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Republic of Iraq

Governorates

The population of the governorates of Iraq according to census results and latest official estimates.

NameAbbr.NativeCapitalArea
A-L (km²)
Population
Census (C)
1977-10-17
Population
Census (C)
1987-10-17
Population
Census (C)
1997-10-17
Population
Estimate (E)
2009-10-17
Population
Estimate (E)
2018-07-01
 
IraqIRQالعراقBaghdād435,05012,000,49716,335,19822,046,24431,664,46638,124,182
Al-AnbārANBالانبارAr-Ramādī135,000466,100820,6901,023,7361,483,3591,771,65613500000
Al-Baṣrah [Basra]BSRالبصرةAl-Baṣrah19,0701,008,600872,1761,556,4452,405,4342,908,4911907000
Al-MuthannāMTNالمثنىAs-Samāwah51,740215,600315,815436,825683,126814,3715174000
Al-QādisiyahQADالقادسيةAd-Dīwāniyah8,150423,000559,805751,3311,077,6141,291,048815000
An-NajafNJFالنجفAn-Najaf28,820389,700590,078775,0421,221,2281,471,5922882000
Arbīl [Erbil]ARBأربيلArbīl12,000541,500770,4391,095,9921,532,0811,854,7781200000
As-SulaymāniyahSLMالسليمانيةAs-Sulaymāniyah20,000690,600951,7231,362,7391,694,8952,053,3052000000
Bābil [Babylon]BABبابلAl-Ḥillah5,800592,0001,109,5741,181,7511,729,6662,065,042580000
BaghdādBGDبغدادBaghdād5,2003,189,7003,841,2685,423,9646,702,5388,126,755520000
Dahūk [Dohuk]DHKدهوكDahūk10,000250,600293,304402,9701,072,3241,292,5351000000
Dhī Qār [Theqar]DHIذي قارAn-Nāṣiriyah12,900623,000921,0661,184,7961,744,3982,095,1721290000
DiyālāDYLديالىBa'qūbah14,700587,800961,0731,135,2231,371,0351,637,2261470000
Ḥalabjah [Halabja]HLBحلبجةḤalabjah880.........89,958108,97488000
Karbalā' [Karbala]KRBكربلاءKarbalā'5,030269,800469,282594,2351,013,2541,218,732503000
KirkūkKRKكركوكKirkūk10,500495,400601,219753,1711,325,8531,597,8761050000
MaysānMYSميسانAl-'Amārah16,070372,600487,448637,126922,8901,112,6731607000
Nīnawā [Nineveh]NINنينوىAl-Mawṣil36,7001,105,7001,479,4302,042,8523,106,9483,729,9983670000
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn [Saladin]SLDصلاح الدينTikrīt26,000363,800726,138904,4321,337,7861,595,2352600000
WasiṭWSTواسطAl-Kūt17,150415,100564,670783,6141,150,0791,378,7231715000

Major Cities

 NameAdm.Population
Estimate (E)
2018-07-01
1BaghdādBGD6,719,476
2Al-MawṣilNIN1,361,819
3Al-BaṣrahBSR1,340,827
4KirkūkKRK972,272
5ArbīlARB879,071
6An-NajafNJF747,261
7Karbalā'KRB711,530
8As-SulaymāniyahSLM676,492
9An-NāṣiriyahDHI558,446
10Al-'AmārahMYS527,472

Contents: Cities & Urban Centers

The population of the cities and urban centers of Iraq with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest estimates.

