Republic of Iraq

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Arabic
Kurdish Middle East Estimation 2018
38 124 182

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Statistical data - Population density according to the administrative structure

The population data of the table below is an estimation form 2018, last available data.

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Governorate	ISO 3166-2	Arabic	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (pers/km²)
Total				437 167	38 124 182	87,2
Last update: 21.03.2025 - 00:50:11
Al-Anbar	IQ-AN	الأنبار	Ramadi	135 046	1 771 656	13,1
Al-Basrah	IQ-BA	البصرة	Basra	17 657	2 908 491	164,7
Al-Muthanna	IQ-MU	المثنى	Samawah	52 437	814 371	15,5
Al-Qadisiyah	IQ-QA	القادسية	Al Diwaniyah	8 698	1 291 048	148,4
An-Najaf	IQ-NA	النجف	Najaf	28 619	1 471 592	51,4
As-Sulaymaniyah	IQ-SU	السليمانية	Sulaymaniyah	20 075	2 053 305	102,3
Babil	IQ-BB	بابل	Hillah	5 106	2 065 042	404,4
Baghdad	IQ-BG	بغداد	Baghdad	5 195	8 126 755	1 564,3
Dahuk	IQ-DA	دهوك	Duhok	10 209	1 292 535	126,6
Dhi Qar	IQ-DQ	ذي قار	Nasiriyah	14 128	2 095 172	148,3
Diyala	IQ-DI	ديالى	Baqubah	15 687	1 637 226	104,4
Erbil	IQ-AR	أربيل	Erbil	12 075	1 854 778	153,6
Halabjah	IQ-HL	حلبجة	?alabjah	888	108 974	122,7
Karbala	IQ-KA	كربلاء	Karbala	4 515	1 218 732	269,9
Kirkuk	IQ-TS	التاميم	Kirkuk	10 588	1 597 876	150,9
Maysan	IQ-MA	ميسان	Amarah	16 824	1 112 673	66,1
Ninawa	IQ-NI	نينوى	Mosul	37 079	3 729 998	100,6
Salah ad-Din	IQ-SD	صلاح الدين	Tikrit	24 569	1 595 235	64,9
Wasit	IQ-WA	واسط	Al Kut	17 772	1 378 723	77,6

Die Governorate unterteilen sich in Distrikte, deren Daten in der folgenden Tabelle dargestellt sind.

District	Own	Governorates	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (pers/km²)
Total				437 167	38 124 182	87,2
Last update: 21.03.2025 - 00:50:11
Abu al-KahSib	IQ-BA-01	Al-Basrah	Abu al-KahSib	922	223 675	242,6
Abu Ghraib	IQ-BG-01	Baghdad	Abu Ghraib	591	323 068	546,6
Ad-Dawayah	IQ-DQ-01	Dhi Qar	Ad-Dawayah	697	88 883	127,5
Ad-Dawr	IQ-SD-01	Salah ad-Din	Ad-Dawr	2 535	71 027	28,0
Ad-Dibs	IQ-KI-01	Kirkuk	Dibs	1 251	70 774	56,6
Ad-Diwaniyah	IQ-QA-01	Al-Qadisiyah	Ad-Diwaniyah	1 427	602 418	422,2
Ad-Dujail	IQ-SD-02	Salah ad-Din	Ad-Dujail	1 002	109 697	109,5
Afak	IQ-QA-02	Al-Qadisiyah	Afak	3 969	180 467	45,5
