Mosul's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,847,690. In 1950, the population of Mosul was 144,757. Mosul has grown by 55,670 in the last year, which represents a 3.11% 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 Mosul, which typically includes Mosul's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,525,790 |
| 2034 | 2,457,880 |
| 2033 | 2,391,350 |
| 2032 | 2,326,160 |
| 2031 | 2,262,400 |
| 2030 | 2,199,880 |
| 2029 | 2,138,590 |
| 2028 | 2,078,460 |
| 2027 | 2,019,440 |
| 2026 | 1,961,360 |
| 2025 | 1,904,140 |
| 2024 | 1,847,690 |
| 2023 | 1,792,020 |
| 2022 | 1,737,100 |
| 2021 | 1,683,030 |
| 2020 | 1,629,930 |
| 2019 | 1,577,980 |
| 2018 | 1,527,320 |
| 2017 | 1,478,100 |
| 2016 | 1,430,480 |
| 2015 | 1,384,260 |
| 2014 | 1,339,600 |
| 2013 | 1,296,380 |
| 2012 | 1,254,600 |
| 2011 | 1,214,070 |
| 2010 | 1,174,900 |
| 2009 | 1,136,990 |
| 2008 | 1,140,830 |
| 2007 | 1,144,700 |
| 2006 | 1,148,570 |
| 2005 | 1,152,460 |
| 2004 | 1,156,360 |
| 2003 | 1,160,280 |
| 2002 | 1,124,250 |
| 2001 | 1,089,340 |
| 2000 | 1,055,560 |
| 1999 | 1,022,740 |
| 1998 | 990,988 |
| 1997 | 958,461 |
| 1996 | 922,965 |
| 1995 | 888,691 |
| 1994 | 855,735 |
| 1993 | 824,000 |
| 1992 | 793,484 |
| 1991 | 764,018 |
| 1990 | 735,685 |
| 1989 | 708,403 |
| 1988 | 682,167 |
| 1987 | 656,037 |
| 1986 | 629,118 |
| 1985 | 603,304 |
| 1984 | 578,582 |
| 1983 | 554,809 |
| 1982 | 532,043 |
| 1981 | 510,212 |
| 1980 | 489,305 |
| 1979 | 469,200 |
| 1978 | 449,947 |
| 1977 | 431,485 |
| 1976 | 413,803 |
| 1975 | 396,801 |
| 1974 | 380,519 |
| 1973 | 364,905 |
| 1972 | 349,952 |
| 1971 | 335,573 |
| 1970 | 321,804 |
| 1969 | 308,599 |
| 1968 | 295,954 |
| 1967 | 283,793 |
| 1966 | 272,148 |
| 1965 | 260,512 |
| 1964 | 248,280 |
| 1963 | 236,592 |
| 1962 | 225,468 |
| 1961 | 214,868 |
| 1960 | 204,780 |
| 1959 | 195,139 |
| 1958 | 185,964 |
| 1957 | 178,149 |
| 1956 | 172,951 |
| 1955 | 167,891 |
| 1954 | 162,986 |
| 1953 | 158,224 |
| 1952 | 153,608 |
| 1951 | 149,114 |
| 1950 | 144,757 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 144,757 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 149,114 | 3.01% | 4,357 |
| 1952 | 153,608 | 3.01% | 4,494 |
| 1953 | 158,224 | 3.01% | 4,616 |
| 1954 | 162,986 | 3.01% | 4,762 |
| 1955 | 167,891 | 3.01% | 4,905 |
| 1956 | 172,951 | 3.01% | 5,060 |
| 1957 | 178,149 | 3.01% | 5,198 |
| 1958 | 185,964 | 4.39% | 7,815 |
| 1959 | 195,139 | 4.93% | 9,175 |
| 1960 | 204,780 | 4.94% | 9,641 |
| 1961 | 214,868 | 4.93% | 10,088 |
| 1962 | 225,468 | 4.93% | 10,600 |
| 1963 | 236,592 | 4.93% | 11,124 |
| 1964 | 248,280 | 4.94% | 11,688 |
| 1965 | 260,512 | 4.93% | 12,232 |
