Population in Iraq compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iraq vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Iraq

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	Iraq	Netherlands
2100	101,633,126	17,329,352
2099	101,421,797	17,362,626
2098	101,213,066	17,395,665
2097	100,981,364	17,429,925
2096	100,724,968	17,465,162
2095	100,465,117	17,502,567
2094	100,194,566	17,540,959
2093	99,876,697	17,580,632
2092	99,532,563	17,619,384
2091	99,204,350	17,658,238
2090	98,887,474	17,700,204
2089	98,513,541	17,739,947
2088	98,144,553	17,779,324
2087	97,768,049	17,815,257
2086	97,325,536	17,854,371
2085	96,873,514	17,890,610
2084	96,449,107	17,926,885
2083	95,991,669	17,963,416
2082	95,510,163	17,998,527
2081	95,009,824	18,032,297
2080	94,507,711	18,062,716
2079	93,960,720	18,093,254
2078	93,417,874	18,121,649
2077	92,904,470	18,150,234
2076	92,360,076	18,175,683
2075	91,825,735	18,196,574
2074	91,229,744	18,214,405
2073	90,571,495	18,232,486
2072	89,918,845	18,249,136
2071	89,266,016	18,264,367
2070	88,596,956	18,279,781
2069	87,909,934	18,295,123
2068	87,220,950	18,310,300
2067	86,514,449	18,325,333
2066	85,734,979	18,343,435
2065	84,972,344	18,364,513
2064	84,191,791	18,386,352
2063	83,388,388	18,409,851
2062	82,605,010	18,433,299
2061	81,801,066	18,460,766
2060	80,951,432	18,488,598
2059	80,142,288	18,517,020
2058	79,319,959	18,545,884
2057	78,477,750	18,576,502
2056	77,609,609	18,606,997
2055	76,740,326	18,634,546
2054	75,857,522	18,660,585
2053	74,953,340	18,686,212
2052	74,072,968	18,709,643
2051	73,150,617	18,736,166
2050	72,236,317	18,757,302
2049	71,272,496	18,777,673
2048	70,317,228	18,795,411
2047	69,348,186	18,812,362
2046	68,401,022	18,823,628
2045	67,436,306	18,834,974
2044	66,447,658	18,844,772
2043	65,453,908	18,850,396
2042	64,434,168	18,853,495
2041	63,409,041	18,852,912
2040	62,360,444	18,847,238
2039	61,289,676	18,837,931
2038	60,253,388	18,823,220
2037	59,221,968	18,804,912
2036	58,156,294	18,779,656
2035	57,128,298	18,751,144
2034	56,087,988	18,718,013
2033	55,051,428	18,676,061
2032	54,002,572	18,630,094
2031	52,991,720	18,577,582
2030	51,987,045	18,517,866
2029	50,982,830	18,449,618
2028	50,001,395	18,372,676
2027	49,015,079	18,289,268
2026	48,020,585	18,196,186
2025	47,020,774	18,087,633
2024	46,042,015	17,993,485
2023	45,074,049	17,877,117
2022	44,070,551	17,700,982
2021	43,071,211	17,533,044
2020	42,116,605	17,441,500
2019	41,192,171	17,344,874
2018	40,265,624	17,231,624
2017	39,337,353	17,131,296
2016	38,469,627	17,030,314
2015	37,560,535	16,939,923
2014	36,550,059	16,865,008
2013	35,281,989	16,804,432
2012	33,654,842	16,754,962
2011	32,161,424	16,693,074
2010	31,045,366	16,615,394
2009	30,058,206	16,530,388
2008	28,971,036	16,445,593
2007	28,391,607	16,381,696
2006	28,616,515	16,346,101
2005	28,407,448	16,319,868
2004	27,577,878	16,281,779
2003	26,802,659	16,225,302
2002	26,006,559	16,148,929
2001	25,197,840	16,046,180
2000	24,424,056	15,925,513
1999	23,636,527	15,812,088
1998	22,884,399	15,707,209
1997	22,176,593	15,610,650
1996	21,501,321	15,530,498
1995	20,825,860	15,459,006
1994	20,139,807	15,382,838
1993	19,201,195	15,290,368
1992	18,300,845	15,184,166
1991	17,767,253	15,069,798
1990	17,581,206	14,951,510
1989	17,364,542	14,848,907
1988	16,908,819	14,760,094
1987	16,521,049	14,665,037
1986	16,074,145	14,572,278
1985	15,683,430	14,491,632
1984	15,310,733	14,424,211
1983	14,840,555	14,367,070
1982	14,406,083	14,312,690
1981	14,006,381	14,247,208
1980	13,591,992	14,149,800
1979	13,170,365	14,038,270
1978	12,753,355	13,941,700
1977	12,331,046	13,856,185
1976	11,927,651	13,774,037
1975	11,543,639	13,666,335
1974	11,167,761	13,545,056
1973	10,795,869	13,439,322
1972	10,430,164	13,328,593
1971	10,077,809	13,194,497
1970	9,735,611	13,038,526
1969	9,403,356	12,877,984
1968	9,085,016	12,729,721
1967	8,778,869	12,598,201
1966	8,485,104	12,456,251
1965	8,202,140	12,294,732
1964	7,929,566	12,127,120
1963	7,667,928	11,965,966
1962	7,413,875	11,805,689
1961	7,194,553	11,638,712
1960	7,022,052	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Iraq

