The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,018,145 people compared to 33,502,938 in Ivory Coast.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 1.43 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
- The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.4% for Ivory Coast.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
- Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48M (67.8% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.5M (63.1% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 104M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.
Iraq vs Ivory Coast: live population counter
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| Current population |
48018145
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33502938
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 50/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.4% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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41 seconds
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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31.6 seconds
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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2.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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1.12 hours
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | +7,838 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +2,106 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +768,576 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +2.47% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 28/197 |
Iraq and Ivory Coast: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 3,673,666 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 3,810,151 | 2.46% | 3.72% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 3,956,939 | 3.05% | 3.85% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 4,112,061 | 3.43% | 3.92% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 4,273,952 | 3.41% | 3.94% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 4,442,377 | 3.44% | 3.94% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 4,617,519 | 3.45% | 3.94% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 4,799,744 | 3.46% | 3.95% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 4,990,021 | 3.49% | 3.96% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 5,192,221 | 3.5% | 4.05% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 5,411,567 | 3.53% | 4.22% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 5,650,868 | 3.51% | 4.42% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 5,909,716 | 3.5% | 4.58% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 6,184,944 | 3.51% | 4.66% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 6,474,057 | 3.44% | 4.67% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 6,776,297 | 3.37% | 4.67% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 7,057,958 | 3.33% | 4.16% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 7,321,950 | 3.38% | 3.74% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 7,603,130 | 3.42% | 3.84% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 7,902,267 | 3.27% | 3.93% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 8,220,714 | 3.2% | 4.03% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 8,556,596 | 3.05% | 4.09% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 8,907,936 | 2.85% | 4.11% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 9,272,744 | 3.02% | 4.1% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 9,650,516 | 3.17% | 4.07% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 10,040,483 | 2.43% | 4.04% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 10,440,917 | 2.49% | 3.99% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 10,851,475 | 2.78% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 11,275,189 | 2.35% | 3.9% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 11,719,771 | 2.7% | 3.94% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 12,189,778 | 1.25% | 4.01% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 12,683,870 | 1.06% | 4.05% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 13,200,310 | 3% | 4.07% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 13,735,951 | 4.92% | 4.06% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 14,287,201 | 4.89% | 4.01% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 14,855,565 | 3.41% | 3.98% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 15,442,312 | 3.24% | 3.95% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 16,047,170 | 3.14% | 3.92% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 16,663,948 | 3.19% | 3.84% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 17,215,935 | 3.29% | 3.31% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 17,699,004 | 3.33% | 2.81% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 18,178,913 | 3.17% | 2.71% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 18,654,771 | 3.21% | 2.62% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 19,125,542 | 3.06% | 2.52% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 19,595,000 | 2.89% | 2.45% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 20,068,458 | 3.01% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 20,546,802 | 0.74% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 21,030,558 | -0.79% | 2.35% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 21,514,439 | 2.04% | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 21,997,940 | 3.75% | 2.25% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 22,488,065 | 3.28% | 2.23% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 22,982,000 | 3.59% | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 23,467,078 | 4.64% | 2.11% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 23,939,775 | 4.83% | 2.01% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 24,527,395 | 3.59% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 25,246,342 | 2.76% | 2.93% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 25,989,405 | 2.42% | 2.94% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 26,733,372 | 2.26% | 2.86% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 27,464,173 | 2.36% | 2.73% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 28,193,009 | 2.3% | 2.65% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 28,915,449 | 2.24% | 2.56% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 29,639,736 | 2.27% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 30,395,002 | 2.32% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 31,165,654 | 2.28% | 2.54% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 31,934,230 | 2.15% | 2.47% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 32,711,547 | 2.13% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 33,494,340 | 2.1% | 2.39% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 34,281,129 | 2.04% | 2.35% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 35,077,094 | 1.99% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 35,883,465 | 1.97% | 2.3% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 36,699,008 | 1.95% | 2.27% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 37,529,369 | 1.92% | 2.26% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 38,376,612 | 1.93% | 2.26% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 39,244,388 | 1.91% | 2.26% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 40,132,807 | 1.87% | 2.26% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 41,033,849 | 1.83% | 2.25% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 41,948,468 | 1.82% | 2.23% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 42,880,003 | 1.79% | 2.22% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 43,824,363 | 1.73% | 2.2% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 44,778,750 | 1.73% | 2.18% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 45,743,921 | 1.71% | 2.16% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 46,717,434 | 1.65% | 2.13% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 47,702,165 | 1.6% | 2.11% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 48,700,670 | 1.55% | 2.09% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 49,709,049 | 1.5% | 2.07% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 50,716,074 | 1.46% | 2.03% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 51,718,057 | 1.41% | 1.98% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 52,721,465 | 1.39% | 1.94% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 53,730,594 | 1.38% | 1.91% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 54,739,405 | 1.36% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 55,746,988 | 1.31% | 1.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,548,518 (a 24.8% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,513,533 (a 28.9% growth).
Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 34th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 66.4% to 55,746,988 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Abidjan | 5.62M |
| Bouake | 740K |
| Korhogo | 441K |
| Yamoussoukro | 340K |
| Divo | 295K |
| Gagnoa | 277K |
| Abengourou | 164K |
| Dabou | 138K |
| Agboville | 135K |
| Grand-Bassam | 125K |
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Population differences between Iraq and Ivory Coast
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| Life expectancy | 72.6 years | 62.4 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 4.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 260.1 ppl/mi² |
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