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

Iraq vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	Iraq	Taiwan
2100	101,632,594	10,150,338
2099	101,421,266	10,273,881
2098	101,212,536	10,399,680
2097	100,980,835	10,527,804
2096	100,724,441	10,657,536
2095	100,464,590	10,789,978
2094	100,194,041	10,925,075
2093	99,876,174	11,062,491
2092	99,532,041	11,202,670
2091	99,203,830	11,346,131
2090	98,886,956	11,494,369
2089	98,513,025	11,644,743
2088	98,144,039	11,799,177
2087	97,767,537	11,956,109
2086	97,325,026	12,116,149
2085	96,873,007	12,281,248
2084	96,448,602	12,451,872
2083	95,991,166	12,625,681
2082	95,509,663	12,803,442
2081	95,009,326	12,986,931
2080	94,507,216	13,174,137
2079	93,960,228	13,366,920
2078	93,417,384	13,564,788
2077	92,903,983	13,765,770
2076	92,359,592	13,969,802
2075	91,825,254	14,178,904
2074	91,229,266	14,391,331
2073	90,571,021	14,606,033
2072	89,918,374	14,824,987
2071	89,265,548	15,045,310
2070	88,596,492	15,266,143
2069	87,909,474	15,488,280
2068	87,220,494	15,714,125
2067	86,513,996	15,940,945
2066	85,734,530	16,167,553
2065	84,971,898	16,396,032
2064	84,191,350	16,625,600
2063	83,387,951	16,854,355
2062	82,604,577	17,084,600
2061	81,800,637	17,314,450
2060	80,951,008	17,541,998
2059	80,141,868	17,767,014
2058	79,319,543	17,988,239
2057	78,477,339	18,208,151
2056	77,609,202	18,423,453
2055	76,739,924	18,639,554
2054	75,857,125	18,853,384
2053	74,952,948	19,063,428
2052	74,072,580	19,270,076
2051	73,150,234	19,474,323
2050	72,235,938	19,677,203
2049	71,272,122	19,878,438
2048	70,316,860	20,073,645
2047	69,347,823	20,267,326
2046	68,400,664	20,454,154
2045	67,435,953	20,640,565
2044	66,447,309	20,819,477
2043	65,453,565	20,995,111
2042	64,433,831	21,166,213
2041	63,408,709	21,331,710
2040	62,360,117	21,491,361
2039	61,289,355	21,645,911
2038	60,253,073	21,794,529
2037	59,221,658	21,939,617
2036	58,155,990	22,077,701
2035	57,127,999	22,211,115
2034	56,087,695	22,340,809
2033	55,051,140	22,463,465
2032	54,002,289	22,582,449
2031	52,991,443	22,698,460
2030	51,986,773	22,809,605
2029	50,982,563	22,916,803
2028	50,001,133	23,022,058
2027	49,014,822	23,127,410
2026	48,020,334	23,229,461
2025	47,020,527	23,331,886
2024	46,042,015	23,410,331
2023	45,074,049	23,342,541
2022	44,070,551	23,319,977
2021	43,071,211	23,468,275
2020	42,116,605	23,582,179
2019	41,192,171	23,596,027
2018	40,265,624	23,580,080
2017	39,337,353	23,555,522
2016	38,469,627	23,515,945
2015	37,560,535	23,462,914
2014	36,550,059	23,403,635
2013	35,281,989	23,344,670
2012	33,654,842	23,270,367
2011	32,161,424	23,193,518
2010	31,045,366	23,140,948
2009	30,058,206	23,078,402
2008	28,971,036	22,997,696
2007	28,391,607	22,917,444
2006	28,616,515	22,823,455
2005	28,407,448	22,729,753
2004	27,577,878	22,646,836
2003	26,802,659	22,562,663
2002	26,006,559	22,463,172
2001	25,197,840	22,341,120
2000	24,424,056	22,184,530
1999	23,636,527	22,010,489
1998	22,884,399	21,835,703
1997	22,176,593	21,634,124
1996	21,501,321	21,441,432
1995	20,825,860	21,267,653
1994	20,139,807	21,086,645
1993	19,201,195	20,899,019
1992	18,300,845	20,704,227
1991	17,767,253	20,503,568
1990	17,581,206	20,278,946
1989	17,364,542	20,055,492
1988	16,908,819	19,839,704
1987	16,521,049	19,617,046
1986	16,074,145	19,411,454
1985	15,683,430	19,191,510
1984	15,310,733	18,929,866
1983	14,840,555	18,653,146
1982	14,406,083	18,354,855
1981	14,006,381	18,029,982
1980	13,591,992	17,704,538
1979	13,170,365	17,372,779
1978	12,753,355	17,042,272
1977	12,331,046	16,730,895
1976	11,927,651	16,401,413
1975	11,543,639	16,075,128
1974	11,167,761	15,784,817
1973	10,795,869	15,505,121
1972	10,430,164	15,220,495
1971	10,077,809	14,913,564
1970	9,735,611	14,582,944
1969	9,403,356	14,068,984
1968	9,085,016	13,548,537
1967	8,778,869	13,210,344
1966	8,485,104	12,874,153
1965	8,202,140	12,511,863
1964	7,929,566	12,137,143
1963	7,667,928	11,762,101
1962	7,413,875	11,392,513
1961	7,194,553	11,030,385
1960	7,022,052	10,667,705

