Largest cities in Iraq

The largest cities in Iraq, ranked by population.

The total population of Iraq is 39,127,900 as of 1-Jul-19 , which represents 0.51% of global population and ranks Iraq # 36 worldwide.

Numbers generally reflect the city population, rather than the urban areas, municipality, or urban agglomeration. Note that double listings may reflect different spellings or definitions of urban agglomerations.

List: the biggest cities in Iraq

CityCountryPopulationLast updateTime zone
  • Baghdad
  • Iraq 7,216,000 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Basrah
  • Iraq 2,600,000 11/29/15Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
  • Iraq 2,065,597 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Başrah al Qadīmah
  • Iraq 2,015,483 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Mosul
  • Iraq 1,739,800 2/26/19Asia/Baghdad
  • Erbil
  • Iraq 932,800 2/6/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Abū Ghurayb
  • Iraq 900,000 1/7/15Asia/Baghdad
  • As Sulaymānīyah
  • Iraq 723,170 11/4/17Asia/Baghdad
  • Kirkuk
  • Iraq 601,433 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Najaf
  • Iraq 482,576 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Karbala
  • Iraq 434,450 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Nasiriyah
  • Iraq 400,249 6/15/17Asia/Baghdad
  • Al ‘Amārah
  • Iraq 323,302 3/4/19Asia/Baghdad
  • Ad Dīwānīyah
  • Iraq 318,801 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Kūt
  • Iraq 315,162 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Ḩillah
  • Iraq 289,709 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Dihok
  • Iraq 284,000 11/20/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Ramadi
  • Iraq 274,539 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Fallūjah
  • Iraq 190,159 2/9/17Asia/Baghdad
  • Sāmarrā’
  • Iraq 158,508 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • As Samawah
  • Iraq 152,890 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Baqubah
  • Iraq 152,550 2/28/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Sīnah
  • Iraq 128,776 6/8/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Az Zubayr
  • Iraq 122,676 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Kufa
  • Iraq 110,000 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Umm Qaşr
  • Iraq 107,620 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Fāw
  • Iraq 104,569 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Zaxo
  • Iraq 95,052 11/7/17Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Hārithah
  • Iraq 92,395 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Ash Shaţrah
  • Iraq 82,732 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Ḩayy
  • Iraq 78,272 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Jamjamāl
  • Iraq 75,634 11/6/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Khāliş
  • Iraq 70,046 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Tozkhurmato
  • Iraq 59,886 5/8/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Ash Shāmīyah
  • Iraq 57,661 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Hindīyah
  • Iraq 57,490 11/5/14Asia/Baghdad
  • Ḩalabjah
  • Iraq 57,333 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Miqdādīyah
  • Iraq 50,698 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al-Hamdaniya
  • Iraq 50,000 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Ar Rumaythah
  • Iraq 47,248 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Koysinceq
  • Iraq 44,987 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al ‘Azīzīyah
  • Iraq 44,751 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Musayyib
  • Iraq 42,901 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Tikrīt
  • Iraq 42,477 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Aş Şuwayrah
  • Iraq 42,354 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Balad
  • Iraq 42,088 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Sinjār
  • Iraq 38,294 9/5/17Asia/Baghdad
  • Imam Qasim
  • Iraq 36,992 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Bayjī
  • Iraq 36,454 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Hīt
  • Iraq 31,901 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Ḩadīthah
  • Iraq 30,925 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Nahiyat Ghammas
  • Iraq 30,909 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah
  • Iraq 30,622 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Kifrī
  • Iraq 30,143 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Mandalī
  • Iraq 29,785 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Baynjiwayn
  • Iraq 27,116 4/10/19Asia/Baghdad
  • ‘Anah
  • Iraq 27,000 12/6/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Ad Dujayl
  • Iraq 26,362 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Batufe
  • Iraq 26,000 9/22/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Tallkayf
  • Iraq 23,524 7/4/17Asia/Baghdad
  • Al Mishkhāb
  • Iraq 23,189 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • ‘Aqrah
  • Iraq 23,000 7/3/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Ruwāndiz
  • Iraq 22,943 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah
  • Iraq 22,643 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Ar Ruţbah
  • Iraq 22,370 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • ‘Afak
  • Iraq 21,888 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd
  • Iraq 21,551 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • ‘Anat al Qadīmah
  • Iraq 19,719 6/22/16Asia/Baghdad
  • ‘Alī al Gharbī
  • Iraq 19,711 12/5/18Asia/Baghdad
  • Rāwah
  • Iraq 13,000 6/27/16Asia/Baghdad

     

     



    Country codes for Iraq

    • 2 digit ISO country code (A2) for Iraq : IQ
    • 3 digit UN country code (A3) for Iraq : IRQ
    • Numeric U.N. country code for Iraq : 368

    DIALING CODE for Iraq : 964

    Flag of Iraq (when applicable):

     

    The population data for this list of cities and towns in Iraq was derived from several sources, including GeoNames and Wikipedia.