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 48,018,145 people compared to 5,500,964 in Ireland.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 8.73 times bigger than Ireland's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th 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 48M (67.8% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.5M (28.7% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 6.14M people in 2053 for Ireland.
Iraq vs Ireland: live population counter
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| Current population |
48018145
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5500964
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 121/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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6.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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15 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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13.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | +39,059 |
| 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 |
Iraq and Ireland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 2,828,600 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 2,824,400 | 2.46% | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 2,836,050 | 3.05% | 0.41% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 2,852,650 | 3.43% | 0.59% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 2,866,550 | 3.41% | 0.49% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 2,877,300 | 3.44% | 0.38% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 2,888,800 | 3.45% | 0.4% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 2,902,450 | 3.46% | 0.47% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 2,915,550 | 3.49% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 2,932,650 | 3.5% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 2,957,250 | 3.53% | 0.84% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 2,992,050 | 3.51% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 3,036,850 | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 3,085,950 | 3.51% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 3,137,500 | 3.44% | 1.67% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 3,189,550 | 3.37% | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 3,238,050 | 3.33% | 1.52% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 3,282,200 | 3.38% | 1.36% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 3,329,100 | 3.42% | 1.43% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 3,373,750 | 3.27% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 3,412,800 | 3.2% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 3,453,000 | 3.05% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 3,485,800 | 2.85% | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 3,510,600 | 3.02% | 0.71% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 3,532,423 | 3.17% | 0.62% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 3,538,082 | 2.43% | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 3,539,690 | 2.49% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 3,540,057 | 2.78% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 3,524,949 | 2.35% | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 3,511,009 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 3,513,974 | 1.25% | 0.08% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 3,534,235 | 1.06% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 3,558,430 | 3% | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 3,576,261 | 4.92% | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 3,590,386 | 4.89% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 3,608,841 | 3.41% | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 3,637,510 | 3.24% | 0.79% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 3,674,171 | 3.14% | 1.01% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 3,712,696 | 3.19% | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 3,754,786 | 3.29% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 3,805,174 | 3.33% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 3,866,243 | 3.17% | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 3,931,947 | 3.21% | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 3,996,521 | 3.06% | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 4,070,262 | 2.89% | 1.85% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 4,159,914 | 3.01% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 4,273,591 | 0.74% | 2.73% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 4,398,942 | -0.79% | 2.93% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 4,489,544 | 2.04% | 2.06% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 4,535,375 | 3.75% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 4,560,155 | 3.28% | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 4,580,084 | 3.59% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 4,599,533 | 4.64% | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 4,623,816 | 4.83% | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 4,657,740 | 3.59% | 0.73% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 4,701,957 | 2.76% | 0.95% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 4,762,722 | 2.42% | 1.29% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 4,827,445 | 2.26% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 4,898,022 | 2.36% | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 4,976,456 | 2.3% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 5,039,747 | 2.24% | 1.27% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 5,110,585 | 2.27% | 1.41% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 5,212,836 | 2.32% | 2% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 5,311,538 | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 5,395,790 | 2.15% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 5,450,228 | 2.13% | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 5,500,449 | 2.1% | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 5,547,627 | 2.04% | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 5,592,524 | 1.99% | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 5,634,478 | 1.97% | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 5,673,099 | 1.95% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 5,709,621 | 1.92% | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 5,744,973 | 1.93% | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 5,778,467 | 1.91% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 5,809,870 | 1.87% | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 5,839,208 | 1.83% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 5,867,278 | 1.82% | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 5,895,280 | 1.79% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 5,922,778 | 1.73% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 5,948,562 | 1.73% | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 5,973,408 | 1.71% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 5,997,971 | 1.65% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 6,020,298 | 1.6% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 6,040,050 | 1.55% | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 6,058,494 | 1.5% | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 6,075,441 | 1.46% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 6,089,704 | 1.41% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 6,102,050 | 1.39% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 6,113,677 | 1.38% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 6,123,367 | 1.36% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 6,129,969 | 1.31% | 0.11% |
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 9,548,518 (a 24.8% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 738,242 (a 15.5% growth).
Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 34th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Iraq's population will grow by 49.8% to 71,928,759 people with a rank change from 34th to 28th. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.
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Population differences between Iraq and Ireland
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| Life expectancy | 72.6 years | 82.9 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 39.4 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 39.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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