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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 8.75 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Iraq vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Ireland
2100 101,632,594 5,468,791
2099 101,421,266 5,493,162
2098 101,212,536 5,516,999
2097 100,980,835 5,540,157
2096 100,724,441 5,562,811
2095 100,464,590 5,583,505
2094 100,194,041 5,603,538
2093 99,876,174 5,623,266
2092 99,532,041 5,642,437
2091 99,203,830 5,661,268
2090 98,886,956 5,680,076
2089 98,513,025 5,697,512
2088 98,144,039 5,714,108
2087 97,767,537 5,729,431
2086 97,325,026 5,743,405
2085 96,873,007 5,757,666
2084 96,448,602 5,771,610
2083 95,991,166 5,785,324
2082 95,509,663 5,798,037
2081 95,009,326 5,809,262
2080 94,507,216 5,821,598
2079 93,960,228 5,836,731
2078 93,417,384 5,851,937
2077 92,903,983 5,867,627
2076 92,359,592 5,883,876
2075 91,825,254 5,900,200
2074 91,229,266 5,917,659
2073 90,571,021 5,934,975
2072 89,918,374 5,952,211
2071 89,265,548 5,969,279
2070 88,596,492 5,986,770
2069 87,909,474 6,003,570
2068 87,220,494 6,019,937
2067 86,513,996 6,035,810
2066 85,734,530 6,051,604
2065 84,971,898 6,066,791
2064 84,191,350 6,081,606
2063 83,387,951 6,094,455
2062 82,604,577 6,106,325
2061 81,800,637 6,118,587
2060 80,951,008 6,131,482
2059 80,141,868 6,143,979
2058 79,319,543 6,153,447
2057 78,477,339 6,161,059
2056 77,609,202 6,164,047
2055 76,739,924 6,168,611
2054 75,857,125 6,169,455
2053 74,952,948 6,169,673
2052 74,072,580 6,167,591
2051 73,150,234 6,164,894
2050 72,235,938 6,159,756
2049 71,272,122 6,151,623
2048 70,316,860 6,140,272
2047 69,347,823 6,128,245
2046 68,400,664 6,115,454
2045 67,435,953 6,099,562
2044 66,447,309 6,081,384
2043 65,453,565 6,062,477
2042 64,433,831 6,041,683
2041 63,408,709 6,017,573
2040 62,360,117 5,992,311
2039 61,289,355 5,967,604
2038 60,253,073 5,940,474
2037 59,221,658 5,912,327
2036 58,155,990 5,884,159
2035 57,127,999 5,855,902
2034 56,087,695 5,825,178
2033 55,051,140 5,792,751
2032 54,002,289 5,757,842
2031 52,991,443 5,721,671
2030 51,986,773 5,684,420
2029 50,982,563 5,644,008
2028 50,001,133 5,600,083
2027 49,014,822 5,553,725
2026 48,020,334 5,505,248
2025 47,020,527 5,452,752
2024 46,042,015 5,395,790
2023 45,074,049 5,311,538
2022 44,070,551 5,212,836
2021 43,071,211 5,110,585
2020 42,116,605 5,039,747
2019 41,192,171 4,976,456
2018 40,265,624 4,898,022
2017 39,337,353 4,827,445
2016 38,469,627 4,762,722
2015 37,560,535 4,701,957
2014 36,550,059 4,657,740
2013 35,281,989 4,623,816
2012 33,654,842 4,599,533
2011 32,161,424 4,580,084
2010 31,045,366 4,560,155
2009 30,058,206 4,535,375
2008 28,971,036 4,489,544
2007 28,391,607 4,398,942
2006 28,616,515 4,273,591
2005 28,407,448 4,159,914
2004 27,577,878 4,070,262
2003 26,802,659 3,996,521
2002 26,006,559 3,931,947
2001 25,197,840 3,866,243
2000 24,424,056 3,805,174
1999 23,636,527 3,754,786
1998 22,884,399 3,712,696
1997 22,176,593 3,674,171
1996 21,501,321 3,637,510
1995 20,825,860 3,608,841
1994 20,139,807 3,590,386
1993 19,201,195 3,576,261
1992 18,300,845 3,558,430
1991 17,767,253 3,534,235
1990 17,581,206 3,513,974
1989 17,364,542 3,511,009
1988 16,908,819 3,524,949
1987 16,521,049 3,540,057
1986 16,074,145 3,539,690
1985 15,683,430 3,538,082
1984 15,310,733 3,532,423
1983 14,840,555 3,510,600
1982 14,406,083 3,485,800
1981 14,006,381 3,453,000
1980 13,591,992 3,412,800
1979 13,170,365 3,373,750
1978 12,753,355 3,329,100
1977 12,331,046 3,282,200
1976 11,927,651 3,238,050
1975 11,543,639 3,189,550
1974 11,167,761 3,137,500
1973 10,795,869 3,085,950
1972 10,430,164 3,036,850
1971 10,077,809 2,992,050
1970 9,735,611 2,957,250
1969 9,403,356 2,932,650
1968 9,085,016 2,915,550
1967 8,778,869 2,902,450
1966 8,485,104 2,888,800
1965 8,202,140 2,877,300
1964 7,929,566 2,866,550
1963 7,667,928 2,852,650
1962 7,413,875 2,836,050
1961 7,194,553 2,824,400
1960 7,022,052 2,828,600

