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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 1.31 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Iraq vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Mozambique
2100 101,632,594 105,684,658
2099 101,421,266 105,291,198
2098 101,212,536 104,859,475
2097 100,980,835 104,428,679
2096 100,724,441 103,962,668
2095 100,464,590 103,480,514
2094 100,194,041 102,989,197
2093 99,876,174 102,464,565
2092 99,532,041 101,929,545
2091 99,203,830 101,410,418
2090 98,886,956 100,829,728
2089 98,513,025 100,211,758
2088 98,144,039 99,594,130
2087 97,767,537 98,943,096
2086 97,325,026 98,288,529
2085 96,873,007 97,609,760
2084 96,448,602 96,926,143
2083 95,991,166 96,193,441
2082 95,509,663 95,449,095
2081 95,009,326 94,708,064
2080 94,507,216 93,957,824
2079 93,960,228 93,171,561
2078 93,417,384 92,350,666
2077 92,903,983 91,530,198
2076 92,359,592 90,699,125
2075 91,825,254 89,848,943
2074 91,229,266 88,999,187
2073 90,571,021 88,113,398
2072 89,918,374 87,210,961
2071 89,265,548 86,283,286
2070 88,596,492 85,349,704
2069 87,909,474 84,361,565
2068 87,220,494 83,400,997
2067 86,513,996 82,437,397
2066 85,734,530 81,437,030
2065 84,971,898 80,446,244
2064 84,191,350 79,433,801
2063 83,387,951 78,430,632
2062 82,604,577 77,376,597
2061 81,800,637 76,274,806
2060 80,951,008 75,197,384
2059 80,141,868 74,082,771
2058 79,319,543 72,958,774
2057 78,477,339 71,828,186
2056 77,609,202 70,677,889
2055 76,739,924 69,542,373
2054 75,857,125 68,419,331
2053 74,952,948 67,306,817
2052 74,072,580 66,163,407
2051 73,150,234 65,032,770
2050 72,235,938 63,898,302
2049 71,272,122 62,731,532
2048 70,316,860 61,579,833
2047 69,347,823 60,424,101
2046 68,400,664 59,273,421
2045 67,435,953 58,132,244
2044 66,447,309 56,969,604
2043 65,453,565 55,814,906
2042 64,433,831 54,633,120
2041 63,408,709 53,476,191
2040 62,360,117 52,305,805
2039 61,289,355 51,136,087
2038 60,253,073 49,973,820
2037 59,221,658 48,827,661
2036 58,155,990 47,668,628
2035 57,127,999 46,520,419
2034 56,087,695 45,358,645
2033 55,051,140 44,229,218
2032 54,002,289 43,102,655
2031 52,991,443 41,993,535
2030 51,986,773 40,901,742
2029 50,982,563 39,818,379
2028 50,001,133 38,748,841
2027 49,014,822 37,696,739
2026 48,020,334 36,660,958
2025 47,020,527 35,650,681
2024 46,042,015 34,631,766
2023 45,074,049 33,635,160
2022 44,070,551 32,656,246
2021 43,071,211 31,707,800
2020 42,116,605 30,783,688
2019 41,192,171 29,884,380
2018 40,265,624 29,018,644
2017 39,337,353 28,166,393
2016 38,469,627 27,337,105
2015 37,560,535 26,547,572
2014 36,550,059 25,788,475
2013 35,281,989 25,051,611
2012 33,654,842 24,337,846
2011 32,161,424 23,649,039
2010 31,045,366 22,999,235
2009 30,058,206 22,391,745
2008 28,971,036 21,819,036
2007 28,391,607 21,287,635
2006 28,616,515 20,787,087
2005 28,407,448 20,304,569
2004 27,577,878 19,840,313
2003 26,802,659 19,392,475
2002 26,006,559 18,958,338
2001 25,197,840 18,537,729
2000 24,424,056 18,129,653
1999 23,636,527 17,734,506
1998 22,884,399 17,340,464
1997 22,176,593 16,949,982
1996 21,501,321 16,492,480
1995 20,825,860 15,960,530
1994 20,139,807 15,033,853
1993 19,201,195 14,051,192
1992 18,300,845 13,613,316
1991 17,767,253 13,352,090
1990 17,581,206 13,094,537
1989 17,364,542 12,906,842
