Afghanistan vs Iraq: Population
Afghanistan
41.45 million people
in 2023
Iraq
45.07 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
36th
Iraq rank
35th
Population 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 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 35th of 238 countries.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.