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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 1.27 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.04% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Iraq vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Uzbekistan
2100 101,632,594 74,950,276
2099 101,421,266 74,687,562
2098 101,212,536 74,412,253
2097 100,980,835 74,120,787
2096 100,724,441 73,822,520
2095 100,464,590 73,512,493
2094 100,194,041 73,187,441
2093 99,876,174 72,852,823
2092 99,532,041 72,509,869
2091 99,203,830 72,158,109
2090 98,886,956 71,795,130
2089 98,513,025 71,419,019
2088 98,144,039 71,037,131
2087 97,767,537 70,645,917
2086 97,325,026 70,250,312
2085 96,873,007 69,845,645
2084 96,448,602 69,430,096
2083 95,991,166 69,009,654
2082 95,509,663 68,591,369
2081 95,009,326 68,161,432
2080 94,507,216 67,729,509
2079 93,960,228 67,293,106
2078 93,417,384 66,849,622
2077 92,903,983 66,394,934
2076 92,359,592 65,946,007
2075 91,825,254 65,494,544
2074 91,229,266 65,041,409
2073 90,571,021 64,584,034
2072 89,918,374 64,126,554
2071 89,265,548 63,662,468
2070 88,596,492 63,197,548
2069 87,909,474 62,728,854
2068 87,220,494 62,256,069
2067 86,513,996 61,779,846
2066 85,734,530 61,296,688
2065 84,971,898 60,808,437
2064 84,191,350 60,310,657
2063 83,387,951 59,805,006
2062 82,604,577 59,290,829
2061 81,800,637 58,769,606
2060 80,951,008 58,237,257
2059 80,141,868 57,693,970
2058 79,319,543 57,141,935
2057 78,477,339 56,580,336
2056 77,609,202 56,012,936
2055 76,739,924 55,434,251
2054 75,857,125 54,845,302
2053 74,952,948 54,247,246
2052 74,072,580 53,641,903
2051 73,150,234 53,028,742
2050 72,235,938 52,411,754
2049 71,272,122 51,787,458
2048 70,316,860 51,159,295
2047 69,347,823 50,526,830
2046 68,400,664 49,892,416
2045 67,435,953 49,257,909
2044 66,447,309 48,629,333
2043 65,453,565 48,007,917
2042 64,433,831 47,394,130
2041 63,408,709 46,789,557
2040 62,360,117 46,197,382
2039 61,289,355 45,613,886
2038 60,253,073 45,033,877
2037 59,221,658 44,458,257
2036 58,155,990 43,884,266
2035 57,127,999 43,308,578
2034 56,087,695 42,729,398
2033 55,051,140 42,143,548
2032 54,002,289 41,549,754
2031 52,991,443 40,948,133
2030 51,986,773 40,333,867
2029 50,982,563 39,708,371
2028 50,001,133 39,074,978
2027 49,014,822 38,426,208
2026 48,020,334 37,758,494
2025 47,020,527 37,071,527
2024 46,042,015 36,361,859
2023 45,074,049 35,652,307
2022 44,070,551 34,938,955
2021 43,071,211 34,243,696
2020 42,116,605 33,586,372
2019 41,192,171 32,964,701
2018 40,265,624 32,373,490
2017 39,337,353 31,819,178
2016 38,469,627 31,284,568
2015 37,560,535 30,749,346
2014 36,550,059 30,222,994
2013 35,281,989 29,724,065
2012 33,654,842 29,261,903
2011 32,161,424 28,823,196
2010 31,045,366 28,385,506
2009 30,058,206 27,939,328
2008 28,971,036 27,494,774
2007 28,391,607 27,076,008
2006 28,616,515 26,699,043
2005 28,407,448 26,356,975
2004 27,577,878 26,029,350
2003 26,802,659 25,711,259
2002 26,006,559 25,399,980
2001 25,197,840 25,090,283
2000 24,424,056 24,787,054
1999 23,636,527 24,476,008
1998 22,884,399 24,134,929
1997 22,176,593 23,758,960
1996 21,501,321 23,351,981
1995 20,825,860 22,917,589
1994 20,139,807 22,463,291
1993 19,201,195 21,987,955
1992 18,300,845 21,485,090