1988 16,908,819 12,800,558
1987 16,521,049 12,822,574
1986 16,074,145 12,770,578
1985 15,683,430 12,548,949
1984 15,310,733 12,315,954
1983 14,840,555 12,073,822
1982 14,406,083 11,824,370
1981 14,006,381 11,568,127
1980 13,591,992 11,336,221
1979 13,170,365 11,028,809
1978 12,753,355 10,618,250
1977 12,331,046 10,224,975
1976 11,927,651 9,867,209
1975 11,543,639 9,540,817
1974 11,167,761 9,236,093
1973 10,795,869 8,954,242
1972 10,430,164 8,692,935
1971 10,077,809 8,456,317
1970 9,735,611 8,250,506
1969 9,403,356 8,066,951
1968 9,085,016 7,892,613
1967 8,778,869 7,724,550
1966 8,485,104 7,562,990
1965 8,202,140 7,406,421
1964 7,929,566 7,255,061
1963 7,667,928 7,109,828
1962 7,413,875 6,969,364
1961 7,194,553 6,834,936
1960 7,022,052 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Mozambique
2100 0.21% 0.37%
2099 0.21% 0.41%
2098 0.23% 0.41%
2097 0.25% 0.45%
2096 0.26% 0.47%
2095 0.27% 0.48%
2094 0.32% 0.51%
2093 0.35% 0.52%
2092 0.33% 0.51%
2091 0.32% 0.58%
2090 0.38% 0.62%
2089 0.38% 0.62%
2088 0.39% 0.66%
2087 0.45% 0.67%
2086 0.47% 0.7%
2085 0.44% 0.71%
2084 0.48% 0.76%
2083 0.5% 0.78%
2082 0.53% 0.78%
2081 0.53% 0.8%
2080 0.58% 0.84%
2079 0.58% 0.89%
2078 0.55% 0.9%
2077 0.59% 0.92%
2076 0.58% 0.95%
2075 0.65% 0.95%
2074 0.73% 1.01%
2073 0.73% 1.03%
2072 0.73% 1.08%
2071 0.76% 1.09%
2070 0.78% 1.17%
2069 0.79% 1.15%
2068 0.82% 1.17%
2067 0.91% 1.23%
2066 0.9% 1.23%
2065 0.93% 1.27%
2064 0.96% 1.28%
2063 0.95% 1.36%
2062 0.98% 1.44%
2061 1.05% 1.43%
2060 1.01% 1.5%
2059 1.04% 1.54%
2058 1.07% 1.57%
2057 1.12% 1.63%
2056 1.13% 1.63%
2055 1.16% 1.64%
2054 1.21% 1.65%
2053 1.19% 1.73%
2052 1.26% 1.74%
2051 1.27% 1.78%
2050 1.35% 1.86%
2049 1.36% 1.87%
2048 1.4% 1.91%
2047 1.38% 1.94%
2046 1.43% 1.96%
2045 1.49% 2.04%
2044 1.52% 2.07%
2043 1.58% 2.16%
2042 1.62% 2.16%
2041 1.68% 2.24%
2040 1.75% 2.29%
2039 1.72% 2.33%
2038 1.74% 2.35%
2037 1.83% 2.43%
2036 1.8% 2.47%
2035 1.85% 2.56%
2034 1.88% 2.55%
2033 1.94% 2.61%
2032 1.91% 2.64%
2031 1.93% 2.67%
2030 1.97% 2.72%
2029 1.96% 2.76%
2028 2.01% 2.79%
2027 2.07% 2.83%
2026 2.13% 2.83%
2025 2.13% 2.94%
2024 2.15% 2.96%
2023 2.28% 3%
2022 2.32% 2.99%
2021 2.27% 3%
2020 2.24% 3.01%
2019 2.3% 2.98%
2018 2.36% 3.03%
2017 2.26% 3.03%
2016 2.42% 2.97%
2015 2.76% 2.94%
2014 3.59% 2.94%
2013 4.83% 2.93%
2012 4.64% 2.91%
2011 3.59% 2.83%
2010 3.28% 2.71%
2009 3.75% 2.62%
2008 2.04% 2.5%
2007 -0.79% 2.41%
2006 0.74% 2.38%
2005 3.01% 2.34%
2004 2.89% 2.31%
2003 3.06% 2.29%
2002 3.21% 2.27%
2001 3.17% 2.25%
2000 3.33% 2.23%
1999 3.29% 2.27%
1998 3.19% 2.3%
1997 3.14% 2.77%
1996 3.24% 3.33%
1995 3.41% 6.16%
1994 4.89% 6.99%
1993 4.92% 3.22%
1992 3% 1.96%
1991 1.06% 1.97%
1990 1.25% 1.45%
1989 2.7% 0.83%
1988 2.35% -0.17%
1987 2.78% 0.41%
1986 2.49% 1.77%
1985 2.43% 1.89%
1984 3.17% 2.01%
1983 3.02% 2.11%
1982 2.85% 2.22%
1981 3.05% 2.05%
1980 3.2% 2.79%
1979 3.27% 3.87%
1978 3.42% 3.85%
1977 3.38% 3.63%
1976 3.33% 3.42%
1975 3.37% 3.3%
1974 3.44% 3.15%
1973 3.51% 3.01%
1972 3.5% 2.8%
1971 3.51% 2.49%
1970 3.53% 2.28%
1969 3.5% 2.21%
1968 3.49% 2.18%
1967 3.46% 2.14%
1966 3.45% 2.11%
1965 3.44% 2.09%
1964 3.41% 2.04%
1963 3.43% 2.02%
1962 3.05% 1.97%
1961 2.46% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Iraq Mozambique
Current population
48289334
36941128
