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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 42,181,965 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 1.14 times bigger than Canada's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Canada has increased from 32.6M people to 42.2M (29.5% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Canada vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Canada
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Canada Iraq
2100 55,893,812 101,632,594
2099 55,710,628 101,421,266
2098 55,520,878 101,212,536
2097 55,326,351 100,980,835
2096 55,153,117 100,724,441
2095 54,983,479 100,464,590
2094 54,818,119 100,194,041
2093 54,651,641 99,876,174
2092 54,494,148 99,532,041
2091 54,329,082 99,203,830
2090 54,183,996 98,886,956
2089 54,034,513 98,513,025
2088 53,855,760 98,144,039
2087 53,708,023 97,767,537
2086 53,553,781 97,325,026
2085 53,403,315 96,873,007
2084 53,246,675 96,448,602
2083 53,081,827 95,991,166
2082 52,930,998 95,509,663
2081 52,761,672 95,009,326
2080 52,602,997 94,507,216
2079 52,444,008 93,960,228
2078 52,275,214 93,417,384
2077 52,118,254 92,903,983
2076 51,944,937 92,359,592
2075 51,774,515 91,825,254
2074 51,611,349 91,229,266
2073 51,449,506 90,571,021
2072 51,279,503 89,918,374
2071 51,106,234 89,265,548
2070 50,934,622 88,596,492
2069 50,760,591 87,909,474
2068 50,585,692 87,220,494
2067 50,396,558 86,513,996
2066 50,216,488 85,734,530
2065 50,037,049 84,971,898
2064 49,857,150 84,191,350
2063 49,675,417 83,387,951
2062 49,491,872 82,604,577
2061 49,316,172 81,800,637
2060 49,148,043 80,951,008
2059 48,975,435 80,141,868
2058 48,801,460 79,319,543
2057 48,640,413 78,477,339
2056 48,484,751 77,609,202
2055 48,333,252 76,739,924
2054 48,184,303 75,857,125
2053 48,036,252 74,952,948
2052 47,875,085 74,072,580
2051 47,719,858 73,150,234
2050 47,562,681 72,235,938
2049 47,417,162 71,272,122
2048 47,254,138 70,316,860
2047 47,091,915 69,347,823
2046 46,926,799 68,400,664
2045 46,743,844 67,435,953
2044 46,562,785 66,447,309
2043 46,379,045 65,453,565
2042 46,188,550 64,433,831
2041 45,994,664 63,408,709
2040 45,799,063 62,360,117
2039 45,593,547 61,289,355
2038 45,374,241 60,253,073
2037 45,148,803 59,221,658
2036 44,917,782 58,155,990
2035 44,691,033 57,127,999
2034 44,439,937 56,087,695
2033 44,193,040 55,051,140
2032 43,925,613 54,002,289
2031 43,643,438 52,991,443
2030 43,355,390 51,986,773
2029 43,060,128 50,982,563
2028 42,748,060 50,001,133
2027 42,426,742 49,014,822
2026 42,091,205 48,020,334
2025 41,714,545 47,020,527
2024 41,288,599 46,042,015
2023 40,083,484 45,074,049
2022 38,935,934 44,070,551
2021 38,239,864 43,071,211
2020 38,028,638 42,116,605
2019 37,618,495 41,192,171
2018 37,072,620 40,265,624
2017 36,545,075 39,337,353
2016 36,110,803 38,469,627
2015 35,704,498 37,560,535
2014 35,434,066 36,550,059
2013 35,080,992 35,281,989
2012 34,713,395 33,654,842
2011 34,339,221 32,161,424
2010 34,005,902 31,045,366
2009 33,630,069 30,058,206
2008 33,247,298 28,971,036
2007 32,888,886 28,391,607
2006 32,571,193 28,616,515
2005 32,242,732 28,407,448
2004 31,938,807 27,577,878
2003 31,642,461 26,802,659
2002 31,359,199 26,006,559
2001 31,020,855 25,197,840
2000 30,685,730 24,424,056
1999 30,401,286 23,636,527
1998 30,155,173 22,884,399
1997 29,905,948 22,176,593
1996 29,610,218 21,501,321
1995 29,302,311 20,825,860
1994 29,000,663 20,139,807
1993 28,684,764 19,201,195
1992 28,371,264 18,300,845
1991 28,037,420 17,767,253
1990 27,691,138 17,581,206
1989 27,276,781 17,364,542
1988 26,791,747 16,908,819
1987 26,446,601 16,521,049
1986 26,100,278 16,074,145
1985 25,842,116 15,683,430
1984 25,607,053 15,310,733
1983 25,366,451 14,840,555
