Iraq vs Spain: Population

Iraq

45.07 million people

in 2023

Spain

47.91 million people

in 2023

Iraq rank

35th

Spain rank

32nd

Population over time

Spain currently reports 47.91 million people against 45.07 million people in Iraq, a difference of 2.84 million people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 35th and Spain ranks 32nd of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.