Rural population in Iraq in 2025 — 14,134,598 people. Ranked 42 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 259.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.13M | +269,574 | +1.94% |
| 2024 | 13.87M | +283,437 | +2.09% |
| 2023 | 13.58M | +302,375 | +2.28% |
| 2022 | 13.28M | +301,111 | +2.32% |
| 2021 | 12.98M | +287,659 | +2.27% |
| 2020 | 12.69M | +278,557 | +2.24% |
| 2019 | 12.41M | +282,476 | +2.33% |
| 2018 | 12.13M | +286,683 | +2.42% |
| 2017 | 11.84M | +268,130 | +2.32% |
| 2016 | 11.57M | +276,584 | +2.45% |
| 2015 | 11.3M | +211,160 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.09M | +306,246 | +2.84% |
| 2013 | 10.78M | +422,393 | +4.08% |
| 2012 | 10.36M | +428,445 | +4.31% |
| 2011 | 9.93M | +323,803 | +3.37% |
| 2010 | 9.61M | +280,176 | +3% |
| 2009 | 9.33M | +303,334 | +3.36% |
| 2008 | 9.02M | +140,560 | +1.58% |
| 2007 | 8.88M | −115,404 | −1.28% |
| 2006 | 9M | +18,110 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.98M | +215,001 | +2.45% |
| 2004 | 8.76M | +201,309 | +2.35% |
| 2003 | 8.56M | +213,164 | +2.55% |
| 2002 | 8.35M | +223,901 | +2.76% |
| 2001 | 8.13M | +220,527 | +2.79% |
| 2000 | 7.91M | +233,870 | +3.05% |
| 1999 | 7.67M | +232,094 | +3.12% |
| 1998 | 7.44M | +229,610 | +3.18% |
| 1997 | 7.21M | +244,542 | +3.51% |
| 1996 | 6.97M | +268,797 | +4.01% |
| 1995 | 6.7M | +286,784 | +4.47% |
| 1994 | 6.41M | +372,547 | +6.17% |
| 1993 | 6.04M | +357,665 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 5.68M | +236,276 | +4.34% |
| 1991 | 5.44M | +119,466 | +2.24% |
| 1990 | 5.32M | +114,230 | +2.19% |
| 1989 | 5.21M | +165,789 | +3.29% |
| 1988 | 5.04M | +119,749 | +2.43% |
| 1987 | 4.92M | +105,627 | +2.19% |
| 1986 | 4.82M | +59,391 | +1.25% |
| 1985 | 4.76M | +31,926 | +0.68% |
| 1984 | 4.73M | +47,048 | +1.01% |
| 1983 | 4.68M | +27,365 | +0.59% |
| 1982 | 4.65M | +12,824 | +0.28% |
| 1981 | 4.64M | +19,288 | +0.42% |
| 1980 | 4.62M | +28,091 | +0.61% |
| 1979 | 4.59M | +36,891 | +0.81% |
| 1978 | 4.56M | +51,464 | +1.14% |
| 1977 | 4.5M | +50,583 | +1.14% |
| 1976 | 4.45M | +44,476 | +1.01% |
| 1975 | 4.41M | +43,517 | +1% |
| 1974 | 4.37M | +44,627 | +1.03% |
| 1973 | 4.32M | +45,323 | +1.06% |
| 1972 | 4.28M | +43,398 | +1.03% |
| 1971 | 4.23M | +42,973 | +1.03% |
| 1970 | 4.19M | +42,821 | +1.03% |
| 1969 | 4.15M | +41,017 | +1% |
| 1968 | 4.11M | +39,980 | +0.98% |
| 1967 | 4.07M | +38,839 | +0.96% |
| 1966 | 4.03M | +36,945 | +0.93% |
| 1965 | 3.99M | +28,245 | +0.71% |
| 1964 | 3.96M | +18,370 | +0.47% |
| 1963 | 3.94M | +16,336 | +0.42% |
| 1962 | 3.93M | +4,234 | +0.11% |
| 1961 | 3.92M | −11,772 | −0.3% |
| 1960 | 3.93M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
