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

Iraq vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

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Iraq

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Ukraine

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Year	Population
	Iraq	Ukraine
2100	101,633,126	15,603,179
2099	101,421,797	15,862,593
2098	101,213,066	16,125,815
2097	100,981,364	16,393,353
2096	100,724,968	16,664,587
2095	100,465,117	16,939,471
2094	100,194,566	17,219,443
2093	99,876,697	17,504,349
2092	99,532,563	17,793,601
2091	99,204,350	18,087,289
2090	98,887,474	18,386,570
2089	98,513,541	18,689,852
2088	98,144,553	18,998,014
2087	97,768,049	19,311,662
2086	97,325,536	19,630,012
2085	96,873,514	19,952,247
2084	96,449,107	20,280,817
2083	95,991,669	20,613,034
2082	95,510,163	20,949,887
2081	95,009,824	21,289,979
2080	94,507,711	21,633,931
2079	93,960,720	21,981,015
2078	93,417,874	22,331,415
2077	92,904,470	22,684,635
2076	92,360,076	23,041,181
2075	91,825,735	23,400,319
2074	91,229,744	23,762,428
2073	90,571,495	24,126,690
2072	89,918,845	24,491,363
2071	89,266,016	24,859,381
2070	88,596,956	25,229,957
2069	87,909,934	25,602,485
2068	87,220,950	25,976,390
2067	86,514,449	26,352,535
2066	85,734,979	26,730,314
2065	84,972,344	27,109,886
2064	84,191,791	27,491,024
2063	83,388,388	27,872,631
2062	82,605,010	28,254,738
2061	81,801,066	28,638,347
2060	80,951,432	29,021,488
2059	80,142,288	29,404,719
2058	79,319,959	29,788,559
2057	78,477,750	30,170,070
2056	77,609,609	30,548,973
2055	76,740,326	30,926,521
2054	75,857,522	31,299,425
2053	74,953,340	31,669,550
2052	74,072,968	32,035,413
2051	73,150,617	32,397,707
2050	72,236,317	32,754,538
2049	71,272,496	33,107,228
2048	70,317,228	33,451,994
2047	69,348,186	33,793,296
2046	68,401,022	34,131,561
2045	67,436,306	34,463,236
2044	66,447,658	34,790,682
2043	65,453,908	35,115,069
2042	64,434,168	35,437,607
2041	63,409,041	35,758,248
2040	62,360,444	36,075,749
2039	61,289,676	36,396,426
2038	60,253,388	36,714,126
2037	59,221,968	37,031,794
2036	58,156,294	37,345,665
2035	57,128,298	37,659,856
2034	56,087,988	37,972,332
2033	55,051,428	38,283,563
2032	54,002,572	38,592,696
2031	52,991,720	38,902,570
2030	51,987,045	39,210,256
2029	50,982,830	39,514,695
2028	50,001,395	39,816,523
2027	49,015,079	40,111,670
2026	48,020,585	40,408,451
2025	47,020,774	38,980,376
2024	46,042,015	37,860,221
2023	45,074,049	37,732,836
2022	44,070,551	41,048,766
2021	43,071,211	44,298,640
2020	42,116,605	44,680,014
2019	41,192,171	44,957,458
2018	40,265,624	45,208,907
2017	39,337,353	45,436,041
2016	38,469,627	45,616,832
2015	37,560,535	45,784,896
2014	36,550,059	45,972,380
2013	35,281,989	46,126,770
2012	33,654,842	46,210,056
2011	32,161,424	46,307,853
2010	31,045,366	46,456,003
2009	30,058,206	46,623,731
2008	28,971,036	46,819,175
2007	28,391,607	47,062,798
2006	28,616,515	47,278,694
2005	28,407,448	47,585,556
2004	27,577,878	47,979,507
2003	26,802,659	48,315,136
2002	26,006,559	48,677,281
2001	25,197,840	49,106,855
2000	24,424,056	49,556,660
1999	23,636,527	49,976,446
1998	22,884,399	50,379,731
1997	22,176,593	50,786,885
1996	21,501,321	51,226,109
1995	20,825,860	51,665,539
1994	20,139,807	52,075,998
1993	19,201,195	52,350,126
1992	18,300,845	52,323,671
1991	17,767,253	52,170,961
1990	17,581,206	52,054,092
1989	17,364,542	51,917,817
1988	16,908,819	51,724,853
1987	16,521,049	51,515,732
1986	16,074,145	51,318,745
1985	15,683,430	51,108,770
1984	15,310,733	50,887,599
1983	14,840,555	50,637,029
1982	14,406,083	50,402,724
1981	14,006,381	50,189,281
1980	13,591,992	49,955,152
1979	13,170,365	49,721,381
1978	12,753,355	49,521,243
1977	12,331,046	49,336,481
1976	11,927,651	49,120,842
1975	11,543,639	48,865,229
1974	11,167,761	48,576,570
1973	10,795,869	48,277,121
1972	10,430,164	47,946,893
1971	10,077,809	47,573,287
1970	9,735,611	47,261,306
1969	9,403,356	46,976,256
1968	9,085,016	46,614,325
1967	8,778,869	46,215,988
1966	8,485,104	45,802,519
1965	8,202,140	45,386,892
1964	7,929,566	44,951,156
1963	7,667,928	44,462,372
1962	7,413,875	43,943,674
1961	7,194,553	43,399,766
1960	7,022,052	42,824,093