| 1966 | 272,148 | 4.47% | 11,636 |
| 1967 | 283,793 | 4.28% | 11,645 |
| 1968 | 295,954 | 4.29% | 12,161 |
| 1969 | 308,599 | 4.27% | 12,645 |
| 1970 | 321,804 | 4.28% | 13,205 |
| 1971 | 335,573 | 4.28% | 13,769 |
| 1972 | 349,952 | 4.28% | 14,379 |
| 1973 | 364,905 | 4.27% | 14,953 |
| 1974 | 380,519 | 4.28% | 15,614 |
| 1975 | 396,801 | 4.28% | 16,282 |
| 1976 | 413,803 | 4.28% | 17,002 |
| 1977 | 431,485 | 4.27% | 17,682 |
| 1978 | 449,947 | 4.28% | 18,462 |
| 1979 | 469,200 | 4.28% | 19,253 |
| 1980 | 489,305 | 4.28% | 20,105 |
| 1981 | 510,212 | 4.27% | 20,907 |
| 1982 | 532,043 | 4.28% | 21,831 |
| 1983 | 554,809 | 4.28% | 22,766 |
| 1984 | 578,582 | 4.28% | 23,773 |
| 1985 | 603,304 | 4.27% | 24,722 |
| 1986 | 629,118 | 4.28% | 25,814 |
| 1987 | 656,037 | 4.28% | 26,919 |
| 1988 | 682,167 | 3.98% | 26,130 |
| 1989 | 708,403 | 3.85% | 26,236 |
| 1990 | 735,685 | 3.85% | 27,282 |
| 1991 | 764,018 | 3.85% | 28,333 |
| 1992 | 793,484 | 3.86% | 29,466 |
| 1993 | 824,000 | 3.85% | 30,516 |
| 1994 | 855,735 | 3.85% | 31,735 |
| 1995 | 888,691 | 3.85% | 32,956 |
| 1996 | 922,965 | 3.86% | 34,274 |
| 1997 | 958,461 | 3.85% | 35,496 |
| 1998 | 990,988 | 3.39% | 32,527 |
| 1999 | 1,022,740 | 3.2% | 31,752 |
| 2000 | 1,055,560 | 3.21% | 32,820 |
| 2001 | 1,089,340 | 3.2% | 33,780 |
| 2002 | 1,124,250 | 3.2% | 34,910 |
| 2003 | 1,160,280 | 3.2% | 36,030 |
| 2004 | 1,156,360 | -0.34% | -3,920 |
| 2005 | 1,152,460 | -0.34% | -3,900 |
| 2006 | 1,148,570 | -0.34% | -3,890 |
| 2007 | 1,144,700 | -0.34% | -3,870 |
| 2008 | 1,140,830 | -0.34% | -3,870 |
| 2009 | 1,136,990 | -0.34% | -3,840 |
| 2010 | 1,174,900 | 3.33% | 37,910 |
| 2011 | 1,214,070 | 3.33% | 39,170 |
| 2012 | 1,254,600 | 3.34% | 40,530 |
| 2013 | 1,296,380 | 3.33% | 41,780 |
| 2014 | 1,339,600 | 3.33% | 43,220 |
| 2015 | 1,384,260 | 3.33% | 44,660 |
| 2016 | 1,430,480 | 3.34% | 46,220 |
| 2017 | 1,478,100 | 3.33% | 47,620 |
| 2018 | 1,527,320 | 3.33% | 49,220 |
| 2019 | 1,577,980 | 3.32% | 50,660 |
| 2020 | 1,629,930 | 3.29% | 51,950 |
| 2021 | 1,683,030 | 3.26% | 53,100 |
| 2022 | 1,737,100 | 3.21% | 54,070 |
| 2023 | 1,792,020 | 3.16% | 54,920 |
| 2024 | 1,847,690 | 3.11% | 55,670 |
| 2025 | 1,904,140 | 3.06% | 56,450 |
| 2026 | 1,961,360 | 3.01% | 57,220 |
| 2027 | 2,019,440 | 2.96% | 58,080 |
| 2028 | 2,078,460 | 2.92% | 59,020 |
| 2029 | 2,138,590 | 2.89% | 60,130 |
| 2030 | 2,199,880 | 2.87% | 61,290 |
| 2031 | 2,262,400 | 2.84% | 62,520 |
| 2032 | 2,326,160 | 2.82% | 63,760 |
| 2033 | 2,391,350 | 2.8% | 65,190 |
| 2034 | 2,457,880 | 2.78% | 66,530 |
| 2035 | 2,525,790 | 2.76% | 67,910 |
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% |