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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 2.28 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Iraq vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Kazakhstan
2100 101,632,594 33,848,663
2099 101,421,266 33,772,741
2098 101,212,536 33,695,479
2097 100,980,835 33,615,447
2096 100,724,441 33,523,978
2095 100,464,590 33,424,720
2094 100,194,041 33,326,027
2093 99,876,174 33,224,553
2092 99,532,041 33,128,053
2091 99,203,830 33,024,570
2090 98,886,956 32,918,505
2089 98,513,025 32,809,364
2088 98,144,039 32,697,677
2087 97,767,537 32,574,802
2086 97,325,026 32,450,913
2085 96,873,007 32,326,215
2084 96,448,602 32,198,072
2083 95,991,166 32,062,485
2082 95,509,663 31,936,199
2081 95,009,326 31,798,193
2080 94,507,216 31,659,824
2079 93,960,228 31,525,030
2078 93,417,384 31,377,560
2077 92,903,983 31,230,620
2076 92,359,592 31,082,855
2075 91,825,254 30,934,158
2074 91,229,266 30,781,840
2073 90,571,021 30,635,989
2072 89,918,374 30,488,022
2071 89,265,548 30,336,588
2070 88,596,492 30,183,464
2069 87,909,474 30,024,249
2068 87,220,494 29,872,612
2067 86,513,996 29,722,383
2066 85,734,530 29,568,138
2065 84,971,898 29,406,227
2064 84,191,350 29,245,499
2063 83,387,951 29,081,885
2062 82,604,577 28,917,277
2061 81,800,637 28,748,398
2060 80,951,008 28,577,830
2059 80,141,868 28,401,552
2058 79,319,543 28,224,769
2057 78,477,339 28,046,842
2056 77,609,202 27,852,110
2055 76,739,924 27,652,544
2054 75,857,125 27,453,980
2053 74,952,948 27,243,894
2052 74,072,580 27,031,990
2051 73,150,234 26,818,727
2050 72,235,938 26,602,802
2049 71,272,122 26,385,294
2048 70,316,860 26,155,898
2047 69,347,823 25,920,222
2046 68,400,664 25,687,222
2045 67,435,953 25,451,058
2044 66,447,309 25,215,227
2043 65,453,565 24,979,701
2042 64,433,831 24,746,212
2041 63,408,709 24,516,106
2040 62,360,117 24,281,719
2039 61,289,355 24,055,361
2038 60,253,073 23,829,916
2037 59,221,658 23,608,263
2036 58,155,990 23,382,815
2035 57,127,999 23,159,205
2034 56,087,695 22,934,543
2033 55,051,140 22,708,727
2032 54,002,289 22,478,234
2031 52,991,443 22,254,688
2030 51,986,773 22,027,730
2029 50,982,563 21,799,495
2028 50,001,133 21,566,108
2027 49,014,822 21,333,660
2026 48,020,334 21,098,089
2025 47,020,527 20,850,907
2024 46,042,015 20,592,571
2023 45,074,049 20,330,104
2022 44,070,551 20,034,609
2021 43,071,211 19,743,603
2020 42,116,605 19,482,117
2019 41,192,171 19,209,555
2018 40,265,624 18,932,727
2017 39,337,353 18,651,931
2016 38,469,627 18,363,600
2015 37,560,535 18,084,169
2014 36,550,059 17,816,285
2013 35,281,989 17,556,502
2012 33,654,842 17,306,106
2011 32,161,424 17,066,002
2010 31,045,366 16,836,810
2009 30,058,206 16,619,846
2008 28,971,036 16,426,525
2007 28,391,607 16,257,214
2006 28,616,515 16,103,716
2005 28,407,448 15,968,117
2004 27,577,878 15,850,159
2003 26,802,659 15,747,380
2002 26,006,559 15,656,677
2001 25,197,840 15,575,550
2000 24,424,056 15,501,103
1999 23,636,527 15,455,874
1998 22,884,399 15,647,785
1997 22,176,593 16,043,251
1996 21,501,321 16,416,027
1995 20,825,860 16,730,536
1994 20,139,807 17,043,771
1993 19,201,195 17,274,487
1992 18,300,845 17,332,625
1991 17,767,253 17,278,600