1982 25,116,942 14,406,083
1981 24,819,915 14,006,381
1980 24,515,667 13,591,992
1979 24,201,544 13,170,365
1978 23,963,203 12,753,355
1977 23,725,843 12,331,046
1976 23,449,808 11,927,651
1975 23,143,275 11,543,639
1974 22,807,969 11,167,761
1973 22,491,777 10,795,869
1972 22,218,463 10,430,164
1971 21,962,032 10,077,809
1970 21,324,000 9,735,611
1969 21,028,000 9,403,356
1968 20,744,000 9,085,016
1967 20,412,000 8,778,869
1966 20,048,000 8,485,104
1965 19,678,000 8,202,140
1964 19,325,000 7,929,566
1963 18,964,000 7,667,928
1962 18,614,000 7,413,875
1961 18,271,000 7,194,553
1960 17,909,356 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/canada/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Canada increased by 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Canada gained 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2006 and is 38th 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) Canada's population will grow by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Canada
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Canada Iraq
2100 0.33% 0.21%
2099 0.34% 0.21%
2098 0.35% 0.23%
2097 0.31% 0.25%
2096 0.31% 0.26%
2095 0.3% 0.27%
2094 0.3% 0.32%
2093 0.29% 0.35%
2092 0.3% 0.33%
2091 0.27% 0.32%
2090 0.28% 0.38%
2089 0.33% 0.38%
2088 0.28% 0.39%
2087 0.29% 0.45%
2086 0.28% 0.47%
2085 0.29% 0.44%
2084 0.31% 0.48%
2083 0.28% 0.5%
2082 0.32% 0.53%
2081 0.3% 0.53%
2080 0.3% 0.58%
2079 0.32% 0.58%
2078 0.3% 0.55%
2077 0.33% 0.59%
2076 0.33% 0.58%
2075 0.32% 0.65%
2074 0.31% 0.73%
2073 0.33% 0.73%
2072 0.34% 0.73%
2071 0.34% 0.76%
2070 0.34% 0.78%
2069 0.35% 0.79%
2068 0.38% 0.82%
2067 0.36% 0.91%
2066 0.36% 0.9%
2065 0.36% 0.93%
2064 0.37% 0.96%
2063 0.37% 0.95%
2062 0.36% 0.98%
2061 0.34% 1.05%
2060 0.35% 1.01%
2059 0.36% 1.04%
2058 0.33% 1.07%
2057 0.32% 1.12%
2056 0.31% 1.13%
2055 0.31% 1.16%
2054 0.31% 1.21%
2053 0.34% 1.19%
2052 0.33% 1.26%
2051 0.33% 1.27%
2050 0.31% 1.35%
2049 0.34% 1.36%
2048 0.34% 1.4%
2047 0.35% 1.38%
2046 0.39% 1.43%
2045 0.39% 1.49%
2044 0.4% 1.52%
2043 0.41% 1.58%
2042 0.42% 1.62%
2041 0.43% 1.68%
2040 0.45% 1.75%
2039 0.48% 1.72%
2038 0.5% 1.74%
2037 0.51% 1.83%
2036 0.51% 1.8%
2035 0.57% 1.85%
2034 0.56% 1.88%
2033 0.61% 1.94%
2032 0.65% 1.91%
2031 0.66% 1.93%
2030 0.69% 1.97%
2029 0.73% 1.96%
2028 0.76% 2.01%
2027 0.8% 2.07%
2026 0.9% 2.13%
2025 1.03% 2.13%
2024 3.01% 2.15%
2023 2.95% 2.28%
2022 1.82% 2.32%
2021 0.56% 2.27%
2020 1.09% 2.24%
2019 1.47% 2.3%
2018 1.44% 2.36%
2017 1.2% 2.26%
2016 1.14% 2.42%
2015 0.76% 2.76%
2014 1.01% 3.59%
2013 1.06% 4.83%
2012 1.09% 4.64%
2011 0.98% 3.59%
2010 1.12% 3.28%
2009 1.15% 3.75%
2008 1.09% 2.04%
2007 0.98% -0.79%
2006 1.02% 0.74%
2005 0.95% 3.01%
2004 0.94% 2.89%
2003 0.9% 3.06%
2002 1.09% 3.21%
2001 1.09% 3.17%
2000 0.94% 3.33%
1999 0.82% 3.29%
1998 0.83% 3.19%
1997 1% 3.14%
1996 1.05% 3.24%
1995 1.04% 3.41%
1994 1.1% 4.89%
1993 1.1% 4.92%
1992 1.19% 3%
1991 1.25% 1.06%
1990 1.52% 1.25%
1989 1.81% 2.7%
1988 1.31% 2.35%
1987 1.33% 2.78%
1986 1% 2.49%
1985 0.92% 2.43%
1984 0.95% 3.17%
1983 0.99% 3.02%
1982 1.2% 2.85%
1981 1.24% 3.05%
1980 1.3% 3.2%
1979 0.99% 3.27%
1978 1% 3.42%
1977 1.18% 3.38%
1976 1.32% 3.33%
1975 1.47% 3.37%
1974 1.41% 3.44%
1973 1.23% 3.51%
1972 1.17% 3.5%
1971 2.99% 3.51%
1970 1.41% 3.53%
1969 1.37% 3.5%
1968 1.63% 3.49%
1967 1.82% 3.46%
1966 1.88% 3.45%
1965 1.83% 3.44%
1964 1.9% 3.41%
1963 1.88% 3.43%
1962 1.88% 3.05%
1961 2.02% 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/canada/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Canada grew by 3.01%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Canada Iraq
Current population
42181965
48289334
