List of cities in Iraq by population
| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 09 Apr 2026 |
| City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | Iraq | World | Population | (%) | ||
| Baghdād (Baghdad) | 6,390,735 | 6,445,878 | 13.7 | 1 | 63 | 55,143 | 0.86 |
| Basra | 2,033,553 | 2,065,575 | 4.39 | 2 | 242 | 32,022 | 1.57 |
| Mosul | 1,665,214 | 1,699,667 | 3.61 | 3 | 292 | 34,453 | 2.07 |
| Erbil | 1,582,829 | 1,619,485 | 3.44 | 4 | 306 | 36,656 | 2.32 |
| Al-Najaf | 1,273,450 | 1,301,652 | 2.77 | 5 | 400 | 28,202 | 2.21 |
| Kirkuk | 1,153,160 | 1,174,769 | 2.50 | 6 | 442 | 21,609 | 1.87 |
| Al Hillah | 1,055,267 | 1,093,692 | 2.33 | 7 | 471 | 38,425 | 3.64 |
| Karbala | 1,022,893 | 1,043,417 | 2.22 | 8 | 496 | 20,524 | 2.01 |
| Duhok | 969,701 | 996,893 | 2.12 | 9 | 520 | 27,192 | 2.80 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 907,815 | 926,126 | 1.97 | 10 | 566 | 18,311 | 2.02 |
| Ad Diwaniyah | 894,478 | 913,313 | 1.94 | 11 | 570 | 18,835 | 2.11 |
| Zakho | 814,526 | 834,163 | 1.77 | 12 | 634 | 19,637 | 2.41 |
| Al Mushahidah | 813,506 | 833,903 | 1.77 | 13 | 635 | 20,397 | 2.51 |
| Nasiriyah | 813,799 | 826,974 | 1.76 | 14 | 643 | 13,175 | 1.62 |
| Amarah | 645,612 | 656,745 | 1.40 | 15 | 831 | 11,133 | 1.72 |
| Jafar Muhammad Ali | 570,883 | 581,667 | 1.24 | 16 | 955 | 10,784 | 1.89 |
| Al-Kut | 491,247 | 501,101 | 1.07 | 17 | 1113 | 9,854 | 2.01 |
| Ramadi | 449,183 | 466,632 | 0.992 | 18 | 1209 | 17,449 | 3.88 |
| As Samawah | 393,865 | 404,150 | 0.860 | 19 | 1421 | 10,285 | 2.61 |
| Fallujah | 359,695 | 363,248 | 0.773 | 20 | 1585 | 3,553 | 0.99 |
| Al-Shatrah | 307,652 | 314,871 | 0.670 | 21 | 1843 | 7,219 | 2.35 |
| Shorsh | 245,565 | 251,904 | 0.536 | 22 | 2350 | 6,339 | 2.58 |
| Gayara | 242,690 | 249,951 | 0.532 | 23 | 2370 | 7,261 | 2.99 |
| Tal Afar | 237,454 | 244,918 | 0.521 | 24 | 2419 | 7,464 | 3.14 |
| Az Zubayr | 220,737 | 224,365 | 0.477 | 25 | 2652 | 3,628 | 1.64 |
| Suq al Shyukh | 206,015 | 210,495 | 0.448 | 26 | 2860 | 4,480 | 2.17 |
| Samarra | 201,149 | 203,799 | 0.433 | 27 | 2961 | 2,650 | 1.32 |
| Al Qurna | 188,604 | 196,795 | 0.419 | 28 | 3077 | 8,191 | 4.34 |
| Abu Gharaq | 189,692 | 195,673 | 0.416 | 29 | 3094 | 5,981 | 3.15 |
| Kalar | 168,864 | 172,811 | 0.368 | 30 | 3546 | 3,947 | 2.34 |
| Al-Rumaitha | 160,171 | 163,758 | 0.348 | 31 | 3735 | 3,587 | 2.24 |
| Tuz Khormato | 157,913 | 161,479 | 0.343 | 32 | 3792 | 3,566 | 2.26 |
| Soran | 148,794 | 152,609 | 0.325 | 33 | 4027 | 3,815 | 2.56 |
| Al Kifl | 140,343 | 146,044 | 0.311 | 34 | 4224 | 5,701 | 4.06 |
| Domeez | 129,444 | 143,837 | 0.306 | 35 | 4289 | 14,393 | 11.12 |
| Qaryat at Taliah | 141,372 | 143,363 | 0.305 | 36 | 4302 | 1,991 | 1.41 |
| Al Majar al Kabir | 138,169 | 140,801 | 0.299 | 37 | 4377 | 2,632 | 1.90 |
| Al Hai | 137,316 | 140,329 | 0.298 | 38 | 4395 | 3,013 | 2.19 |
| Al Midhatiya | 129,202 | 131,961 | 0.281 | 39 | 4679 | 2,759 | 2.14 |
| Baqubah | 122,441 | 124,477 | 0.265 | 40 | 4991 | 2,036 | 1.66 |
| Al Hamzah | 121,089 | 123,846 | 0.263 | 41 | 5012 | 2,757 | 2.28 |
| Al Khalis | 121,603 | 123,491 | 0.263 | 42 | 5032 | 1,888 | 1.55 |
| Qaryat Jarf al Milh | 113,350 | 117,138 | 0.249 | 43 | 5318 | 3,788 | 3.34 |
| Al-Hirah | 112,116 | 115,584 | 0.246 | 44 | 5388 | 3,468 | 3.09 |
| Ash Shamiya | 113,008 | 115,257 | 0.245 | 45 | 5417 | 2,249 | 1.99 |
| Al Baaj | 112,112 | 114,777 | 0.244 | 46 | 5441 | 2,665 | 2.38 |
| Shaikh Muhammad | 109,222 | 113,663 | 0.242 | 47 | 5494 | 4,441 | 4.07 |
| Al-Qa'im | 112,108 | 113,539 | 0.241 | 48 | 5501 | 1,431 | 1.28 |
| Al Qasim | 102,146 | 104,765 | 0.223 | 49 | 5974 | 2,619 | 2.56 |
| Qalat Sukkar | 102,171 | 104,524 | 0.222 | 50 | 5988 | 2,353 | 2.30 |
| Tikrit | 101,019 | 104,495 | 0.222 | 51 | 5990 | 3,476 | 3.44 |
| Afak | 98,552 | 101,836 | 0.217 | 52 | 6135 | 3,284 | 3.33 |