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/iraq/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iraq's population will grow by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people with a rank change from 33rd to 28th. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 6.17M people in 2053 for Ireland.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Ireland
2100 0.21% -0.44%
2099 0.21% -0.43%
2098 0.23% -0.42%
2097 0.25% -0.41%
2096 0.26% -0.37%
2095 0.27% -0.36%
2094 0.32% -0.35%
2093 0.35% -0.34%
2092 0.33% -0.33%
2091 0.32% -0.33%
2090 0.38% -0.31%
2089 0.38% -0.29%
2088 0.39% -0.27%
2087 0.45% -0.24%
2086 0.47% -0.25%
2085 0.44% -0.24%
2084 0.48% -0.24%
2083 0.5% -0.22%
2082 0.53% -0.19%
2081 0.53% -0.21%
2080 0.58% -0.26%
2079 0.58% -0.26%
2078 0.55% -0.27%
2077 0.59% -0.28%
2076 0.58% -0.28%
2075 0.65% -0.3%
2074 0.73% -0.29%
2073 0.73% -0.29%
2072 0.73% -0.29%
2071 0.76% -0.29%
2070 0.78% -0.28%
2069 0.79% -0.27%
2068 0.82% -0.26%
2067 0.91% -0.26%
2066 0.9% -0.25%
2065 0.93% -0.24%
2064 0.96% -0.21%
2063 0.95% -0.19%
2062 0.98% -0.2%
2061 1.05% -0.21%
2060 1.01% -0.2%
2059 1.04% -0.15%
2058 1.07% -0.12%
2057 1.12% -0.05%
2056 1.13% -0.07%
2055 1.16% -0.01%
2054 1.21% -0.004%
2053 1.19% 0.03%
2052 1.26% 0.04%
2051 1.27% 0.08%
2050 1.35% 0.13%
2049 1.36% 0.18%
2048 1.4% 0.2%
2047 1.38% 0.21%
2046 1.43% 0.26%
2045 1.49% 0.3%
2044 1.52% 0.31%
2043 1.58% 0.34%
2042 1.62% 0.4%
2041 1.68% 0.42%
2040 1.75% 0.41%
2039 1.72% 0.46%
2038 1.74% 0.48%
2037 1.83% 0.48%
2036 1.8% 0.48%
2035 1.85% 0.53%
2034 1.88% 0.56%
2033 1.94% 0.61%
2032 1.91% 0.63%
2031 1.93% 0.66%
2030 1.97% 0.72%
2029 1.96% 0.78%
2028 2.01% 0.83%
2027 2.07% 0.88%
2026 2.13% 0.96%
2025 2.13% 1.06%
2024 2.15% 1.59%
2023 2.28% 1.89%
2022 2.32% 2%
2021 2.27% 1.41%
2020 2.24% 1.27%
2019 2.3% 1.6%
2018 2.36% 1.46%
2017 2.26% 1.36%
2016 2.42% 1.29%
2015 2.76% 0.95%
2014 3.59% 0.73%
2013 4.83% 0.53%
2012 4.64% 0.42%
2011 3.59% 0.44%
2010 3.28% 0.55%
2009 3.75% 1.02%
2008 2.04% 2.06%
2007 -0.79% 2.93%
2006 0.74% 2.73%
2005 3.01% 2.2%
2004 2.89% 1.85%
2003 3.06% 1.64%
2002 3.21% 1.7%
2001 3.17% 1.6%
2000 3.33% 1.34%
1999 3.29% 1.13%
1998 3.19% 1.05%
1997 3.14% 1.01%
1996 3.24% 0.79%
1995 3.41% 0.51%
1994 4.89% 0.39%
1993 4.92% 0.5%
1992 3% 0.68%
1991 1.06% 0.58%
1990 1.25% 0.08%
1989 2.7% -0.4%
1988 2.35% -0.43%
1987 2.78% 0.01%
1986 2.49% 0.05%
1985 2.43% 0.16%
1984 3.17% 0.62%
1983 3.02% 0.71%
1982 2.85% 0.95%
1981 3.05% 1.18%
1980 3.2% 1.16%
1979 3.27% 1.34%
1978 3.42% 1.43%
1977 3.38% 1.36%
1976 3.33% 1.52%
1975 3.37% 1.66%
1974 3.44% 1.67%
1973 3.51% 1.62%
1972 3.5% 1.5%
1971 3.51% 1.18%
1970 3.53% 0.84%
1969 3.5% 0.59%
1968 3.49% 0.45%
1967 3.46% 0.47%
1966 3.45% 0.4%
1965 3.44% 0.38%
1964 3.41% 0.49%
1963 3.43% 0.59%
1962 3.05% 0.41%
1961 2.46% -0.15%