Akra	IQ-DA-01	Dahuk	Akre	1 798	177 200	98,6
Al-Alam	IQ-SD-03	Salah ad-Din	Al-Alam	1 460	59 935	41,1
Al-Amadiyah	IQ-DA-02	Dahuk	Amedi	2 753	114 464	41,6
Al-Amarah	IQ-MA-01	Maysan	Amarah	4 729	599 234	126,7
Al-Amiriyah	IQ-AN-01	Al-Anbar	Al-amiriyah	2 047	105 336	51,5
Al-Azamiyah	IQ-BG-02	Baghdad	Baghdad	241	1 202 492	4 989,6
Al-Aziziyah	IQ-WA-01	Wasit	Al-Aziziyah	3 513	208 114	59,2
Al-Baaj	IQ-NI-01	Ninawa	Al-Baaj	8 395	179 520	21,4
Al-Basrah	IQ-BA-02	Al-Basrah	Basra	1 241	1 436 253	1 157,3
Al-Fallujah	IQ-AN-02	Al-Anbar	Falludscha	2 365	522 795	221,1
Al-Faw	IQ-BA-03	Al-Basrah	Al-Faw	1 431	42 252	29,5
Al-Fuhud	IQ-DQ-02	Dhi Qar	Al-Fuhud	620	47 639	76,8
Al-Habbaniyah	IQ-AN-03	Al-Anbar	Al-Habbaniyah	5 047	138 754	27,5
Al-Hadra	IQ-NI-02	Ninawa	Hatra	11 130	59 429	5,3
Al-Hamdaniyah	IQ-NI-03	Ninawa	Baghdida	741	210 601	284,2
Al-Hamzah	IQ-QA-03	Al-Qadisiyah	Hamza	2 529	234 929	92,9
Al-Hashmiyah	IQ-BB-01	Babil	Al-Hashmiyah	1 616	476 132	294,6
Al-Hawijah	IQ-KI-02	Kirkuk	Al-Hawijah	3 078	293 290	95,3
Al-Hay	IQ-WA-02	Wasit	Al-Hay	2 183	187 918	86,1
Al-Hillah	IQ-BB-02	Babil	Al-Hillah	967	841 276	870,0
Al-Hindiyah	IQ-KA-01	Karbala	Al-Hindiyah	423	261 671	618,6
Ali al-Gharbi	IQ-MA-02	Maysan	Ali al-Gharbi	4 108	53 143	12,9
Al-Islah	IQ-DQ-03	Dhi Qar	Al-Islah	1 051	46 196	44,0
Al-Jibayish	IQ-DQ-04	Dhi Qar	Al-Jibayish	2 032	55 153	27,1
Al-KaHla	IQ-MA-03	Maysan	Al-KaHla	2 978	89 015	29,9
Al-Karkh	IQ-BG-03	Baghdad	Baghdad	384	1 593 676	4 150,2
Al-Kazimiyyah	IQ-BG-04	Baghdad	Baghdad	429	897 396	2 091,8
Al-Khalis	IQ-DI-01	Diyala	Al-KhaliS	2 910	349 940	120,3
Al-Khidir	IQ-MU-01	Al-Muthanna	Al-Khidir	1 877	111 827	59,6
Al-Kufah	IQ-NA-01	An-Najaf	Al-Kufah	506	367 558	726,4
Al-Kut	IQ-WA-03	Wasit	Kut	4 840	541 641	111,9
Al-Madain	IQ-BG-05	Baghdad	Salman Pak	1 411	459 673	325,8
Al-MaHawil	IQ-BB-03	Babil	Al-MaHawil	1 529	354 104	231,6
Al-Mahmudiyah	IQ-BG-06	Baghdad	Al-MaHmudiyah	1 426	484 004	339,4
Al-Maimunah	IQ-MA-04	Maysan	Al-Maimunah	2 177	103 913	47,7
Al-Majar al-Kabir	IQ-MA-05	Maysan	Majar al-Kabir	1 606	159 303	99,2
Al-Manadhirah	IQ-NA-02	An-Najaf	Al-Manadhirah	315	133 250	423,0
Al-MawSil	IQ-NI-04	Ninawa	Mossul	4 318	1 905 174	441,2
Al-Midainah	IQ-BA-04	Al-Basrah	Al-Midainah	1 291	234 641	181,8
Al-Mishkhab	IQ-NA-03	An-Najaf	Al-Mishkhab	278	140 132	504,1
Al-Muqdadiyah	IQ-DI-02	Diyala	Al-Muqdadiyah	1 015	254 526	250,8
