Largest cities in Iraq by population
The 89 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Iraq: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Al-Mosal Qadha Center with 1,622,907 people; the capital, Baghdad, has 1,420,605.
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Mosal Qadha Center | 1,622,907 | 1 July 2023 |
| 2 | Al-Basrah Qadha Center | 1,437,048 | 1 July 2023 |
| 3 | Baghdad (capital) | 1,420,605 | 1 July 2023 |
| 4 | Al-Mamoon Nahia | 1,155,534 | 1 July 2023 |
| 5 | Kirkuk Qadha Center | 1,099,915 | 1 July 2023 |
| 6 | Arbil Qadha Center | 923,677 | 1 July 2023 |
| 7 | Al-Najaf Qadha Center | 874,767 | 1 July 2023 |
| 8 | Sulaimania Qadha Center | 763,293 | 1 July 2023 |
| 9 | Al-Fahama Nahia | 726,134 | 1 July 2023 |
| 10 | Al-Hilla Qadha Center | 656,731 | 1 July 2023 |
| 11 | Al-Amara Qadha Center | 634,319 | 1 July 2023 |
| 12 | Al-Nasiriya Qadha Center | 614,462 | 1 July 2023 |
| 13 | Kerbela Qadha Center | 603,136 | 1 July 2023 |
| 14 | Al-Kut Qadha Center | 512,116 | 1 July 2023 |
| 15 | Al-Mansour Nahia | 509,710 | 1 July 2023 |
| 16 | Al-Diwaniya Qadha Center | 494,290 | 1 July 2023 |
| 17 | Al-Kadimiya Qadha Center | 493,450 | 1 July 2023 |
| 18 | Al-Ramadi Qadha Center | 492,046 | 1 July 2023 |
| 19 | Al-Zubair Qadha Center | 444,342 | 1 July 2023 |
| 20 | Duhouk Qadha Center | 384,607 | 1 July 2023 |
| 21 | Al-Falluja Qadha Center | 376,722 | 1 July 2023 |
| 22 | Al-Karrada Al-Sharqia Nahia | 373,474 | 1 July 2023 |
| 23 | Al-Samawa Qadha Center | 339,013 | 1 July 2023 |
| 24 | Al-Mounawara Nahia | 337,354 | 1 July 2023 |
| 25 | Al-Adhamia Qadha Center | 335,287 | 1 July 2023 |
| 26 | That Al Salasil Nahia | 325,342 | 1 July 2023 |
| 27 | Baquba Qadha Center | 323,585 | 1 July 2023 |
| 28 | Al-Shattra Qadha Center | 274,235 | 1 July 2023 |
| 29 | Al-Kufa Qadha Center | 273,012 | 1 July 2023 |
| 30 | Al-Hur Nahia | 271,644 | 1 July 2023 |
| 31 | Al-Zohour Nahia | 246,081 | 1 July 2023 |
| 32 | Al-Shirqat Qadha Center | 245,147 | 1 July 2023 |
| 33 | Telafar Qadha Center | 242,617 | 1 July 2023 |
| 34 | Abu Al-Khaseeb Qadha Center | 240,319 | 1 July 2023 |
| 35 | Al-Wihda Nahia | 240,216 | 1 July 2023 |
| 36 | Samarra Qadha Center | 238,231 | 1 July 2023 |
| 37 | Tikrit Qadha Center | 214,203 | 1 July 2023 |
| 38 | Beygee Qadha Center | 205,989 | 1 July 2023 |
| 39 | Al-Taji Nahia | 193,752 | 1 July 2023 |
| 40 | Al-Nasir & Al-Salam Nahia | 188,670 | 1 July 2023 |
| 41 | Al-Iskandaria Nahia | 187,242 | 1 July 2023 |
| 42 | Al-Qasim Nahia | 187,204 | 1 July 2023 |
| 43 | Al-Jisr Nahia | 187,117 | 1 July 2023 |
