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Population in Iraq compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 48,289,334 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 1.43 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.41% 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 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Iraq vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Ivory Coast
2100 101,632,594 104,920,371
2099 101,421,266 104,113,061
2098 101,212,536 103,291,158
2097 100,980,835 102,471,756
2096 100,724,441 101,628,301
2095 100,464,590 100,772,460
2094 100,194,041 99,898,304
2093 99,876,174 99,021,348
2092 99,532,041 98,114,023
2091 99,203,830 97,191,635
2090 98,886,956 96,263,617
2089 98,513,025 95,332,834
2088 98,144,039 94,410,464
2087 97,767,537 93,478,576
2086 97,325,026 92,531,438
2085 96,873,007 91,589,651
2084 96,448,602 90,656,883
2083 95,991,166 89,687,091
2082 95,509,663 88,713,776
2081 95,009,326 87,729,381
2080 94,507,216 86,741,632
2079 93,960,228 85,754,611
2078 93,417,384 84,755,417
2077 92,903,983 83,751,773
2076 92,359,592 82,745,768
2075 91,825,254 81,715,680
2074 91,229,266 80,699,852
2073 90,571,021 79,680,254
2072 89,918,374 78,658,967
2071 89,265,548 77,619,677
2070 88,596,492 76,578,862
2069 87,909,474 75,539,439
2068 87,220,494 74,479,930
2067 86,513,996 73,429,006
2066 85,734,530 72,362,962
2065 84,971,898 71,312,115
2064 84,191,350 70,271,852
2063 83,387,951 69,232,655
2062 82,604,577 68,207,413
2061 81,800,637 67,176,556
2060 80,951,008 66,159,709
2059 80,141,868 65,140,683
2058 79,319,543 64,110,700
2057 78,477,339 63,092,260
2056 77,609,202 62,075,281
2055 76,739,924 61,046,238
2054 75,857,125 60,014,012
2053 74,952,948 58,992,661
2052 74,072,580 57,968,005
2051 73,150,234 56,941,659
2050 72,235,938 55,918,046
2049 71,272,122 54,901,818
2048 70,316,860 53,875,709
2047 69,347,823 52,858,830
2046 68,400,664 51,844,312
2045 67,435,953 50,830,306
2044 66,447,309 49,805,598
2043 65,453,565 48,788,840
2042 64,433,831 47,784,131
2041 63,408,709 46,795,255
2040 62,360,117 45,813,266
2039 61,289,355 44,841,250
2038 60,253,073 43,881,133
2037 59,221,658 42,929,373
2036 58,155,990 41,995,248
2035 57,127,999 41,077,730
2034 56,087,695 40,171,091
2033 55,051,140 39,279,116
2032 54,002,289 38,414,277
2031 52,991,443 37,563,879
2030 51,986,773 36,733,221
2029 50,982,563 35,912,791
2028 50,001,133 35,100,748
2027 49,014,822 34,301,358
2026 48,020,334 33,507,906
2025 47,020,527 32,716,581
2024 46,042,015 31,934,230
2023 45,074,049 31,165,654
2022 44,070,551 30,395,002
2021 43,071,211 29,639,736
2020 42,116,605 28,915,449
2019 41,192,171 28,193,009
2018 40,265,624 27,464,173
2017 39,337,353 26,733,372
2016 38,469,627 25,989,405
2015 37,560,535 25,246,342
2014 36,550,059 24,527,395
2013 35,281,989 23,939,775
2012 33,654,842 23,467,078
2011 32,161,424 22,982,000
2010 31,045,366 22,488,065
2009 30,058,206 21,997,940
2008 28,971,036 21,514,439
2007 28,391,607 21,030,558
2006 28,616,515 20,546,802
2005 28,407,448 20,068,458
2004 27,577,878 19,595,000
2003 26,802,659 19,125,542
2002 26,006,559 18,654,771
2001 25,197,840 18,178,913
2000 24,424,056 17,699,004
1999 23,636,527 17,215,935
1998 22,884,399 16,663,948
1997 22,176,593 16,047,170
1996 21,501,321 15,442,312
1995 20,825,860 14,855,565
