The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 40,197 people in Liechtenstein in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 47,813,338 people compared to 40,646 in Liechtenstein.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 1,176 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Liechtenstein is the 190th.
- The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.0005% for Liechtenstein.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +0.76% in Liechtenstein.
- Since 2005, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.4M people to 47.8M (68.3% growth), while Liechtenstein has grown from 34.8K to 40.6K (17% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 43.9K people in 2100 for Liechtenstein.
Iraq vs Liechtenstein: live population counter
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| Current population |
47813338
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40646
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 190/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.0005% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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1.05 days
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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1.01 days
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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1.77 days
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | +206 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +347 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +0.87% |
| Population growth rate rank | 48/197 | 111/197 |
Iraq and Liechtenstein: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 16,451 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 16,877 | 2.46% | 2.59% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 17,443 | 3.05% | 3.35% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 18,093 | 3.43% | 3.73% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 18,755 | 3.41% | 3.66% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 19,195 | 3.44% | 2.35% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 19,610 | 3.45% | 2.16% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 20,175 | 3.46% | 2.88% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 20,835 | 3.49% | 3.27% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 21,084 | 3.5% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 21,140 | 3.53% | 0.27% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 21,600 | 3.51% | 2.18% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 22,132 | 3.5% | 2.46% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 22,785 | 3.51% | 2.95% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 23,451 | 3.44% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 23,846 | 3.37% | 1.68% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 24,058 | 3.33% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 24,442 | 3.38% | 1.6% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 25,028 | 3.42% | 2.4% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 25,575 | 3.27% | 2.19% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 25,512 | 3.2% | -0.25% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 25,673 | 3.05% | 0.63% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 26,255 | 2.85% | 2.27% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 26,446 | 3.02% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 26,596 | 3.17% | 0.57% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 26,878 | 2.43% | 1.06% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 27,238 | 2.49% | 1.34% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 27,557 | 2.78% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 27,948 | 2.35% | 1.42% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 28,317 | 2.7% | 1.32% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 28,742 | 1.25% | 1.5% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 29,209 | 1.06% | 1.62% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 29,627 | 3% | 1.43% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 30,089 | 4.92% | 1.56% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 30,470 | 4.89% | 1.27% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 30,776 | 3.41% | 1% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 31,033 | 3.24% | 0.84% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 31,232 | 3.14% | 0.64% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 31,668 | 3.19% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 32,221 | 3.29% | 1.75% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 32,645 | 3.33% | 1.32% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 33,194 | 3.17% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 33,694 | 3.21% | 1.51% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 34,079 | 3.06% | 1.14% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 34,447 | 2.89% | 1.08% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 34,753 | 3.01% | 0.89% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 35,037 | 0.74% | 0.82% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 35,262 | -0.79% | 0.64% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 35,473 | 2.04% | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 35,742 | 3.75% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 36,022 | 3.28% | 0.78% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 36,312 | 3.59% | 0.81% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 36,657 | 4.64% | 0.95% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 36,984 | 4.83% | 0.89% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 37,248 | 3.59% | 0.71% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 37,494 | 2.76% | 0.66% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 37,716 | 2.42% | 0.59% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 37,962 | 2.26% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 38,246 | 2.36% | 0.75% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 38,563 | 2.3% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 38,901 | 2.24% | 0.88% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 39,182 | 2.27% | 0.72% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 39,493 | 2.32% | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 39,850 | 2.28% | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 40,197 | 2.15% | 0.87% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 40,457 | 2.13% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 40,693 | 2.1% | 0.58% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 40,927 | 2.04% | 0.57% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 41,138 | 1.99% | 0.51% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 41,342 | 1.97% | 0.5% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 41,538 | 1.95% | 0.47% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 41,729 | 1.92% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 41,901 | 1.93% | 0.41% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 42,058 | 1.91% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 42,205 | 1.87% | 0.35% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 42,347 | 1.83% | 0.34% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 42,469 | 1.82% | 0.29% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 42,576 | 1.79% | 0.25% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 42,688 | 1.73% | 0.26% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 42,789 | 1.73% | 0.24% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 42,877 | 1.71% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 42,957 | 1.65% | 0.19% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 43,031 | 1.6% | 0.17% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 43,098 | 1.55% | 0.16% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 43,156 | 1.5% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 43,202 | 1.46% | 0.11% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 43,243 | 1.41% | 0.1% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 43,284 | 1.39% | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 43,311 | 1.38% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 43,335 | 1.36% | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 43,349 | 1.31% | 0.03% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iraq increased by 9,153,087 people (a 32.2% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iraq gained 10,252,803 (a 27.3% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).
Iraq was ranked 38th most populous country in 2005 and is 34th in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Iraq's population will grow by 50.4% to 71,928,759 people with a rank change from 34th to 28th. The population of Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.
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Population differences between Iraq and Liechtenstein
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 83.9 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 43.8 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 45.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 651 ppl/mi² |
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