Ghana vs Iraq: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Ghana
13.45 million people
in 2050
Iraq
12.60 million people
in 2050
Ghana rank
40th
Iraq rank
43rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 13.45 million people against 12.60 million people in Iraq, a difference of 849,200 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and Iraq ranks 43rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 38 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 879,727 people | 1.95 million people | 1.07 million people | Iraq |
| 1100s | 1.01 million people | 1.70 million people | 698,660 people | Iraq |
| 1200s | 1.15 million people | 1.34 million people | 187,900 people | Iraq |
| 1300s | 1.31 million people | 970,789 people | 342,151 people | Ghana |
| 1400s | 1.50 million people | 969,311 people | 530,619 people | Ghana |
| 1500s | 1.71 million people | 967,834 people | 744,406 people | Ghana |
| 1600s | 1.95 million people | 1.21 million people | 742,180 people | Ghana |
| 1700s | 2.21 million people | 964,878 people | 1.24 million people | Ghana |
| 1710s | 2.22 million people | 960,592 people | 1.26 million people | Ghana |
| 1720s | 2.23 million people | 956,985 people | 1.28 million people | Ghana |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 953,017 people | 1.30 million people | Ghana |
| 1740s | 2.27 million people | 948,655 people | 1.32 million people | Ghana |
| 1750s | 2.28 million people | 943,860 people | 1.34 million people | Ghana |
| 1760s | 2.30 million people | 938,591 people | 1.36 million people | Ghana |
| 1770s | 2.32 million people | 932,804 people | 1.38 million people | Ghana |
| 1780s | 2.34 million people | 926,448 people | 1.41 million people | Ghana |
| 1790s | 2.36 million people | 919,470 people | 1.44 million people | Ghana |
| 1800s | 2.38 million people | 911,809 people | 1.47 million people | Ghana |
| 1810s | 2.40 million people | 950,788 people | 1.45 million people | Ghana |
| 1820s | 2.43 million people | 990,441 people | 1.43 million people | Ghana |
| 1830s | 2.45 million people | 1.03 million people | 1.42 million people | Ghana |
| 1840s | 2.48 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.41 million people | Ghana |
| 1850s | 2.51 million people | 1.11 million people | 1.40 million people | Ghana |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.40 million people | Ghana |
| 1870s | 2.59 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.29 million people | Ghana |
| 1880s | 2.63 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.18 million people | Ghana |
| 1890s | 2.69 million people | 1.62 million people | 1.07 million people | Ghana |
| 1900s | 2.75 million people | 1.81 million people | 946,860 people | Ghana |
| 1910s | 2.84 million people | 2.01 million people | 830,220 people | Ghana |
| 1920s | 2.95 million people | 2.16 million people | 790,880 people | Ghana |
| 1930s | 3.12 million people | 2.18 million people | 940,170 people | Ghana |
| 1940s | 3.42 million people | 3.01 million people | 408,410 people | Ghana |
| 1950s | 4.74 million people | 3.86 million people | 879,471 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 5.76 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.75 million people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 7.13 million people | 4.39 million people | 2.74 million people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 9.07 million people | 4.81 million people | 4.27 million people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 10.39 million people | 6.49 million people | 3.90 million people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 11.71 million people | 8.69 million people | 3.02 million people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13.22 million people | 11.10 million people | 2.12 million people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 14.33 million people | 13.94 million people | 394,230 people | Ghana |
| 2030s | 14.63 million people | 15.60 million people | 967,430 people | Iraq |
| 2040s | 14.11 million people | 14.57 million people | 465,760 people | Iraq |
| 2050s | 13.45 million people | 12.60 million people | 849,200 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Ghana or Iraq?
- Ghana, at 13.45 million people against 12.60 million people in Iraq as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Ghana and Iraq?
- 849,200 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Ghana ranks 40th 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) β 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.