Cities and urban areas in Iraq with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
4128BaghdadIraq49483006492200
342220MosulIraq11392001139200
368236IrbilIraq11004001100400
403261BasrahIraq10309001030900
552369SuleymaniyeIraq757300757300
586398KirkukIraq712900712900
741533al-NajafIraq549800549800
758549KarbalaIraq536400536400
783575NasirahIraq519500519500
799593HillahIraq510300510300
924752RumadiyaIraq407900407900
926757DiwaniyahIraq407400407400
987846al-KutIraq369500369500
1076955AmarahIraq333200333200
1099982SamarraIraq321600321600
12821198BaqubahIraq269000269000
14541392FallujahIraq232600232600
20802057ZubayrIraq158600158600
22342215TilafarIraq146700146700
26482632as-SamawahIraq121600121600



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POPULATION data has been updated here