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

Iraq vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

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Iraq

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Nepal

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Year	Population
	Iraq	Nepal
2100	101,633,126	31,916,191
2099	101,421,797	32,104,658
2098	101,213,066	32,291,766
2097	100,981,364	32,478,376
2096	100,724,968	32,662,029
2095	100,465,117	32,842,809
2094	100,194,566	33,023,754
2093	99,876,697	33,200,660
2092	99,532,563	33,375,774
2091	99,204,350	33,547,026
2090	98,887,474	33,714,253
2089	98,513,541	33,878,299
2088	98,144,553	34,037,329
2087	97,768,049	34,190,255
2086	97,325,536	34,337,807
2085	96,873,514	34,483,366
2084	96,449,107	34,620,498
2083	95,991,669	34,750,155
2082	95,510,163	34,872,031
2081	95,009,824	34,987,218
2080	94,507,711	35,095,973
2079	93,960,720	35,198,820
2078	93,417,874	35,292,530
2077	92,904,470	35,377,971
2076	92,360,076	35,456,092
2075	91,825,735	35,525,668
2074	91,229,744	35,588,497
2073	90,571,495	35,642,802
2072	89,918,845	35,686,332
2071	89,266,016	35,725,442
2070	88,596,956	35,755,056
2069	87,909,934	35,774,677
2068	87,220,950	35,785,895
2067	86,514,449	35,789,572
2066	85,734,979	35,785,710
2065	84,972,344	35,774,308
2064	84,191,791	35,753,136
2063	83,388,388	35,725,408
2062	82,605,010	35,685,285
2061	81,801,066	35,638,790
2060	80,951,432	35,583,129
2059	80,142,288	35,518,416
2058	79,319,959	35,442,760
2057	78,477,750	35,360,939
2056	77,609,609	35,268,910
2055	76,740,326	35,170,656
2054	75,857,522	35,065,508
2053	74,953,340	34,951,722
2052	74,072,968	34,831,085
2051	73,150,617	34,699,347
2050	72,236,317	34,561,226
2049	71,272,496	34,415,794
2048	70,317,228	34,265,080
2047	69,348,186	34,106,257
2046	68,401,022	33,936,663
2045	67,436,306	33,762,505
2044	66,447,658	33,581,319
2043	65,453,908	33,394,849
2042	64,434,168	33,200,691
2041	63,409,041	33,001,382
2040	62,360,444	32,795,384
2039	61,289,676	32,583,834
2038	60,253,388	32,363,750
2037	59,221,968	32,138,947
2036	58,156,294	31,906,773
2035	57,128,298	31,667,683
2034	56,087,988	31,421,060
2033	55,051,428	31,165,782
2032	54,002,572	30,904,004
2031	52,991,720	30,636,967
2030	51,987,045	30,362,343
2029	50,982,830	30,081,388
2028	50,001,395	29,793,481
2027	49,015,079	29,640,694
2026	48,020,585	29,598,041
2025	47,020,774	29,618,118
2024	46,042,015	29,651,054
2023	45,074,049	29,694,614
2022	44,070,551	29,715,436
2021	43,071,211	29,475,010
2020	42,116,605	28,966,574
2019	41,192,171	28,414,064
2018	40,265,624	28,079,689
2017	39,337,353	28,011,258
2016	38,469,627	27,955,462
2015	37,560,535	27,823,629
2014	36,550,059	27,672,370
2013	35,281,989	27,589,996
2012	33,654,842	27,534,915
2011	32,161,424	27,464,494
2010	31,045,366	27,341,952
2009	30,058,206	27,173,035
2008	28,971,036	26,990,037
2007	28,391,607	26,788,492
2006	28,616,515	26,565,425
2005	28,407,448	26,309,458
2004	27,577,878	26,016,656
2003	26,802,659	25,688,758
2002	26,006,559	25,328,981
2001	25,197,840	24,946,748
2000	24,424,056	24,546,509
1999	23,636,527	24,125,199
1998	22,884,399	23,680,357
1997	22,176,593	23,219,463
1996	21,501,321	22,741,862
1995	20,825,860	22,245,439
1994	20,139,807	21,717,479
1993	19,201,195	21,180,159
1992	18,300,845	20,609,707
1991	17,767,253	20,036,500
1990	17,581,206	19,524,573
1989	17,364,542	19,057,807
1988	16,908,819	18,638,661
1987	16,521,049	18,250,505
1986	16,074,145	17,868,124
1985	15,683,430	17,477,692
1984	15,310,733	17,085,242
1983	14,840,555	16,689,119
1982	14,406,083	16,297,987
1981	14,006,381	15,922,423
1980	13,591,992	15,553,105
1979	13,170,365	15,190,590
1978	12,753,355	14,839,695
1977	12,331,046	14,499,175
1976	11,927,651	14,177,649
1975	11,543,639	13,870,695
1974	11,167,761	13,568,435
1973	10,795,869	13,275,239
1972	10,430,164	12,989,099
1971	10,077,809	12,710,061
1970	9,735,611	12,436,190
1969	9,403,356	12,167,036
1968	9,085,016	11,906,266
1967	8,778,869	11,652,716
1966	8,485,104	11,408,710
1965	8,202,140	11,173,411
1964	7,929,566	10,946,392
1963	7,667,928	10,729,818
1962	7,413,875	10,521,116
1961	7,194,553	10,318,396
1960	7,022,052	10,123,658

