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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iraq was 46,042,015 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iraq's population is 48,289,334 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 2.12 times bigger than Iraq's.
  • Iraq is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 0.58% for Iraq vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Iraq has had an average growth rate of +2.45% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iraq has increased from 28.6M people to 48.3M (68.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Iraq vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iraq Vietnam
2100 101,632,594 92,239,801
2099 101,421,266 92,735,968
2098 101,212,536 93,227,318
2097 100,980,835 93,703,343
2096 100,724,441 94,178,675
2095 100,464,590 94,640,859
2094 100,194,041 95,098,747
2093 99,876,174 95,558,233
2092 99,532,041 96,015,030
2091 99,203,830 96,474,248
2090 98,886,956 96,938,026
2089 98,513,025 97,399,661
2088 98,144,039 97,858,300
2087 97,767,537 98,324,127
2086 97,325,026 98,788,452
2085 96,873,007 99,249,444
2084 96,448,602 99,710,990
2083 95,991,166 100,178,339
2082 95,509,663 100,650,389
2081 95,009,326 101,120,279
2080 94,507,216 101,584,408
2079 93,960,228 102,046,677
2078 93,417,384 102,496,244
2077 92,903,983 102,944,347
2076 92,359,592 103,374,514
2075 91,825,254 103,799,405
2074 91,229,266 104,214,107
2073 90,571,021 104,623,307
2072 89,918,374 105,022,092
2071 89,265,548 105,401,255
2070 88,596,492 105,773,681
2069 87,909,474 106,126,787
2068 87,220,494 106,471,025
2067 86,513,996 106,811,324
2066 85,734,530 107,143,716
2065 84,971,898 107,459,475
2064 84,191,350 107,761,108
2063 83,387,951 108,055,355
2062 82,604,577 108,339,650
2061 81,800,637 108,607,597
2060 80,951,008 108,859,065
2059 80,141,868 109,104,391
2058 79,319,543 109,337,395
2057 78,477,339 109,546,926
2056 77,609,202 109,732,352
2055 76,739,924 109,903,830
2054 75,857,125 110,052,946
2053 74,952,948 110,173,868
2052 74,072,580 110,270,266
2051 73,150,234 110,338,539
2050 72,235,938 110,361,987
2049 71,272,122 110,356,819
2048 70,316,860 110,313,849
2047 69,347,823 110,228,852
2046 68,400,664 110,108,051
2045 67,435,953 109,943,449
2044 66,447,309 109,748,671
2043 65,453,565 109,514,717
2042 64,433,831 109,242,604
2041 63,408,709 108,936,706
2040 62,360,117 108,611,523
2039 61,289,355 108,254,640
2038 60,253,073 107,877,983
2037 59,221,658 107,480,286
2036 58,155,990 107,075,099
2035 57,127,999 106,647,378
2034 56,087,695 106,206,100
2033 55,051,140 105,762,219
2032 54,002,289 105,299,476
2031 52,991,443 104,826,346
2030 51,986,773 104,330,461
2029 50,982,563 103,835,790
2028 50,001,133 103,316,499
2027 49,014,822 102,775,814
2026 48,020,334 102,213,157
2025 47,020,527 101,614,413
2024 46,042,015 100,987,686
2023 45,074,049 100,352,192
2022 44,070,551 99,680,655
2021 43,071,211 98,935,098
2020 42,116,605 98,079,191
2019 41,192,171 97,173,776
2018 40,265,624 96,237,319
2017 39,337,353 95,176,977
2016 38,469,627 94,000,117
2015 37,560,535 92,823,254
2014 36,550,059 91,679,578
2013 35,281,989 90,573,104
2012 33,654,842 89,510,356
2011 32,161,424 88,468,314
2010 31,045,366 87,455,152
2009 30,058,206 86,460,018
2008 28,971,036 85,175,788
2007 28,391,607 83,633,375
2006 28,616,515 82,167,897
2005 28,407,448 81,088,313
2004 27,577,878 80,338,971
2003 26,802,659 79,563,777
2002 26,006,559 78,772,224
2001 25,197,840 77,969,361
2000 24,424,056 77,154,011
1999 23,636,527 76,287,452
1998 22,884,399 75,299,660
1997 22,176,593 74,226,889
1996 21,501,321 73,156,447
1995 20,825,860 72,049,940
1994 20,139,807 70,854,391
1993 19,201,195 69,586,384
1992 18,300,845 68,260,337
1991 17,767,253 66,891,775
1990 17,581,206 65,504,552
1989 17,364,542 64,147,348
1988 16,908,819 62,843,228
1987 16,521,049 61,584,651
1986 16,074,145 60,347,048
1985 15,683,430 59,060,622
1984 15,310,733 57,706,067
1983 14,840,555 56,337,921
1982 14,406,083 55,011,289
1981 14,006,381 53,738,141
1980 13,591,992 52,490,101