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

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Iraq

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Ukraine

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Year	Growth rate
	Iraq	Ukraine
2100	0.21%	-1.64%
2099	0.21%	-1.63%
2098	0.23%	-1.63%
2097	0.25%	-1.63%
2096	0.26%	-1.62%
2095	0.27%	-1.63%
2094	0.32%	-1.63%
2093	0.35%	-1.63%
2092	0.33%	-1.62%
2091	0.32%	-1.63%
2090	0.38%	-1.62%
2089	0.38%	-1.62%
2088	0.39%	-1.62%
2087	0.45%	-1.62%
2086	0.47%	-1.62%
2085	0.44%	-1.62%
2084	0.48%	-1.61%
2083	0.5%	-1.61%
2082	0.53%	-1.6%
2081	0.53%	-1.59%
2080	0.58%	-1.58%
2079	0.58%	-1.57%
2078	0.55%	-1.56%
2077	0.59%	-1.55%
2076	0.58%	-1.53%
2075	0.65%	-1.52%
2074	0.73%	-1.51%
2073	0.73%	-1.49%
2072	0.73%	-1.48%
2071	0.76%	-1.47%
2070	0.78%	-1.46%
2069	0.79%	-1.44%
2068	0.82%	-1.43%
2067	0.91%	-1.41%
2066	0.9%	-1.4%
2065	0.93%	-1.39%
2064	0.96%	-1.37%
2063	0.95%	-1.35%
2062	0.98%	-1.34%
2061	1.05%	-1.32%
2060	1.01%	-1.3%
2059	1.04%	-1.29%
2058	1.07%	-1.26%
2057	1.12%	-1.24%
2056	1.13%	-1.22%
2055	1.16%	-1.19%
2054	1.21%	-1.17%
2053	1.19%	-1.14%
2052	1.26%	-1.12%
2051	1.27%	-1.09%
2050	1.35%	-1.07%
2049	1.36%	-1.03%
2048	1.4%	-1.01%
2047	1.38%	-0.99%
2046	1.43%	-0.96%
2045	1.49%	-0.94%
2044	1.52%	-0.92%
2043	1.58%	-0.91%
2042	1.62%	-0.9%
2041	1.68%	-0.88%
2040	1.75%	-0.88%
2039	1.72%	-0.87%
2038	1.74%	-0.86%
2037	1.83%	-0.84%
2036	1.8%	-0.83%
2035	1.85%	-0.82%
2034	1.88%	-0.81%
2033	1.94%	-0.8%
2032	1.91%	-0.8%
2031	1.93%	-0.78%
2030	1.97%	-0.77%
2029	1.96%	-0.76%
2028	2.01%	-0.74%
2027	2.07%	-0.73%
2026	2.13%	3.66%
2025	2.13%	2.96%
2024	2.15%	0.34%
2023	2.28%	-8.08%
2022	2.32%	-7.34%
2021	2.27%	-0.85%
2020	2.24%	-0.62%
2019	2.3%	-0.56%
2018	2.36%	-0.5%
2017	2.26%	-0.4%
2016	2.42%	-0.37%
2015	2.76%	-0.41%
2014	3.59%	-0.33%
2013	4.83%	-0.18%
2012	4.64%	-0.21%
2011	3.59%	-0.32%
2010	3.28%	-0.36%
2009	3.75%	-0.42%
2008	2.04%	-0.52%
2007	-0.79%	-0.46%
2006	0.74%	-0.64%
2005	3.01%	-0.82%
2004	2.89%	-0.69%
2003	3.06%	-0.74%
2002	3.21%	-0.87%
2001	3.17%	-0.91%
2000	3.33%	-0.84%
1999	3.29%	-0.8%
1998	3.19%	-0.8%
1997	3.14%	-0.86%
1996	3.24%	-0.85%
1995	3.41%	-0.79%
1994	4.89%	-0.52%
1993	4.92%	0.05%
1992	3%	0.29%
1991	1.06%	0.22%
1990	1.25%	0.26%
1989	2.7%	0.37%
1988	2.35%	0.41%
1987	2.78%	0.38%
1986	2.49%	0.41%
1985	2.43%	0.43%
1984	3.17%	0.49%
1983	3.02%	0.46%
1982	2.85%	0.43%
1981	3.05%	0.47%
1980	3.2%	0.47%
1979	3.27%	0.4%
1978	3.42%	0.37%
1977	3.38%	0.44%
1976	3.33%	0.52%
1975	3.37%	0.59%
1974	3.44%	0.62%
1973	3.51%	0.69%
1972	3.5%	0.79%
1971	3.51%	0.66%
1970	3.53%	0.61%
1969	3.5%	0.78%
1968	3.49%	0.86%
1967	3.46%	0.9%
1966	3.45%	0.92%
1965	3.44%	0.97%
1964	3.41%	1.1%
1963	3.43%	1.18%
1962	3.05%	1.25%
1961	2.46%	1.34%

In 2025, the population of Iraq grew by 2.13%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

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