Largest cities in Iraq
21 cities with more than 300,000 people, ranked by 2025 population.
- cities of 300k+
- 21
- combined population
- 24.6 million
- largest
- Baghdad
| # | City | 2025 | 2050 (projected) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baghdad | 6.4 million | 7.5 million | +16.8% |
| 2 | Basra | 2 million | 2.8 million | +38.2% |
| 3 | Mosul | 1.7 million | 2.5 million | +51.7% |
| 4 | Erbil | 1.6 million | 2.5 million | +58.2% |
| 5 | Al-Najaf | 1.3 million | 1.8 million | +38.3% |
| 6 | Kirkuk | 1.2 million | 1.7 million | +45.4% |
| 7 | Al Hillah | 1.1 million | 2.1 million | +95.5% |
| 8 | Karbala | 1 million | 1.6 million | +53.2% |
| 9 | Duhok | 970,000 | 1.7 million | +70.4% |
| 10 | Sulaymaniyah | 908,000 | 1.4 million | +57.3% |
| 11 | Ad Diwaniyah | 894,000 | 1.4 million | +55.5% |
| 12 | Zakho | 815,000 | 1.3 million | +63.3% |
| 13 | Nasiriyah | 814,000 | 1.2 million | +42.8% |
| 14 | Al Mushahidah | 814,000 | 1.3 million | +61.1% |
| 15 | Amarah | 646,000 | 895,000 | +38.5% |
| 16 | Jafar Muhammad Ali | 571,000 | 836,000 | +46.4% |
| 17 | Al-Kut | 491,000 | 732,000 | +49.1% |
| 18 | Ramadi | 449,000 | 666,000 | +48.3% |
| 19 | As Samawah | 394,000 | 656,000 | +66.5% |
| 20 | Fallujah | 360,000 | 473,000 | +31.4% |
| 21 | Al-Shatrah | 308,000 | 489,000 | +58.8% |