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Germany vs Iraq: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Germany
11.93 million people
in 2050
Iraq
12.60 million people
in 2050
Germany rank
45th
Iraq rank
43rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Germany
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.60 million people against 11.93 million people in Germany, a difference of 668,400 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 43rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 40 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Iraq Difference Ahead
1000s 3.42 million people 1.95 million people 1.47 million people Germany
1100s 3.87 million people 1.70 million people 2.16 million people Germany
1200s 5.70 million people 1.34 million people 4.37 million people Germany
1300s 8.33 million people 970,789 people 7.36 million people Germany
1400s 5.78 million people 969,311 people 4.81 million people Germany
1500s 8.26 million people 967,834 people 7.29 million people Germany
1600s 10.98 million people 1.21 million people 9.77 million people Germany
1700s 12.00 million people 964,878 people 11.03 million people Germany
1710s 12.85 million people 960,592 people 11.89 million people Germany
1720s 13.69 million people 956,985 people 12.73 million people Germany
1730s 14.52 million people 953,017 people 13.56 million people Germany
1740s 15.33 million people 948,655 people 14.38 million people Germany
1750s 16.14 million people 943,860 people 15.19 million people Germany
1760s 16.94 million people 938,591 people 16.00 million people Germany
1770s 17.73 million people 932,804 people 16.80 million people Germany
1780s 18.51 million people 926,448 people 17.58 million people Germany
1790s 19.26 million people 919,470 people 18.34 million people Germany
1800s 20.00 million people 911,809 people 19.09 million people Germany
1810s 20.74 million people 950,788 people 19.79 million people Germany
1820s 21.56 million people 990,441 people 20.57 million people Germany
1830s 24.20 million people 1.03 million people 23.17 million people Germany
1840s 26.78 million people 1.07 million people 25.70 million people Germany
1850s 28.94 million people 1.11 million people 27.82 million people Germany
1860s 30.81 million people 1.15 million people 29.66 million people Germany
1870s 33.41 million people 1.29 million people 32.12 million people Germany
1880s 36.92 million people 1.45 million people 35.47 million people Germany
1890s 40.26 million people 1.62 million people 38.64 million people Germany
1900s 42.53 million people 1.81 million people 40.72 million people Germany
1910s 45.74 million people 2.01 million people 43.74 million people Germany
1920s 40.15 million people 2.16 million people 37.98 million people Germany
1930s 37.37 million people 2.18 million people 35.18 million people Germany
1940s 32.66 million people 3.01 million people 29.64 million people Germany
1950s 19.09 million people 3.86 million people 15.23 million people Germany
1960s 16.69 million people 4.00 million people 12.69 million people Germany
1970s 15.86 million people 4.39 million people 11.47 million people Germany
1980s 15.68 million people 4.81 million people 10.87 million people Germany
1990s 16.25 million people 6.49 million people 9.77 million people Germany
2000s 16.20 million people 8.69 million people 7.51 million people Germany
2010s 15.82 million people 11.10 million people 4.71 million people Germany
2020s 15.03 million people 13.94 million people 1.09 million people Germany
2030s 13.73 million people 15.60 million people 1.87 million people Iraq
2040s 12.54 million people 14.57 million people 2.03 million people Iraq
2050s 11.93 million people 12.60 million people 668,400 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Germany or Iraq?
Iraq, at 12.60 million people against 11.93 million people in Germany as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Germany and Iraq?
668,400 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iraq?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Germany and Iraq rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Germany ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 43rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.