The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 47,813,338 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 81.9 times bigger than Malta's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.4M people to 47.8M (68.3% growth), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 593K people in 2033 for Malta.
Iraq vs Malta: live population counter
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| Current population |
47813338
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583596
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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24.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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1.96 hours
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +59 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +21,599 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +3.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 48/197 | 7/197 |
Iraq and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 325,250 | 2.46% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 323,900 | 3.05% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 322,550 | 3.43% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 321,250 | 3.41% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 318,800 | 3.44% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 315,200 | 3.45% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 311,550 | 3.46% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 307,900 | 3.49% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 304,300 | 3.5% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 302,650 | 3.53% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 302,700 | 3.51% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 302,450 | 3.5% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 302,200 | 3.51% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 301,996 | 3.44% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 304,222 | 3.37% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 305,774 | 3.33% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 306,970 | 3.38% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 310,182 | 3.42% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 313,342 | 3.27% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 316,645 | 3.2% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 318,982 | 3.05% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 325,898 | 2.85% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 330,524 | 3.02% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 330,593 | 3.17% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 336,452 | 2.43% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 342,121 | 2.49% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 344,485 | 2.78% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 347,325 | 2.35% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 350,722 | 2.7% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 354,170 | 1.25% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 363,845 | 1.06% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 367,618 | 3% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 371,308 | 4.92% | 1% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 374,797 | 4.89% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 377,419 | 3.41% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 379,905 | 3.24% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 382,791 | 3.14% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 385,287 | 3.19% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 387,578 | 3.29% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 390,087 | 3.33% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 393,028 | 3.17% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 395,969 | 3.21% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 398,582 | 3.06% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 401,268 | 2.89% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 403,834 | 3.01% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 405,308 | 0.74% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 406,724 | -0.79% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 409,379 | 2.04% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 412,477 | 3.75% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 414,508 | 3.28% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 416,268 | 3.59% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 420,028 | 4.64% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 424,810 | 4.83% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 433,481 | 3.59% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 444,220 | 2.76% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 454,505 | 2.42% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 467,106 | 2.26% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 483,903 | 2.36% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 503,912 | 2.3% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 515,490 | 2.24% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 518,150 | 2.27% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 531,113 | 2.32% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 552,747 | 2.28% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 574,346 | 2.15% | 3.91% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 580,514 | 2.13% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 584,351 | 2.1% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 586,444 | 2.04% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 588,290 | 1.99% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 589,776 | 1.97% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 590,973 | 1.95% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 591,921 | 1.92% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 592,622 | 1.93% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 592,974 | 1.91% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 592,827 | 1.87% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 592,332 | 1.83% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 591,668 | 1.82% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 590,830 | 1.79% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 589,771 | 1.73% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 588,528 | 1.73% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 587,256 | 1.71% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 585,895 | 1.65% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 584,467 | 1.6% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 582,966 | 1.55% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 581,355 | 1.5% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 579,693 | 1.46% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 577,954 | 1.41% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 576,050 | 1.39% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 574,050 | 1.38% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 572,187 | 1.36% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 570,210 | 1.31% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iraq increased by 9,153,087 people (a 32.2% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iraq gained 10,252,803 (a 27.3% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Iraq was ranked 38th most populous country in 2005 and is 34th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
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 |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Iraq and Malta
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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