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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 47,020,774 people in Iraq in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 48,531,417 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 36 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.32% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.5M (69.6% growth).

Estonia vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Iraq
2100 836,010 101,633,126
2099 841,611 101,421,797
2098 847,091 101,213,066
2097 852,580 100,981,364
2096 858,210 100,724,968
2095 863,813 100,465,117
2094 869,346 100,194,566
2093 874,966 99,876,697
2092 880,538 99,532,563
2091 886,175 99,204,350
2090 891,952 98,887,474
2089 897,814 98,513,541
2088 903,726 98,144,553
2087 909,938 97,768,049
2086 916,313 97,325,536
2085 922,817 96,873,514
2084 929,590 96,449,107
2083 936,429 95,991,669
2082 943,318 95,510,163
2081 950,224 95,009,824
2080 957,303 94,507,711
2079 964,518 93,960,720
2078 971,861 93,417,874
2077 979,290 92,904,470
2076 986,730 92,360,076
2075 994,224 91,825,735
2074 1,001,883 91,229,744
2073 1,009,652 90,571,495
2072 1,017,490 89,918,845
2071 1,025,441 89,266,016
2070 1,033,527 88,596,956
2069 1,041,579 87,909,934
2068 1,049,614 87,220,950
2067 1,057,732 86,514,449
2066 1,065,824 85,734,979
2065 1,073,994 84,972,344
2064 1,082,173 84,191,791
2063 1,090,322 83,388,388
2062 1,098,483 82,605,010
2061 1,106,624 81,801,066
2060 1,114,804 80,951,432
2059 1,122,732 80,142,288
2058 1,130,617 79,319,959
2057 1,138,317 78,477,750
2056 1,145,937 77,609,609
2055 1,153,485 76,740,326
2054 1,160,725 75,857,522
2053 1,167,900 74,953,340
2052 1,174,867 74,072,968
2051 1,181,816 73,150,617
2050 1,188,591 72,236,317
2049 1,195,231 71,272,496
2048 1,201,594 70,317,228
2047 1,207,963 69,348,186
2046 1,214,281 68,401,022
2045 1,220,553 67,436,306
2044 1,226,815 66,447,658
2043 1,232,969 65,453,908
2042 1,239,123 64,434,168
2041 1,245,261 63,409,041
2040 1,251,349 62,360,444
2039 1,257,523 61,289,676
2038 1,263,757 60,253,388
2037 1,270,161 59,221,968
2036 1,276,749 58,156,294
2035 1,283,416 57,128,298
2034 1,290,282 56,087,988
2033 1,297,198 55,051,428
2032 1,304,236 54,002,572
2031 1,311,342 52,991,720
2030 1,318,468 51,987,045
2029 1,325,543 50,982,830
2028 1,332,712 50,001,395
2027 1,339,889 49,015,079
2026 1,347,027 48,020,585
2025 1,366,475 47,020,774
2024 1,372,341 46,042,015
2023 1,370,286 45,074,049
2022 1,348,840 44,070,551
2021 1,330,932 43,071,211
2020 1,329,522 42,116,605
2019 1,326,898 41,192,171
2018 1,321,977 40,265,624
2017 1,317,384 39,337,353
2016 1,315,790 38,469,627
2015 1,315,407 37,560,535
2014 1,314,545 36,550,059
2013 1,317,997 35,281,989
2012 1,322,696 33,654,842
2011 1,327,439 32,161,424
2010 1,331,475 31,045,366
2009 1,334,515 30,058,206
2008 1,337,090 28,971,036
2007 1,340,680 28,391,607
2006 1,346,810 28,616,515
2005 1,354,775 28,407,448
2004 1,362,550 27,577,878
2003 1,370,720 26,802,659
2002 1,379,350 26,006,559
2001 1,388,115 25,197,840
2000 1,396,985 24,424,056
1999 1,390,244 23,636,527
1998 1,386,156 22,884,399
1997 1,399,535 22,176,593
1996 1,415,594 21,501,321
1995 1,436,634 20,825,860
1994 1,462,514 20,139,807
1993 1,494,128 19,201,195
1992 1,533,091 18,300,845
1991 1,561,314 17,767,253
1990 1,569,174 17,581,206
1989 1,568,131 17,364,542
1988 1,561,900 16,908,819
1987 1,552,221 16,521,049
1986 1,540,190 16,074,145
1985 1,528,781 15,683,430
1984 1,518,617 15,310,733
1983 1,508,745 14,840,555
1982 1,498,414 14,406,083
1981 1,487,666 14,006,381
1980 1,477,219 13,591,992
1979 1,468,333 13,170,365
1978 1,460,188 12,753,355
1977 1,450,211 12,331,046
1976 1,439,576 11,927,651
1975 1,429,352 11,543,639
1974 1,418,169 11,167,761
1973 1,405,951 10,795,869
1972 1,392,518 10,430,164
1971 1,376,955 10,077,809
1970 1,360,076 9,735,611
1969 1,345,249 9,403,356
1968 1,331,214 9,085,016
1967 1,318,946 8,778,869
1966 1,308,597 8,485,104
1965 1,294,566 8,202,140
1964 1,277,086 7,929,566
1963 1,258,857 7,667,928
1962 1,241,623 7,413,875
1961 1,225,077 7,194,553
1960 1,211,537 7,022,052