1994 20,139,807 14,287,201
1993 19,201,195 13,735,951
1992 18,300,845 13,200,310
1991 17,767,253 12,683,870
1990 17,581,206 12,189,778
1989 17,364,542 11,719,771
1988 16,908,819 11,275,189
1987 16,521,049 10,851,475
1986 16,074,145 10,440,917
1985 15,683,430 10,040,483
1984 15,310,733 9,650,516
1983 14,840,555 9,272,744
1982 14,406,083 8,907,936
1981 14,006,381 8,556,596
1980 13,591,992 8,220,714
1979 13,170,365 7,902,267
1978 12,753,355 7,603,130
1977 12,331,046 7,321,950
1976 11,927,651 7,057,958
1975 11,543,639 6,776,297
1974 11,167,761 6,474,057
1973 10,795,869 6,184,944
1972 10,430,164 5,909,716
1971 10,077,809 5,650,868
1970 9,735,611 5,411,567
1969 9,403,356 5,192,221
1968 9,085,016 4,990,021
1967 8,778,869 4,799,744
1966 8,485,104 4,617,519
1965 8,202,140 4,442,377
1964 7,929,566 4,273,952
1963 7,667,928 4,112,061
1962 7,413,875 3,956,939
1961 7,194,553 3,810,151
1960 7,022,052 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

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 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Ivory Coast
2100 0.21% 0.78%
2099 0.21% 0.8%
2098 0.23% 0.8%
2097 0.25% 0.83%
2096 0.26% 0.85%
2095 0.27% 0.88%
2094 0.32% 0.89%
2093 0.35% 0.92%
2092 0.33% 0.95%
2091 0.32% 0.96%
2090 0.38% 0.98%
2089 0.38% 0.98%
2088 0.39% 1%
2087 0.45% 1.02%
2086 0.47% 1.03%
2085 0.44% 1.03%
2084 0.48% 1.08%
2083 0.5% 1.1%
2082 0.53% 1.12%
2081 0.53% 1.14%
2080 0.58% 1.15%
2079 0.58% 1.18%
2078 0.55% 1.2%
2077 0.59% 1.22%
2076 0.58% 1.26%
2075 0.65% 1.26%
2074 0.73% 1.28%
2073 0.73% 1.3%
2072 0.73% 1.34%
2071 0.76% 1.36%
2070 0.78% 1.38%
2069 0.79% 1.42%
2068 0.82% 1.43%
2067 0.91% 1.47%
2066 0.9% 1.47%
2065 0.93% 1.48%
2064 0.96% 1.5%
2063 0.95% 1.5%
2062 0.98% 1.53%
2061 1.05% 1.54%
2060 1.01% 1.56%
2059 1.04% 1.61%
2058 1.07% 1.61%
2057 1.12% 1.64%
2056 1.13% 1.69%
2055 1.16% 1.72%
2054 1.21% 1.73%
2053 1.19% 1.77%
2052 1.26% 1.8%
2051 1.27% 1.83%
2050 1.35% 1.85%
2049 1.36% 1.9%
2048 1.4% 1.92%
2047 1.38% 1.96%
2046 1.43% 1.99%
2045 1.49% 2.06%
2044 1.52% 2.08%
2043 1.58% 2.1%
2042 1.62% 2.11%
2041 1.68% 2.14%
2040 1.75% 2.17%
2039 1.72% 2.19%
2038 1.74% 2.22%
2037 1.83% 2.22%
2036 1.8% 2.23%
2035 1.85% 2.26%
2034 1.88% 2.27%
2033 1.94% 2.25%
2032 1.91% 2.26%
2031 1.93% 2.26%
2030 1.97% 2.28%
2029 1.96% 2.31%
2028 2.01% 2.33%
2027 2.07% 2.37%
2026 2.13% 2.42%
2025 2.13% 2.45%
2024 2.15% 2.47%
2023 2.28% 2.54%
2022 2.32% 2.55%
2021 2.27% 2.5%
2020 2.24% 2.56%
2019 2.3% 2.65%
2018 2.36% 2.73%
2017 2.26% 2.86%
2016 2.42% 2.94%
2015 2.76% 2.93%
2014 3.59% 2.45%
2013 4.83% 2.01%
2012 4.64% 2.11%
2011 3.59% 2.2%
2010 3.28% 2.23%
2009 3.75% 2.25%
2008 2.04% 2.3%
2007 -0.79% 2.35%
2006 0.74% 2.38%
2005 3.01% 2.42%
2004 2.89% 2.45%
2003 3.06% 2.52%
2002 3.21% 2.62%
2001 3.17% 2.71%
2000 3.33% 2.81%
1999 3.29% 3.31%
1998 3.19% 3.84%
1997 3.14% 3.92%
1996 3.24% 3.95%
1995 3.41% 3.98%
1994 4.89% 4.01%
1993 4.92% 4.06%
1992 3% 4.07%
1991 1.06% 4.05%
1990 1.25% 4.01%
1989 2.7% 3.94%
1988 2.35% 3.9%
1987 2.78% 3.93%
1986 2.49% 3.99%
1985 2.43% 4.04%
1984 3.17% 4.07%
1983 3.02% 4.1%
1982 2.85% 4.11%
1981 3.05% 4.09%
1980 3.2% 4.03%
1979 3.27% 3.93%
1978 3.42% 3.84%
1977 3.38% 3.74%
1976 3.33% 4.16%
1975 3.37% 4.67%
1974 3.44% 4.67%
1973 3.51% 4.66%
1972 3.5% 4.58%
1971 3.51% 4.42%
1970 3.53% 4.22%
1969 3.5% 4.05%
1968 3.49% 3.96%
1967 3.46% 3.95%
