The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,018,145 people compared to 117,734,664 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 2.45 times bigger than Iraq's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 2% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48M (67.8% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.5% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Iraq vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
48018145
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117734664
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 114/197 |
Iraq and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 28,792,621 | 2.46% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 29,723,536 | 3.05% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 30,674,731 | 3.43% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 31,643,032 | 3.41% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 32,625,316 | 3.44% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 33,617,170 | 3.45% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 34,621,320 | 3.46% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 35,638,342 | 3.49% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 36,660,799 | 3.5% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 37,622,204 | 3.53% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 38,518,659 | 3.51% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 39,408,560 | 3.5% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 40,294,130 | 3.51% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 41,174,341 | 3.44% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 42,120,826 | 3.37% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 43,201,488 | 3.33% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 44,367,962 | 3.38% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 45,575,281 | 3.42% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 46,807,103 | 3.27% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 48,043,740 | 3.2% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 49,311,727 | 3.05% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 50,695,707 | 2.85% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 52,194,620 | 3.02% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 53,726,181 | 3.17% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 55,213,006 | 2.43% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 56,645,077 | 2.49% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 58,157,496 | 2.78% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 59,739,052 | 2.35% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 61,265,260 | 2.7% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 62,854,666 | 1.25% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 64,382,249 | 1.06% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 65,926,125 | 3% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 67,530,621 | 4.92% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 69,019,291 | 4.89% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 70,546,246 | 3.41% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 72,190,242 | 3.24% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 73,908,810 | 3.14% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 75,791,024 | 3.19% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 77,753,257 | 3.29% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 79,625,397 | 3.33% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 81,401,488 | 3.17% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 83,068,889 | 3.21% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 84,731,835 | 3.06% | 2% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 86,394,504 | 2.89% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 88,015,962 | 3.01% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 89,508,986 | 0.74% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 91,075,184 | -0.79% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 92,699,095 | 2.04% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 94,384,250 | 3.75% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 96,337,125 | 3.28% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 98,248,614 | 3.59% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 100,175,512 | 4.64% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 102,076,336 | 4.83% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 103,767,130 | 3.59% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 105,312,992 | 2.76% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 106,735,719 | 2.42% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 108,119,693 | 2.26% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 109,465,287 | 2.36% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 110,804,683 | 2.3% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 112,081,264 | 2.24% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 113,100,950 | 2.27% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 113,964,338 | 2.32% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 114,891,199 | 2.28% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 115,843,670 | 2.15% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 116,786,968 | 2.13% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 117,724,479 | 2.1% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 118,656,426 | 2.04% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 119,583,984 | 1.99% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 120,502,132 | 1.97% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 121,408,897 | 1.95% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 122,301,606 | 1.92% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 123,180,341 | 1.93% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 124,049,036 | 1.91% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 124,904,124 | 1.87% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 125,740,977 | 1.83% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 126,558,232 | 1.82% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 127,352,607 | 1.79% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 128,118,535 | 1.73% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 128,850,047 | 1.73% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 129,546,666 | 1.71% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 130,209,810 | 1.65% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 130,837,005 | 1.6% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 131,427,404 | 1.55% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 131,979,673 | 1.5% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 132,492,038 | 1.46% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 132,962,001 | 1.41% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 133,385,290 | 1.39% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 133,759,436 | 1.38% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 134,089,011 | 1.36% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 134,373,439 | 1.31% | 0.21% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,548,518 (a 24.8% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 10,998,945 (a 10.3% growth).
Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 34th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.1% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
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Population differences between Iraq and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 72.6 years | 70.2 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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