Iraq Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Iraq rural population for 2023 was 12,923,750, a 1.39% increase from 2022.
  • Iraq rural population for 2022 was 12,746,359, a 1.38% increase from 2021.
  • Iraq rural population for 2021 was 12,572,937, a 1.5% increase from 2020.
  • Iraq rural population for 2020 was 12,387,061, a 1.64% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
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Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Iraq Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 12,923,750 28.40 1.38%
2022 12,746,359 28.65 1.37%
2021 12,572,937 28.88 1.49%
2020 12,387,061 29.11 1.63%
2019 12,187,255 29.32 1.67%
2018 11,985,216 29.53 1.76%
2017 11,776,202 29.72 1.74%
2016 11,573,007 29.91 1.88%
2015 11,357,173 30.08 2.17%
2014 11,112,873 30.24 2.96%
2013 10,788,241 30.41 4.13%
2012 10,351,684 30.57 3.95%
2011 9,950,426 30.73 2.96%
2010 9,659,908 30.90 2.77%
2009 9,395,660 31.02 3.43%
2008 9,079,028 31.07 1.75%
2007 8,921,274 31.13 -1.02%
2006 9,013,057 31.18 0.55%
2005 8,963,747 31.23 2.80%
2004 8,716,508 31.29 2.70%
2003 8,483,911 31.34 2.88%
2002 8,243,127 31.40 3.04%
2001 7,996,371 31.45 3.01%
2000 7,759,075 31.50 3.17%
1999 7,517,347 31.56 3.10%
1998 7,287,669 31.61 3.24%
1997 7,055,407 31.60 3.74%
1996 6,796,265 31.41 3.84%
1995 6,540,233 31.22 4.00%
1994 6,283,787 31.03 5.42%
1993 5,952,374 30.85 5.43%
1992 5,637,599 30.66 3.58%
1991 5,439,219 30.48 1.66%
1990 5,349,430 30.29 1.84%
1989 5,252,138 30.11 3.25%
1988 5,083,973 29.93 2.13%
1987 4,976,584 29.98 0.70%
1986 4,942,002 30.60 0.44%
1985 4,920,402 31.23 0.41%
1984 4,900,353 31.87 1.13%
1983 4,845,503 32.51 0.99%
1982 4,797,628 33.16 0.85%
1981 4,757,125 33.82 1.05%
1980 4,707,545 34.48 1.20%
1979 4,651,427 35.15 1.28%
1978 4,592,275 35.82 1.19%
1977 4,537,974 36.60 0.57%
1976 4,511,993 37.60 0.56%
1975 4,486,842 38.62 0.65%
1974 4,457,795 39.65 0.77%
1973 4,423,547 40.69 0.88%
1972 4,384,808 41.73 0.91%
1971 4,344,887 42.79 0.99%
1970 4,301,883 43.85 1.07%
1969 4,256,097 44.91 1.09%
1968 4,209,989 45.98 1.11%
1967 4,163,663 47.06 1.12%
1966 4,117,155 48.13 0.87%
1965 4,081,431 49.35 0.25%
1964 4,071,366 50.91 0.31%
1963 4,058,832 52.47 0.42%
1962 4,041,835 54.02 0.18%
1961 4,034,634 55.57 -0.27%
1960 4,045,422 57.10 %