The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,018,145 people compared to 5,648,774 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 8.5 times bigger than Norway's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48M (67.8% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.65M (21.2% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
Iraq vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
48018145
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5648774
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 106/197 |
Iraq and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 3,609,800 | 2.46% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 3,638,918 | 3.05% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 3,666,537 | 3.43% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 3,694,339 | 3.41% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 3,723,168 | 3.44% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 3,753,012 | 3.45% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 3,784,539 | 3.46% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 3,816,486 | 3.49% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 3,847,707 | 3.5% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 3,875,763 | 3.53% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 3,903,039 | 3.51% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 3,933,004 | 3.5% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 3,960,612 | 3.51% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 3,985,258 | 3.44% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 4,007,313 | 3.37% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 4,026,152 | 3.33% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 4,043,205 | 3.38% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 4,058,671 | 3.42% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 4,072,517 | 3.27% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 4,085,620 | 3.2% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 4,099,702 | 3.05% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 4,114,787 | 2.85% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 4,128,432 | 3.02% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 4,140,099 | 3.17% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 4,152,516 | 2.43% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 4,167,354 | 2.49% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 4,186,905 | 2.78% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 4,209,488 | 2.35% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 4,226,901 | 2.7% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 4,241,473 | 1.25% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 4,261,732 | 1.06% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 4,286,401 | 3% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 4,311,991 | 4.92% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 4,336,613 | 4.89% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 4,359,184 | 3.41% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 4,381,336 | 3.24% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 4,405,157 | 3.14% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 4,431,464 | 3.19% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 4,461,913 | 3.29% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 4,490,967 | 3.33% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 4,513,751 | 3.17% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 4,538,159 | 3.21% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 4,564,855 | 3.06% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 4,591,910 | 2.89% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 4,623,291 | 3.01% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 4,660,677 | 0.74% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 4,709,153 | -0.79% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 4,768,212 | 2.04% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 4,828,726 | 3.75% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 4,889,252 | 3.28% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 4,953,088 | 3.59% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 5,018,573 | 4.64% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 5,079,623 | 4.83% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 5,137,232 | 3.59% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 5,188,607 | 2.76% | 1% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 5,234,519 | 2.42% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 5,276,968 | 2.26% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 5,311,916 | 2.36% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 5,347,896 | 2.3% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 5,379,475 | 2.24% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 5,408,320 | 2.27% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 5,457,127 | 2.32% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 5,519,601 | 2.28% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 5,572,279 | 2.15% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 5,618,660 | 2.13% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 5,648,550 | 2.1% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 5,669,092 | 2.04% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 5,688,782 | 1.99% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 5,707,214 | 1.97% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 5,724,593 | 1.95% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 5,741,147 | 1.92% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 5,756,671 | 1.93% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 5,771,055 | 1.91% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 5,784,415 | 1.87% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 5,796,858 | 1.83% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 5,808,729 | 1.82% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 5,820,002 | 1.79% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 5,830,612 | 1.73% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 5,840,501 | 1.73% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 5,849,280 | 1.71% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 5,857,353 | 1.65% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 5,864,774 | 1.6% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 5,870,964 | 1.55% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 5,876,299 | 1.5% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 5,881,399 | 1.46% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 5,885,779 | 1.41% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 5,889,164 | 1.39% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 5,892,138 | 1.38% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 5,894,308 | 1.36% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 5,895,200 | 1.31% | 0.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,548,518 (a 24.8% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).
Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 34th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Iraq's population will grow by 49.8% to 71,928,759 people with a rank change from 34th to 28th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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Population differences between Iraq and Norway
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| Life expectancy | 72.6 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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