Population in Iraq compared to Sweden: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iraq vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	Iraq	Sweden
2100	101,633,126	11,330,987
2099	101,421,797	11,334,835
2098	101,213,066	11,339,107
2097	100,981,364	11,340,268
2096	100,724,968	11,341,947
2095	100,465,117	11,344,893
2094	100,194,566	11,347,531
2093	99,876,697	11,349,412
2092	99,532,563	11,351,452
2091	99,204,350	11,352,899
2090	98,887,474	11,354,820
2089	98,513,541	11,357,746
2088	98,144,553	11,360,405
2087	97,768,049	11,364,197
2086	97,325,536	11,371,529
2085	96,873,514	11,376,573
2084	96,449,107	11,381,332
2083	95,991,669	11,384,862
2082	95,510,163	11,390,058
2081	95,009,824	11,391,696
2080	94,507,711	11,393,882
2079	93,960,720	11,393,412
2078	93,417,874	11,391,291
2077	92,904,470	11,389,212
2076	92,360,076	11,385,385
2075	91,825,735	11,381,261
2074	91,229,744	11,377,973
2073	90,571,495	11,375,051
2072	89,918,845	11,371,362
2071	89,266,016	11,366,451
2070	88,596,956	11,362,742
2069	87,909,934	11,358,895
2068	87,220,950	11,357,504
2067	86,514,449	11,356,672
2066	85,734,979	11,356,676
2065	84,972,344	11,355,953
2064	84,191,791	11,354,988
2063	83,388,388	11,354,834
2062	82,605,010	11,355,452
2061	81,801,066	11,353,198
2060	80,951,432	11,352,013
2059	80,142,288	11,349,674
2058	79,319,959	11,345,893
2057	78,477,750	11,340,487
2056	77,609,609	11,335,234
2055	76,740,326	11,328,291
2054	75,857,522	11,320,768
2053	74,953,340	11,310,127
2052	74,072,968	11,296,358
2051	73,150,617	11,280,503
2050	72,236,317	11,261,537
2049	71,272,496	11,242,070
2048	70,317,228	11,221,274
2047	69,348,186	11,199,365
2046	68,401,022	11,176,512
2045	67,436,306	11,152,739
2044	66,447,658	11,127,765
2043	65,453,908	11,102,354
2042	64,434,168	11,076,504
2041	63,409,041	11,052,951
2040	62,360,444	11,028,609
2039	61,289,676	11,005,487
2038	60,253,388	10,983,160
2037	59,221,968	10,961,591
2036	58,156,294	10,938,759
2035	57,128,298	10,916,327
2034	56,087,988	10,893,717
2033	55,051,428	10,869,588
2032	54,002,572	10,844,339
2031	52,991,720	10,819,037
2030	51,987,045	10,790,557
2029	50,982,830	10,759,017
2028	50,001,395	10,724,017
2027	49,015,079	10,685,143
2026	48,020,585	10,643,884
2025	47,020,774	10,596,620
2024	46,042,015	10,569,709
2023	45,074,049	10,536,632
2022	44,070,551	10,486,941
2021	43,071,211	10,415,811
2020	42,116,605	10,353,442
2019	41,192,171	10,278,887
2018	40,265,624	10,175,214
2017	39,337,353	10,057,698
2016	38,469,627	9,923,085
2015	37,560,535	9,799,186
2014	36,550,059	9,696,110
2013	35,281,989	9,600,379
2012	33,654,842	9,519,374
2011	32,161,424	9,449,213
2010	31,045,366	9,378,126
2009	30,058,206	9,298,515
2008	28,971,036	9,219,637
2007	28,391,607	9,148,092
2006	28,616,515	9,080,505
2005	28,407,448	9,029,572
2004	27,577,878	8,993,531
2003	26,802,659	8,958,229
2002	26,006,559	8,924,958
2001	25,197,840	8,895,960
2000	24,424,056	8,872,109
1999	23,636,527	8,857,874
1998	22,884,399	8,850,974
1997	22,176,593	8,846,062
1996	21,501,321	8,840,998
1995	20,825,860	8,826,939
1994	20,139,807	8,780,745
1993	19,201,195	8,718,561
1992	18,300,845	8,668,067
1991	17,767,253	8,617,375
1990	17,581,206	8,558,835
1989	17,364,542	8,492,964
1988	16,908,819	8,436,489
1987	16,521,049	8,397,804
1986	16,074,145	8,369,829
1985	15,683,430	8,350,386
1984	15,310,733	8,336,605
1983	14,840,555	8,329,033
1982	14,406,083	8,325,263
1981	14,006,381	8,320,503
1980	13,591,992	8,310,531
1979	13,170,365	8,293,678
1978	12,753,355	8,275,599
1977	12,331,046	8,251,540
1976	11,927,651	8,222,286
1975	11,543,639	8,192,437
1974	11,167,761	8,159,955
1973	10,795,869	8,136,312
1972	10,430,164	8,122,300
1971	10,077,809	8,098,334
1970	9,735,611	8,042,801
1969	9,403,356	7,968,072
1968	9,085,016	7,912,273
1967	8,778,869	7,867,931
1966	8,485,104	7,807,797
1965	8,202,140	7,733,853
1964	7,929,566	7,661,354
1963	7,667,928	7,604,328
1962	7,413,875	7,561,588
1961	7,194,553	7,519,998
1960	7,022,052	7,484,656

