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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 26.7 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Iraq vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq North Macedonia
2100 101,632,594 866,884
2099 101,421,266 877,788
2098 101,212,536 888,715
2097 100,980,835 899,716
2096 100,724,441 910,709
2095 100,464,590 921,559
2094 100,194,041 932,633
2093 99,876,174 943,984
2092 99,532,041 955,335
2091 99,203,830 966,773
2090 98,886,956 978,130
2089 98,513,025 989,666
2088 98,144,039 1,001,224
2087 97,767,537 1,012,831
2086 97,325,026 1,024,787
2085 96,873,007 1,036,668
2084 96,448,602 1,048,876
2083 95,991,166 1,061,031
2082 95,509,663 1,073,408
2081 95,009,326 1,085,823
2080 94,507,216 1,098,127
2079 93,960,228 1,110,614
2078 93,417,384 1,123,398
2077 92,903,983 1,136,448
2076 92,359,592 1,149,787
2075 91,825,254 1,163,080
2074 91,229,266 1,176,671
2073 90,571,021 1,190,351
2072 89,918,374 1,204,015
2071 89,265,548 1,217,691
2070 88,596,492 1,231,978
2069 87,909,474 1,246,408
2068 87,220,494 1,260,869
2067 86,513,996 1,275,289
2066 85,734,530 1,289,439
2065 84,971,898 1,303,917
2064 84,191,350 1,318,161
2063 83,387,951 1,332,807
2062 82,604,577 1,347,540
2061 81,800,637 1,362,299
2060 80,951,008 1,376,807
2059 80,141,868 1,390,921
2058 79,319,543 1,404,982
2057 78,477,339 1,419,185
2056 77,609,202 1,433,595
2055 76,739,924 1,447,857
2054 75,857,125 1,462,210
2053 74,952,948 1,476,351
2052 74,072,580 1,489,905
2051 73,150,234 1,503,526
2050 72,235,938 1,516,629
2049 71,272,122 1,529,608
2048 70,316,860 1,542,390
2047 69,347,823 1,555,085
2046 68,400,664 1,568,151
2045 67,435,953 1,581,115
2044 66,447,309 1,593,878
2043 65,453,565 1,606,930
2042 64,433,831 1,619,941
2041 63,408,709 1,632,704
2040 62,360,117 1,645,446
2039 61,289,355 1,658,034
2038 60,253,073 1,670,347
2037 59,221,658 1,682,850
2036 58,155,990 1,695,204
2035 57,127,999 1,707,302
2034 56,087,695 1,719,193
2033 55,051,140 1,730,723
2032 54,002,289 1,742,288
2031 52,991,443 1,753,729
2030 51,986,773 1,765,162
2029 50,982,563 1,775,815
2028 50,001,133 1,786,051
2027 49,014,822 1,795,945
2026 48,020,334 1,805,954
2025 47,020,527 1,815,368
2024 46,042,015 1,824,359
2023 45,074,049 1,827,816
2022 44,070,551 1,831,712
2021 43,071,211 1,837,114
2020 42,116,605 1,856,124
2019 41,192,171 1,876,262
2018 40,265,624 1,889,051
2017 39,337,353 1,898,657
2016 38,469,627 1,906,313
2015 37,560,535 1,912,430
2014 36,550,059 1,917,557
2013 35,281,989 1,922,716
2012 33,654,842 1,929,821
2011 32,161,424 1,937,398
2010 31,045,366 1,946,298
2009 30,058,206 1,958,782
2008 28,971,036 1,971,493
2007 28,391,607 1,982,933
2006 28,616,515 1,994,287
2005 28,407,448 2,005,330
2004 27,577,878 2,016,186
2003 26,802,659 2,022,725
2002 26,006,559 2,020,157
2001 25,197,840 2,034,882
2000 24,424,056 2,026,350
1999 23,636,527 2,017,142
1998 22,884,399 2,007,523
1997 22,176,593 1,996,869
1996 21,501,321 2,012,553
1995 20,825,860 1,998,534
1994 20,139,807 1,992,666
1993 19,201,195 2,006,854
1992 18,300,845 2,032,523
1991 17,767,253 2,055,994
1990 17,581,206 2,063,689
1989 17,364,542 2,055,649
1988 16,908,819 2,045,737
1987 16,521,049 2,035,157
