The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 47,813,338 people compared to 220,288 in Samoa.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 217 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
- The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.003% for Samoa.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
- Since 2005, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.4M people to 47.8M (68.3% growth), while Samoa has grown from 187K to 220K (17.8% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.
Iraq vs Samoa: live population counter
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| Current population |
47813338
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220288
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 177/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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6.46 hours
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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1.59 hours
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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6.57 hours
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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3.18 hours
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | -2,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +1,356 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 48/197 | 126/197 |
Iraq and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 112,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 115,496 | 2.46% | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 118,597 | 3.05% | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 121,764 | 3.43% | 2.67% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 124,894 | 3.41% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 127,978 | 3.44% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 131,073 | 3.45% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 133,764 | 3.46% | 2.05% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 136,020 | 3.49% | 1.69% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 138,233 | 3.5% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 140,400 | 3.53% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 142,503 | 3.51% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 144,538 | 3.5% | 1.43% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 146,516 | 3.51% | 1.37% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 149,431 | 3.44% | 1.99% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 153,344 | 3.37% | 2.62% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 157,113 | 3.33% | 2.46% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 159,753 | 3.38% | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 161,375 | 3.42% | 1.02% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 162,882 | 3.27% | 0.93% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 164,322 | 3.2% | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 165,678 | 3.05% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 166,484 | 2.85% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 166,714 | 3.02% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 166,796 | 3.17% | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 166,849 | 2.43% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 167,061 | 2.49% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 167,661 | 2.78% | 0.36% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 168,346 | 2.35% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 168,768 | 2.7% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 169,042 | 1.25% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 169,368 | 1.06% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 170,331 | 3% | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 171,774 | 4.92% | 0.85% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 173,159 | 4.89% | 0.81% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 174,571 | 3.41% | 0.82% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 176,071 | 3.24% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 177,547 | 3.14% | 0.84% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 178,905 | 3.19% | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 180,275 | 3.29% | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 181,685 | 3.33% | 0.78% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 183,166 | 3.17% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 184,471 | 3.21% | 0.71% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 185,430 | 3.06% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 186,249 | 2.89% | 0.44% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 186,978 | 3.01% | 0.39% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 187,709 | 0.74% | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 188,753 | -0.79% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 190,107 | 2.04% | 0.72% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 191,513 | 3.75% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 193,023 | 3.28% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 194,713 | 3.59% | 0.88% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 196,498 | 4.64% | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 198,268 | 4.83% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 200,037 | 3.59% | 0.89% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 201,782 | 2.76% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 203,499 | 2.42% | 0.85% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 205,415 | 2.26% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 207,582 | 2.36% | 1.05% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 209,780 | 2.3% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 211,944 | 2.24% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 213,779 | 2.27% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 215,261 | 2.32% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 216,663 | 2.28% | 0.65% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 218,019 | 2.15% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 219,302 | 2.13% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 220,530 | 2.1% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 221,772 | 2.04% | 0.56% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 223,104 | 1.99% | 0.6% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 224,504 | 1.97% | 0.63% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 225,968 | 1.95% | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 227,581 | 1.92% | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 229,298 | 1.93% | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 231,110 | 1.91% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 233,061 | 1.87% | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 235,172 | 1.83% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 237,415 | 1.82% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 239,730 | 1.79% | 0.98% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 242,155 | 1.73% | 1.01% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 244,653 | 1.73% | 1.03% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 247,196 | 1.71% | 1.04% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 249,796 | 1.65% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 252,427 | 1.6% | 1.05% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 255,023 | 1.55% | 1.03% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 257,609 | 1.5% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 260,250 | 1.46% | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 262,849 | 1.41% | 1% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 265,365 | 1.39% | 0.96% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 267,836 | 1.38% | 0.93% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 270,291 | 1.36% | 0.92% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 272,711 | 1.31% | 0.9% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iraq increased by 9,153,087 people (a 32.2% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iraq gained 10,252,803 (a 27.3% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).
Iraq was ranked 38th most populous country in 2005 and is 34th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Iraq's population will grow by 50.4% to 71,928,759 people with a rank change from 34th to 28th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.
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Population differences between Iraq and Samoa
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 203.1 ppl/mi² |
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