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.

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