Population marimekko in Iraq

Iraq: Population marimekko was 45.07 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
45.07 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
36th
of 239 countries
All-time high
45.07 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.00 million
in 1300
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population marimekko in Iraq, 1000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M100015112023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population marimekko in Iraq is 45.07 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population marimekko in Iraq peaked at 45.07 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 1300.

That places Iraq 36th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population marimekko in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Population marimekko in Iraq, 1000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1000 2.00 million —
1100 1.75 million -12.5%
1200 1.38 million -21.4%
1300 1.00 million -27.3%
1400 1.00 million +0.0%
1500 1.00 million +0.0%
1600 1.25 million +25.0%
1700 1.00 million -20.0%
1710 1.00 million +0.0%
1720 1.00 million +0.0%
1730 1.00 million +0.0%
1740 1.00 million +0.0%
1750 1.00 million +0.0%
1760 1.00 million +0.0%
1770 1.00 million +0.0%
1780 1.00 million +0.0%
1790 1.00 million +0.0%
1800 1.00 million -0.2%
1801 1.00 million +0.4%
1802 1.01 million +0.4%
1803 1.01 million +0.4%
1804 1.02 million +0.4%
1805 1.02 million +0.4%
1806 1.03 million +0.4%
1807 1.03 million +0.4%
1808 1.04 million +0.4%
1809 1.04 million +0.4%
1810 1.05 million +0.4%
1811 1.05 million +0.4%
1812 1.05 million +0.4%
1813 1.06 million +0.4%
1814 1.06 million +0.4%
1815 1.07 million +0.4%
1816 1.07 million +0.4%
1817 1.08 million +0.4%
1818 1.08 million +0.4%
1819 1.09 million +0.4%
1820 1.09 million +0.4%
1821 1.10 million +0.4%
1822 1.10 million +0.4%
1823 1.11 million +0.4%
1824 1.11 million +0.4%
1825 1.12 million +0.4%
1826 1.12 million +0.4%
1827 1.13 million +0.4%
1828 1.13 million +0.4%
1829 1.14 million +0.4%
1830 1.14 million +0.4%
1831 1.15 million +0.4%
1832 1.15 million +0.4%
1833 1.16 million +0.4%
1834 1.16 million +0.4%
1835 1.17 million +0.4%
1836 1.17 million +0.4%
1837 1.18 million +0.4%
1838 1.18 million +0.4%
1839 1.19 million +0.4%
1840 1.20 million +0.4%
1841 1.20 million +0.4%
1842 1.21 million +0.4%
1843 1.21 million +0.4%
1844 1.22 million +0.4%
1845 1.22 million +0.4%
1846 1.23 million +0.4%
1847 1.23 million +0.4%
1848 1.24 million +0.4%
1849 1.24 million +0.4%
1850 1.25 million +0.4%
1851 1.26 million +0.5%
1852 1.26 million +0.5%
1853 1.27 million +0.5%
1854 1.27 million +0.5%
1855 1.28 million +0.5%
1856 1.29 million +0.5%
1857 1.29 million +0.5%
1858 1.30 million +0.5%
1859 1.31 million +0.8%
1860 1.32 million +1.2%
1861 1.34 million +1.5%
1862 1.37 million +1.9%
1863 1.40 million +2.2%
1864 1.43 million +2.2%
1865 1.46 million +2.2%
1866 1.49 million +2.2%
1867 1.52 million +2.2%
1868 1.56 million +2.2%
1869 1.59 million +1.9%
1870 1.61 million +1.5%
1871 1.63 million +1.2%
1872 1.65 million +0.9%
1873 1.66 million +0.6%
1874 1.66 million +0.6%
1875 1.67 million +0.6%
1876 1.68 million +0.6%
1877 1.69 million +0.6%
1878 1.70 million +0.6%
1879 1.71 million +0.6%
1880 1.72 million +0.6%
1881 1.73 million +0.6%
1882 1.74 million +0.6%
1883 1.75 million +0.6%
1884 1.76 million +0.6%
1885 1.77 million +0.6%
1886 1.79 million +0.6%
1887 1.80 million +0.6%
1888 1.81 million +0.6%
1889 1.82 million +1.0%
1890 1.85 million +1.5%
1891 1.89 million +1.9%
1892 1.93 million +2.4%
1893 1.99 million +2.8%
1894 2.04 million +2.8%
1895 2.10 million +2.8%
1896 2.16 million +2.8%
1897 2.22 million +2.8%
1898 2.29 million +2.8%
1899 2.34 million +2.6%
1900 2.40 million +2.3%
1901 2.45 million +2.1%
1902 2.50 million +1.9%
1903 2.54 million +1.6%
1904 2.58 million +1.6%
1905 2.62 million +1.6%
1906 2.66 million +1.6%
1907 2.71 million +1.6%
1908 2.75 million +1.6%
1909 2.80 million +1.7%
1910 2.85 million +1.8%
1911 2.90 million +1.9%
1912 2.96 million +2.0%
1913 3.02 million +2.1%
1914 3.09 million +2.1%
1915 3.15 million +2.1%
1916 3.21 million +2.1%
1917 3.28 million +2.1%
1918 3.34 million +1.9%
1919 3.40 million +1.8%
1920 3.46 million +1.7%
1921 3.51 million +1.6%
1922 3.56 million +1.4%
1923 3.61 million +1.3%
1924 3.66 million +1.3%
1925 3.71 million +1.3%
1926 3.76 million +1.3%
1927 3.81 million +1.3%
1928 3.86 million +1.3%
1929 3.90 million +1.1%
1930 3.93 million +0.9%
1931 3.96 million +0.7%
1932 3.98 million +0.5%
1933 3.99 million +0.3%
1934 4.00 million +0.3%
1935 4.01 million +0.3%
1936 4.02 million +0.3%
1937 4.03 million +0.3%
1938 4.04 million +0.3%
1939 4.08 million +0.9%
1940 4.14 million +1.5%
1941 4.23 million +2.2%
1942 4.35 million +2.8%
1943 4.50 million +3.4%
1944 4.65 million +3.4%
1945 4.80 million +3.4%
1946 4.97 million +3.4%
1947 5.14 million +3.4%
1948 5.31 million +3.4%
1949 5.48 million +3.3%
1950 5.65 million +3.1%
1951 5.77 million +2.1%
1952 5.91 million +2.4%
1953 6.06 million +2.6%
1954 6.22 million +2.6%
1955 6.37 million +2.4%
1956 6.51 million +2.2%
1957 6.63 million +1.9%
1958 6.74 million +1.6%
1959 6.87 million +1.9%