NameNativeAdm.Population
Census (C)
1987-10-17
Population
Estimate (E)
2009-07-01
Population
Estimate (E)
2018-07-01
Area 
Abī Gharaqأبي غرقBAB...20,98225,6320
Abū al-Kahṣībأبو الخصيبBSR...165,102203,1550
Ad-DaghārahالدغارةQAD...16,88620,5300
Ad-DaīrالدیرBSR...25,39831,1960
Ad-DawāyahالدوایةDHI...30,90537,8720
Ad-DawrالدورSLD...18,76322,8220
Ad-DibsالدبسKRK...17,07321,2240
Ad-Dīwāniyah [Diwaniyah]الديوانيةQAD196,519332,124403,7960
Ad-DujaīlالدجیلSLD...29,90936,3790
'AfakعفكQAD...29,22835,5360
'Ākra (Akrê)ئاكرىDHK...55,96168,0930
Al-'Amārah [Amara]العمارةMYS208,797428,804527,4720
Al-'ĀmiriyahالعامریةANB...19,50024,0460
Al-'AzīziyahالعزیزیةWST...44,86855,8860
Al-Ba'ājالبعاجNIN...24,31729,1250
Al-Baṣrah (incl. Al-Hāriṭah) [Basra]البصرةBSR406,2961,091,6271,340,8270
Al-Baṭḥā'aالبطحاءDHI...21,07525,8260
Al-BudaīrالبدیرQAD...16,33019,8540
Al-FajrالفجرDHI...23,44228,7260
Al-Fallūjah [Fallujah]الفلوجةANB...203,451250,8840
Al-FāwالفاوBSR...29,17635,8360
Al-FuhūdالفھودDHI...23,12728,3370
Al-GharrāfالغرافDHI...39,62448,5560
Al-ḤabbāniyahالحبانیةANB...26,18432,2880
Al-ḤamzahالحمزةQAD...71,34686,7430
Al-HāshmiyahالھاشمیةBAB...30,51137,2730
Al-ḤawījahالحویجةKRK...36,77645,7160
Al-ḤayالحيWST...68,64085,4960
Al-Ḥillah [Hillah]الحلةBAB268,834373,063455,7410
Al-HindiyahالھندیةKRB...69,50484,0650
Al-IskandrīahالاسكندریةBAB...82,366100,6190
Al-JibāyishالجبایشDHI...30,41637,2720
Al-Kaḥlā'الكحلاءMYS...18,20222,3900
Al-KhāliṣالخالصDYL...51,00362,5000
Al-KhiḍirالخضرMTN...34,59742,8240
Al-KiflالكفلBAB...18,70022,8450
Al-KūfahالكوفةNJF...141,472171,3050
Al-Kūt [Kut]الكوتWST183,183312,610389,3760
Al-Madā'inالمدائنBGD...23,20628,2430
Al-MadḥatiyahالمدحتيةBAB...48,67259,4580
Al-MaḥāwīlالمحاویلBAB...25,49931,1500
Al-MaḥmūdiyahالمحمودیةBGD...83,336101,4210
Al-MaīmūnahالمیمونةMYS...16,17219,8940
Al-Majar al-Kabīrالمجر الكبيرMYS...76,36593,9370
Al-ManādhirahالمناذرةNJF...26,19831,7230
Al-Mashrū'المشروعBAB...31,66238,6790
Al-Mawṣil [Mosul]الموصلNIN664,2211,136,9901,361,8190
Al-MidaīnahالمدینةBSR...25,55431,3880
Al-MishkhābالمشخابNJF...25,31930,6580
Al-MuqdādiyahالمقدادیةDYL...65,03879,6990
Al-MusayabالمسیبBAB...46,93457,3350
Al-QaḥṭānyahالقحطانیةNIN...47,38556,7550
Al-Qā'imالقائمANB...60,05574,0560
Al-Qaīrawān (Bulaīj)القیروان / بليجNIN...34,99841,9180
Al-QāsimالقاسمBAB...66,71381,4980
Al-QurnahالقرنةBSR...102,936126,4340
Altūn Kūbrīالتون كوبريKRK...23,08528,6960
Al-WaḥdahالوحدةBGD...91,071110,8360
'AnahعنھANB...17,02520,9950
An-Najaf [Najaf]النجفNJF309,010617,125747,2610
An-Naṣir & As-Salām النصر والسلامBGD...52,24563,5840
An-Nāṣiriyah [Nasiriyah]الناصريةDHI265,937455,721558,4460
An-NaṣrالنصرDHI...41,69851,0970
An-Nu'māniyahالنعمانیةWST...56,98870,9820
Arbīl (Hewlêr) [Erbil‎]أربيلARB485,968725,356879,0710
Ar-Ramādī [Ramadi]الرماديANB192,556181,264223,5250
Ar-Rifā'īالرفاعيDHI...60,88574,6090
Ar-RumaītahالرمیتةMTN...69,52886,0630
Ar-RuṭbahالرطبةANB...23,04228,4140
Ash-ShamālالشمالNIN...106,874128,0070
Ash-ShāmiyahالشامیةQAD...47,71158,0070
Ash-ShaṭrahالشطرةDHI...148,664182,1750
Ash-ShināqiyahالشناقیةQAD...17,24520,9640
Ash-ShirqāṭالشرقاطSLD...44,91254,6290
As-Samāwah [Samawah]السماوةMTN...179,140221,7430
Aṣ-ṢaynīahالصینیةSLD...26,66132,4280
As-Sulaymāniyah (Silêmanî) [Sulaymaniyah]السليمانيةSLM364,096559,685676,4920
Aṣ-ṢuwaīrahالصویرةWST...61,95477,1680
Aṭ-ṬārmiyahالطارميةBGD...29,22235,5640
'Az Aldīn Salīm (Al-Huwaīr)عز الدین سلیم / الهويرBSR...23,20228,4980