1979 13,170,365 51,378,211
1978 12,753,355 50,249,552
1977 12,331,046 48,954,872
1976 11,927,651 47,684,931
1975 11,543,639 46,482,903
1974 11,167,761 45,413,537
1973 10,795,869 44,409,861
1972 10,430,164 43,429,168
1971 10,077,809 42,449,276
1970 9,735,611 41,475,230
1969 9,403,356 40,582,096
1968 9,085,016 39,734,609
1967 8,778,869 38,895,080
1966 8,485,104 38,024,836
1965 8,202,140 37,129,656
1964 7,929,566 36,201,563
1963 7,667,928 35,249,101
1962 7,413,875 34,288,560
1961 7,194,553 33,409,059
1960 7,022,052 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iraq increased by 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iraq gained 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Iraq was ranked 39th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Iraq is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 102M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Iraq
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iraq Vietnam
2100 0.21% -0.54%
2099 0.21% -0.53%
2098 0.23% -0.51%
2097 0.25% -0.5%
2096 0.26% -0.49%
2095 0.27% -0.48%
2094 0.32% -0.48%
2093 0.35% -0.48%
2092 0.33% -0.48%
2091 0.32% -0.48%
2090 0.38% -0.47%
2089 0.38% -0.47%
2088 0.39% -0.47%
2087 0.45% -0.47%
2086 0.47% -0.46%
2085 0.44% -0.46%
2084 0.48% -0.47%
2083 0.5% -0.47%
2082 0.53% -0.46%
2081 0.53% -0.46%
2080 0.58% -0.45%
2079 0.58% -0.44%
2078 0.55% -0.44%
2077 0.59% -0.42%
2076 0.58% -0.41%
2075 0.65% -0.4%
2074 0.73% -0.39%
2073 0.73% -0.38%
2072 0.73% -0.36%
2071 0.76% -0.35%
2070 0.78% -0.33%
2069 0.79% -0.32%
2068 0.82% -0.32%
2067 0.91% -0.31%
2066 0.9% -0.29%
2065 0.93% -0.28%
2064 0.96% -0.27%
2063 0.95% -0.26%
2062 0.98% -0.25%
2061 1.05% -0.23%
2060 1.01% -0.22%
2059 1.04% -0.21%
2058 1.07% -0.19%
2057 1.12% -0.17%
2056 1.13% -0.16%
2055 1.16% -0.14%
2054 1.21% -0.11%
2053 1.19% -0.09%
2052 1.26% -0.06%
2051 1.27% -0.02%
2050 1.35% 0.005%
2049 1.36% 0.04%
2048 1.4% 0.08%
2047 1.38% 0.11%
2046 1.43% 0.15%
2045 1.49% 0.18%
2044 1.52% 0.21%
2043 1.58% 0.25%
2042 1.62% 0.28%
2041 1.68% 0.3%
2040 1.75% 0.33%
2039 1.72% 0.35%
2038 1.74% 0.37%
2037 1.83% 0.38%
2036 1.8% 0.4%
2035 1.85% 0.42%
2034 1.88% 0.42%
2033 1.94% 0.44%
2032 1.91% 0.45%
2031 1.93% 0.48%
2030 1.97% 0.48%
2029 1.96% 0.5%
2028 2.01% 0.53%
2027 2.07% 0.55%
2026 2.13% 0.59%
2025 2.13% 0.62%
2024 2.15% 0.63%
2023 2.28% 0.67%
2022 2.32% 0.75%
2021 2.27% 0.87%
2020 2.24% 0.93%
2019 2.3% 0.97%
2018 2.36% 1.11%
2017 2.26% 1.25%
2016 2.42% 1.27%
2015 2.76% 1.25%
2014 3.59% 1.22%
2013 4.83% 1.19%
2012 4.64% 1.18%
2011 3.59% 1.16%
2010 3.28% 1.15%
2009 3.75% 1.51%
2008 2.04% 1.84%
2007 -0.79% 1.78%
2006 0.74% 1.33%
2005 3.01% 0.93%
2004 2.89% 0.97%
2003 3.06% 1%
2002 3.21% 1.03%
2001 3.17% 1.06%
2000 3.33% 1.14%
1999 3.29% 1.31%
1998 3.19% 1.45%
1997 3.14% 1.46%
1996 3.24% 1.54%
1995 3.41% 1.69%
1994 4.89% 1.82%
1993 4.92% 1.94%
1992 3% 2.05%
1991 1.06% 2.12%
1990 1.25% 2.12%
1989 2.7% 2.08%
1988 2.35% 2.04%
1987 2.78% 2.05%
1986 2.49% 2.18%
1985 2.43% 2.35%
1984 3.17% 2.43%
1983 3.02% 2.41%
1982 2.85% 2.37%
1981 3.05% 2.38%
1980 3.2% 2.16%
1979 3.27% 2.25%
1978 3.42% 2.64%
1977 3.38% 2.66%
1976 3.33% 2.59%
1975 3.37% 2.35%
1974 3.44% 2.26%
1973 3.51% 2.26%
1972 3.5% 2.31%
1971 3.51% 2.35%
1970 3.53% 2.2%
1969 3.5% 2.13%
1968 3.49% 2.16%
1967 3.46% 2.29%
1966 3.45% 2.41%
1965 3.44% 2.56%
1964 3.41% 2.7%
1963 3.43% 2.8%
1962 3.05% 2.63%
1961 2.46% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iraq grew by 2.15%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Iraq Vietnam
Current population
48289334
102365351
Population rank 33/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.24%
One net population change
32.6 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
27.2 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.82 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,652 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +967,966 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.15% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 123/197
One migration net change every
