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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.21 times bigger than Iraq's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 1.29% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Iraq vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Italy
2100 101,632,594 35,208,261
2099 101,421,266 35,444,989
2098 101,212,536 35,676,340
2097 100,980,835 35,914,345
2096 100,724,441 36,150,501
2095 100,464,590 36,386,787
2094 100,194,041 36,619,396
2093 99,876,174 36,850,181
2092 99,532,041 37,089,746
2091 99,203,830 37,323,400
2090 98,886,956 37,560,976
2089 98,513,025 37,802,157
2088 98,144,039 38,040,056
2087 97,767,537 38,280,439
2086 97,325,026 38,517,279
2085 96,873,007 38,761,126
2084 96,448,602 39,008,873
2083 95,991,166 39,255,273
2082 95,509,663 39,509,964
2081 95,009,326 39,767,732
2080 94,507,216 40,030,977
2079 93,960,228 40,302,924
2078 93,417,384 40,579,648
2077 92,903,983 40,860,952
2076 92,359,592 41,151,772
2075 91,825,254 41,455,646
2074 91,229,266 41,779,503
2073 90,571,021 42,111,664
2072 89,918,374 42,459,257
2071 89,265,548 42,814,908
2070 88,596,492 43,187,953
2069 87,909,474 43,571,469
2068 87,220,494 43,964,515
2067 86,513,996 44,361,273
2066 85,734,530 44,771,926
2065 84,971,898 45,197,177
2064 84,191,350 45,628,630
2063 83,387,951 46,066,216
2062 82,604,577 46,517,561
2061 81,800,637 46,971,598
2060 80,951,008 47,424,830
2059 80,141,868 47,879,711
2058 79,319,543 48,332,818
2057 78,477,339 48,778,066
2056 77,609,202 49,222,515
2055 76,739,924 49,653,326
2054 75,857,125 50,073,600
2053 74,952,948 50,488,203
2052 74,072,580 50,886,354
2051 73,150,234 51,276,616
2050 72,235,938 51,663,176
2049 71,272,122 52,034,983
2048 70,316,860 52,392,012
2047 69,347,823 52,745,310
2046 68,400,664 53,080,828
2045 67,435,953 53,408,660
2044 66,447,309 53,723,325
2043 65,453,565 54,042,322
2042 64,433,831 54,342,628
2041 63,408,709 54,629,496
2040 62,360,117 54,916,374
2039 61,289,355 55,205,078
2038 60,253,073 55,481,637
2037 59,221,658 55,757,394
2036 58,155,990 56,025,224
2035 57,127,999 56,295,613
2034 56,087,695 56,562,648
2033 55,051,140 56,822,364
2032 54,002,289 57,078,534
2031 52,991,443 57,345,322
2030 51,986,773 57,606,120
2029 50,982,563 57,851,091
2028 50,001,133 58,091,760
2027 49,014,822 58,333,039
2026 48,020,334 58,562,681
2025 47,020,527 58,769,653
2024 46,042,015 58,952,704
2023 45,074,049 58,984,216
2022 44,070,551 59,013,667
2021 43,071,211 59,133,173
2020 42,116,605 59,438,851
2019 41,192,171 59,729,081
2018 40,265,624 60,148,658
2017 39,337,353 60,002,252
2016 38,469,627 60,115,223
2015 37,560,535 60,229,605
2014 36,550,059 60,320,707
2013 35,281,989 60,311,613
2012 33,654,842 60,191,247
2011 32,161,424 60,026,841
2010 31,045,366 59,819,407
2009 30,058,206 59,555,454
2008 28,971,036 59,211,181
2007 28,391,607 58,756,247
2006 28,616,515 58,399,861
2005 28,407,448 58,166,682
2004 27,577,878 57,828,179
2003 26,802,659 57,399,184
2002 26,006,559 57,089,824
2001 25,197,840 56,976,981
2000 24,424,056 56,942,108
1999 23,636,527 56,916,317
1998 22,884,399 56,906,744
1997 22,176,593 56,890,372
1996 21,501,321 56,860,281
1995 20,825,860 56,844,303
1994 20,139,807 56,843,400
1993 19,201,195 56,831,821