1991 17,767,253 20,962,910
1990 17,581,206 20,464,956
1989 17,364,542 19,977,183
1988 16,908,819 19,460,630
1987 16,521,049 18,930,070
1986 16,074,145 18,395,621
1985 15,683,430 17,875,339
1984 15,310,733 17,378,846
1983 14,840,555 16,908,400
1982 14,406,083 16,462,736
1981 14,006,381 16,035,032
1980 13,591,992 15,619,936
1979 13,170,365 15,215,587
1978 12,753,355 14,816,349
1977 12,331,046 14,408,822
1976 11,927,651 13,998,620
1975 11,543,639 13,598,521
1974 11,167,761 13,209,011
1973 10,795,869 12,831,047
1972 10,430,164 12,465,106
1971 10,077,809 12,111,511
1970 9,735,611 11,762,638
1969 9,403,356 11,403,150
1968 9,085,016 11,032,155
1967 8,778,869 10,659,180
1966 8,485,104 10,289,294
1965 8,202,140 9,921,681
1964 7,929,566 9,557,611
1963 7,667,928 9,202,246
1962 7,413,875 8,854,368
1961 7,194,553 8,517,711
1960 7,022,052 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Uzbekistan
2100 0.21% 0.35%
2099 0.21% 0.37%
2098 0.23% 0.39%
2097 0.25% 0.4%
2096 0.26% 0.42%
2095 0.27% 0.44%
2094 0.32% 0.46%
2093 0.35% 0.47%
2092 0.33% 0.49%
2091 0.32% 0.51%
2090 0.38% 0.53%
2089 0.38% 0.54%
2088 0.39% 0.55%
2087 0.45% 0.56%
2086 0.47% 0.58%
2085 0.44% 0.6%
2084 0.48% 0.61%
2083 0.5% 0.61%
2082 0.53% 0.63%
2081 0.53% 0.64%
2080 0.58% 0.65%
2079 0.58% 0.66%
2078 0.55% 0.68%
2077 0.59% 0.68%
2076 0.58% 0.69%
2075 0.65% 0.7%
2074 0.73% 0.71%
2073 0.73% 0.71%
2072 0.73% 0.73%
2071 0.76% 0.74%
2070 0.78% 0.75%
2069 0.79% 0.76%
2068 0.82% 0.77%
2067 0.91% 0.79%
2066 0.9% 0.8%
2065 0.93% 0.83%
2064 0.96% 0.85%
2063 0.95% 0.87%
2062 0.98% 0.89%
2061 1.05% 0.91%
2060 1.01% 0.94%
2059 1.04% 0.97%
2058 1.07% 0.99%
2057 1.12% 1.01%
2056 1.13% 1.04%
2055 1.16% 1.07%
2054 1.21% 1.1%
2053 1.19% 1.13%
2052 1.26% 1.16%
2051 1.27% 1.18%
2050 1.35% 1.21%
2049 1.36% 1.23%
2048 1.4% 1.25%
2047 1.38% 1.27%
2046 1.43% 1.29%
2045 1.49% 1.29%
2044 1.52% 1.29%
2043 1.58% 1.3%
2042 1.62% 1.29%
2041 1.68% 1.28%
2040 1.75% 1.28%
2039 1.72% 1.29%
2038 1.74% 1.29%
2037 1.83% 1.31%
2036 1.8% 1.33%
2035 1.85% 1.36%
2034 1.88% 1.39%
2033 1.94% 1.43%
2032 1.91% 1.47%
2031 1.93% 1.52%
2030 1.97% 1.58%
2029 1.96% 1.62%
2028 2.01% 1.69%
2027 2.07% 1.77%
2026 2.13% 1.85%
2025 2.13% 1.95%
2024 2.15% 1.99%
2023 2.28% 2.04%
2022 2.32% 2.03%
2021 2.27% 1.96%
2020 2.24% 1.89%
2019 2.3% 1.83%
2018 2.36% 1.74%
2017 2.26% 1.71%
2016 2.42% 1.74%
2015 2.76% 1.74%
2014 3.59% 1.68%
2013 4.83% 1.58%
2012 4.64% 1.52%
2011 3.59% 1.54%
2010 3.28% 1.6%
2009 3.75% 1.62%
2008 2.04% 1.55%
2007 -0.79% 1.41%
2006 0.74% 1.3%
2005 3.01% 1.26%
2004 2.89% 1.24%
2003 3.06% 1.23%
2002 3.21% 1.23%
2001 3.17% 1.22%
2000 3.33% 1.27%
1999 3.29% 1.41%
1998 3.19% 1.58%
1997 3.14% 1.74%
1996 3.24% 1.9%
1995 3.41% 2.02%
1994 4.89% 2.16%
1993 4.92% 2.34%
1992 3% 2.49%
1991 1.06% 2.43%
1990 1.25% 2.44%
1989 2.7% 2.65%
1988 2.35% 2.8%
1987 2.78% 2.91%
1986 2.49% 2.91%
1985 2.43% 2.86%
1984 3.17% 2.78%
1983 3.02% 2.71%
1982 2.85% 2.67%
1981 3.05% 2.66%
1980 3.2% 2.66%
1979 3.27% 2.69%
1978 3.42% 2.83%
1977 3.38% 2.93%
1976 3.33% 2.94%
1975 3.37% 2.95%
1974 3.44% 2.95%
1973 3.51% 2.94%
1972 3.5% 2.92%
1971 3.51% 2.97%
1970 3.53% 3.15%
1969 3.5% 3.36%
1968 3.49% 3.5%
1967 3.46% 3.59%
1966 3.45% 3.71%
1965 3.44% 3.81%
1964 3.41% 3.86%
1963 3.43% 3.93%
1962 3.05% 3.95%
