Kirkuk's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,100,390. In 1950, the population of Kirkuk was 84,289. Kirkuk has grown by 25,510 in the last year, which represents a 2.37% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Kirkuk, which typically includes Kirkuk's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,483,790 |
| 2034 | 1,443,900 |
| 2033 | 1,404,830 |
| 2032 | 1,366,590 |
| 2031 | 1,329,240 |
| 2030 | 1,292,750 |
| 2029 | 1,257,220 |
| 2028 | 1,222,790 |
| 2027 | 1,189,670 |
| 2026 | 1,158,040 |
| 2025 | 1,128,190 |
| 2024 | 1,100,390 |
| 2023 | 1,074,880 |
| 2022 | 1,051,780 |
| 2021 | 1,031,080 |
| 2020 | 1,012,610 |
| 2019 | 996,040 |
| 2018 | 980,857 |
| 2017 | 966,486 |
| 2016 | 952,326 |
| 2015 | 938,336 |
| 2014 | 910,290 |
| 2013 | 883,082 |
| 2012 | 856,723 |
| 2011 | 831,081 |
| 2010 | 806,241 |
| 2009 | 782,143 |
| 2008 | 733,092 |
| 2007 | 686,994 |
| 2006 | 643,852 |
| 2005 | 603,419 |
| 2004 | 565,576 |
| 2003 | 530,012 |
| 2002 | 521,107 |
| 2001 | 512,352 |
| 2000 | 503,757 |
| 1999 | 495,283 |
| 1998 | 486,962 |
| 1997 | 479,204 |
| 1996 | 472,586 |
| 1995 | 466,040 |
| 1994 | 459,595 |
| 1993 | 453,238 |
| 1992 | 446,978 |
| 1991 | 440,787 |
| 1990 | 434,691 |
| 1989 | 428,678 |
| 1988 | 422,758 |
| 1987 | 414,022 |
| 1986 | 398,841 |
| 1985 | 384,217 |
| 1984 | 370,148 |
| 1983 | 356,558 |
| 1982 | 343,484 |
| 1981 | 330,889 |
| 1980 | 318,773 |
| 1979 | 307,069 |
| 1978 | 295,809 |
| 1977 | 284,963 |
| 1976 | 274,528 |
| 1975 | 264,449 |
| 1974 | 254,752 |
| 1973 | 245,411 |
| 1972 | 236,425 |
| 1971 | 227,744 |
| 1970 | 219,393 |
| 1969 | 211,349 |
| 1968 | 203,610 |
| 1967 | 196,134 |
| 1966 | 188,942 |
| 1965 | 182,576 |
| 1964 | 177,782 |
| 1963 | 173,101 |
| 1962 | 168,550 |
| 1961 | 164,118 |
| 1960 | 159,808 |
| 1959 | 155,601 |
| 1958 | 151,509 |
| 1957 | 145,407 |
| 1956 | 134,525 |
| 1955 | 124,430 |
| 1954 | 115,105 |
| 1953 | 106,479 |
| 1952 | 98,509 |
| 1951 | 91,117 |
| 1950 | 84,289 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 84,289 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 91,117 | 8.1% | 6,828 |
| 1952 | 98,509 | 8.11% | 7,392 |
| 1953 | 106,479 | 8.09% | 7,970 |
| 1954 | 115,105 | 8.1% | 8,626 |
| 1955 | 124,430 | 8.1% | 9,325 |
| 1956 | 134,525 | 8.11% | 10,095 |
| 1957 | 145,407 | 8.09% | 10,882 |
| 1958 | 151,509 | 4.2% | 6,102 |
| 1959 | 155,601 | 2.7% | 4,092 |
| 1960 | 159,808 | 2.7% | 4,207 |
| 1961 | 164,118 | 2.7% | 4,310 |
| 1962 | 168,550 | 2.7% | 4,432 |
| 1963 | 173,101 | 2.7% | 4,551 |
| 1964 | 177,782 | 2.7% | 4,681 |
| 1965 | 182,576 | 2.7% | 4,794 |
| 1966 | 188,942 | 3.49% | 6,366 |
| 1967 | 196,134 | 3.81% | 7,192 |
| 1968 | 203,610 | 3.81% | 7,476 |
| 1969 | 211,349 | 3.8% | 7,739 |
| 1970 | 219,393 | 3.81% | 8,044 |
| 1971 | 227,744 | 3.81% | 8,351 |
| 1972 | 236,425 | 3.81% | 8,681 |