1990 17,581,206 17,154,054
1989 17,364,542 16,997,013
1988 16,908,819 16,781,168
1987 16,521,049 16,527,715
1986 16,074,145 16,262,702
1985 15,683,430 16,031,090
1984 15,310,733 15,844,621
1983 14,840,555 15,665,551
1982 14,406,083 15,492,595
1981 14,006,381 15,323,082
1980 13,591,992 15,152,949
1979 13,170,365 14,978,696
1978 12,753,355 14,711,497
1977 12,331,046 14,353,265
1976 11,927,651 13,998,738
1975 11,543,639 13,700,843
1974 11,167,761 13,454,570
1973 10,795,869 13,208,121
1972 10,430,164 12,951,798
1971 10,077,809 12,684,813
1970 9,735,611 12,419,057
1969 9,403,356 12,156,212
1968 9,085,016 11,879,182
1967 8,778,869 11,584,428
1966 8,485,104 11,288,989
1965 8,202,140 10,993,183
1964 7,929,566 10,690,309
1963 7,667,928 10,377,466
1962 7,413,875 10,058,928
1961 7,194,553 9,742,085
1960 7,022,052 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Kazakhstan
2100 0.21% 0.22%
2099 0.21% 0.23%
2098 0.23% 0.24%
2097 0.25% 0.27%
2096 0.26% 0.3%
2095 0.27% 0.3%
2094 0.32% 0.31%
2093 0.35% 0.29%
2092 0.33% 0.31%
2091 0.32% 0.32%
2090 0.38% 0.33%
2089 0.38% 0.34%
2088 0.39% 0.38%
2087 0.45% 0.38%
2086 0.47% 0.39%
2085 0.44% 0.4%
2084 0.48% 0.42%
2083 0.5% 0.4%
2082 0.53% 0.43%
2081 0.53% 0.44%
2080 0.58% 0.43%
2079 0.58% 0.47%
2078 0.55% 0.47%
2077 0.59% 0.48%
2076 0.58% 0.48%
2075 0.65% 0.49%
2074 0.73% 0.48%
2073 0.73% 0.49%
2072 0.73% 0.5%
2071 0.76% 0.51%
2070 0.78% 0.53%
2069 0.79% 0.51%
2068 0.82% 0.51%
2067 0.91% 0.52%
2066 0.9% 0.55%
2065 0.93% 0.55%
2064 0.96% 0.56%
2063 0.95% 0.57%
2062 0.98% 0.59%
2061 1.05% 0.6%
2060 1.01% 0.62%
2059 1.04% 0.63%
2058 1.07% 0.63%
2057 1.12% 0.7%
2056 1.13% 0.72%
2055 1.16% 0.72%
2054 1.21% 0.77%
2053 1.19% 0.78%
2052 1.26% 0.8%
2051 1.27% 0.81%
2050 1.35% 0.82%
2049 1.36% 0.88%
2048 1.4% 0.91%
2047 1.38% 0.91%
2046 1.43% 0.93%
2045 1.49% 0.94%
2044 1.52% 0.94%
2043 1.58% 0.94%
2042 1.62% 0.94%
2041 1.68% 0.97%
2040 1.75% 0.94%
2039 1.72% 0.95%
2038 1.74% 0.94%
2037 1.83% 0.96%
2036 1.8% 0.97%
2035 1.85% 0.98%
2034 1.88% 0.99%
2033 1.94% 1.03%
2032 1.91% 1%
2031 1.93% 1.03%
2030 1.97% 1.05%
2029 1.96% 1.08%
2028 2.01% 1.09%
2027 2.07% 1.12%
2026 2.13% 1.19%
2025 2.13% 1.25%
2024 2.15% 1.29%
2023 2.28% 1.47%
2022 2.32% 1.47%
2021 2.27% 1.34%
2020 2.24% 1.42%
2019 2.3% 1.46%
2018 2.36% 1.51%
2017 2.26% 1.57%
2016 2.42% 1.55%
2015 2.76% 1.5%
2014 3.59% 1.48%
2013 4.83% 1.45%
2012 4.64% 1.41%
2011 3.59% 1.36%
2010 3.28% 1.31%
2009 3.75% 1.18%
2008 2.04% 1.04%
2007 -0.79% 0.95%
2006 0.74% 0.85%
2005 3.01% 0.74%
2004 2.89% 0.65%
2003 3.06% 0.58%
2002 3.21% 0.52%
2001 3.17% 0.48%
2000 3.33% 0.29%
1999 3.29% -1.23%
1998 3.19% -2.46%
1997 3.14% -2.27%
1996 3.24% -1.88%
1995 3.41% -1.84%
1994 4.89% -1.34%
1993 4.92% -0.34%
1992 3% 0.31%
1991 1.06% 0.73%
1990 1.25% 0.92%
1989 2.7% 1.29%
1988 2.35% 1.53%
1987 2.78% 1.63%
1986 2.49% 1.44%
1985 2.43% 1.18%
1984 3.17% 1.14%
1983 3.02% 1.12%
1982 2.85% 1.11%
1981 3.05% 1.12%
1980 3.2% 1.16%
1979 3.27% 1.82%
1978 3.42% 2.5%
1977 3.38% 2.53%
1976 3.33% 2.17%
1975 3.37% 1.83%
1974 3.44% 1.87%
1973 3.51% 1.98%
1972 3.5% 2.1%
1971 3.51% 2.14%
1970 3.53% 2.16%
1969 3.5% 2.33%
1968 3.49% 2.54%
1967 3.46% 2.62%
1966 3.45% 2.69%
1965 3.44% 2.83%
1964 3.41% 3.01%
1963 3.43% 3.17%
