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	101,632,594	17,359,081
2099	101,421,266	17,392,412
2098	101,212,536	17,425,508
2097	100,980,835	17,459,827
2096	100,724,441	17,495,124
2095	100,464,590	17,532,593
2094	100,194,041	17,571,051
2093	99,876,174	17,610,792
2092	99,532,041	17,649,611
2091	99,203,830	17,688,532
2090	98,886,956	17,730,570
2089	98,513,025	17,770,380
2088	98,144,039	17,809,825
2087	97,767,537	17,845,820
2086	97,325,026	17,885,001
2085	96,873,007	17,921,302
2084	96,448,602	17,957,639
2083	95,991,166	17,994,232
2082	95,509,663	18,029,404
2081	95,009,326	18,063,233
2080	94,507,216	18,093,703
2079	93,960,228	18,124,294
2078	93,417,384	18,152,738
2077	92,903,983	18,181,372
2076	92,359,592	18,206,864
2075	91,825,254	18,227,791
2074	91,229,266	18,245,652
2073	90,571,021	18,263,765
2072	89,918,374	18,280,443
2071	89,265,548	18,295,700
2070	88,596,492	18,311,141
2069	87,909,474	18,326,509
2068	87,220,494	18,341,711
2067	86,513,996	18,356,770
2066	85,734,530	18,374,904
2065	84,971,898	18,396,018
2064	84,191,350	18,417,894
2063	83,387,951	18,441,434
2062	82,604,577	18,464,922
2061	81,800,637	18,492,436
2060	80,951,008	18,520,315
2059	80,141,868	18,548,786
2058	79,319,543	18,577,700
2057	78,477,339	18,608,370
2056	77,609,202	18,638,918
2055	76,739,924	18,666,514
2054	75,857,125	18,692,598
2053	74,952,948	18,718,268
2052	74,072,580	18,741,740
2051	73,150,234	18,768,309
2050	72,235,938	18,789,481
2049	71,272,122	18,809,886
2048	70,316,860	18,827,655
2047	69,347,823	18,844,635
2046	68,400,664	18,855,920
2045	67,435,953	18,867,286
2044	66,447,309	18,877,101
2043	65,453,565	18,882,735
2042	64,433,831	18,885,839
2041	63,408,709	18,885,255
2040	62,360,117	18,879,571
2039	61,289,355	18,870,248
2038	60,253,073	18,855,512
2037	59,221,658	18,837,172
2036	58,155,990	18,811,873
2035	57,127,999	18,783,312
2034	56,087,695	18,750,125
2033	55,051,140	18,708,101
2032	54,002,289	18,662,054
2031	52,991,443	18,609,452
2030	51,986,773	18,549,634
2029	50,982,563	18,481,269
2028	50,001,133	18,404,195
2027	49,014,822	18,320,644
2026	48,020,334	18,227,403
2025	47,020,527	18,118,662
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 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% 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 49.6% to 72,235,938 people with a rank change from 33rd to 28th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 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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Netherlands

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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%	0.7%
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 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Population map with other countries

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