1992 18,300,845 56,797,087
1991 17,767,253 56,758,521
1990 17,581,206 56,719,240
1989 17,364,542 56,671,781
1988 16,908,819 56,629,288
1987 16,521,049 56,601,931
1986 16,074,145 56,596,155
1985 15,683,430 56,593,071
1984 15,310,733 56,576,718
1983 14,840,555 56,564,074
1982 14,406,083 56,543,548
1981 14,006,381 56,501,675
1980 13,591,992 56,433,883
1979 13,170,365 56,317,749
1978 12,753,355 56,155,143
1977 12,331,046 55,955,411
1976 11,927,651 55,718,260
1975 11,543,639 55,441,001
1974 11,167,761 55,110,868
1973 10,795,869 54,751,406
1972 10,430,164 54,381,345
1971 10,077,809 54,073,490
1970 9,735,611 53,821,850
1969 9,403,356 53,537,950
1968 9,085,016 53,235,750
1967 8,778,869 52,900,500
1966 8,485,104 52,519,000
1965 8,202,140 52,112,350
1964 7,929,566 51,675,350
1963 7,667,928 51,252,000
1962 7,413,875 50,879,450
1961 7,194,553 50,536,350
1960 7,022,052 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Italy
2100 0.21% -0.67%
2099 0.21% -0.65%
2098 0.23% -0.66%
2097 0.25% -0.65%
2096 0.26% -0.65%
2095 0.27% -0.64%
2094 0.32% -0.63%
2093 0.35% -0.65%
2092 0.33% -0.63%
2091 0.32% -0.63%
2090 0.38% -0.64%
2089 0.38% -0.63%
2088 0.39% -0.63%
2087 0.45% -0.61%
2086 0.47% -0.63%
2085 0.44% -0.64%
2084 0.48% -0.63%
2083 0.5% -0.64%
2082 0.53% -0.65%
2081 0.53% -0.66%
2080 0.58% -0.67%
2079 0.58% -0.68%
2078 0.55% -0.69%
2077 0.59% -0.71%
2076 0.58% -0.73%
2075 0.65% -0.78%
2074 0.73% -0.79%
2073 0.73% -0.82%
2072 0.73% -0.83%
2071 0.76% -0.86%
2070 0.78% -0.88%
2069 0.79% -0.89%
2068 0.82% -0.89%
2067 0.91% -0.92%
2066 0.9% -0.94%
2065 0.93% -0.95%
2064 0.96% -0.95%
2063 0.95% -0.97%
2062 0.98% -0.97%
2061 1.05% -0.96%
2060 1.01% -0.95%
2059 1.04% -0.94%
2058 1.07% -0.91%
2057 1.12% -0.9%
2056 1.13% -0.87%
2055 1.16% -0.84%
2054 1.21% -0.82%
2053 1.19% -0.78%
2052 1.26% -0.76%
2051 1.27% -0.75%
2050 1.35% -0.71%
2049 1.36% -0.68%
2048 1.4% -0.67%
2047 1.38% -0.63%
2046 1.43% -0.61%
2045 1.49% -0.59%
2044 1.52% -0.59%
2043 1.58% -0.55%
2042 1.62% -0.53%
2041 1.68% -0.52%
2040 1.75% -0.52%
2039 1.72% -0.5%
2038 1.74% -0.49%
2037 1.83% -0.48%
2036 1.8% -0.48%
2035 1.85% -0.47%
2034 1.88% -0.46%
2033 1.94% -0.45%
2032 1.91% -0.47%
2031 1.93% -0.45%
2030 1.97% -0.42%
2029 1.96% -0.41%
2028 2.01% -0.41%
2027 2.07% -0.39%
2026 2.13% -0.35%
2025 2.13% -0.31%
2024 2.15% -0.05%
2023 2.28% -0.05%
2022 2.32% -0.2%
2021 2.27% -0.51%
2020 2.24% -0.49%
2019 2.3% -0.7%
2018 2.36% 0.24%
2017 2.26% -0.19%
2016 2.42% -0.19%
2015 2.76% -0.15%
2014 3.59% 0.02%
2013 4.83% 0.2%
2012 4.64% 0.27%
2011 3.59% 0.35%
2010 3.28% 0.44%
2009 3.75% 0.58%
2008 2.04% 0.77%
2007 -0.79% 0.61%
2006 0.74% 0.4%
2005 3.01% 0.59%
2004 2.89% 0.75%
2003 3.06% 0.54%
2002 3.21% 0.2%
2001 3.17% 0.06%
2000 3.33% 0.05%
1999 3.29% 0.02%
1998 3.19% 0.03%
1997 3.14% 0.05%
1996 3.24% 0.03%
1995 3.41% 0.002%
1994 4.89% 0.02%
1993 4.92% 0.06%
1992 3% 0.07%
1991 1.06% 0.07%
1990 1.25% 0.08%
1989 2.7% 0.08%
1988 2.35% 0.05%
1987 2.78% 0.01%
1986 2.49% 0.005%
1985 2.43% 0.03%
1984 3.17% 0.02%
1983 3.02% 0.04%
1982 2.85% 0.07%
1981 3.05% 0.12%
1980 3.2% 0.21%
1979 3.27% 0.29%
1978 3.42% 0.36%
1977 3.38% 0.43%
1976 3.33% 0.5%
1975 3.37% 0.6%
1974 3.44% 0.66%
1973 3.51% 0.68%
1972 3.5% 0.57%
1971 3.51% 0.47%
1970 3.53% 0.53%
1969 3.5% 0.57%
1968 3.49% 0.63%
