Iraq vs Spain: The global population hockey stick
Iraq
45.07 million people
in 2023
Spain
47.91 million people
in 2023
Iraq rank
36th
Spain rank
33rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 47.91 million people against 45.07 million people in Iraq, a difference of 2.84 million people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.00 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 1.75 million people | 4.50 million people | 2.75 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 1.38 million people | 5.50 million people | 4.12 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 7.50 million people | 6.50 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 1.00 million people | 5.50 million people | 4.50 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 6.50 million people | 5.50 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 8.50 million people | 7.25 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 1.00 million people | 8.00 million people | 7.00 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 1.00 million people | 9.03 million people | 8.03 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 1.00 million people | 9.28 million people | 8.28 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 1.00 million people | 9.54 million people | 8.54 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 1.00 million people | 9.80 million people | 8.80 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 1.00 million people | 10.07 million people | 9.07 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 1.00 million people | 10.35 million people | 9.35 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 1.00 million people | 10.64 million people | 9.64 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 1.00 million people | 10.94 million people | 9.93 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 1.00 million people | 11.24 million people | 10.24 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 1.02 million people | 11.65 million people | 10.63 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 1.07 million people | 12.01 million people | 10.94 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 1.12 million people | 12.58 million people | 11.46 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 1.17 million people | 13.44 million people | 12.27 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 1.22 million people | 14.36 million people | 13.14 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 1.28 million people | 15.23 million people | 13.95 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 1.45 million people | 15.89 million people | 14.44 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 1.67 million people | 16.50 million people | 14.83 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 1.77 million people | 17.26 million people | 15.49 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 2.08 million people | 18.12 million people | 16.04 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 2.60 million people | 19.14 million people | 16.54 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 3.12 million people | 20.47 million people | 17.35 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 22.22 million people | 18.53 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 4.00 million people | 24.47 million people | 20.46 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 4.76 million people | 26.78 million people | 22.02 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 6.27 million people | 29.02 million people | 22.74 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 8.12 million people | 31.93 million people | 23.81 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 11.39 million people | 35.55 million people | 24.15 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 15.47 million people | 38.43 million people | 22.96 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 20.40 million people | 39.94 million people | 19.53 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 27.45 million people | 43.68 million people | 16.23 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 36.55 million people | 46.93 million people | 10.37 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 43.58 million people | 47.79 million people | 4.21 million people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Iraq or Spain?
- Spain, at 47.91 million people against 45.07 million people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Iraq and Spain?
- 2.84 million people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Iraq ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.