| 44 | Al-Shamal Nahia | 185,908 | 1 July 2023 |
| 45 | Al-Muqdadya Qadha Center | 185,058 | 1 July 2023 |
| 46 | Al-Hartha Nahia | 183,498 | 1 July 2023 |
| 47 | Mahmudiya Qadha Center | 181,621 | 1 July 2023 |
| 48 | Abna'a Al-Rafidain Nahia | 180,178 | 1 July 2023 |
| 49 | Al-Rifaai Qadha Center | 178,063 | 1 July 2023 |
| 50 | Abu-Gharib Qadha Center | 175,850 | 1 July 2023 |
| 51 | Al-Hassainya Nahia | 172,941 | 1 July 2023 |
| 52 | Kalar Qadha Center | 169,089 | 1 July 2023 |
| 53 | Al-Suwaira Qadha Center | 167,817 | 1 July 2023 |
| 54 | Bashiqa Nahia | 164,856 | 1 July 2023 |
| 55 | Al-Kifl Nahia | 164,810 | 1 July 2023 |
| 56 | Al-Khalis Qadha Center | 164,094 | 1 July 2023 |
| 57 | Al-Qurna Qadha Center | 160,273 | 1 July 2023 |
| 58 | Al-Madhatiya Nahia | 159,674 | 1 July 2023 |
| 59 | Shat Al-Arab Qadha Center | 159,500 | 1 July 2023 |
| 60 | Al-Habbaniya Nahia | 156,559 | 1 July 2023 |
| 61 | Al-Yousifya Nahia | 154,632 | 1 July 2023 |
| 62 | Al-Qayarra Nahia | 152,623 | 1 July 2023 |
| 63 | Al-Garma Nahia | 152,623 | 1 July 2023 |
| 64 | Sader /1 Qadha Center | 152,562 | 1 July 2023 |
| 65 | Al-Hamza Qadha Center | 150,780 | 1 July 2023 |
| 66 | Zummar Nahia | 150,521 | 1 July 2023 |
| 67 | Al-Mashroo Nahia | 149,642 | 1 July 2023 |
| 68 | Beni Saad Nahia | 149,596 | 1 July 2023 |
| 69 | Suq AL-Shoyolh Qadha Center | 144,773 | 1 July 2023 |
| 70 | Al-Rumaitha Qadha Center | 138,477 | 1 July 2023 |
| 71 | Al-Rusafa Qadha Center | 138,338 | 1 July 2023 |
| 72 | Tooz-Khormato Qadha Center | 137,761 | 1 July 2023 |
| 73 | Al-Mahawil Qadha Center | 137,386 | 1 July 2023 |
| 74 | Saddat Al-Hindin Nahia | 136,609 | 1 July 2023 |
| 75 | Al-Hawiga Qadha Center | 136,166 | 1 July 2023 |
| 76 | Al-Gharraf Nahia | 135,266 | 1 July 2023 |
| 77 | Al-Karkh Qadha Center | 132,923 | 1 July 2023 |
| 78 | Al-Hindiya Qadha Center | 132,613 | 1 July 2023 |
| 79 | Al-Noamaniya Qadha Center | 131,050 | 1 July 2023 |
| 80 | Al-Mejar Al-Kabir Qadha Center | 127,818 | 1 July 2023 |
| 81 | Abi Gharaq Nahia | 127,681 | 1 July 2023 |
| 82 | Al-Dijail Qadha Center | 123,775 | 1 July 2023 |
| 83 | Al-Kaim Qadha Center | 123,204 | 1 July 2023 |
| 84 | Al-Dair Nahia | 119,721 | 1 July 2023 |
| 85 | Bakrago Nahia | 119,573 | 1 July 2023 |
| 86 | Al-Amirya Nahia | 118,853 | 1 July 2023 |
| 87 | Al-Aziziya Qadha Center | 117,397 | 1 July 2023 |
| 88 | Qalat Siker Nahia | 114,865 | 1 July 2023 |
| 89 | Al-Nasr Nahia | 113,905 | 1 July 2023 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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