1962 3.05% 3.25%
1961 2.46% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Iraq Kazakhstan
Current population
48289334
21161809
Population rank 33/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.26%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
2 minutes
One birth every
27.2 seconds
1.28 minutes
One death every
2.82 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,652 +719
Annual growth/decline +967,966 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 82/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,064 -8,834
Net migration rank 93/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - -8,834
2024 - -17,735 - -7,368
2023 973,420 -5,710 273,013 -4,822
2022 962,501 76,821 277,019 45,755
2021 941,924 17,474 269,026 -9,804
2020 919,953 29,858 272,458 -8,716
2019 942,972 -43,919 278,788 2,594
2018 938,310 15,775 278,917 -6,644
2017 924,507 -21,998 268,066 21,248
2016 946,968 -113,980 277,878 9,478
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 273,523 -2,011
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 274,406 -10,170
2013 1,026,036 474,379 259,239 -3,925
2012 999,987 753,907 249,987 -4,512
2011 971,082 261,880 237,883 -3,160
2010 906,369 92,779 230,479 -6,840
2009 855,096 120,092 218,036 -7,758
2008 802,382 396,792 214,169 -37,796
2007 784,119 -824,428 188,486 -26,237
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 166,480 -21,728
2005 776,603 51,019 146,619 -20,171
2004 761,563 69,948 132,286 -22,841
2003 746,159 -27,236 112,137 -16,027
2002 739,419 133,839 93,564 -8,272
2001 729,704 14,451 84,279 -7,333
2000 715,771 87,624 80,699 -8,754
1999 702,170 69,491 79,536 -61,031
1998 684,152 48,446 85,735 -488,075
1997 667,582 15,429 92,778 -481,380
1996 652,866 14,652 112,384 -469,331
1995 642,977 40,424 140,721 -412,775
1994 634,344 54,355 165,631 -520,028
1993 606,700 581,818 185,649 -292,682
1992 591,886 20,292 204,785 -214,015
1991 550,146 -95,155 221,581 -104,271
1990 518,575 -601,469 235,113 -103,336
1989 496,852 19,392 254,394 -72,096
1988 476,778 -81,562 275,278 -25,892
1987 488,742 -108,426 290,227 -32,724
1986 474,348 39,136 295,818 -23,297
1985 467,445 -199,505 293,834 -103,115
1984 455,740 21,709 278,485 -96,266
1983 439,800 23,115 260,471 -84,566
1982 428,336 -22,302 246,983 -76,976
1981 416,998 -23,640 243,652 -74,624
1980 419,653 15,757 238,977 -67,731
1979 428,458 -20,617 237,442 -60,198
1978 418,756 7,434 225,895 131,248
1977 410,229 8,204 224,284 135,047
1976 402,260 -13,915 221,992 127,735
1975 385,916 -6,237 219,748 26,332
1974 376,197 -4,090 217,668 28,807
1973 373,191 -1,507 215,940 30,467
1972 362,334 -2,600 212,319 53,914
1971 351,464 -6,479 202,450 65,291
1970 338,030 1,377 191,775 72,000
1969 324,792 312 184,118 77,805
1968 310,644 928 186,254 105,890
1967 298,192 2,531 191,536 105,830
1966 285,507 1,298 191,506 101,999
1965 274,551 4,555 194,470 103,626
1964 262,825 3,224 208,899 98,761
1963 254,046 3,197 223,105 94,932
1962 247,520 3,343 228,177 90,842
1961 184,792 2,981 228,686 85,981
1960 155,651 1,573 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/iraq/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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