1960 7.02 million +2.2%
1961 7.19 million +2.5%
1962 7.41 million +3.0%
1963 7.67 million +3.4%
1964 7.93 million +3.4%
1965 8.20 million +3.4%
1966 8.49 million +3.4%
1967 8.78 million +3.5%
1968 9.09 million +3.5%
1969 9.40 million +3.5%
1970 9.74 million +3.5%
1971 10.08 million +3.5%
1972 10.43 million +3.5%
1973 10.80 million +3.5%
1974 11.17 million +3.4%
1975 11.54 million +3.4%
1976 11.93 million +3.3%
1977 12.33 million +3.4%
1978 12.75 million +3.4%
1979 13.17 million +3.3%
1980 13.59 million +3.2%
1981 14.01 million +3.0%
1982 14.41 million +2.9%
1983 14.84 million +3.0%
1984 15.31 million +3.2%
1985 15.68 million +2.4%
1986 16.07 million +2.5%
1987 16.52 million +2.8%
1988 16.91 million +2.3%
1989 17.36 million +2.7%
1990 17.58 million +1.2%
1991 17.77 million +1.1%
1992 18.30 million +3.0%
1993 19.20 million +4.9%
1994 20.14 million +4.9%
1995 20.83 million +3.4%
1996 21.50 million +3.2%
1997 22.18 million +3.1%
1998 22.88 million +3.2%
1999 23.64 million +3.3%
2000 24.42 million +3.3%
2001 25.20 million +3.2%
2002 26.01 million +3.2%
2003 26.80 million +3.1%
2004 27.58 million +2.9%
2005 28.41 million +3.0%
2006 28.62 million +0.7%
2007 28.39 million -0.8%
2008 28.97 million +2.0%
2009 30.06 million +3.8%
2010 31.05 million +3.3%
2011 32.16 million +3.6%
2012 33.65 million +4.6%
2013 35.28 million +4.8%
2014 36.55 million +3.6%
2015 37.56 million +2.8%
2016 38.47 million +2.4%
2017 39.34 million +2.3%
2018 40.27 million +2.4%
2019 41.19 million +2.3%
2020 42.12 million +2.2%
2021 43.07 million +2.3%
2022 44.07 million +2.3%
2023 45.07 million +2.3%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 45.07 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million, 6.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 45.07 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.44 million, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population marimekko in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1300 -27.3% 1.38 million 1.00 million
1600 +25.0% 1.00 million 1.25 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2.00 million 2.00 million 2.00 million 1
1100s 1.75 million 1.75 million 1.75 million 1
1200s 1.38 million 1.38 million 1.38 million 1
1300s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1400s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1500s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1600s 1.25 million 1.25 million 1.25 million 1
1700s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1710s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1720s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1730s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1740s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1750s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1760s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1770s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1780s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1790s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1800s 1.02 million 1.00 million 1.04 million 10
1810s 1.07 million 1.05 million 1.09 million 10
1820s 1.12 million 1.09 million 1.14 million 10
1830s 1.17 million 1.14 million 1.19 million 10
1840s 1.22 million 1.20 million 1.24 million 10
1850s 1.28 million 1.25 million 1.31 million 10
1860s 1.45 million 1.32 million 1.59 million 10
1870s 1.67 million 1.61 million 1.71 million 10
1880s 1.77 million 1.72 million 1.82 million 10
1890s 2.08 million 1.85 million 2.34 million 10
1900s 2.60 million 2.40 million 2.80 million 10
1910s 3.12 million 2.85 million 3.40 million 10
1920s 3.68 million 3.46 million 3.90 million 10
1930s 4.00 million 3.93 million 4.08 million 10
1940s 4.76 million 4.14 million 5.48 million 10
1950s 6.27 million 5.65 million 6.87 million 10
1960s 8.12 million 7.02 million 9.40 million 10
1970s 11.39 million 9.74 million 13.17 million 10
1980s 15.47 million 13.59 million 17.36 million 10
1990s 20.40 million 17.58 million 23.64 million 10
2000s 27.45 million 24.42 million 30.06 million 10
2010s 36.55 million 31.05 million 41.19 million 10
2020s 43.58 million 42.12 million 45.07 million 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 33 Spain 47.91 million compare
  2. 34 Algeria 46.16 million compare
  3. 35 Argentina 45.54 million compare
  4. 37 Afghanistan 41.45 million compare
  5. 38 Yemen 39.39 million compare
  6. 39 Canada 39.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population marimekko in Iraq?
Population marimekko in Iraq was 45.07 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population marimekko recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 45.07 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population marimekko recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 1300.
How does Iraq rank for population marimekko?
Iraq ranks 36th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population marimekko rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population marimekko. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population marimekko
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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