Population in Iraq compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iraq vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

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Iraq

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North Korea

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Year	Population
	Iraq	North Korea
2100	101,633,126	19,601,003
2099	101,421,797	19,729,897
2098	101,213,066	19,859,274
2097	100,981,364	19,989,589
2096	100,724,968	20,120,795
2095	100,465,117	20,252,653
2094	100,194,566	20,384,384
2093	99,876,697	20,516,457
2092	99,532,563	20,649,140
2091	99,204,350	20,781,939
2090	98,887,474	20,914,434
2089	98,513,541	21,046,685
2088	98,144,553	21,178,406
2087	97,768,049	21,310,103
2086	97,325,536	21,441,361
2085	96,873,514	21,571,843
2084	96,449,107	21,701,761
2083	95,991,669	21,830,989
2082	95,510,163	21,960,135
2081	95,009,824	22,088,774
2080	94,507,711	22,216,836
2079	93,960,720	22,344,442
2078	93,417,874	22,471,597
2077	92,904,470	22,598,635
2076	92,360,076	22,725,293
2075	91,825,735	22,852,140
2074	91,229,744	22,979,532
2073	90,571,495	23,107,165
2072	89,918,845	23,234,961
2071	89,266,016	23,363,260
2070	88,596,956	23,491,789
2069	87,909,934	23,621,167
2068	87,220,950	23,750,741
2067	86,514,449	23,880,460
2066	85,734,979	24,010,584
2065	84,972,344	24,140,518
2064	84,191,791	24,269,765
2063	83,388,388	24,397,924
2062	82,605,010	24,525,403
2061	81,801,066	24,651,788
2060	80,951,432	24,776,326
2059	80,142,288	24,898,430
2058	79,319,959	25,018,630
2057	78,477,750	25,135,871
2056	77,609,609	25,250,670
2055	76,740,326	25,361,704
2054	75,857,522	25,469,578
2053	74,953,340	25,574,137
2052	74,072,968	25,675,211
2051	73,150,617	25,772,870
2050	72,236,317	25,866,886
2049	71,272,496	25,957,363
2048	70,317,228	26,043,774
2047	69,348,186	26,126,594
2046	68,401,022	26,205,638
2045	67,436,306	26,281,344
2044	66,447,658	26,353,455
2043	65,453,908	26,422,173
2042	64,434,168	26,486,580
2041	63,409,041	26,547,651
2040	62,360,444	26,604,634
2039	61,289,676	26,656,882
2038	60,253,388	26,703,458
2037	59,221,968	26,744,185
2036	58,156,294	26,778,348
2035	57,128,298	26,805,065
2034	56,087,988	26,823,948
2033	55,051,428	26,834,263
2032	54,002,572	26,835,978
2031	52,991,720	26,827,992
2030	51,987,045	26,809,850
2029	50,982,830	26,782,161
2028	50,001,395	26,744,278
2027	49,015,079	26,696,504
2026	48,020,585	26,638,530
2025	47,020,774	26,571,036
2024	46,042,015	26,498,823
2023	45,074,049	26,418,204
2022	44,070,551	26,328,845
2021	43,071,211	26,232,534
2020	42,116,605	26,136,312
2019	41,192,171	26,037,632
2018	40,265,624	25,931,147
2017	39,337,353	25,817,709
2016	38,469,627	25,698,326
2015	37,560,535	25,575,350
2014	36,550,059	25,451,262
2013	35,281,989	25,329,451
2012	33,654,842	25,211,728
2011	32,161,424	25,097,874
2010	31,045,366	24,987,258
2009	30,058,206	24,878,332
2008	28,971,036	24,764,618
2007	28,391,607	24,646,383
2006	28,616,515	24,524,507
2005	28,407,448	24,396,433
2004	27,577,878	24,254,943
2003	26,802,659	24,090,380
2002	26,006,559	23,943,973
2001	25,197,840	23,815,358
2000	24,424,056	23,665,910
1999	23,636,527	23,497,599
1998	22,884,399	23,311,564
1997	22,176,593	23,110,830
1996	21,501,321	22,895,746
1995	20,825,860	22,669,304
1994	20,139,807	22,393,975
1993	19,201,195	22,073,352
1992	18,300,845	21,750,911
1991	17,767,253	21,428,638
1990	17,581,206	21,112,137
1989	17,364,542	20,804,367
1988	16,908,819	20,503,161
1987	16,521,049	20,205,483
1986	16,074,145	19,910,855
1985	15,683,430	19,620,388
1984	15,310,733	19,335,043
1983	14,840,555	19,054,034
1982	14,406,083	18,776,357
1981	14,006,381	18,501,295
1980	13,591,992	18,236,786
1979	13,170,365	17,983,470
1978	12,753,355	17,735,995
1977	12,331,046	17,492,798
1976	11,927,651	17,243,450
1975	11,543,639	16,971,055
1974	11,167,761	16,673,121
1973	10,795,869	16,350,367
1972	10,430,164	15,975,069
1971	10,077,809	15,572,457
1970	9,735,611	15,172,775
1969	9,403,356	14,767,615
1968	9,085,016	14,365,596
1967	8,778,869	13,958,350
1966	8,485,104	13,569,094
1965	8,202,140	13,219,369
1964	7,929,566	12,889,770
1963	7,667,928	12,567,057
1962	7,413,875	12,262,882
1961	7,194,553	11,990,713
1960	7,022,052	11,722,953