Az-ZubaīdiyahالزبیدیةWST...15,95619,8740
Az-Zubayr [Zubayr]الزبیرBSR...244,855300,7510
Baghdād [Baghdad]بغدادBGD3,841,2685,521,2426,719,4760
Baghdīdā (Al-Ḥamdāniyah)بغديدا / الحمدانيةNIN...38,49346,1050
BaījīبیجيSLD...68,17082,9180
Bakrah Jū (Bekreco)بكرة جوSLM...59,10871,4440
BaladبلدSLD...49,28159,9430
BaladrūzبلدروزDYL...52,12263,8710
Banī Sa'dبني سعدDYL...22,16927,1660
Banjwīn (Pêncwîn)بنجوینSLM...19,73823,8580
Ba'qūbah [Baqubah]بعقوبةDYL...227,785279,1330
Bardarash (Berdereş)بردرشDHK...22,01026,7810
BarṭallahبرطلةNIN...17,96621,5180
Ba'shīqahبعشیقةNIN...28,07233,6230
Bāzyān (Bazyan)بازیانSLM...31,27037,7960
Bīrah Makrūn (Pîremegirûn)بیرة مكرونSLM...23,01327,8160
Buhruz (Ashnūnā)بھرز / أشنوناDYL...29,78736,5020
Dahūk (Dihok) [Dohuk]دهوكDHK...280,137340,8710
DāqūqداقوقKRK...18,31922,7720
Dārahtūū (Daretû)دارةتووARB...44,30853,6970
Darbandikhān (Derbendîxan)دربندخانSLM...37,63045,4830
Dhashtā Hawlī'r (Benṣalāwah, Deşta Hewlêrê)دةشتى ھةولیَر/ بنصلاوةARB...48,03558,2140
Dīrahlūk (Dêreluk)دیَرةلوكDHK...38,72547,1210
FāīdahفایدةNIN...57,61069,0010
GhammāsغماسQAD...28,53234,6900
ḤadīṭhaحدیثةANB...37,70746,4980
Ḥājī 'Āwā (Hacîawe)حاجي ئاواSLM...44,44053,7140
Ḥalabjah (Helebce)حلبجةHLB...55,58867,1900
Ḥalabjah Tāzah (Helebcey Taze) [New Halabja]حلبجة تازةSLM...36,68544,3410
Ḥamām al-'Alīlحمام العلیلNIN...19,86223,7900
Harīr (Harîr)ھریرARB...24,83030,0920
HītھیتANB...54,05566,6570
Jalawlā'جلولاءDYL...50,69062,1170
Jamjamāl (Çemçemal)جمجمالSLM...54,00365,2740
Jwār Qūrnah (Çiwarqurne)جوار قورنةSLM...37,48345,3050
Kalār (Kelar)كلارSLM...120,099145,1640
Kan'ānكنعانDYL...18,34922,4860
Karbalā' (incl. Al-Ḥur, Al-Ḥasaīniyah) [Kerbala]كربلاءKRB296,705588,283711,5300
Khabāt (Xebat)خباتARB...28,49734,5360
Khalīfān (Xelîfan)خلیفانARB...18,14621,9910
KhānaqīnخانقینDYL...42,05751,5380
Khasnahzān (Kesnezan)كةسنةزانARB...54,39165,9170
Kifrī (Kifrî)كفريSLM...28,62634,6000
Kirkūk [Kirkuk]كركوكKRK418,624782,143972,2720
Kuysanjaq (Koya)كؤیسنجقARB...51,19662,0460
Qaladiza (Qeladizê)قلدزSLM...61,18273,9510
Qal'at Ṣāliḥ (Madhar)قلعة صالحMYS...30,98038,1090
Qal'at Sikarقلعة سكرDHI...43,55153,3670
Qasrūk (Qesrok)قسروكDHK...46,35756,4070
Rānyah (Raniye)رانیةSLM...76,11191,9950
Rizkārī (Rizgarî)رزكاريSLM...29,82936,0540
Rizkāry (Rizgarî)رِزكارىARB...26,76932,4410
Saddat al-Hindiyahسدة الھندیةBAB...27,73933,8860
SafwānسفوانBSR...20,99525,7870
Saīd Ṣādiq (Seyd Sadiq)سید صادقSLM...50,99561,6380
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn (Selahedîn)صلاح الدینARB...31,57838,2700
Sāmarrā'سامراءSLD...119,022144,7710
Shaqlāwah (Şeqlawe)شقلاوةARB...21,01125,4640
Shaṭṭ al-'Arabشط العربBSR...108,277132,9950
Shūrash (Şoriş)شورشSLM...42,70351,6150
SinjārسنجارNIN...33,92140,6290
Sumaīl (Sêmêl) [Simele]سمیلDHK...58,80871,5570
Sūq ash-Shuyūkhسوق الشیوخDHI...107,373131,5760
Sūrān / Diyānā (Soran‎)سؤرانARB...100,512131,8130
Tāj Aldīn (Al-Ḥafriyah)تاج الدین / الحفریةWST...33,54241,7790
Ṭakiyah (Tekiye)تة كیةSLM...22,95327,7430
Tal'afarتلعفرNIN...143,982172,4530
Ṭalḥah (Aṣ-Ṣādiq)طلحة / الصادقBSR...37,14745,6310
Talkayf (Tel Keppe)تلكیفNIN...29,21634,9930
Tānjarū (Tancero)تانجروSLM...17,52421,1810
Ṭaq Ṭaq (Teqteq)تةق تةقARB...16,88620,4640
TikrītتكريتSLD...89,584108,9640
Ṭūz Khūrmātūطوز خورماتوSLD...84,323102,5650
Umm Qaṣrأم قصرBSR...40,53149,7830
Zākhū (Zaxo)زاخوDHK...174,197211,9640

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