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Iraq will increase by 48.8% to 72,236,317 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Iraq
2100 -0.67% 0.21%
2099 -0.65% 0.21%
2098 -0.64% 0.23%
2097 -0.66% 0.25%
2096 -0.65% 0.26%
2095 -0.64% 0.27%
2094 -0.64% 0.32%
2093 -0.63% 0.35%
2092 -0.64% 0.33%
2091 -0.65% 0.32%
2090 -0.65% 0.38%
2089 -0.65% 0.38%
2088 -0.68% 0.39%
2087 -0.7% 0.45%
2086 -0.7% 0.47%
2085 -0.73% 0.44%
2084 -0.73% 0.48%
2083 -0.73% 0.5%
2082 -0.73% 0.53%
2081 -0.74% 0.53%
2080 -0.75% 0.58%
2079 -0.76% 0.58%
2078 -0.76% 0.55%
2077 -0.75% 0.59%
2076 -0.75% 0.58%
2075 -0.76% 0.65%
2074 -0.77% 0.73%
2073 -0.77% 0.73%
2072 -0.78% 0.73%
2071 -0.78% 0.76%
2070 -0.77% 0.78%
2069 -0.77% 0.79%
2068 -0.77% 0.82%
2067 -0.76% 0.91%
2066 -0.76% 0.9%
2065 -0.76% 0.93%
2064 -0.75% 0.96%
2063 -0.74% 0.95%
2062 -0.74% 0.98%
2061 -0.73% 1.05%
2060 -0.71% 1.01%
2059 -0.7% 1.04%
2058 -0.68% 1.07%
2057 -0.66% 1.12%
2056 -0.65% 1.13%
2055 -0.62% 1.16%
2054 -0.61% 1.21%
2053 -0.59% 1.19%
2052 -0.59% 1.26%
2051 -0.57% 1.27%
2050 -0.56% 1.35%
2049 -0.53% 1.36%
2048 -0.53% 1.4%
2047 -0.52% 1.38%
2046 -0.51% 1.43%
2045 -0.51% 1.49%
2044 -0.5% 1.52%
2043 -0.5% 1.58%
2042 -0.49% 1.62%
2041 -0.49% 1.68%
2040 -0.49% 1.75%
2039 -0.49% 1.72%
2038 -0.5% 1.74%
2037 -0.52% 1.83%
2036 -0.52% 1.8%
2035 -0.53% 1.85%
2034 -0.53% 1.88%
2033 -0.54% 1.94%
2032 -0.54% 1.91%
2031 -0.54% 1.93%
2030 -0.53% 1.97%
2029 -0.54% 1.96%
2028 -0.54% 2.01%
2027 -0.53% 2.07%
2026 -1.42% 2.13%
2025 -0.43% 2.13%
2024 0.15% 2.15%
2023 1.59% 2.28%
2022 1.35% 2.32%
2021 0.11% 2.27%
2020 0.2% 2.24%
2019 0.37% 2.3%
2018 0.35% 2.36%
2017 0.12% 2.26%
2016 0.03% 2.42%
2015 0.07% 2.76%
2014 -0.26% 3.59%
2013 -0.36% 4.83%
2012 -0.36% 4.64%
2011 -0.3% 3.59%
2010 -0.23% 3.28%
2009 -0.19% 3.75%
2008 -0.27% 2.04%
2007 -0.46% -0.79%
2006 -0.59% 0.74%
2005 -0.57% 3.01%
2004 -0.6% 2.89%
2003 -0.63% 3.06%
2002 -0.63% 3.21%
2001 -0.63% 3.17%
2000 0.48% 3.33%
1999 0.29% 3.29%
1998 -0.96% 3.19%
1997 -1.13% 3.14%
1996 -1.46% 3.24%
1995 -1.77% 3.41%
1994 -2.12% 4.89%
1993 -2.54% 4.92%
1992 -1.81% 3%
1991 -0.5% 1.06%
1990 0.07% 1.25%
1989 0.4% 2.7%
1988 0.62% 2.35%
1987 0.78% 2.78%
1986 0.75% 2.49%
1985 0.67% 2.43%
1984 0.65% 3.17%
1983 0.69% 3.02%
1982 0.72% 2.85%
1981 0.71% 3.05%
1980 0.61% 3.2%
1979 0.56% 3.27%
1978 0.69% 3.42%
1977 0.74% 3.38%
1976 0.72% 3.33%
1975 0.79% 3.37%
1974 0.87% 3.44%
1973 0.96% 3.51%
1972 1.13% 3.5%
1971 1.24% 3.51%
1970 1.1% 3.53%
1969 1.05% 3.5%
1968 0.93% 3.49%
1967 0.79% 3.46%
1966 1.08% 3.45%
1965 1.37% 3.44%
1964 1.45% 3.41%
1963 1.39% 3.43%
1962 1.35% 3.05%
1961 1.12% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.13%.

