Iraq vs Spain: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Iraq
32.89 million people
in 2025
Spain
38.56 million people
in 2025
Iraq rank
30th
Spain rank
27th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 38.56 million people against 32.89 million people in Iraq, a difference of 5.67 million people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 million people | 15.56 million people | 13.15 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 4.12 million people | 19.41 million people | 15.30 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 7.00 million people | 24.45 million people | 17.45 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 10.66 million people | 28.14 million people | 17.48 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 13.91 million people | 30.15 million people | 16.24 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 18.75 million people | 33.71 million people | 14.96 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 25.45 million people | 37.14 million people | 11.69 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 31.14 million people | 38.29 million people | 7.15 million people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Iraq or Spain?
- Spain, at 38.56 million people against 32.89 million people in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Iraq and Spain?
- 5.67 million people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Iraq ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.