1961 2.46% 3.76%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Iraq Uzbekistan
Current population
48289334
37939105
Population rank 33/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.46%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
44.4 seconds
One birth every
27.2 seconds
33.4 seconds
One death every
2.82 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,652 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +967,966 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 52/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -1,064 -6,987
Net migration rank 93/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - -6,987
2024 - -17,735 - -7,066
2023 973,420 -5,710 722,280 -6,004
2022 962,501 76,821 715,410 -5,007
2021 941,924 17,474 689,325 -9,205
2020 919,953 29,858 643,750 -9,208
2019 942,972 -43,919 618,154 -9,341
2018 938,310 15,775 585,119 -11,516
2017 924,507 -21,998 548,372 -13,352
2016 946,968 -113,980 549,045 -14,839
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 552,781 -16,545
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 536,881 -20,381
2013 1,026,036 474,379 501,742 -20,380
2012 999,987 753,907 463,333 -20,381
2011 971,082 261,880 454,858 -20,380
2010 906,369 92,779 461,293 -20,380
2009 855,096 120,092 471,839 -20,378
2008 802,382 396,792 461,665 -24,028
2007 784,119 -824,428 426,880 -27,013
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 383,265 -29,197
2005 776,603 51,019 363,462 -33,386
2004 761,563 69,948 363,994 -38,834
2003 746,159 -27,236 355,098 -44,092
2002 739,419 133,839 359,231 -47,679
2001 729,704 14,451 356,483 -48,642
2000 715,771 87,624 365,138 -66,547
1999 702,170 69,491 385,448 -61,955
1998 684,152 48,446 408,532 -49,862
1997 667,582 15,429 441,631 -48,360
1996 652,866 14,652 471,010 -50,314
1995 642,977 40,424 493,966 -45,876
1994 634,344 54,355 502,279 -41,788
1993 606,700 581,818 527,557 -37,377
1992 591,886 20,292 548,793 -33,259
1991 550,146 -95,155 557,886 -29,064
1990 518,575 -601,469 540,581 -73,478
1989 496,852 19,392 522,323 -13,888
1988 476,778 -81,562 525,126 -473
1987 488,742 -108,426 537,292 -824
1986 474,348 39,136 533,234 -802
1985 467,445 -199,505 508,893 -773
1984 455,740 21,709 485,617 -752
1983 439,800 23,115 454,464 1,568
1982 428,336 -22,302 431,389 3,897
1981 416,998 -23,640 413,897 6,223
1980 419,653 15,757 401,557 8,540
1979 428,458 -20,617 387,754 10,864
1978 418,756 7,434 372,068 27,783
1977 410,229 8,204 369,572 45,622
1976 402,260 -13,915 363,110 42,094
1975 385,916 -6,237 357,382 37,611
1974 376,197 -4,090 350,422 33,600
1973 373,191 -1,507 341,807 30,094
1972 362,334 -2,600 333,230 26,748
1971 351,464 -6,479 323,171 24,030
1970 338,030 1,377 313,216 37,324
1969 324,792 312 302,833 65,596
1968 310,644 928 295,651 77,914
1967 298,192 2,531 298,350 74,030
1966 285,507 1,298 297,844 69,537
1965 274,551 4,555 302,264 65,579
1964 262,825 3,224 298,790 61,512
1963 254,046 3,197 293,432 57,002
1962 247,520 3,343 292,788 52,532
1961 184,792 2,981 279,841 48,168
1960 155,651 1,573 267,165 22,039

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

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

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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