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Urban population share in Iraq

Urban population share in Iraq was 69.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 90th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202569.9%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank90th of 215Countries ranked
Series high70.21987
Series low441960

Urban population share in Iraq, 1960 to 2025

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4050607080196019701980199020002010202020251960: 44 %1961: 45.5 %1962: 47 %1963: 48.6 %1964: 50 %1965: 51.4 %1966: 52.5 %1967: 53.7 %1968: 54.8 %1969: 55.9 %1970: 57 %1971: 58 %1972: 59 %1973: 60 %1974: 60.9 %1975: 61.8 %1976: 62.7 %1977: 63.5 %1978: 64.3 %1979: 65.1 %1980: 66 %1981: 66.9 %1982: 67.7 %1983: 68.5 %1984: 69.1 %1985: 69.7 %1986: 70 %1987: 70.2 %1988: 70.2 %1989: 70 %1990: 69.7 %1991: 69.4 %1992: 69 %1993: 68.6 %1994: 68.2 %1995: 67.8 %1996: 67.6 %1997: 67.5 %1998: 67.5 %1999: 67.5 %2000: 67.6 %2001: 67.8 %2002: 67.9 %2003: 68.1 %2004: 68.2 %2005: 68.4 %2006: 68.6 %2007: 68.7 %2008: 68.9 %2009: 69 %2010: 69.1 %2011: 69.1 %2012: 69.2 %2013: 69.4 %2014: 69.7 %2015: 69.9 %2016: 69.9 %2017: 69.9 %2018: 69.9 %2019: 69.9 %2020: 69.9 %2021: 69.9 %2022: 69.9 %2023: 69.9 %2024: 69.9 %2025: 69.9 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202569.9
202469.9
202369.9
202269.9
202169.9
202069.9
201969.9
201869.9
201769.9
201669.9
201569.9
201469.7
201369.4
201269.2
201169.1
201069.1
200969
200868.9
200768.7
200668.6
200568.4
200468.2
200368.1
200267.9
200167.8
200067.6
199967.5
199867.5
199767.5
199667.6
199567.8
199468.2
199368.6
199269
199169.4
199069.7
198970
198870.2
198770.2
198670
198569.7
198469.1
198368.5
198267.7
198166.9
198066
197965.1
197864.3
197763.5
197662.7
197561.8
197460.9
197360
197259
197158
197057
196955.9
196854.8
196753.7
196652.5
196551.4
196450
196348.6
196247
196145.5
196044

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Iraq?

Urban population share in Iraq was 69.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 90th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Iraq?

70.2% in 1987, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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