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Year	Growth rate
	Iraq	Netherlands
2100	0.21%	-0.19%
2099	0.21%	-0.19%
2098	0.23%	-0.2%
2097	0.25%	-0.2%
2096	0.26%	-0.21%
2095	0.27%	-0.22%
2094	0.32%	-0.23%
2093	0.35%	-0.22%
2092	0.33%	-0.22%
2091	0.32%	-0.24%
2090	0.38%	-0.22%
2089	0.38%	-0.22%
2088	0.39%	-0.2%
2087	0.45%	-0.22%
2086	0.47%	-0.2%
2085	0.44%	-0.2%
2084	0.48%	-0.2%
2083	0.5%	-0.2%
2082	0.53%	-0.19%
2081	0.53%	-0.17%
2080	0.58%	-0.17%
2079	0.58%	-0.16%
2078	0.55%	-0.16%
2077	0.59%	-0.14%
2076	0.58%	-0.11%
2075	0.65%	-0.1%
2074	0.73%	-0.1%
2073	0.73%	-0.09%
2072	0.73%	-0.08%
2071	0.76%	-0.08%
2070	0.78%	-0.08%
2069	0.79%	-0.08%
2068	0.82%	-0.08%
2067	0.91%	-0.1%
2066	0.9%	-0.11%
2065	0.93%	-0.12%
2064	0.96%	-0.13%
2063	0.95%	-0.13%
2062	0.98%	-0.15%
2061	1.05%	-0.15%
2060	1.01%	-0.15%
2059	1.04%	-0.16%
2058	1.07%	-0.16%
2057	1.12%	-0.16%
2056	1.13%	-0.15%
2055	1.16%	-0.14%
2054	1.21%	-0.14%
2053	1.19%	-0.13%
2052	1.26%	-0.14%
2051	1.27%	-0.11%
2050	1.35%	-0.11%
2049	1.36%	-0.09%
2048	1.4%	-0.09%
2047	1.38%	-0.06%
2046	1.43%	-0.06%
2045	1.49%	-0.05%
2044	1.52%	-0.03%
2043	1.58%	-0.02%
2042	1.62%	0.003%
2041	1.68%	0.03%
2040	1.75%	0.05%
2039	1.72%	0.08%
2038	1.74%	0.1%
2037	1.83%	0.13%
2036	1.8%	0.15%
2035	1.85%	0.18%
2034	1.88%	0.22%
2033	1.94%	0.25%
2032	1.91%	0.28%
2031	1.93%	0.32%
2030	1.97%	0.37%
2029	1.96%	0.42%
2028	2.01%	0.46%
2027	2.07%	0.51%
2026	2.13%	0.6%
2025	2.13%	0.52%
2024	2.15%	0.65%
2023	2.28%	1%
2022	2.32%	0.96%
2021	2.27%	0.52%
2020	2.24%	0.56%
2019	2.3%	0.66%
2018	2.36%	0.59%
2017	2.26%	0.59%
2016	2.42%	0.53%
2015	2.76%	0.44%
2014	3.59%	0.36%
2013	4.83%	0.3%
2012	4.64%	0.37%
2011	3.59%	0.47%
2010	3.28%	0.51%
2009	3.75%	0.52%
2008	2.04%	0.39%
2007	-0.79%	0.22%
2006	0.74%	0.16%
2005	3.01%	0.23%
2004	2.89%	0.35%
2003	3.06%	0.47%
2002	3.21%	0.64%
2001	3.17%	0.76%
2000	3.33%	0.72%
1999	3.29%	0.67%
1998	3.19%	0.62%
1997	3.14%	0.52%
1996	3.24%	0.46%
1995	3.41%	0.5%
1994	4.89%	0.6%
1993	4.92%	0.7%
1992	3%	0.76%
1991	1.06%	0.79%
1990	1.25%	0.69%
1989	2.7%	0.6%
1988	2.35%	0.65%
1987	2.78%	0.64%
1986	2.49%	0.56%
1985	2.43%	0.47%
1984	3.17%	0.4%
1983	3.02%	0.38%
1982	2.85%	0.46%
1981	3.05%	0.69%
1980	3.2%	0.79%
1979	3.27%	0.69%
1978	3.42%	0.62%
1977	3.38%	0.6%
1976	3.33%	0.79%
1975	3.37%	0.9%
1974	3.44%	0.79%
1973	3.51%	0.83%
1972	3.5%	1.02%
1971	3.51%	1.2%
1970	3.53%	1.25%
1969	3.5%	1.16%
1968	3.49%	1.04%
1967	3.46%	1.14%
1966	3.45%	1.31%
1965	3.44%	1.38%
1964	3.41%	1.35%
1963	3.43%	1.36%
1962	3.05%	1.43%
1961	2.46%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Iraq grew by 2.13%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Population map with other countries

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