Live population counters

Estonia Iraq
Current population
1347027
48531417
Population rank 155/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.58%
One net population change
1.5 hours
32.3 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
26.8 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +2,682
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +978,759
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.13%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 43/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -13,350 -1,064
Net migration rank 141/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -1,064
2024 -6,038 -7,742 985,943 -17,735
2023 -5,070 5,717 973,420 -5,710
2022 -5,665 39,754 962,501 76,821
2021 -5,324 7,043 941,924 17,474
2020 -2,659 3,694 919,953 29,858
2019 -1,327 5,386 942,972 -43,919
2018 -1,322 7,089 938,310 15,775
2017 -1,713 5,202 924,507 -21,998
2016 -1,316 1,081 946,968 -113,980
2015 -1,315 4,261 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 -1,972 -674 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 -1,713 -2,688 1,026,036 474,379
2012 -1,455 -3,674 999,987 753,907
2011 -531 -3,941 971,082 261,880
2010 0 -3,781 906,369 92,779
2009 -400 -2,089 855,096 120,092
2008 -668 -2,034 802,382 396,792
2007 -1,608 -2,941 784,119 -824,428
2006 -2,559 -5,351 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 -2,981 -5,208 776,603 51,019
2004 -3,679 -3,681 761,563 69,948
2003 -5,072 -3,705 746,159 -27,236
2002 -5,380 -2,889 739,419 133,839
2001 -5,830 -3,280 729,704 14,451
2000 -5,309 -3,083 715,771 87,624
1999 -6,117 1,419 702,170 69,491
1998 -7,208 -3,296 684,152 48,446
1997 -6,018 -4,066 667,582 15,429
1996 -5,662 -10,540 652,866 14,652
1995 -7,327 -12,655 642,977 40,424
1994 -8,044 -17,984 634,344 54,355
1993 -5,976 -25,501 606,700 581,818
1992 -1,993 -38,391 591,886 20,292
1991 -312 -9,712 550,146 -95,155
1990 2,825 -2,660 518,575 -601,469
1989 5,803 -368 496,852 19,392
1988 6,404 5,256 476,778 -81,562
1987 6,829 5,389 488,742 -108,426
1986 6,160 5,260 474,348 39,136
1985 4,281 5,097 467,445 -199,505
1984 5,163 5,006 455,740 21,709
1983 5,884 4,986 439,800 23,115
1982 5,244 4,832 428,336 -22,302
1981 4,612 4,789 416,998 -23,640
1980 3,989 4,619 419,653 15,757
1979 3,818 4,521 428,458 -20,617
1978 4,088 7,234 418,756 7,434
1977 4,931 7,189 410,229 8,204
1976 4,319 6,942 402,260 -13,915
1975 4,717 6,737 385,916 -6,237
1974 5,956 6,594 376,197 -4,090
1973 5,623 6,488 373,191 -1,507
1972 6,267 6,432 362,334 -2,600
1971 7,160 6,392 351,464 -6,479
1970 6,257 6,158 338,030 1,377
1969 5,515 8,650 324,792 312
1968 5,592 9,403 310,644 928
1967 5,012 9,115 298,192 2,531
1966 4,842 8,998 285,507 1,298
1965 5,437 8,851 274,551 4,555
1964 6,897 8,734 262,825 3,224
1963 6,043 8,410 254,046 3,197
1962 6,457 8,248 247,520 3,343
1961 7,228 7,991 184,792 2,981
1960 7,511 7,762 155,651 1,573

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people). In Iraq 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,544,059 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a loss of 85,752 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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