982 0.68% 2.85%
1981 0.69% 3.05%
1980 0.62% 3.2%
1979 0.62% 3.27%
1978 0.66% 3.42%
1977 0.55% 3.38%
1976 0.47% 3.33%
1975 0.53% 3.37%
1974 0.65% 3.44%
1973 0.74% 3.51%
1972 0.81% 3.5%
1971 0.84% 3.51%
1970 0.89% 3.53%
1969 0.97% 3.5%
1968 1.01% 3.49%
1967 1.03% 3.46%
1966 1% 3.45%
1965 1.01% 3.44%
1964 1.03% 3.41%
1963 1.02% 3.43%
1962 0.98% 3.05%
1961 0.89% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Belarus Iraq
Current population
9013835
48289334
Population rank 102/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.58%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
32.6 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
27.2 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +2,652
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 46/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -1,064
Net migration rank 109/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -1,064
2024 - -3,119 - -17,735
2023 -56,924 -3,034 973,420 -5,710
2022 -47,839 -8,000 962,501 76,821
2021 -67,118 -33,954 941,924 17,474
2020 -64,703 -33,954 919,953 29,858
2019 -32,969 -33,954 942,972 -43,919
2018 -26,429 8,615 938,310 15,775
2017 -17,026 3,337 924,507 -21,998
2016 -1,894 8,272 946,968 -113,980
2015 -946 18,088 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,026,036 474,379
2012 -11,336 10,903 999,987 753,907
2011 -26,493 5,686 971,082 261,880
2010 -29,400 10,300 906,369 92,779
2009 -25,662 13,610 855,096 120,092
2008 -25,726 -495 802,382 396,792
2007 -28,683 -4,013 784,119 -824,428
2006 -41,301 -8,303 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 -50,252 -15,451 776,603 51,019
2004 -50,597 -10,424 761,563 69,948
2003 -53,882 -10,795 746,159 -27,236
2002 -58,207 -11,945 739,419 133,839
2001 -48,650 -4,469 729,704 14,451
2000 -40,916 1,812 715,771 87,624
1999 -49,131 2,028 702,170 69,491
1998 -44,316 13,192 684,152 48,446
1997 -46,540 -235 667,582 15,429
1996 -37,591 5,205 652,866 14,652
1995 -32,621 481 642,977 40,424
1994 -19,431 -12,570 634,344 54,355
1993 -11,263 19,652 606,700 581,818
1992 11,238 29,477 591,886 20,292
1991 18,349 -5,876 550,146 -95,155
1990 32,606 -26,497 518,575 -601,469
1989 49,833 5,639 496,852 19,392
1988 60,840 -5,424 476,778 -81,562
1987 62,689 -12,462 488,742 -108,426
1986 74,318 -11,499 474,348 39,136
1985 58,852 -784 467,445 -199,505
1984 64,415 -3,051 455,740 21,709
1983 75,791 -2,938 439,800 23,115
1982 65,499 3,339 428,336 -22,302
1981 65,057 14,998 416,998 -23,640
1980 62,101 16,616 419,653 15,757
1979 64,481 395 428,458 -20,617
1978 67,342 -11,143 418,756 7,434
1977 67,434 -4,925 410,229 8,204
1976 66,677 -5,350 402,260 -13,915
1975 65,494 -6,302 385,916 -6,237
1974 71,158 -5,157 376,197 -4,090
1973 70,911 -7,357 373,191 -1,507
1972 74,036 -7,966 362,334 -2,600
1971 77,464 -5,818 351,464 -6,479
1970 75,520 -8,643 338,030 1,377
1969 74,567 -12,833 324,792 312
1968 76,782 -7,511 310,644 928
1967 81,136 -13,409 298,192 2,531
1966 84,191 -14,544 285,507 1,298
1965 90,611 -17,979 274,551 4,555
1964 101,618 -17,837 262,825 3,224
1963 113,160 -28,653 254,046 3,197
1962 124,945 -32,996 247,520 3,343
1961 134,490 -26,780 184,792 2,981
1960 136,399 -27,382 155,651 1,573

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/iraq | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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