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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 14.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Iraq vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Uruguay
2100 101,632,594 2,256,741
2099 101,421,266 2,279,899
2098 101,212,536 2,303,351
2097 100,980,835 2,326,987
2096 100,724,441 2,350,799
2095 100,464,590 2,374,835
2094 100,194,041 2,398,960
2093 99,876,174 2,423,269
2092 99,532,041 2,447,646
2091 99,203,830 2,472,126
2090 98,886,956 2,496,514
2089 98,513,025 2,520,852
2088 98,144,039 2,545,052
2087 97,767,537 2,569,100
2086 97,325,026 2,592,974
2085 96,873,007 2,616,629
2084 96,448,602 2,640,001
2083 95,991,166 2,663,150
2082 95,509,663 2,686,021
2081 95,009,326 2,708,594
2080 94,507,216 2,730,883
2079 93,960,228 2,752,831
2078 93,417,384 2,774,432
2077 92,903,983 2,795,709
2076 92,359,592 2,816,677
2075 91,825,254 2,837,308
2074 91,229,266 2,857,709
2073 90,571,021 2,877,721
2072 89,918,374 2,897,543
2071 89,265,548 2,917,097
2070 88,596,492 2,936,478
2069 87,909,474 2,955,616
2068 87,220,494 2,974,445
2067 86,513,996 2,992,987
2066 85,734,530 3,011,309
2065 84,971,898 3,029,441
2064 84,191,350 3,047,343
2063 83,387,951 3,065,064
2062 82,604,577 3,082,642
2061 81,800,637 3,100,006
2060 80,951,008 3,117,149
2059 80,141,868 3,133,952
2058 79,319,543 3,150,250
2057 78,477,339 3,166,055
2056 77,609,202 3,181,373
2055 76,739,924 3,196,072
2054 75,857,125 3,210,110
2053 74,952,948 3,223,395
2052 74,072,580 3,235,973
2051 73,150,234 3,247,888
2050 72,235,938 3,259,108
2049 71,272,122 3,269,675
2048 70,316,860 3,279,610
2047 69,347,823 3,288,969
2046 68,400,664 3,297,696
2045 67,435,953 3,305,917
2044 66,447,309 3,313,556
2043 65,453,565 3,320,565
2042 64,433,831 3,326,955
2041 63,408,709 3,332,884
2040 62,360,117 3,338,277
2039 61,289,355 3,343,295
2038 60,253,073 3,347,790
2037 59,221,658 3,351,911
2036 58,155,990 3,355,671
2035 57,127,999 3,359,126
2034 56,087,695 3,362,276
2033 55,051,140 3,365,250
2032 54,002,289 3,368,057
2031 52,991,443 3,370,727
2030 51,986,773 3,373,273
2029 50,982,563 3,375,805
2028 50,001,133 3,378,198
2027 49,014,822 3,380,504
2026 48,020,334 3,382,789
2025 47,020,527 3,384,805
2024 46,042,015 3,386,588
2023 45,074,049 3,388,081
2022 44,070,551 3,390,913
2021 43,071,211 3,396,695
2020 42,116,605 3,398,968
2019 41,192,171 3,397,206
2018 40,265,624 3,394,534
2017 39,337,353 3,388,438
2016 38,469,627 3,379,283
2015 37,560,535 3,368,017
2014 36,550,059 3,356,334
2013 35,281,989 3,345,337
2012 33,654,842 3,335,401
2011 32,161,424 3,326,825
2010 31,045,366 3,318,580
2009 30,058,206 3,310,091
2008 28,971,036 3,302,177
2007 28,391,607 3,295,153
2006 28,616,515 3,289,506
2005 28,407,448 3,285,771
2004 27,577,878 3,283,148
2003 26,802,659 3,281,186
2002 26,006,559 3,278,867
2001 25,197,840 3,274,251
2000 24,424,056 3,266,206
1999 23,636,527 3,254,015
1998 22,884,399 3,239,280
1997 22,176,593 3,223,345
1996 21,501,321 3,206,324
1995 20,825,860 3,189,440
1994 20,139,807 3,172,834
1993 19,201,195 3,156,345
1992 18,300,845 3,139,702
1991 17,767,253 3,122,354
1990 17,581,206 3,104,403
1989 17,364,542 3,086,255
1988 16,908,819 3,067,961
