Iraq vs Qatar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Iraq
2.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar
2.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq rank
64th
Qatar rank
61st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Iraq
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.25 % change on previous year against 2.2 % change on previous year in Iraq, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Qatar ahead.
Iraq ranks 64th and Qatar ranks 61st of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.46 % change on previous year | 12.65 % change on previous year | 8.19 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1960s | 6.04 % change on previous year | 13.99 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1970s | 5.02 % change on previous year | 10.51 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1980s | 3.55 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 10.45 % change on previous year | 7.79 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 5.96 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 0.3904 % change on previous year | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Iraq or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.25 % change on previous year against 2.2 % change on previous year in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Iraq and Qatar?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Qatar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Qatar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 64th and Qatar ranks 61st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.