Iraq — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Iraq had an estimated population of 26,095,283 in 2005, with 82 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Iraq today — population now 48,007,437, against 26,095,283 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 26,095,283 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 28,407,448 | 48,007,437 | +69% |
The two sources differ by 8% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagdad | 7,413,683 |
| 2 | al-Başrah | 2,469,406 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baghdad | Baghdad | 5,672,513 | 7,216,000 now |
| 2 | al-Mawşil | Nīnawā | 2,065,597 | — |
| 3 | al-Başrah | al-Başrah | 2,015,483 | — |
| 4 | Irbīl | Irbīl | 932,800 | — |
| 5 | as-Sulaymānīyah | as-Sulaymānīyah | 723,170 | — |
| 6 | Kirkūk | at-Taʿmīm | 601,433 | 1,031,000 now |
| 7 | an-Najaf | an-Najaf | 482,576 | — |
| 8 | Karbalā | Karbalā | 434,450 | 1,218,732 now |
| 9 | an-Nāşirīyah | Đī Qār | 400,249 | — |
| 10 | al-ʿAmārah | Maysān | 323,302 | 323,302 now |
| 11 | ad-Dīwāniyah | al-Qādisiyah | 318,801 | — |
| 12 | al-Kūt | Wāsiţ | 315,162 | 315,162 now |
| 13 | al-H̨illah | Bābil | 289,709 | 455,700 now |
| 14 | ar-Ramādī | al-Anbār | 274,539 | — |
| 15 | al-Fallūjah | al-Anbār | 190,159 | 190,159 now |
| 16 | Tall ʿAfar | Nīnawā | 178,534 | — |
| 17 | Sāmarrā | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 158,508 | 158,508 now |
| 18 | as-Samāwah | al-Muṯannā | 152,890 | 152,890 now |
| 19 | Baʿqūbah | Diyalā | 152,550 | 152,550 now |
| 20 | Dahūk | Dahūk | 128,776 | — |
| 21 | al-Kūfah | an-Najaf | 127,483 | — |
| 22 | az-Zubayr | al-Başrah | 122,676 | 122,676 now |
| 23 | Šaţţ-al-ʿArab | al-Başrah | 107,097 | — |
| 24 | al-Fāw | al-Başrah | 104,569 | 104,569 now |
| 25 | Zāẖū | Dahūk | 95,052 | — |
| 26 | al-Hāriṯah | al-Başrah | 92,395 | — |
| 27 | Abū al-H̱aşīb | al-Başrah | 85,382 | — |
| 28 | aš-Šaţrah | Đī Qār | 82,732 | — |
| 29 | al-Hayy | Wāsiţ | 78,272 | — |
| 30 | Čamčamal | as-Sulaymānīyah | 75,634 | — |
| 31 | aš-Šayẖān | Nīnawā | 74,365 | — |
| 32 | Hānaqīn | Diyalā | 70,050 | — |
| 33 | al-H̱āliş | Diyalā | 70,046 | — |
| 34 | Sūq-aš-Šuyūẖ | Đī Qār | 69,463 | — |
| 35 | al-H̨abbānīyah | al-Anbār | 66,543 | — |
| 36 | Ţūz Khūrmātū | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 59,886 | 120,712 now |
| 37 | aš-Šāmiyah | al-Qādisiyah | 57,661 | — |
| 38 | al-Hindīyah | Karbalā | 57,490 | 139,578 now |
| 39 | Halubčah | as-Sulaymānīyah | 57,333 | — |
| 40 | al-Miqdādīyah | Diyalā | 50,698 | — |
| 41 | Šaqlāwah | Irbīl | 50,224 | — |
| 42 | ar-Rumayṯah | al-Muṯannā | 47,248 | — |
| 43 | an-Nuʿmāniyah | Wāsiţ | 46,394 | 110,000 now |
| 44 | Kūsanjaq | as-Sulaymānīyah | 44,987 | — |
| 45 | al-ʿAzīzīyah | Wāsiţ | 44,751 | — |
| 46 | Jalūlaʿʿ | Diyalā | 44,486 | — |
| 47 | al-H̨amzah | al-Qādisiyah | 43,018 | — |
| 48 | al-Musayyib | Bābil | 42,901 | — |
| 49 | Tikrīt | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 42,477 | — |
| 50 | aş-Şuwayrah | Wāsiţ | 42,354 | — |
| 51 | al-Qurnah | al-Başrah | 42,272 | — |
| 52 | Balad | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 42,088 | — |
| 53 | Sinjar | Nīnawā | 38,294 | — |
| 54 | al-Qāsim | Bābil | 36,992 | — |
| 55 | Bayjī | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 36,454 | — |
| 56 | al-Majarr-al-Kabīr | Maysān | 35,515 | — |
| 57 | ʿAqrah | at-Taʿmīm | 34,780 | — |
| 58 | Hīt | al-Anbār | 31,901 | — |
| 59 | al-H̨adīṯah | al-Anbār | 30,925 | — |
| 60 | al-Ġammās | al-Qādisiyah | 30,909 | — |
| 61 | Saddat-al-Hindīyah | Bābil | 30,622 | — |
| 62 | Kifrī | Diyalā | 30,143 | — |
| 63 | Mandalī | Diyalā | 29,785 | — |
| 64 | al-H̨amdānīyah | Nīnawā | 28,448 | — |
| 65 | Panjwin | as-Sulaymānīyah | 27,116 | — |
| 66 | ad-Dujayl | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 26,362 | — |
| 67 | ar-Rifāʿī | Đī Qār | 25,149 | — |
| 68 | Qalʿat Sukkar | Đī Qār | 25,130 | — |
| 69 | Qalʿat Dīzah | as-Sulaymānīyah | 24,752 | — |
| 70 | Tall Kayf | Nīnawā | 23,524 | — |
| 71 | al-Mišẖāb | an-Najaf | 23,189 | — |
| 72 | Rawāndūz | Irbīl | 22,943 | — |
| 73 | aš-Šināfīyah | al-Qādisiyah | 22,643 | — |
| 74 | ar-Ruţbah | al-Anbār | 22,370 | — |
| 75 | ʿAfak | al-Qādisiyah | 21,888 | — |
| 76 | al-Fuhūd | Diyalā | 21,551 | — |
| 77 | Rāwah | al-Anbār | 20,580 | — |
| 78 | al-Madh̨atīyah | Bābil | 20,314 | — |
| 79 | Đaluʿīyah | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 20,238 | — |
| 80 | ʿĀnah | al-Anbār | 19,719 | — |
| 81 | ʿAlī al Ġarbī | Maysān | 19,711 | — |
| 82 | Jurf-aş-Şaẖr | Bābil | 16,236 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baghdad | 5,960,759 |
| 2 | Nīnawā | 2,521,383 |
| 3 | al-Başrah | 2,325,318 |
| 4 | as-Sulaymānīyah | 1,729,373 |
| 5 | Đī Qār | 1,386,335 |
| 6 | Irbīl | 1,384,321 |
| 7 | Diyalā | 1,244,425 |
| 8 | Bābil | 1,195,804 |
| 9 | al-Anbār | 1,170,178 |
| 10 | Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn | 1,032,674 |
| 11 | Wāsiţ | 971,561 |
| 12 | an-Najaf | 921,568 |
| 13 | al-Qādisiyah | 908,192 |
| 14 | at-Taʿmīm | 863,816 |
| 15 | Maysān | 754,810 |
| 16 | Karbalā | 687,185 |
| 17 | al-Muṯannā | 540,351 |
| 18 | Dahūk | 497,230 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.