1987 16,521,049 3,049,896
1986 16,074,145 3,032,845
1985 15,683,430 3,017,037
1984 15,310,733 3,002,488
1983 14,840,555 2,988,778
1982 14,406,083 2,975,492
1981 14,006,381 2,963,246
1980 13,591,992 2,951,953
1979 13,170,365 2,939,903
1978 12,753,355 2,925,715
1977 12,331,046 2,909,461
1976 11,927,651 2,891,392
1975 11,543,639 2,872,320
1974 11,167,761 2,853,944
1973 10,795,869 2,837,133
1972 10,430,164 2,821,644
1971 10,077,809 2,806,462
1970 9,735,611 2,790,807
1969 9,403,356 2,773,974
1968 9,085,016 2,754,606
1967 8,778,869 2,732,277
1966 8,485,104 2,707,646
1965 8,202,140 2,681,169
1964 7,929,566 2,653,180
1963 7,667,928 2,623,766
1962 7,413,875 2,593,298
1961 7,194,553 2,562,044
1960 7,022,052 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/iraq/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Uruguay
2100 0.21% -1.02%
2099 0.21% -1.02%
2098 0.23% -1.02%
2097 0.25% -1.01%
2096 0.26% -1.01%
2095 0.27% -1.01%
2094 0.32% -1%
2093 0.35% -1%
2092 0.33% -0.99%
2091 0.32% -0.98%
2090 0.38% -0.97%
2089 0.38% -0.95%
2088 0.39% -0.94%
2087 0.45% -0.92%
2086 0.47% -0.9%
2085 0.44% -0.89%
2084 0.48% -0.87%
2083 0.5% -0.85%
2082 0.53% -0.83%
2081 0.53% -0.82%
2080 0.58% -0.8%
2079 0.58% -0.78%
2078 0.55% -0.76%
2077 0.59% -0.74%
2076 0.58% -0.73%
2075 0.65% -0.71%
2074 0.73% -0.7%
2073 0.73% -0.68%
2072 0.73% -0.67%
2071 0.76% -0.66%
2070 0.78% -0.65%
2069 0.79% -0.63%
2068 0.82% -0.62%
2067 0.91% -0.61%
2066 0.9% -0.6%
2065 0.93% -0.59%
2064 0.96% -0.58%
2063 0.95% -0.57%
2062 0.98% -0.56%
2061 1.05% -0.55%
2060 1.01% -0.54%
2059 1.04% -0.52%
2058 1.07% -0.5%
2057 1.12% -0.48%
2056 1.13% -0.46%
2055 1.16% -0.44%
2054 1.21% -0.41%
2053 1.19% -0.39%
2052 1.26% -0.37%
2051 1.27% -0.34%
2050 1.35% -0.32%
2049 1.36% -0.3%
2048 1.4% -0.28%
2047 1.38% -0.26%
2046 1.43% -0.25%
2045 1.49% -0.23%
2044 1.52% -0.21%
2043 1.58% -0.19%
2042 1.62% -0.18%
2041 1.68% -0.16%
2040 1.75% -0.15%
2039 1.72% -0.13%
2038 1.74% -0.12%
2037 1.83% -0.11%
2036 1.8% -0.1%
2035 1.85% -0.09%
2034 1.88% -0.09%
2033 1.94% -0.08%
2032 1.91% -0.08%
2031 1.93% -0.08%
2030 1.97% -0.08%
2029 1.96% -0.07%
2028 2.01% -0.07%
2027 2.07% -0.07%
2026 2.13% -0.06%
2025 2.13% -0.05%
2024 2.15% -0.04%
2023 2.28% -0.08%
2022 2.32% -0.17%
2021 2.27% -0.07%
2020 2.24% 0.05%
2019 2.3% 0.08%
2018 2.36% 0.18%
2017 2.26% 0.27%
2016 2.42% 0.33%
2015 2.76% 0.35%
2014 3.59% 0.33%
2013 4.83% 0.3%
2012 4.64% 0.26%
2011 3.59% 0.25%
2010 3.28% 0.26%
2009 3.75% 0.24%
2008 2.04% 0.21%
2007 -0.79% 0.17%
2006 0.74% 0.11%
2005 3.01% 0.08%
2004 2.89% 0.06%
2003 3.06% 0.07%
2002 3.21% 0.14%
2001 3.17% 0.25%
2000 3.33% 0.37%
1999 3.29% 0.45%
1998 3.19% 0.49%
1997 3.14% 0.53%
1996 3.24% 0.53%
1995 3.41% 0.52%
1994 4.89% 0.52%
1993 4.92% 0.53%
1992 3% 0.56%
1991 1.06% 0.58%
1990 1.25% 0.59%
1989 2.7% 0.6%
1988 2.35% 0.59%
1987 2.78% 0.56%
1986 2.49% 0.52%
1985 2.43% 0.48%
1984 3.17% 0.46%
1983 3.02% 0.45%
1982 2.85% 0.41%
1981 3.05% 0.38%
1980 3.2% 0.41%
1979 3.27% 0.48%
1978 3.42% 0.56%
1977 3.38% 0.62%
1976 3.33% 0.66%
1975 3.37% 0.64%
1974 3.44% 0.59%
1973 3.51% 0.55%
1972 3.5% 0.54%
1971 3.51% 0.56%
1970 3.53% 0.61%
1969 3.5% 0.7%
1968 3.49% 0.82%
1967 3.46% 0.91%