1966 3.45% 3.94%
1965 3.44% 3.94%
1964 3.41% 3.94%
1963 3.43% 3.92%
1962 3.05% 3.85%
1961 2.46% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Iraq Ivory Coast
Current population
48289334
33722528
Population rank 33/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.41%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
27.2 seconds
31.6 seconds
One death every
2.82 minutes
2.2 minutes
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
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -1,064 +11,305
Net migration rank 93/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - 11,305
2024 - -17,735 - 7,838
2023 973,420 -5,710 758,261 6,002
2022 962,501 76,821 750,270 26,777
2021 941,924 17,474 732,191 1,322
2020 919,953 29,858 727,455 -12,390
2019 942,972 -43,919 727,774 2,043
2018 938,310 15,775 722,445 5,395
2017 924,507 -21,998 734,553 -796
2016 946,968 -113,980 735,630 18,568
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 731,387 522
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 728,978 -23,011
2013 1,026,036 474,379 720,228 -250,964
2012 999,987 753,907 708,847 -232,712
2011 971,082 261,880 694,033 -200,010
2010 906,369 92,779 676,554 -182,689
2009 855,096 120,092 654,439 -168,027
2008 802,382 396,792 630,610 -150,037
2007 784,119 -824,428 617,247 -130,079
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 605,001 -124,651
2005 776,603 51,019 593,685 -117,342
2004 761,563 69,948 579,424 -108,869
2003 746,159 -27,236 568,220 -99,880
2002 739,419 133,839 563,692 -90,503
2001 729,704 14,451 555,220 -76,679
2000 715,771 87,624 545,129 -63,843
1999 702,170 69,491 527,634 -42,777
1998 684,152 48,446 509,167 109,961
1997 667,582 15,429 489,984 124,443
1996 652,866 14,652 469,740 125,556
1995 642,977 40,424 453,719 124,501
1994 634,344 54,355 438,274 120,247
1993 606,700 581,818 430,759 113,215
1992 591,886 20,292 423,294 104,006
1991 550,146 -95,155 413,354 92,228
1990 518,575 -601,469 402,629 79,979
1989 496,852 19,392 390,081 67,324
1988 476,778 -81,562 378,575 53,187
1987 488,742 -108,426 370,654 45,028
1986 474,348 39,136 357,205 48,233
1985 467,445 -199,505 344,549 50,872
1984 455,740 21,709 331,910 52,594
1983 439,800 23,115 317,379 53,646
1982 428,336 -22,302 305,204 53,384
1981 416,998 -23,640 292,755 51,354
1980 419,653 15,757 280,630 47,031
1979 428,458 -20,617 268,875 40,355
1978 418,756 7,434 257,222 31,822
1977 410,229 8,204 250,858 22,452
1976 402,260 -13,915 241,939 12,735
1975 385,916 -6,237 228,883 79,766
1974 376,197 -4,090 216,389 79,445
1973 373,191 -1,507 203,429 78,963
1972 362,334 -2,600 190,842 77,213
1971 351,464 -6,479 179,918 69,728
1970 338,030 1,377 170,070 58,883
1969 324,792 312 161,541 48,192
1968 310,644 928 153,464 41,198
1967 298,192 2,531 145,773 40,125
1966 285,507 1,298 138,438 40,125
1965 274,551 4,555 131,601 40,125
1964 262,825 3,224 124,996 40,125
1963 254,046 3,197 118,526 40,125
1962 247,520 3,343 111,930 39,670
1961 184,792 2,981 105,568 36,410
1960 155,651 1,573 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/iraq/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
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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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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