Population rank 38/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.58%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
32.6 seconds
One birth every
1.49 minutes
27.2 seconds
One death every
1.62 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 46/197
One migration net change every
1.62 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change +326,204 -1,064
Net migration rank 5/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 8,805,839 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 7/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 27/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Canada
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Canada Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 326,204 - -1,064
2024 - 368,599 - -17,735
2023 28,058 433,842 973,420 -5,710
2022 15,574 459,988 962,501 76,821
2021 57,360 198,867 941,924 17,474
2020 53,241 256,592 919,953 29,858
2019 86,523 387,685 942,972 -43,919
2018 88,974 420,224 938,310 15,775
2017 98,672 372,685 924,507 -21,998
2016 115,555 329,455 946,968 -113,980
2015 117,825 224,332 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 127,563 192,884 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 129,799 239,813 1,026,036 474,379
2012 135,382 243,748 999,987 753,907
2011 133,923 227,075 971,082 261,880
2010 139,425 225,369 906,369 92,779
2009 144,609 244,463 855,096 120,092
2008 142,963 238,083 802,382 396,792
2007 134,845 213,801 784,119 -824,428
2006 130,285 202,175 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 116,074 204,526 776,603 51,019
2004 111,786 194,611 761,563 69,948
2003 110,749 185,643 746,159 -27,236
2002 106,621 208,060 739,419 133,839
2001 114,777 222,100 729,704 14,451
2000 110,469 201,727 715,771 87,624
1999 118,565 158,342 702,170 69,491
1998 126,651 142,346 684,152 48,446
1997 134,577 144,678 667,582 15,429
1996 153,973 154,553 652,866 14,652
1995 167,023 141,818 642,977 40,424
1994 179,804 134,863 634,344 54,355
1993 186,451 133,426 606,700 581,818
1992 204,273 138,121 591,886 20,292
1991 207,477 134,463 550,146 -95,155
1990 213,222 181,461 518,575 -601,469
1989 207,304 258,094 496,852 19,392
1988 192,901 238,003 476,778 -81,562
1987 190,416 171,308 488,742 -108,426
1986 190,532 121,928 474,348 39,136
1985 204,153 69,776 467,445 -199,505
1984 204,856 55,982 455,740 21,709
1983 202,931 66,172 439,800 23,115
1982 200,935 89,544 428,336 -22,302
1981 206,005 113,461 416,998 -23,640
1980 203,480 122,743 419,653 15,757
1979 203,293 86,719 428,458 -20,617
1978 194,102 52,781 418,756 7,434
1977 199,297 70,339 410,229 8,204
1976 196,979 106,894 402,260 -13,915
1975 196,718 139,797 385,916 -6,237
1974 182,464 155,596 376,197 -4,090
1973 184,432 125,401 373,191 -1,507
1972 188,857 89,880 362,334 -2,600
1971 208,640 210,244 351,464 -6,479
1970 215,372 304,627 338,030 1,377
1969 216,588 93,600 324,792 312
1968 211,589 108,864 310,644 928
1967 220,450 132,856 298,192 2,531
1966 236,566 144,641 285,507 1,298
1965 269,589 112,401 274,551 4,555
1964 307,268 68,003 262,825 3,224
1963 318,595 51,831 254,046 3,197
1962 325,745 35,373 247,520 3,343
1961 334,360 34,721 184,792 2,981
1960 338,487 49,694 155,651 1,573

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 19.4% of the population change in Canada is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 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, 8,805,839 residents or 22.2% of the population were not native-born in Canada, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

Canada
City Population
Toronto 2.79M
Montreal 1.8M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Hamilton 569K
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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