1986 16,074,145 2,024,732
1985 15,683,430 2,014,331
1984 15,310,733 2,003,399
1983 14,840,555 1,991,901
1982 14,406,083 1,978,956
1981 14,006,381 1,959,065
1980 13,591,992 1,933,038
1979 13,170,365 1,906,523
1978 12,753,355 1,879,847
1977 12,331,046 1,853,138
1976 11,927,651 1,825,830
1975 11,543,639 1,797,972
1974 11,167,761 1,770,545
1973 10,795,869 1,743,816
1972 10,430,164 1,717,395
1971 10,077,809 1,691,216
1970 9,735,611 1,664,208
1969 9,403,356 1,636,345
1968 9,085,016 1,608,930
1967 8,778,869 1,582,492
1966 8,485,104 1,557,349
1965 8,202,140 1,533,466
1964 7,929,566 1,510,900
1963 7,667,928 1,488,737
1962 7,413,875 1,471,745
1961 7,194,553 1,455,171
1960 7,022,052 1,435,059

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq North Macedonia
2100 0.21% -1.24%
2099 0.21% -1.23%
2098 0.23% -1.22%
2097 0.25% -1.21%
2096 0.26% -1.18%
2095 0.27% -1.19%
2094 0.32% -1.2%
2093 0.35% -1.19%
2092 0.33% -1.18%
2091 0.32% -1.16%
2090 0.38% -1.17%
2089 0.38% -1.15%
2088 0.39% -1.15%
2087 0.45% -1.17%
2086 0.47% -1.15%
2085 0.44% -1.16%
2084 0.48% -1.15%
2083 0.5% -1.15%
2082 0.53% -1.14%
2081 0.53% -1.12%
2080 0.58% -1.12%
2079 0.58% -1.14%
2078 0.55% -1.15%
2077 0.59% -1.16%
2076 0.58% -1.14%
2075 0.65% -1.15%
2074 0.73% -1.15%
2073 0.73% -1.13%
2072 0.73% -1.12%
2071 0.76% -1.16%
2070 0.78% -1.16%
2069 0.79% -1.15%
2068 0.82% -1.13%
2067 0.91% -1.1%
2066 0.9% -1.11%
2065 0.93% -1.08%
2064 0.96% -1.1%
2063 0.95% -1.09%
2062 0.98% -1.08%
2061 1.05% -1.05%
2060 1.01% -1.01%
2059 1.04% -1%
2058 1.07% -1%
2057 1.12% -1.01%
2056 1.13% -0.99%
2055 1.16% -0.98%
2054 1.21% -0.96%
2053 1.19% -0.91%
2052 1.26% -0.91%
2051 1.27% -0.86%
2050 1.35% -0.85%
2049 1.36% -0.83%
2048 1.4% -0.82%
2047 1.38% -0.83%
2046 1.43% -0.82%
2045 1.49% -0.8%
2044 1.52% -0.81%
2043 1.58% -0.8%
2042 1.62% -0.78%
2041 1.68% -0.77%
2040 1.75% -0.76%
2039 1.72% -0.74%
2038 1.74% -0.74%
2037 1.83% -0.73%
2036 1.8% -0.71%
2035 1.85% -0.69%
2034 1.88% -0.67%
2033 1.94% -0.66%
2032 1.91% -0.65%
2031 1.93% -0.65%
2030 1.97% -0.6%
2029 1.96% -0.57%
2028 2.01% -0.55%
2027 2.07% -0.55%
2026 2.13% -0.52%
2025 2.13% -0.49%
2024 2.15% -0.19%
2023 2.28% -0.21%
2022 2.32% -0.29%
2021 2.27% -1.02%
2020 2.24% -1.07%
2019 2.3% -0.68%
2018 2.36% -0.51%
2017 2.26% -0.4%
2016 2.42% -0.32%
2015 2.76% -0.27%
2014 3.59% -0.27%
2013 4.83% -0.37%
2012 4.64% -0.39%
2011 3.59% -0.46%
2010 3.28% -0.64%
2009 3.75% -0.64%
2008 2.04% -0.58%
2007 -0.79% -0.57%
2006 0.74% -0.55%
2005 3.01% -0.54%
2004 2.89% -0.32%
2003 3.06% 0.13%
2002 3.21% -0.72%
2001 3.17% 0.42%
2000 3.33% 0.46%
1999 3.29% 0.48%
1998 3.19% 0.53%
1997 3.14% -0.78%
1996 3.24% 0.7%
1995 3.41% 0.29%
1994 4.89% -0.71%
1993 4.92% -1.26%
1992 3% -1.14%
1991 1.06% -0.37%
1990 1.25% 0.39%
1989 2.7% 0.48%
1988 2.35% 0.52%
1987 2.78% 0.51%
1986 2.49% 0.52%
1985 2.43% 0.55%
1984 3.17% 0.58%
1983 3.02% 0.65%
1982 2.85% 1.02%
1981 3.05% 1.35%
1980 3.2% 1.39%
1979 3.27% 1.42%
1978 3.42% 1.44%
1977 3.38% 1.5%
1976 3.33% 1.55%
1975 3.37% 1.55%
1974 3.44% 1.53%
1973 3.51% 1.54%
1972 3.5% 1.55%
1971 3.51% 1.62%
1970 3.53% 1.7%
1969 3.5% 1.7%
1968 3.49% 1.67%
1967 3.46% 1.61%
1966 3.45% 1.56%
1965 3.44% 1.49%
1964 3.41% 1.49%
