Population of Cities in Iraq

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2018)
Date	09 Sep 2021

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Population of Cities in Iraq (UN)
Rank	City	Population		Share (%)	Change
Rank	City	2020	2021	Share (%)	Population	(%)
1	Baghdad	7,144,260	7,323,079	17.8	178,819	2.50
2	Al-Mawsil (Mosul)	1,629,932	1,683,029	4.09	53,097	3.26
3	Al-Basrah (Basra)	1,352,210	1,381,731	3.36	29,521	2.18
4	Kirkuk	1,012,614	1,031,082	2.50	18,468	1.82
5	Najaf	873,744	901,405	2.19	27,661	3.17
6	Irbil (Erbil)	846,374	861,158	2.09	14,784	1.75
7	Sulaimaniya	739,182	758,795	1.84	19,613	2.65
8	Amara	655,663	680,156	1.65	24,493	3.74
9	Nasiriyah	616,994	634,492	1.54	17,498	2.84
10	Hillah	604,149	615,167	1.49	11,018	1.82
11	Karbala	555,073	565,196	1.37	10,123	1.82
12	Diwaniyah	513,369	532,961	1.29	19,592	3.82
13	Kut	471,238	479,831	1.17	8,593	1.82
14	Ramadi	452,226	460,474	1.12	8,248	1.82
15	Faloojah	346,522	352,842	0.857	6,320	1.82
16	Baaqoobah	323,796	334,143	0.811	10,347	3.20
17	Samarra	311,819	317,506	0.771	5,687	1.82