1966 3.45% 0.99%
1965 3.44% 1.05%
1964 3.41% 1.12%
1963 3.43% 1.17%
1962 3.05% 1.22%
1961 2.46% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Iraq Uruguay
Current population
48289334
3382789
Population rank 33/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.04%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
27.2 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.82 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,652 -4
Annual growth/decline +967,966 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 167/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -1,064 -1,338
Net migration rank 93/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - -1,338
2024 - -17,735 - -1,348
2023 973,420 -5,710 298 -1,501
2022 962,501 76,821 -2,964 -1,501
2021 941,924 17,474 -5,621 -1,482
2020 919,953 29,858 4,048 -1,482
2019 942,972 -43,919 3,873 -2,899
2018 938,310 15,775 7,322 -2,963
2017 924,507 -21,998 10,907 -3,091
2016 946,968 -113,980 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,026,036 474,379 16,318 -5,647
2012 999,987 753,907 15,520 -6,317
2011 971,082 261,880 14,934 -6,982
2010 906,369 92,779 16,231 -7,696
2009 855,096 120,092 16,947 -8,510
2008 802,382 396,792 16,838 -9,458
2007 784,119 -824,428 17,422 -10,750
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 17,783 -13,161
2005 776,603 51,019 18,926 -16,086
2004 761,563 69,948 18,067 -15,668
2003 746,159 -27,236 18,628 -17,105
2002 739,419 133,839 20,073 -16,957
2001 729,704 14,451 20,729 -14,620
2000 715,771 87,624 21,060 -11,076
1999 702,170 69,491 21,844 -7,441
1998 684,152 48,446 22,114 -7,048
1997 667,582 15,429 23,737 -6,938
1996 652,866 14,652 24,635 -7,397
1995 642,977 40,424 24,872 -8,339
1994 634,344 54,355 24,637 -7,955
1993 606,700 581,818 24,212 -7,922
1992 591,886 20,292 24,847 -7,850
1991 550,146 -95,155 25,422 -7,714
1990 518,575 -601,469 25,699 -7,499
1989 496,852 19,392 25,322 -7,229
1988 476,778 -81,562 25,071 -6,582
1987 488,742 -108,426 24,469 -6,833
1986 474,348 39,136 24,505 -8,046
1985 467,445 -199,505 23,988 -8,832
1984 455,740 21,709 23,684 -9,730
1983 439,800 23,115 24,146 -10,671
1982 428,336 -22,302 25,224 -12,131
1981 416,998 -23,640 24,968 -13,577
1980 419,653 15,757 25,451 -14,252
1979 428,458 -20,617 27,456 -14,552
1978 418,756 7,434 30,076 -14,611
1977 410,229 8,204 31,321 -14,280
1976 402,260 -13,915 33,199 -14,096
1975 385,916 -6,237 33,393 -14,350
1974 376,197 -4,090 32,221 -14,512
1973 373,191 -1,507 30,213 -14,312
1972 362,334 -2,600 28,896 -13,817
1971 351,464 -6,479 28,584 -13,288
1970 338,030 1,377 28,737 -12,727
1969 324,792 312 28,805 -11,149
1968 310,644 928 29,103 -8,028
1967 298,192 2,531 29,514 -5,938
1966 285,507 1,298 30,293 -4,599
1965 274,551 4,555 30,807 -3,542
1964 262,825 3,224 31,340 -2,623
1963 254,046 3,197 31,824 -1,707
1962 247,520 3,343 31,441 -623
1961 184,792 2,981 30,975 703
1960 155,651 1,573 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.2% of the population change in Iraq is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people). In Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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