Country profile · Asia · IRQ
Iraq: area, population and density
Iraq has 434,130 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 47,020,774; calculated population density is 108 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Iraq ranks 57th of 196 by land area, 34th by population and 86th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 434,130 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 47,020,774World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 108 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Iraq in the country comparison set
Iraq has 434,130 sq km of land area and a population value of 47,020,774 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 57th by land area, 34th by population, and 86th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Iraq first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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