Population rank 33/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.45%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
27.2 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
2.82 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,652 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +967,966 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 16/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -1,064 -65,573
Net migration rank 93/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - -65,573
2024 - -17,735 - -38,940
2023 973,420 -5,710 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 962,501 76,821 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 941,924 17,474 951,234 -23,103
2020 919,953 29,858 945,952 -25,864
2019 942,972 -43,919 927,581 -49,080
2018 938,310 15,775 903,176 -50,224
2017 924,507 -21,998 876,594 -25,043
2016 946,968 -113,980 850,430 -43,398
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 824,435 -52,374
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 799,778 -53,625
2013 1,026,036 474,379 784,641 -57,067
2012 999,987 753,907 763,088 -63,131
2011 971,082 261,880 741,303 -63,638
2010 906,369 92,779 719,025 -97,079
2009 855,096 120,092 693,673 -100,625
2008 802,382 396,792 654,920 -102,534
2007 784,119 -824,428 610,913 -100,490
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 586,009 -95,333
2005 776,603 51,019 570,132 -95,770
2004 761,563 69,948 554,973 -100,824
2003 746,159 -27,236 540,992 -99,484
2002 739,419 133,839 529,867 -103,102
2001 729,704 14,451 519,594 -105,130
2000 715,771 87,624 506,162 -104,476
1999 702,170 69,491 491,814 -103,223
1998 684,152 48,446 474,453 -74,952
1997 667,582 15,429 461,209 -79,732
1996 652,866 14,652 442,559 90,975
1995 642,977 40,424 421,630 108,751
1994 634,344 54,355 384,821 938,163
1993 606,700 581,818 369,518 272,829
1992 591,886 20,292 362,373 -128,960
1991 550,146 -95,155 357,676 -68,644
1990 518,575 -601,469 353,290 -127,215
1989 496,852 19,392 348,833 -199,509
1988 476,778 -81,562 349,480 -286,247
1987 488,742 -108,426 334,438 -441,710
1986 474,348 39,136 332,609 -121,350
1985 467,445 -199,505 307,625 -75,642
1984 455,740 21,709 304,524 -70,532
1983 439,800 23,115 324,158 -73,899
1982 428,336 -22,302 321,493 -72,852
1981 416,998 -23,640 322,207 -58,347
1980 419,653 15,757 349,586 -149,650
1979 428,458 -20,617 331,162 83,699
1978 418,756 7,434 310,403 95,859
1977 410,229 8,204 289,193 91,082
1976 402,260 -13,915 273,924 61,326
1975 385,916 -6,237 257,984 59,562
1974 376,197 -4,090 240,665 51,238
1973 373,191 -1,507 226,847 44,951
1972 362,334 -2,600 215,793 35,023
1971 351,464 -6,479 211,137 11,297
1970 338,030 1,377 207,385 -18,197
1969 324,792 312 202,174 -24,251
1968 310,644 928 197,623 -26,872
1967 298,192 2,531 193,044 -27,672
1966 285,507 1,298 189,218 -31,462
1965 274,551 4,555 185,931 -30,538
1964 262,825 3,224 182,334 -35,005
1963 254,046 3,197 180,867 -37,738
1962 247,520 3,343 176,297 -38,504
1961 184,792 2,981 171,236 -40,181
1960 155,651 1,573 165,774 -54,351

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

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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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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