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/iraq/ireland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Iraq Ireland
Current population
48289334
5518360
Population rank 33/197 121/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.07%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
6.24 minutes
One birth every
27.2 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
2.82 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,652 +231
Annual growth/decline +967,966 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 68/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,064 +35,417
Net migration rank 93/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - 35,417
2024 - -17,735 - 39,059
2023 973,420 -5,710 19,652 43,873
2022 962,501 76,821 19,287 93,535
2021 941,924 17,474 26,064 27,419
2020 919,953 29,858 23,687 15,746
2019 942,972 -43,919 28,365 29,663
2018 938,310 15,775 29,878 33,387
2017 924,507 -21,998 31,379 28,883
2016 946,968 -113,980 33,339 18,967
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 35,265 13,376
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 37,728 448
2013 1,026,036 474,379 39,302 -12,309
2012 999,987 753,907 42,775 -22,411
2011 971,082 261,880 45,801 -26,529
2010 906,369 92,779 47,426 -26,974
2009 855,096 120,092 47,168 -18,524
2008 802,382 396,792 46,691 18,979
2007 784,119 -824,428 43,109 76,465
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 36,752 94,513
2005 776,603 51,019 33,279 63,983
2004 761,563 69,948 33,376 49,102
2003 746,159 -27,236 32,372 32,220
2002 739,419 133,839 31,062 34,286
2001 729,704 14,451 27,837 39,220
2000 715,771 87,624 23,592 31,298
1999 702,170 69,491 21,402 23,592
1998 684,152 48,446 22,277 16,615
1997 667,582 15,429 21,311 17,425
1996 652,866 14,652 18,915 9,959
1995 642,977 40,424 16,601 10,019
1994 634,344 54,355 17,234 -3,118
1993 606,700 581,818 17,166 -3,762
1992 591,886 20,292 20,283 1,335
1991 550,146 -95,155 21,206 4,944
1990 518,575 -601,469 21,787 -8,203
1989 496,852 19,392 20,012 -28,752
1988 476,778 -81,562 22,912 -44,020
1987 488,742 -108,426 26,904 -38,426
1986 474,348 39,136 27,963 -21,139
1985 467,445 -199,505 29,013 -16,178
1984 455,740 21,709 31,791 -15,549
1983 439,800 23,115 34,053 -15,043
1982 428,336 -22,302 38,344 -14,464
1981 416,998 -23,640 39,364 -10,834
1980 419,653 15,757 40,612 -2,876
1979 428,458 -20,617 38,798 1,486
1978 418,756 7,434 36,288 15,543
1977 410,229 8,204 35,448 14,505
1976 402,260 -13,915 33,676 14,200
1975 385,916 -6,237 34,128 13,828
1974 376,197 -4,090 34,199 13,482
1973 373,191 -1,507 34,562 13,164
1972 362,334 -2,600 34,316 12,858
1971 351,464 -6,479 35,606 5,851
1970 338,030 1,377 30,756 -8,892
1969 324,792 312 29,326 -10,250
1968 310,644 928 27,697 -11,132
1967 298,192 2,531 29,895 -11,708
1966 285,507 1,298 26,866 -11,858
1965 274,551 4,555 30,500 -14,016
1964 262,825 3,224 31,532 -15,640
1963 254,046 3,197 29,667 -16,615
1962 247,520 3,343 28,077 -17,438
1961 184,792 2,981 25,137 -22,237
1960 155,651 1,573 28,286 -38,492

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.2% of the population change in Iraq is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people). In Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

Biggest cities by population

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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