| 1973 | 245,411 | 3.8% | 8,986 |
| 1974 | 254,752 | 3.81% | 9,341 |
| 1975 | 264,449 | 3.81% | 9,697 |
| 1976 | 274,528 | 3.81% | 10,079 |
| 1977 | 284,963 | 3.8% | 10,435 |
| 1978 | 295,809 | 3.81% | 10,846 |
| 1979 | 307,069 | 3.81% | 11,260 |
| 1980 | 318,773 | 3.81% | 11,704 |
| 1981 | 330,889 | 3.8% | 12,116 |
| 1982 | 343,484 | 3.81% | 12,595 |
| 1983 | 356,558 | 3.81% | 13,074 |
| 1984 | 370,148 | 3.81% | 13,590 |
| 1985 | 384,217 | 3.8% | 14,069 |
| 1986 | 398,841 | 3.81% | 14,624 |
| 1987 | 414,022 | 3.81% | 15,181 |
| 1988 | 422,758 | 2.11% | 8,736 |
| 1989 | 428,678 | 1.4% | 5,920 |
| 1990 | 434,691 | 1.4% | 6,013 |
| 1991 | 440,787 | 1.4% | 6,096 |
| 1992 | 446,978 | 1.4% | 6,191 |
| 1993 | 453,238 | 1.4% | 6,260 |
| 1994 | 459,595 | 1.4% | 6,357 |
| 1995 | 466,040 | 1.4% | 6,445 |
| 1996 | 472,586 | 1.4% | 6,546 |
| 1997 | 479,204 | 1.4% | 6,618 |
| 1998 | 486,962 | 1.62% | 7,758 |
| 1999 | 495,283 | 1.71% | 8,321 |
| 2000 | 503,757 | 1.71% | 8,474 |
| 2001 | 512,352 | 1.71% | 8,595 |
| 2002 | 521,107 | 1.71% | 8,755 |
| 2003 | 530,012 | 1.71% | 8,905 |
| 2004 | 565,576 | 6.71% | 35,564 |
| 2005 | 603,419 | 6.69% | 37,843 |
| 2006 | 643,852 | 6.7% | 40,433 |
| 2007 | 686,994 | 6.7% | 43,142 |
| 2008 | 733,092 | 6.71% | 46,098 |
| 2009 | 782,143 | 6.69% | 49,051 |
| 2010 | 806,241 | 3.08% | 24,098 |
| 2011 | 831,081 | 3.08% | 24,840 |
| 2012 | 856,723 | 3.09% | 25,642 |
| 2013 | 883,082 | 3.08% | 26,359 |
| 2014 | 910,290 | 3.08% | 27,208 |
| 2015 | 938,336 | 3.08% | 28,046 |
| 2016 | 952,326 | 1.49% | 13,990 |
| 2017 | 966,486 | 1.49% | 14,160 |
| 2018 | 980,857 | 1.49% | 14,371 |
| 2019 | 996,040 | 1.55% | 15,183 |
| 2020 | 1,012,610 | 1.66% | 16,570 |
| 2021 | 1,031,080 | 1.82% | 18,470 |
| 2022 | 1,051,780 | 2.01% | 20,700 |
| 2023 | 1,074,880 | 2.2% | 23,100 |
| 2024 | 1,100,390 | 2.37% | 25,510 |
| 2025 | 1,128,190 | 2.53% | 27,800 |
| 2026 | 1,158,040 | 2.65% | 29,850 |
| 2027 | 1,189,670 | 2.73% | 31,630 |
| 2028 | 1,222,790 | 2.78% | 33,120 |
| 2029 | 1,257,220 | 2.82% | 34,430 |
| 2030 | 1,292,750 | 2.83% | 35,530 |
| 2031 | 1,329,240 | 2.82% | 36,490 |
| 2032 | 1,366,590 | 2.81% | 37,350 |
| 2033 | 1,404,830 | 2.8% | 38,240 |
| 2034 | 1,443,900 | 2.78% | 39,070 |
| 2035 | 1,483,790 | 2.76% | 39,890 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 7,921,130 | 2.72% |
| Mosul | 1,847,690 | 3.11% |
| Basra | 1,485,160 | 2.56% |
| Kirkuk | 1,100,390 | 2.37% |
| Najaf | 987,814 | 3.06% |
| Erbil | 917,639 | 2.33% |
| Sulaimaniya | 823,199 | 2.8% |
| Amara | 753,708 | 3.35% |
| Nasiriyah | 690,825 | 2.89% |
| Hillah | 656,518 | 2.37% |
| Karbala | 603,188 | 2.37% |
| Diwaniyah | 591,524 | 3.39% |
| Kut | 512,083 | 2.37% |
| Ramadi | 491,427 | 2.37% |
| Faloojah | 376,558 | 2.37% |
| Baaqoobah | 366,387 | 3.07% |
| Samarra | 338,848 | 2.37% |