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

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Iraq

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Year	Growth rate
	Iraq	Taiwan
2100	0.21%	-1.2%
2099	0.21%	-1.21%
2098	0.23%	-1.22%
2097	0.25%	-1.22%
2096	0.26%	-1.23%
2095	0.27%	-1.24%
2094	0.32%	-1.24%
2093	0.35%	-1.25%
2092	0.33%	-1.26%
2091	0.32%	-1.29%
2090	0.38%	-1.29%
2089	0.38%	-1.31%
2088	0.39%	-1.31%
2087	0.45%	-1.32%
2086	0.47%	-1.34%
2085	0.44%	-1.37%
2084	0.48%	-1.38%
2083	0.5%	-1.39%
2082	0.53%	-1.41%
2081	0.53%	-1.42%
2080	0.58%	-1.44%
2079	0.58%	-1.46%
2078	0.55%	-1.46%
2077	0.59%	-1.46%
2076	0.58%	-1.47%
2075	0.65%	-1.48%
2074	0.73%	-1.47%
2073	0.73%	-1.48%
2072	0.73%	-1.46%
2071	0.76%	-1.45%
2070	0.78%	-1.43%
2069	0.79%	-1.44%
2068	0.82%	-1.42%
2067	0.91%	-1.4%
2066	0.9%	-1.39%
2065	0.93%	-1.38%
2064	0.96%	-1.36%
2063	0.95%	-1.35%
2062	0.98%	-1.33%
2061	1.05%	-1.3%
2060	1.01%	-1.27%
2059	1.04%	-1.23%
2058	1.07%	-1.21%
2057	1.12%	-1.17%
2056	1.13%	-1.16%
2055	1.16%	-1.13%
2054	1.21%	-1.1%
2053	1.19%	-1.07%
2052	1.26%	-1.05%
2051	1.27%	-1.03%
2050	1.35%	-1.01%
2049	1.36%	-0.97%
2048	1.4%	-0.96%
2047	1.38%	-0.91%
2046	1.43%	-0.9%
2045	1.49%	-0.86%
2044	1.52%	-0.84%
2043	1.58%	-0.81%
2042	1.62%	-0.78%
2041	1.68%	-0.74%
2040	1.75%	-0.71%
2039	1.72%	-0.68%
2038	1.74%	-0.66%
2037	1.83%	-0.63%
2036	1.8%	-0.6%
2035	1.85%	-0.58%
2034	1.88%	-0.55%
2033	1.94%	-0.53%
2032	1.91%	-0.51%
2031	1.93%	-0.49%
2030	1.97%	-0.47%
2029	1.96%	-0.46%
2028	2.01%	-0.46%
2027	2.07%	-0.44%
2026	2.13%	-0.44%
2025	2.13%	-0.34%
2024	2.15%	0.29%
2023	2.28%	0.1%
2022	2.32%	-0.63%
2021	2.27%	-0.48%
2020	2.24%	-0.06%
2019	2.3%	0.07%
2018	2.36%	0.1%
2017	2.26%	0.17%
2016	2.42%	0.23%
2015	2.76%	0.25%
2014	3.59%	0.25%
2013	4.83%	0.32%
2012	4.64%	0.33%
2011	3.59%	0.23%
2010	3.28%	0.27%
2009	3.75%	0.35%
2008	2.04%	0.35%
2007	-0.79%	0.41%
2006	0.74%	0.41%
2005	3.01%	0.37%
2004	2.89%	0.37%
2003	3.06%	0.44%
2002	3.21%	0.55%
2001	3.17%	0.71%
2000	3.33%	0.79%
1999	3.29%	0.8%
1998	3.19%	0.93%
1997	3.14%	0.9%
1996	3.24%	0.82%
1995	3.41%	0.86%
1994	4.89%	0.9%
1993	4.92%	0.94%
1992	3%	0.98%
1991	1.06%	1.11%
1990	1.25%	1.11%
1989	2.7%	1.09%
1988	2.35%	1.14%
1987	2.78%	1.06%
1986	2.49%	1.15%
1985	2.43%	1.38%
1984	3.17%	1.48%
1983	3.02%	1.63%
1982	2.85%	1.8%
1981	3.05%	1.84%
1980	3.2%	1.91%
1979	3.27%	1.94%
1978	3.42%	1.86%
1977	3.38%	2.01%
1976	3.33%	2.03%
1975	3.37%	1.84%
1974	3.44%	1.8%
1973	3.51%	1.87%
1972	3.5%	2.06%
1971	3.51%	2.27%
1970	3.53%	3.65%
1969	3.5%	3.84%
1968	3.49%	2.56%
1967	3.46%	2.61%
1966	3.45%	2.9%
1965	3.44%	3.09%
1964	3.41%	3.19%
1963	3.43%	3.24%
1962	3.05%	3.28%
1961	2.46%	3.4%
1960	-	3.69%

In 2025, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

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