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 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 35th and Spain ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.