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iraq's population will grow by 48.8% to 72,236,317 people with a rank change from 33rd to 28th. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

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Iraq

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Nepal

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Year	Growth rate
	Iraq	Nepal
2100	0.21%	-0.59%
2099	0.21%	-0.58%
2098	0.23%	-0.57%
2097	0.25%	-0.56%
2096	0.26%	-0.55%
2095	0.27%	-0.55%
2094	0.32%	-0.53%
2093	0.35%	-0.52%
2092	0.33%	-0.51%
2091	0.32%	-0.5%
2090	0.38%	-0.48%
2089	0.38%	-0.47%
2088	0.39%	-0.45%
2087	0.45%	-0.43%
2086	0.47%	-0.42%
2085	0.44%	-0.4%
2084	0.48%	-0.37%
2083	0.5%	-0.35%
2082	0.53%	-0.33%
2081	0.53%	-0.31%
2080	0.58%	-0.29%
2079	0.58%	-0.27%
2078	0.55%	-0.24%
2077	0.59%	-0.22%
2076	0.58%	-0.2%
2075	0.65%	-0.18%
2074	0.73%	-0.15%
2073	0.73%	-0.12%
2072	0.73%	-0.11%
2071	0.76%	-0.08%
2070	0.78%	-0.05%
2069	0.79%	-0.03%
2068	0.82%	-0.01%
2067	0.91%	0.01%
2066	0.9%	0.03%
2065	0.93%	0.06%
2064	0.96%	0.08%
2063	0.95%	0.11%
2062	0.98%	0.13%
2061	1.05%	0.16%
2060	1.01%	0.18%
2059	1.04%	0.21%
2058	1.07%	0.23%
2057	1.12%	0.26%
2056	1.13%	0.28%
2055	1.16%	0.3%
2054	1.21%	0.33%
2053	1.19%	0.35%
2052	1.26%	0.38%
2051	1.27%	0.4%
2050	1.35%	0.42%
2049	1.36%	0.44%
2048	1.4%	0.47%
2047	1.38%	0.5%
2046	1.43%	0.52%
2045	1.49%	0.54%
2044	1.52%	0.56%
2043	1.58%	0.58%
2042	1.62%	0.6%
2041	1.68%	0.63%
2040	1.75%	0.65%
2039	1.72%	0.68%
2038	1.74%	0.7%
2037	1.83%	0.73%
2036	1.8%	0.75%
2035	1.85%	0.78%
2034	1.88%	0.82%
2033	1.94%	0.85%
2032	1.91%	0.87%
2031	1.93%	0.9%
2030	1.97%	0.93%
2029	1.96%	0.97%
2028	2.01%	0.52%
2027	2.07%	0.14%
2026	2.13%	-0.07%
2025	2.13%	-0.11%
2024	2.15%	-0.15%
2023	2.28%	-0.07%
2022	2.32%	0.82%
2021	2.27%	1.76%
2020	2.24%	1.94%
2019	2.3%	1.19%
2018	2.36%	0.24%
2017	2.26%	0.2%
2016	2.42%	0.47%
2015	2.76%	0.55%
2014	3.59%	0.3%
2013	4.83%	0.2%
2012	4.64%	0.26%
2011	3.59%	0.45%
2010	3.28%	0.62%
2009	3.75%	0.68%
2008	2.04%	0.75%
2007	-0.79%	0.84%
2006	0.74%	0.97%
2005	3.01%	1.13%
2004	2.89%	1.28%
2003	3.06%	1.42%
2002	3.21%	1.53%
2001	3.17%	1.63%
2000	3.33%	1.75%
1999	3.29%	1.88%
1998	3.19%	1.98%
1997	3.14%	2.1%
1996	3.24%	2.23%
1995	3.41%	2.43%
1994	4.89%	2.54%
1993	4.92%	2.77%
1992	3%	2.86%
1991	1.06%	2.62%
1990	1.25%	2.45%
1989	2.7%	2.25%
1988	2.35%	2.13%
1987	2.78%	2.14%
1986	2.49%	2.23%
1985	2.43%	2.3%
1984	3.17%	2.37%
1983	3.02%	2.4%
1982	2.85%	2.36%
1981	3.05%	2.37%
1980	3.2%	2.39%
1979	3.27%	2.36%
1978	3.42%	2.35%
1977	3.38%	2.27%
1976	3.33%	2.21%
1975	3.37%	2.23%
1974	3.44%	2.21%
1973	3.51%	2.2%
1972	3.5%	2.2%
1971	3.51%	2.2%
1970	3.53%	2.21%
1969	3.5%	2.19%
1968	3.49%	2.18%
1967	3.46%	2.14%
1966	3.45%	2.11%
1965	3.44%	2.07%
1964	3.41%	2.02%
1963	3.43%	1.98%
1962	3.05%	1.96%
1961	2.46%	1.92%

In 2025, the population of Iraq grew by 2.13%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

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