8.26 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,064 -48,171
Net migration rank 93/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 370,980 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 92/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 160/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iraq
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iraq Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,064 - -48,171
2024 - -17,735 - -59,645
2023 973,420 -5,710 727,955 -81,789
2022 962,501 76,821 775,914 -78,977
2021 941,924 17,474 799,593 -5,418
2020 919,953 29,858 924,004 -6,457
2019 942,972 -43,919 895,262 -2,051
2018 938,310 15,775 882,977 96,650
2017 924,507 -21,998 1,001,833 139,245
2016 946,968 -113,980 1,045,094 167,652
2015 1,007,561 -22,338 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 1,040,726 -5,033 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 1,026,036 474,379 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 999,987 753,907 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 971,082 261,880 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 906,369 92,779 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 855,096 120,092 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 802,382 396,792 1,008,141 571,113
2007 784,119 -824,428 981,689 523,784
2006 797,342 -1,206,850 943,041 482,399
2005 776,603 51,019 942,084 -208,337
2004 761,563 69,948 985,438 -220,458
2003 746,159 -27,236 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 739,419 133,839 991,427 -193,766
2001 729,704 14,451 985,610 -177,586
2000 715,771 87,624 966,894 -144,298
1999 702,170 69,491 925,519 -15,010
1998 684,152 48,446 959,016 106,091
1997 667,582 15,429 1,028,116 52,382
1996 652,866 14,652 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 642,977 40,424 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 634,344 54,355 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 606,700 581,818 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 591,886 20,292 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 550,146 -95,155 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 518,575 -601,469 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 496,852 19,392 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 476,778 -81,562 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 488,742 -108,426 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 474,348 39,136 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 467,445 -199,505 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 455,740 21,709 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 439,800 23,115 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 428,336 -22,302 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 416,998 -23,640 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 419,653 15,757 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 428,458 -20,617 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 418,756 7,434 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 410,229 8,204 1,259,315 49,655
1976 402,260 -13,915 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 385,916 -6,237 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 376,197 -4,090 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 373,191 -1,507 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 362,334 -2,600 921,524 -1,920
1971 351,464 -6,479 963,259 76,961
1970 338,030 1,377 905,902 1,997
1969 324,792 312 878,359 0
1968 310,644 928 815,116 1,489
1967 298,192 2,531 862,071 394
1966 285,507 1,298 876,283 1,769
1965 274,551 4,555 913,761 -1,438
1964 262,825 3,224 950,219 -6,328
1963 254,046 3,197 961,067 0
1962 247,520 3,343 960,046 0
1961 184,792 2,981 798,978 0
1960 155,651 1,573 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/iraq/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 370,980 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Iraq, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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