Afghanistan vs Iraq: Has the population peaked?
Afghanistan
41.45 million people
in 2023
Iraq
45.07 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
36th
Iraq rank
35th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 45.07 million people against 41.45 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.62 million people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.29 million people | 6.27 million people | 2.02 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 9.97 million people | 8.12 million people | 1.85 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 12.58 million people | 11.39 million people | 1.18 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 11.58 million people | 15.47 million people | 3.89 million people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 16.11 million people | 20.40 million people | 4.29 million people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 23.78 million people | 27.45 million people | 3.67 million people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 33.14 million people | 36.55 million people | 3.41 million people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 40.28 million people | 43.58 million people | 3.31 million people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 45.07 million people against 41.45 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 3.62 million people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Afghanistan ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 35th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.