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

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Iraq

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Sweden

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Year	Growth rate
	Iraq	Sweden
2100	0.21%	-0.03%
2099	0.21%	-0.04%
2098	0.23%	-0.01%
2097	0.25%	-0.01%
2096	0.26%	-0.03%
2095	0.27%	-0.02%
2094	0.32%	-0.02%
2093	0.35%	-0.02%
2092	0.33%	-0.01%
2091	0.32%	-0.02%
2090	0.38%	-0.03%
2089	0.38%	-0.02%
2088	0.39%	-0.03%
2087	0.45%	-0.06%
2086	0.47%	-0.04%
2085	0.44%	-0.04%
2084	0.48%	-0.03%
2083	0.5%	-0.05%
2082	0.53%	-0.01%
2081	0.53%	-0.02%
2080	0.58%	0.004%
2079	0.58%	0.02%
2078	0.55%	0.02%
2077	0.59%	0.03%
2076	0.58%	0.04%
2075	0.65%	0.03%
2074	0.73%	0.03%
2073	0.73%	0.03%
2072	0.73%	0.04%
2071	0.76%	0.03%
2070	0.78%	0.03%
2069	0.79%	0.01%
2068	0.82%	0.007%
2067	0.91%	-0%
2066	0.9%	0.006%
2065	0.93%	0.009%
2064	0.96%	0.001%
2063	0.95%	-0.005%
2062	0.98%	0.02%
2061	1.05%	0.01%
2060	1.01%	0.02%
2059	1.04%	0.03%
2058	1.07%	0.05%
2057	1.12%	0.05%
2056	1.13%	0.06%
2055	1.16%	0.07%
2054	1.21%	0.09%
2053	1.19%	0.12%
2052	1.26%	0.14%
2051	1.27%	0.17%
2050	1.35%	0.17%
2049	1.36%	0.19%
2048	1.4%	0.2%
2047	1.38%	0.2%
2046	1.43%	0.21%
2045	1.49%	0.22%
2044	1.52%	0.23%
2043	1.58%	0.23%
2042	1.62%	0.21%
2041	1.68%	0.22%
2040	1.75%	0.21%
2039	1.72%	0.2%
2038	1.74%	0.2%
2037	1.83%	0.21%
2036	1.8%	0.21%
2035	1.85%	0.21%
2034	1.88%	0.22%
2033	1.94%	0.23%
2032	1.91%	0.23%
2031	1.93%	0.26%
2030	1.97%	0.29%
2029	1.96%	0.33%
2028	2.01%	0.36%
2027	2.07%	0.39%
2026	2.13%	0.45%
2025	2.13%	0.25%
2024	2.15%	0.31%
2023	2.28%	0.47%
2022	2.32%	0.68%
2021	2.27%	0.6%
2020	2.24%	0.73%
2019	2.3%	1.02%
2018	2.36%	1.17%
2017	2.26%	1.36%
2016	2.42%	1.26%
2015	2.76%	1.06%
2014	3.59%	1%
2013	4.83%	0.85%
2012	4.64%	0.74%
2011	3.59%	0.76%
2010	3.28%	0.86%
2009	3.75%	0.86%
2008	2.04%	0.78%
2007	-0.79%	0.74%
2006	0.74%	0.56%
2005	3.01%	0.4%
2004	2.89%	0.39%
2003	3.06%	0.37%
2002	3.21%	0.33%
2001	3.17%	0.27%
2000	3.33%	0.16%
1999	3.29%	0.08%
1998	3.19%	0.06%
1997	3.14%	0.06%
1996	3.24%	0.16%
1995	3.41%	0.53%
1994	4.89%	0.71%
1993	4.92%	0.58%
1992	3%	0.59%
1991	1.06%	0.68%
1990	1.25%	0.78%
1989	2.7%	0.67%
1988	2.35%	0.46%
1987	2.78%	0.33%
1986	2.49%	0.23%
1985	2.43%	0.17%
1984	3.17%	0.09%
1983	3.02%	0.05%
1982	2.85%	0.06%
1981	3.05%	0.12%
1980	3.2%	0.2%
1979	3.27%	0.22%
1978	3.42%	0.29%
1977	3.38%	0.36%
1976	3.33%	0.36%
1975	3.37%	0.4%
1974	3.44%	0.29%
1973	3.51%	0.17%
1972	3.5%	0.3%
1971	3.51%	0.69%
1970	3.53%	0.94%
1969	3.5%	0.71%
1968	3.49%	0.56%
1967	3.46%	0.77%
1966	3.45%	0.96%
1965	3.44%	0.95%
1964	3.41%	0.75%
1963	3.43%	0.57%
1962	3.05%	0.55%
1961	2.46%	0.47%

In 2025, the population of Iraq grew by 2.13%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

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