Al-Musayab	IQ-BB-04	Babil	Al-Musayab	994	393 530	395,9
Al-Qaim	IQ-AN-04	Al-Anbar	Al-Qaim	8 900	179 192	20,1
Al-Qurnah	IQ-BA-05	Al-Basrah	Al-Qurnah	1 661	286 073	172,2
Al-Warka	IQ-MU-02	Al-Muthanna	Al-Warka	1 163	99 856	85,9
Amirli	IQ-SD-04	Salah ad-Din	Amirli	529	46 360	87,6
Anah	IQ-AN-05	Al-Anbar	Anah	5 194	31 575	6,1
An-Najaf	IQ-NA-04	An-Najaf	Nadschaf	27 520	830 652	30,2
An-Nasiriyah	IQ-DQ-05	Dhi Qar	Nasiriya	3 039	672 333	221,2
An-Numaniyah	IQ-WA-04	Wasit	An-Numaniyah	2 308	171 491	74,3
Ar-Ramadi	IQ-AN-06	Al-Anbar	Ramadi	3 457	446 519	129,2
Ar-Rifai	IQ-DQ-06	Dhi Qar	Al Nasir	2 345	265 350	113,2
Ar-Rumaitah	IQ-MU-03	Al-Muthanna	Ar-Rumaitah	980	243 047	248,0
Ar-RuSafah	IQ-BG-07	Baghdad	Baghdad	209	1 809 468	8 657,7
Ar-Rutbah	IQ-AN-07	Al-Anbar	Ar-Rutbah	92 020	47 040	0,5
Ash-Shaikhan	IQ-DA-03	Dahuk	Shekhan	920	102 376	111,3
Ash-Shamiyah	IQ-QA-04	Al-Qadisiyah	Ash-Shamiyah	773	273 234	353,5
Ash-Shatrah	IQ-DQ-07	Dhi Qar	Ash-Shatrah	873	372 169	426,3
Ash-Shikhan	IQ-NI-05	Ninawa	Ash-Shikhan	466	43 984	94,4
Ash-Shirqat	IQ-SD-05	Salah ad-Din	Ash-Shirqat	1 544	217 269	140,7
As-Sadr al-Awla	IQ-BG-08	Baghdad	Baghdad	23	708 388	30 799,5
As-Sadr ath-Thaniyah	IQ-BG-09	Baghdad	Baghdad	22	503 461	22 884,6
As-Salman	IQ-MU-04	Al-Muthanna	As-Salman	47 860	11 070	0,2
As-Samawah	IQ-MU-05	Al-Muthanna	Samawa	557	348 571	625,8
As-Sulaymaniyah	IQ-SU-01	As-Sulaymaniyah	Sulaimaniya	1 442	878 146	609,0
As-Suwairah	IQ-WA-05	Wasit	As-Suwairah	1 748	240 643	137,7
At-Tamur	IQ-KA-02	Karbala	At-Tamur	1 562	28 477	18,2
At-Tarmiyah	IQ-BG-10	Baghdad	Baghdad	459	145 129	316,2
Az-Zubayr	IQ-BA-06	Al-Basrah	Zubair	9 061	511 224	56,4
Badrah	IQ-WA-06	Wasit	Badrah	3 180	28 916	9,1
Baiji	IQ-SD-06	Salah ad-Din	Baiji	7 042	221 666	31,5
Balad	IQ-SD-07	Salah ad-Din	Balad	2 558	281 192	109,9
Baladruz	IQ-DI-03	Diyala	Baladruz	5 982	148 177	24,8
Banjwin	IQ-SU-02	As-Sulaymaniyah	Banjwin	1 139	46 265	40,6
Baqubah	IQ-DI-04	Diyala	Bakuba	1 943	600 780	309,2
Bardarash	IQ-DA-04	Dahuk	BerdereS	1 179	138 664	117,6
Bashdar	IQ-SU-03	As-Sulaymaniyah	Bashdar	1 388	130 786	94,2
Dahuk	IQ-DA-05	Dahuk	Dohuk	1 003	374 522	373,4
Daquq	IQ-KI-03	Kirkuk	Daquq	2 734	95 109	34,8
Darbandikhan	IQ-SU-04	As-Sulaymaniyah	Darbandikhan	501	50 344	100,5
Dhashta Hawlir	IQ-AR-02	Erbil	Dhashta Hawlir	1 442	223 694	155,1
