Iraq vs Tajikistan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Iraq
12.60 million people
in 2050
Tajikistan
11.90 million people
in 2050
Iraq rank
43rd
Tajikistan rank
46th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Iraq
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 12.60 million people against 11.90 million people in Tajikistan, a difference of 705,300 people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 43rd and Tajikistan ranks 46th of 238 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.95 million people | 219,999 people | 1.73 million people | Iraq |
| 1100s | 1.70 million people | 229,997 people | 1.47 million people | Iraq |
| 1200s | 1.34 million people | 249,990 people | 1.09 million people | Iraq |
| 1300s | 970,789 people | 269,967 people | 700,822 people | Iraq |
| 1400s | 969,311 people | 289,893 people | 679,418 people | Iraq |
| 1500s | 967,834 people | 309,656 people | 658,178 people | Iraq |
| 1600s | 1.21 million people | 348,833 people | 859,107 people | Iraq |
| 1700s | 964,878 people | 386,100 people | 578,778 people | Iraq |
| 1710s | 960,592 people | 414,196 people | 546,396 people | Iraq |
| 1720s | 956,985 people | 437,207 people | 519,778 people | Iraq |
| 1730s | 953,017 people | 461,496 people | 491,521 people | Iraq |
| 1740s | 948,655 people | 487,135 people | 461,520 people | Iraq |
| 1750s | 943,860 people | 514,198 people | 429,662 people | Iraq |
| 1760s | 938,591 people | 542,765 people | 395,826 people | Iraq |
| 1770s | 932,804 people | 572,918 people | 359,886 people | Iraq |
| 1780s | 926,448 people | 604,747 people | 321,701 people | Iraq |
| 1790s | 919,470 people | 638,344 people | 281,126 people | Iraq |
| 1800s | 911,809 people | 673,579 people | 238,230 people | Iraq |
| 1810s | 950,788 people | 709,143 people | 241,645 people | Iraq |
| 1820s | 990,441 people | 746,091 people | 244,350 people | Iraq |
| 1830s | 1.03 million people | 784,308 people | 246,282 people | Iraq |
| 1840s | 1.07 million people | 823,616 people | 247,414 people | Iraq |
| 1850s | 1.11 million people | 863,746 people | 247,734 people | Iraq |
| 1860s | 1.15 million people | 904,308 people | 247,312 people | Iraq |
| 1870s | 1.29 million people | 944,751 people | 348,419 people | Iraq |
| 1880s | 1.45 million people | 984,312 people | 464,838 people | Iraq |
| 1890s | 1.62 million people | 1.02 million people | 598,240 people | Iraq |
| 1900s | 1.81 million people | 1.06 million people | 750,370 people | Iraq |
| 1910s | 2.01 million people | 1.09 million people | 923,080 people | Iraq |
| 1920s | 2.16 million people | 1.11 million people | 1.06 million people | Iraq |
| 1930s | 2.18 million people | 1.12 million people | 1.07 million people | Iraq |
| 1940s | 3.01 million people | 1.11 million people | 1.90 million people | Iraq |
| 1950s | 3.86 million people | 1.25 million people | 2.61 million people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 4.00 million people | 1.58 million people | 2.42 million people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 4.39 million people | 2.18 million people | 2.21 million people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.81 million people | 3.06 million people | 1.75 million people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.49 million people | 4.17 million people | 2.31 million people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 8.69 million people | 5.05 million people | 3.65 million people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 11.10 million people | 6.30 million people | 4.80 million people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 13.94 million people | 7.88 million people | 6.06 million people | Iraq |
| 2030s | 15.60 million people | 9.36 million people | 6.24 million people | Iraq |
| 2040s | 14.57 million people | 11.00 million people | 3.57 million people | Iraq |
| 2050s | 12.60 million people | 11.90 million people | 705,300 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Iraq or Tajikistan?
- Iraq, at 12.60 million people against 11.90 million people in Tajikistan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Iraq and Tajikistan?
- 705,300 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tajikistan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Iraq and Tajikistan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Iraq ranks 43rd and Tajikistan ranks 46th 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.