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.

RankCity or TownGovernorate1987 Census2009 Estimate2018 Estimate[1]
1BaghdadBaghdad3,841,2685,521,2426,719,477
2MosulNineveh664,2211,136,9901,361,819
3BasraBasra406,2961,091,6271,340,827
4KirkukKirkuk418,624782,143972,272
5ErbilErbil585,968825,3561,550,071
6NajafNajaf309,010617,125747,261
7KarbalaKarbala296,705588,283711,530
8SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah364,096559,685676,492
9NasiriyahDhi Qar265,937455,721558,446
10AmarahMaysan208,797428,804527,472
11HillahBabil268,834373,063455,741
12DiwaniyahQādisiyyah196,519332,124403,796
13KutWasit183,183312,610389,376
14DohukDohuk280,137340,871
15ZubayrBasra244,855300,751
16BaqubahDiyala227,785279,133
17FallujahAnbar203,451250,884
18RamadiAnbar192,556181,264223,525
19SamawahMuthanna179,140221,743
20ZakhoDuhok174,197211,964
21Abu Al-KhaseebBasra165,102203,155
22Al-ShatrahDhi Qar148,664182,175
23Tal AfarNineveh143,982172,453
24KufaNajaf141,472171,305
25KalarSuleymaniyah120,099145,164
26SamarraSaladin119,022144,771
27Shatt Al-ArabBasra108,277132,995
28SoranErbil100,512131,813
29Suq al-ShuyukhDhi Qar107,373131,576
30Al-ShamalNineveh106,875128,007
31Al-QurnahBasra102,936126,434
32Al-WahdaBaghdad91,071110,836
33TikritSaladin89,584108,964
34Tuz KhurmatuSaladin84,323102,565
35Al-MahmudiyahBaghdad83,336101,421
36IskandariyaBabil82,366100,619
37Al-Mejar Al-KabirMaysan76,36593,937
38RanyaSuleymaniyah76,11191,995
39HamzaQādisiyyah71,34686,743
40Al-RumaithaMuthanna69,52886,063
41Al-HayWasit68,64085,496
42Al-HindiyaKarbala69,50484,065
43BaijiSaladin68,17082,918
44Al-QasimBabil66,71381,498
45MuqdadiyahDiyala65,03879,699
46Al-SuwairaWasit61,95477,168
47Al-Rifa'iDhi Qar60,88574,609
48Al-Qa'imAl Anbar60,05574,056
49QaladizaSuleymaniyah61,18273,951
50SimeleDuhok58,80871,557
51BekrecoSuleymaniyah59,10871,444
52An NumaniyahWasit56,98870,982
53FaydaNineveh57,61069,001
54AkreErbil55,69168,093
55HalabjaHalabja55,58867,190
56HitAl Anbar54,05566,657
57KasnazanErbil54,39165,917
58ChamchamalSuleymaniyah54,00365,274
59Balad RuzDiyala52,12263,871
60Al Nasr Wal SalamBaghdad52,24563,584
61Al KhalisDiyala51,00362,500
62JalawlaDiyala50,69062,117
63Koy SanjaqErbil51,19662,046
64Said SadiqSuleymaniyah50,99561,638
65BaladSaladin49,28159,943
66Al MidhatiyaBabil48,67259,458
67BnaslawaErbil48,03558,214
68Al-ShamiyaQādisiyyah47,71158,007
69MusayyibBabil46,93457,335
70QahtaniyahNineveh47,38556,755
71QasrokDuhok46,35756,407
72Al-AziziyahWasit44,86855,886
73Al-ShirqatSaladin44,91254,629
74Haji AwaSuleymaniyah44,44053,714
75DaretuErbil44,30853,697
76Qalat SukkarDhi Qar43,55153,367
77ŞorişSuleymaniyah42,70351,615
78KhanaqinDiyala42,05751,538
79Al-NasrDhi Qar41,69851,097
80Umm QasrBasra40,53149,783

Largest cities

Ancient cities and towns

See also

Notes and References

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