Dukan	IQ-SU-05	As-Sulaymaniyah	Dukan	1 815	72 371	39,9
Erbil	IQ-AR-01	Erbil	Erbil	1 045	956 812	915,6
Haditha	IQ-AN-08	Al-Anbar	Haditha	3 591	105 710	29,4
Halabjah	IQ-HL	Halabjah	Halabjah	888	108 974	122,7
Hit	IQ-AN-09	Al-Anbar	Hit	7 688	170 776	22,2
Jamjamal	IQ-SU-06	As-Sulaymaniyah	Jamjamal	3 644	169 834	46,6
Juman	IQ-AR-03	Erbil	Coman	867	31 549	36,4
Kalar	IQ-SU-07	As-Sulaymaniyah	Kalar	1 746	199 584	114,3
Karbala	IQ-KA-03	Karbala	Kerbala	2 530	928 584	367,0
Khabat	IQ-AR-04	Erbil	Kabat	662	111 386	168,3
Khanaqin	IQ-DI-05	Diyala	Khanaqin	2 314	232 224	100,4
Khanaqin	IQ-SU-08	As-Sulaymaniyah	Khanaqin	1 615	14 982	9,3
Kifri	IQ-DI-06	Diyala	Kifri	1 523	51 579	33,9
Kifri	IQ-SU-09	As-Sulaymaniyah	Kifri	2 621	55 136	21,0
Kirkuk	IQ-KI-04	Kirkuk	Kirkuk	3 525	1 138 703	323,0
Kuysanjaq	IQ-AR-05	Erbil	Koy Sanjak	1 952	113 038	57,9
Mairkahsur	IQ-AR-06	Erbil	Mergesor?	1 774	53 464	30,1
Makhmur	IQ-NI-06	Ninawa	Makhmur	2 682	209 545	78,1
Mawat	IQ-SU-10	As-Sulaymaniyah	Mawat	443	9 524	21,5
Qalat Salih	IQ-MA-06	Maysan	Qalat Salih	1 226	108 065	88,1
Qalat Sikar	IQ-DQ-08	Dhi Qar	Qalat Sikar	1 353	167 379	123,7
Qara Dagh	IQ-SU-11	As-Sulaymaniyah	Qara Dagh	715	10 968	15,3
Ranyah	IQ-SU-12	As-Sulaymaniyah	Ranyah	813	235 992	290,3
Rawah	IQ-AN-10	Al-Anbar	Rawah	4 737	23 959	5,1
Rawanduz	IQ-AR-07	Erbil	Rewandiz	495	25 641	51,8
Said Dakhil	IQ-DQ-09	Dhi Qar	Said Dakhil	606	60 612	100,0
Said Sadiq	IQ-SU-13	As-Sulaymaniyah	Seyd Sadiq	682	87 699	128,6
Samarra	IQ-SD-08	Salah ad-Din	Samarra	5 777	247 899	42,9
Shaqlawah	IQ-AR-08	Erbil	Seqlawe	1 499	151 182	100,9
Sharah Zur	IQ-SU-14	As-Sulaymaniyah	Sharah Zur	336	70 231	209,0
Sharbazir	IQ-SU-15	As-Sulaymaniyah	Sharbazir	1 175	21 443	18,2
Shatt al-Arab	IQ-BA-07	Al-Basrah	Al-Harita	2 050	174 373	85,1
Sinjar	IQ-NI-07	Ninawa	Sinjar	3 576	325 816	91,1
Sumail	IQ-NI-08	Ninawa	Sumail	267	74 662	279,6
Sumail	IQ-DA-06	Dahuk	Sumail	1 107	110 218	99,6
Suq ash-Shuyukh	IQ-DQ-10	Dhi Qar	Suq ash-Shuyukh	1 512	319 458	211,3
Suran	IQ-AR-09	Erbil	Diana	2 339	188 012	80,4
Talafar	IQ-NI-09	Ninawa	Tel Afar	4 286	511 004	119,2
Talkayf	IQ-NI-10	Ninawa	Tel Keppe	1 218	210 263	172,6
Tikrit	IQ-SD-09	Salah ad-Din	Tikrit	1 417	189 841	134,0
Tuz Khurmatu	IQ-SD-10	Salah ad-Din	Tuz Khormato	705	150 349	213,3
Zakhu	IQ-DA-07	Dahuk	Zakhu	1 449	275 091	189,8