1963 3.43% 1.15%
1962 3.05% 1.14%
1961 2.46% 1.4%

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Iraq North Macedonia
Current population
48289334
1805954
Population rank 33/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.02%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
2.53 hours
One birth every
27.2 seconds
31.3 minutes
One death every
2.82 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,652 -9
Annual growth/decline +967,966 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 176/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -1,064 -5,645
Net migration rank 93/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - -5,645
2024 - -17,735 - -5,728
2023 973,420 -5,710 -3,290 -5,597
2022 962,501 76,821 -4,397 -5,296
2021 941,924 17,474 -9,737 -5,483
2020 919,953 29,858 -5,939 -23,458
2019 942,972 -43,919 -375 -24,204
2018 938,310 15,775 1,512 -24,878
2017 924,507 -21,998 1,329 -24,227
2016 946,968 -113,980 2,374 -24,144
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 2,294 -23,010
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 3,644 -22,132
2013 1,026,036 474,379 3,653 -20,297
2012 999,987 753,907 3,087 -19,083
2011 971,082 261,880 3,100 -17,871
2010 906,369 92,779 4,866 -16,668
2009 855,096 120,092 4,309 -15,455
2008 802,382 396,792 3,746 -17,645
2007 784,119 -824,428 2,974 -15,705
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 3,988 -9,632
2005 776,603 51,019 4,011 -2,244
2004 761,563 69,948 5,444 -2,640
2003 746,159 -27,236 8,900 -2,880
2002 739,419 133,839 9,697 -2,858
2001 729,704 14,451 10,174 -922
2000 715,771 87,624 12,159 -2,824
1999 702,170 69,491 10,489 -1,261
1998 684,152 48,446 12,446 -589
1997 667,582 15,429 12,979 -477
1996 652,866 14,652 14,806 -397
1995 642,977 40,424 17,239 -3,603
1994 634,344 54,355 19,103 -21,006
1993 606,700 581,818 20,797 -47,273
1992 591,886 20,292 21,659 -46,509
1991 550,146 -95,155 23,387 -45,484
1990 518,575 -601,469 22,868 -16,174
1989 496,852 19,392 22,912 -13,528
1988 476,778 -81,562 24,064 -13,621
1987 488,742 -108,426 24,359 -13,635
1986 474,348 39,136 23,720 -13,589
1985 467,445 -199,505 24,167 -13,492
1984 455,740 21,709 24,436 -13,251
1983 439,800 23,115 24,690 -12,884
1982 428,336 -22,302 25,810 -11,716
1981 416,998 -23,640 25,689 0
1980 419,653 15,757 26,547 -189
1979 428,458 -20,617 27,096 -426
1978 418,756 7,434 27,150 -462
1977 410,229 8,204 27,410 -683
1976 402,260 -13,915 28,799 -911
1975 385,916 -6,237 28,983 -1,147
1974 376,197 -4,090 28,400 -1,376
1973 373,191 -1,507 28,032 -1,600
1972 362,334 -2,600 28,236 -1,834
1971 351,464 -6,479 28,010 -2,064
1970 338,030 1,377 28,022 60
1969 324,792 312 27,464 181
1968 310,644 928 28,378 -1,201
1967 298,192 2,531 28,401 -2,696
1966 285,507 1,298 28,766 -4,176
1965 274,551 4,555 28,564 -5,385
1964 262,825 3,224 27,889 -5,938
1963 254,046 3,197 28,124 -5,759
1962 247,520 3,343 25,317 -13,702
1961 184,792 2,981 27,846 -6,309
1960 155,651 1,573 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/iraq/north-macedonia | CC BY

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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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