The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 47,813,338 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 140.2 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Iraq is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.4M people to 47.8M (68.3% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 101M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Iraq vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
47813338
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341110
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| Population rank | 34/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
32.6 seconds
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
27.2 seconds
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
2.82 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
29.6 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -17,735 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,652 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +967,966 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.15% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 48/197 | 40/197 |
Iraq and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,022,052 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,194,553 | 66,264 | 2.46% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 7,413,875 | 68,174 | 3.05% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 7,667,928 | 70,159 | 3.43% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 7,929,566 | 72,219 | 3.41% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 8,202,140 | 74,358 | 3.44% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 8,485,104 | 76,590 | 3.45% | 3% |
| 1967 | 8,778,869 | 78,921 | 3.46% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 9,085,016 | 81,314 | 3.49% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 9,403,356 | 83,755 | 3.5% | 3% |
| 1970 | 9,735,611 | 86,266 | 3.53% | 3% |
| 1971 | 10,077,809 | 88,862 | 3.51% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 10,430,164 | 91,562 | 3.5% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 10,795,869 | 94,362 | 3.51% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 11,167,761 | 97,260 | 3.44% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 11,543,639 | 100,269 | 3.37% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 11,927,651 | 103,388 | 3.33% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 12,331,046 | 106,618 | 3.38% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 12,753,355 | 109,963 | 3.42% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 13,170,365 | 113,040 | 3.27% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 13,591,992 | 115,660 | 3.2% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 14,006,381 | 118,249 | 3.05% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 14,406,083 | 121,035 | 2.85% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 14,840,555 | 123,998 | 3.02% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 15,310,733 | 127,109 | 3.17% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 15,683,430 | 130,356 | 2.43% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 16,074,145 | 133,720 | 2.49% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 16,521,049 | 137,187 | 2.78% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 16,908,819 | 140,756 | 2.35% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 17,364,542 | 144,393 | 2.7% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 17,581,206 | 148,063 | 1.25% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 17,767,253 | 151,793 | 1.06% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 18,300,845 | 155,608 | 3% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 19,201,195 | 159,463 | 4.92% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 20,139,807 | 163,314 | 4.89% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 20,825,860 | 167,137 | 3.41% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 21,501,321 | 170,911 | 3.24% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 22,176,593 | 174,626 | 3.14% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 22,884,399 | 178,313 | 3.19% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 23,636,527 | 182,048 | 3.29% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 24,424,056 | 186,281 | 3.33% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 25,197,840 | 191,031 | 3.17% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 26,006,559 | 195,863 | 3.21% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 26,802,659 | 200,746 | 3.06% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 27,577,878 | 205,711 | 2.89% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 28,407,448 | 210,760 | 3.01% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 28,616,515 | 215,923 | 0.74% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 28,391,607 | 221,276 | -0.79% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 28,971,036 | 226,896 | 2.04% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 30,058,206 | 232,731 | 3.75% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 31,045,366 | 238,248 | 3.28% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 32,161,424 | 243,474 | 3.59% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 33,654,842 | 248,883 | 4.64% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 35,281,989 | 254,482 | 4.83% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 36,550,059 | 260,240 | 3.59% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 37,560,535 | 266,101 | 2.76% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 38,469,627 | 272,087 | 2.42% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 39,337,353 | 278,507 | 2.26% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 40,265,624 | 285,259 | 2.36% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 41,192,171 | 291,985 | 2.3% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 42,116,605 | 298,858 | 2.24% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 43,071,211 | 305,868 | 2.27% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 44,070,551 | 313,046 | 2.32% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 45,074,049 | 320,409 | 2.28% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 46,042,015 | 327,777 | 2.15% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 47,020,778 | 335,169 | 2.13% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 48,007,435 | 342,565 | 2.1% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 48,987,424 | 349,970 | 2.04% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 49,960,955 | 357,397 | 1.99% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 50,943,339 | 364,883 | 1.97% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 51,937,208 | 372,429 | 1.95% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 52,934,373 | 380,015 | 1.92% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 53,953,395 | 387,657 | 1.93% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 54,985,129 | 395,366 | 1.91% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 56,012,641 | 403,188 | 1.87% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 57,035,917 | 411,061 | 1.83% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 58,071,740 | 419,006 | 1.82% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 59,109,258 | 427,031 | 1.79% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 60,132,232 | 435,150 | 1.73% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 61,174,679 | 443,311 | 1.73% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 62,223,208 | 451,509 | 1.71% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 63,249,167 | 459,733 | 1.65% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 64,260,847 | 468,003 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 65,257,000 | 476,308 | 1.55% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 66,237,772 | 484,636 | 1.5% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 67,204,176 | 492,989 | 1.46% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 68,150,060 | 501,316 | 1.41% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 69,098,087 | 509,621 | 1.39% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 70,050,118 | 517,889 | 1.38% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 70,999,566 | 526,138 | 1.36% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 71,928,759 | 534,374 | 1.31% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iraq increased by 9,153,087 people (a 32.2% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iraq gained 10,252,803 (a 27.3% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Iraq was ranked 38th most populous country in 2005 and is 34th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Iraq's population will grow by 50.4% to 71,928,759 people with a rank change from 34th to 28th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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Population differences between Iraq and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 21.6 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 274.7 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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