The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 677,717 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 47,813,338 people compared to 690,832 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 69.2 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +2.03% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2005, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.4M people to 47.8M (68.3% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 465K to 691K (48.5% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 806K people in 2061 for Luxembourg.
Iraq vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
47813338
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690832
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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46.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +31 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +11,287 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +1.69% |
| Population growth rate rank | 48/197 | 68/197 |
Iraq and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 316,845 | 2.46% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 320,750 | 3.05% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 324,100 | 3.43% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 327,750 | 3.41% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 331,500 | 3.44% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 333,895 | 3.45% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 334,995 | 3.46% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 335,850 | 3.49% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 337,500 | 3.5% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 339,171 | 3.53% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 342,421 | 3.51% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 346,600 | 3.5% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 350,450 | 3.51% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 355,050 | 3.44% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 358,950 | 3.37% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 360,731 | 3.33% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 361,358 | 3.38% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 362,007 | 3.42% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 362,856 | 3.27% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 364,150 | 3.2% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 365,225 | 3.05% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 365,525 | 2.85% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 365,622 | 3.02% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 365,998 | 3.17% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 366,706 | 2.43% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 368,355 | 2.49% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 370,750 | 2.78% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 373,450 | 2.35% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 377,100 | 2.7% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 381,850 | 1.25% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 387,000 | 1.06% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 392,175 | 3% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 397,475 | 4.92% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 402,925 | 4.89% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 408,625 | 3.41% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 414,225 | 3.24% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 419,450 | 3.14% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 424,700 | 3.19% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 430,475 | 3.29% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 436,300 | 3.33% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 441,525 | 3.17% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 446,175 | 3.21% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 451,630 | 3.06% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 458,095 | 2.89% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 465,158 | 3.01% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 472,637 | 0.74% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 479,993 | -0.79% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 488,650 | 2.04% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 497,783 | 3.75% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 506,953 | 3.28% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 518,347 | 3.59% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 530,946 | 4.64% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 543,360 | 4.83% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 556,319 | 3.59% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 569,604 | 2.76% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 582,014 | 2.42% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 596,336 | 2.26% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 607,950 | 2.36% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 620,001 | 2.3% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 630,419 | 2.24% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 640,064 | 2.27% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 653,103 | 2.32% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 666,430 | 2.28% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 677,717 | 2.15% | 1.69% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 685,180 | 2.13% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 692,217 | 2.1% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 699,102 | 2.04% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 705,956 | 1.99% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 712,502 | 1.97% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 718,627 | 1.95% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 724,433 | 1.92% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 730,118 | 1.93% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 735,604 | 1.91% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 740,767 | 1.87% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 745,776 | 1.83% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 750,596 | 1.82% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 755,119 | 1.79% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 759,551 | 1.73% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 763,923 | 1.73% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 767,972 | 1.71% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 771,757 | 1.65% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 775,418 | 1.6% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 778,811 | 1.55% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 781,936 | 1.5% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 784,957 | 1.46% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 787,788 | 1.41% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 790,356 | 1.39% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 792,821 | 1.38% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 795,064 | 1.36% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 796,958 | 1.31% | 0.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iraq increased by 9,153,087 people (a 32.2% growth), while Luxembourg gained 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iraq gained 10,252,803 (a 27.3% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 121,228 (a 21.3% growth).
Iraq was ranked 38th most populous country in 2005 and is 34th in 2025. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2005 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.4% to 796,958 people and will still be ranked 164th.
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 |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Iraq and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 682 ppl/mi² |
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