1967 3.46% 0.73%
1966 3.45% 0.78%
1965 3.44% 0.85%
1964 3.41% 0.83%
1963 3.43% 0.73%
1962 3.05% 0.68%
1961 2.46% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Iraq Italy
Current population
48289334
58562681
Population rank 33/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.71%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
27.2 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
2.82 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,652 -86
Annual growth/decline +967,966 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 170/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -1,064 +75,448
Net migration rank 93/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - 75,448
2024 - -17,735 - 95,246
2023 973,420 -5,710 -283,125 150,189
2022 962,501 76,821 -318,674 231,228
2021 941,924 17,474 -301,579 157,327
2020 919,953 29,858 -338,801 85,281
2019 942,972 -43,919 -215,025 46,634
2018 938,310 15,775 -192,475 83,686
2017 924,507 -21,998 -192,007 95,147
2016 946,968 -113,980 -138,265 84,568
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 -162,620 39,389
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 -96,513 52,679
2013 1,026,036 474,379 -90,468 158,090
2012 999,987 753,907 -78,248 252,524
2011 971,082 261,880 -48,021 198,544
2010 906,369 92,779 -23,928 274,387
2009 855,096 120,092 -17,866 283,676
2008 802,382 396,792 -11,842 422,534
2007 784,119 -824,428 -5,876 495,092
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 0 215,995
2005 776,603 51,019 -17,450 258,702
2004 761,563 69,948 11,566 417,970
2003 746,159 -27,236 -40,179 478,578
2002 739,419 133,839 -22,836 223,861
2001 729,704 14,451 -11,396 48,903
2000 715,771 87,624 -17,082 56,065
1999 702,170 69,491 -22,766 54,405
1998 684,152 48,446 -39,835 67,985
1997 667,582 15,429 -22,756 50,539
1996 652,866 14,652 -22,744 53,450
1995 642,977 40,424 -34,107 -460,287
1994 634,344 54,355 -17,053 502,750
1993 606,700 581,818 0 24,321
1992 591,886 20,292 22,718 51,747
1991 550,146 -95,155 11,352 19,721
1990 518,575 -601,469 22,688 35,317
1989 496,852 19,392 28,336 19,540
1988 476,778 -81,562 33,977 18,553
1987 488,742 -108,426 16,980 7,825
1986 474,348 39,136 11,319 -6,206
1985 467,445 -199,505 28,297 6,911
1984 455,740 21,709 50,919 203
1983 439,800 23,115 33,939 -3,733
1982 428,336 -22,302 79,161 -24,223
1981 416,998 -23,640 73,452 7,182
1980 419,653 15,757 84,650 295,642
1979 428,458 -20,617 129,531 42,637
1978 418,756 7,434 168,465 43,932
1977 410,229 8,204 190,248 42,246
1976 402,260 -13,915 228,445 40,885
1975 385,916 -6,237 271,660 43,051
1974 376,197 -4,090 336,176 42,487
1973 373,191 -1,507 328,508 41,631
1972 362,334 -2,600 364,355 43,182
1971 351,464 -6,479 383,922 -58,627
1970 338,030 1,377 376,753 -62,216
1969 324,792 312 390,827 -45,346
1968 310,644 928 399,268 -50,149
1967 298,192 2,531 439,074 -37,992
1966 285,507 1,298 488,427 -35,352
1965 274,551 4,555 474,222 -36,267
1964 262,825 3,224 527,089 -27,368
1963 254,046 3,197 440,767 -28,198
1962 247,520 3,343 427,387 -25,840
1961 184,792 2,981 459,880 -129,761
1960 155,651 1,573 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/iraq/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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