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 969,982 people (a 3.77% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 3.01% to 25,866,886 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

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Iraq

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North Korea

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Year	Growth rate
	Iraq	North Korea
2100	0.21%	-0.65%
2099	0.21%	-0.65%
2098	0.23%	-0.65%
2097	0.25%	-0.65%
2096	0.26%	-0.65%
2095	0.27%	-0.65%
2094	0.32%	-0.64%
2093	0.35%	-0.64%
2092	0.33%	-0.64%
2091	0.32%	-0.63%
2090	0.38%	-0.63%
2089	0.38%	-0.62%
2088	0.39%	-0.62%
2087	0.45%	-0.61%
2086	0.47%	-0.6%
2085	0.44%	-0.6%
2084	0.48%	-0.59%
2083	0.5%	-0.59%
2082	0.53%	-0.58%
2081	0.53%	-0.58%
2080	0.58%	-0.57%
2079	0.58%	-0.57%
2078	0.55%	-0.56%
2077	0.59%	-0.56%
2076	0.58%	-0.56%
2075	0.65%	-0.55%
2074	0.73%	-0.55%
2073	0.73%	-0.55%
2072	0.73%	-0.55%
2071	0.76%	-0.55%
2070	0.78%	-0.55%
2069	0.79%	-0.55%
2068	0.82%	-0.54%
2067	0.91%	-0.54%
2066	0.9%	-0.54%
2065	0.93%	-0.53%
2064	0.96%	-0.53%
2063	0.95%	-0.52%
2062	0.98%	-0.51%
2061	1.05%	-0.5%
2060	1.01%	-0.49%
2059	1.04%	-0.48%
2058	1.07%	-0.47%
2057	1.12%	-0.45%
2056	1.13%	-0.44%
2055	1.16%	-0.42%
2054	1.21%	-0.41%
2053	1.19%	-0.39%
2052	1.26%	-0.38%
2051	1.27%	-0.36%
2050	1.35%	-0.35%
2049	1.36%	-0.33%
2048	1.4%	-0.32%
2047	1.38%	-0.3%
2046	1.43%	-0.29%
2045	1.49%	-0.27%
2044	1.52%	-0.26%
2043	1.58%	-0.24%
2042	1.62%	-0.23%
2041	1.68%	-0.21%
2040	1.75%	-0.2%
2039	1.72%	-0.17%
2038	1.74%	-0.15%
2037	1.83%	-0.13%
2036	1.8%	-0.1%
2035	1.85%	-0.07%
2034	1.88%	-0.04%
2033	1.94%	-0.006%
2032	1.91%	0.03%
2031	1.93%	0.07%
2030	1.97%	0.1%
2029	1.96%	0.14%
2028	2.01%	0.18%
2027	2.07%	0.22%
2026	2.13%	0.25%
2025	2.13%	0.27%
2024	2.15%	0.31%
2023	2.28%	0.34%
2022	2.32%	0.37%
2021	2.27%	0.37%
2020	2.24%	0.38%
2019	2.3%	0.41%
2018	2.36%	0.44%
2017	2.26%	0.46%
2016	2.42%	0.48%
2015	2.76%	0.49%
2014	3.59%	0.48%
2013	4.83%	0.47%
2012	4.64%	0.45%
2011	3.59%	0.44%
2010	3.28%	0.44%
2009	3.75%	0.46%
2008	2.04%	0.48%
2007	-0.79%	0.5%
2006	0.74%	0.52%
2005	3.01%	0.58%
2004	2.89%	0.68%
2003	3.06%	0.61%
2002	3.21%	0.54%
2001	3.17%	0.63%
2000	3.33%	0.72%
1999	3.29%	0.8%
1998	3.19%	0.87%
1997	3.14%	0.94%
1996	3.24%	1%
1995	3.41%	1.23%
1994	4.89%	1.45%
1993	4.92%	1.48%
1992	3%	1.5%
1991	1.06%	1.5%
1990	1.25%	1.48%
1989	2.7%	1.47%
1988	2.35%	1.47%
1987	2.78%	1.48%
1986	2.49%	1.48%
1985	2.43%	1.48%
1984	3.17%	1.47%
1983	3.02%	1.48%
1982	2.85%	1.49%
1981	3.05%	1.45%
1980	3.2%	1.41%
1979	3.27%	1.4%
1978	3.42%	1.39%
1977	3.38%	1.45%
1976	3.33%	1.61%
1975	3.37%	1.79%
1974	3.44%	1.97%
1973	3.51%	2.35%
1972	3.5%	2.59%
1971	3.51%	2.63%
1970	3.53%	2.74%
1969	3.5%	2.8%
1968	3.49%	2.92%
1967	3.46%	2.87%
1966	3.45%	2.65%
1965	3.44%	2.56%
1964	3.41%	2.57%
1963	3.43%	2.48%
1962	3.05%	2.27%
1961	2.46%	2.28%

In 2025, the population of Iraq grew by 2.13%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.27%.

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