List of largest cities of Iraq explained

This article shows a list of largest cities and towns in Iraq.

List

This list includes the 80 most populous cities, towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population estimate in 2018.

Rank	City or Town	Governorate	1987 Census	2009 Estimate	2018 Estimate^[1]
1	Baghdad	Baghdad	3,841,268	5,521,242	6,719,477
2	Mosul	Nineveh	664,221	1,136,990	1,361,819
3	Basra	Basra	406,296	1,091,627	1,340,827
4	Kirkuk	Kirkuk	418,624	782,143	972,272
5	Erbil	Erbil	585,968	825,356	1,550,071
6	Najaf	Najaf	309,010	617,125	747,261
7	Karbala	Karbala	296,705	588,283	711,530
8	Sulaymaniyah	Sulaymaniyah	364,096	559,685	676,492
9	Nasiriyah	Dhi Qar	265,937	455,721	558,446
10	Amarah	Maysan	208,797	428,804	527,472
11	Hillah	Babil	268,834	373,063	455,741
12	Diwaniyah	Qādisiyyah	196,519	332,124	403,796
13	Kut	Wasit	183,183	312,610	389,376
14	Dohuk	Dohuk		280,137	340,871
15	Zubayr	Basra		244,855	300,751
16	Baqubah	Diyala		227,785	279,133
17	Fallujah	Anbar		203,451	250,884
18	Ramadi	Anbar	192,556	181,264	223,525
19	Samawah	Muthanna		179,140	221,743
20	Zakho	Duhok		174,197	211,964
21	Abu Al-Khaseeb	Basra		165,102	203,155
22	Al-Shatrah	Dhi Qar		148,664	182,175
23	Tal Afar	Nineveh		143,982	172,453
24	Kufa	Najaf		141,472	171,305
25	Kalar	Suleymaniyah		120,099	145,164
26	Samarra	Saladin		119,022	144,771
27	Shatt Al-Arab	Basra		108,277	132,995
28	Soran	Erbil		100,512	131,813
29	Suq al-Shuyukh	Dhi Qar		107,373	131,576
30	Al-Shamal	Nineveh		106,875	128,007
31	Al-Qurnah	Basra		102,936	126,434
32	Al-Wahda	Baghdad		91,071	110,836
33	Tikrit	Saladin		89,584	108,964
34	Tuz Khurmatu	Saladin		84,323	102,565
35	Al-Mahmudiyah	Baghdad		83,336	101,421
36	Iskandariya	Babil		82,366	100,619
37	Al-Mejar Al-Kabir	Maysan		76,365	93,937
38	Ranya	Suleymaniyah		76,111	91,995
39	Hamza	Qādisiyyah		71,346	86,743
40	Al-Rumaitha	Muthanna		69,528	86,063
41	Al-Hay	Wasit		68,640	85,496
42	Al-Hindiya	Karbala		69,504	84,065
43	Baiji	Saladin		68,170	82,918
44	Al-Qasim	Babil		66,713	81,498
45	Muqdadiyah	Diyala		65,038	79,699
46	Al-Suwaira	Wasit		61,954	77,168
47	Al-Rifa'i	Dhi Qar		60,885	74,609
48	Al-Qa'im	Al Anbar		60,055	74,056
49	Qaladiza	Suleymaniyah		61,182	73,951
50	Simele	Duhok		58,808	71,557
51	Bekreco	Suleymaniyah		59,108	71,444
52	An Numaniyah	Wasit		56,988	70,982
53	Fayda	Nineveh		57,610	69,001
54	Akre	Erbil		55,691	68,093
55	Halabja	Halabja		55,588	67,190
56	Hit	Al Anbar		54,055	66,657
57	Kasnazan	Erbil		54,391	65,917
58	Chamchamal	Suleymaniyah		54,003	65,274
59	Balad Ruz	Diyala		52,122	63,871
60	Al Nasr Wal Salam	Baghdad		52,245	63,584
61	Al Khalis	Diyala		51,003	62,500
62	Jalawla	Diyala		50,690	62,117
63	Koy Sanjaq	Erbil		51,196	62,046
64	Said Sadiq	Suleymaniyah		50,995	61,638
65	Balad	Saladin		49,281	59,943
66	Al Midhatiya	Babil		48,672	59,458
67	Bnaslawa	Erbil		48,035	58,214
68	Al-Shamiya	Qādisiyyah		47,711	58,007
69	Musayyib	Babil		46,934	57,335
70	Qahtaniyah	Nineveh		47,385	56,755
71	Qasrok	Duhok		46,357	56,407
72	Al-Aziziyah	Wasit		44,868	55,886
73	Al-Shirqat	Saladin		44,912	54,629
74	Haji Awa	Suleymaniyah		44,440	53,714
75	Daretu	Erbil		44,308	53,697
76	Qalat Sukkar	Dhi Qar		43,551	53,367
77	Şoriş	Suleymaniyah		42,703	51,615
78	Khanaqin	Diyala		42,057	51,538
79	Al-Nasr	Dhi Qar		41,698	51,097
80	Umm Qasr	Basra		40,531	49,783

Largest cities

Ancient cities and towns

• Babylon (ܒܒܝܠ) (بابل)
• Ctesiphon (Al-Mada'in, المدائن)
• Eridu (إريدو)
• Hatra (حضر)
• Kish (كيش)
• Lagash (لجش)
• Nineveh (ܢܝܢܘܐ) (نينوى)
• Nippur (نيبور)
• Nuzi (Nuzu)
• Samarra
• Shenna (Sinn Barimma)
• Sumer (سومر)
• Tell Ubaid (تل عبيد)
• Ur (أور)
• Uruk (أوروك)
• Lubdu
• Arrapha (now Kirkuk)

See also

• List of places in Iraq
• Districts of Iraq

Notes and References

1. Web site: December 16, 2020 . Iraq cities . October 14, 2023 . citypopulation.de.