Basra's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,485,156. In 1950, the population of Basra was 115,708. Basra has grown by 37,032 in the last year, which represents a 2.56% 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 Basra, which typically includes Basra's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,009,531 |
| 2034 | 1,955,508 |
| 2033 | 1,902,593 |
| 2032 | 1,850,778 |
| 2031 | 1,800,157 |
| 2030 | 1,750,656 |
| 2029 | 1,702,382 |
| 2028 | 1,655,444 |
| 2027 | 1,610,055 |
| 2026 | 1,566,366 |
| 2025 | 1,524,649 |
| 2024 | 1,485,156 |
| 2023 | 1,448,124 |
| 2022 | 1,413,646 |
| 2021 | 1,381,731 |
| 2020 | 1,352,210 |
| 2019 | 1,324,763 |
| 2018 | 1,298,903 |
| 2017 | 1,274,084 |
| 2016 | 1,249,739 |
| 2015 | 1,225,793 |
| 2014 | 1,202,338 |
| 2013 | 1,179,332 |
| 2012 | 1,156,797 |
| 2011 | 1,134,633 |
| 2010 | 1,112,922 |
| 2009 | 1,091,627 |
| 2008 | 1,037,604 |
| 2007 | 986,117 |
| 2006 | 937,250 |
| 2005 | 890,805 |
| 2004 | 846,720 |
| 2003 | 804,705 |
| 2002 | 788,986 |
| 2001 | 773,639 |
| 2000 | 758,612 |
| 1999 | 743,836 |
| 1998 | 729,368 |
| 1997 | 707,434 |
| 1996 | 668,192 |
| 1995 | 631,028 |
| 1994 | 595,978 |
| 1993 | 562,874 |
| 1992 | 531,651 |
| 1991 | 502,081 |
| 1990 | 474,193 |
| 1989 | 447,854 |
| 1988 | 423,011 |
| 1987 | 404,838 |
| 1986 | 399,948 |
| 1985 | 395,117 |
| 1984 | 390,351 |
| 1983 | 385,630 |
| 1982 | 380,972 |
| 1981 | 376,370 |
| 1980 | 371,830 |
| 1979 | 367,333 |
| 1978 | 362,896 |
| 1977 | 358,512 |
| 1976 | 354,188 |
| 1975 | 349,904 |
| 1974 | 345,678 |
| 1973 | 341,502 |
| 1972 | 337,383 |
| 1971 | 333,302 |
| 1970 | 329,276 |
| 1969 | 325,299 |
| 1968 | 321,375 |
| 1967 | 317,488 |
| 1966 | 313,653 |
| 1965 | 303,924 |
| 1964 | 280,745 |
| 1963 | 259,276 |
| 1962 | 239,476 |
| 1961 | 221,187 |
| 1960 | 204,318 |
| 1959 | 188,694 |
| 1958 | 174,283 |
| 1957 | 162,389 |
| 1956 | 154,724 |
| 1955 | 147,401 |
| 1954 | 140,434 |
| 1953 | 133,797 |
| 1952 | 127,481 |
| 1951 | 121,448 |
| 1950 | 115,708 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 115,708 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 121,448 | 4.96% | 5,740 |
| 1952 | 127,481 | 4.97% | 6,033 |
| 1953 | 133,797 | 4.95% | 6,316 |
| 1954 | 140,434 | 4.96% | 6,637 |
| 1955 | 147,401 | 4.96% | 6,967 |
| 1956 | 154,724 | 4.97% | 7,323 |
| 1957 | 162,389 | 4.95% | 7,665 |
| 1958 | 174,283 | 7.32% | 11,894 |
| 1959 | 188,694 | 8.27% | 14,411 |
| 1960 | 204,318 | 8.28% | 15,624 |
| 1961 | 221,187 | 8.26% | 16,869 |
| 1962 | 239,476 | 8.27% | 18,289 |
| 1963 | 259,276 | 8.27% | 19,800 |
| 1964 | 280,745 | 8.28% | 21,469 |
| 1965 | 303,924 | 8.26% | 23,179 |
| 1966 | 313,653 | 3.2% | 9,729 |
| 1967 | 317,488 | 1.22% | 3,835 |
| 1968 | 321,375 | 1.22% | 3,887 |
| 1969 | 325,299 | 1.22% | 3,924 |
| 1970 | 329,276 | 1.22% | 3,977 |
| 1971 | 333,302 | 1.22% | 4,026 |
| 1972 | 337,383 | 1.22% | 4,081 |
| 1973 | 341,502 | 1.22% | 4,119 |
| 1974 | 345,678 | 1.22% | 4,176 |
| 1975 | 349,904 | 1.22% | 4,226 |
| 1976 | 354,188 | 1.22% | 4,284 |
| 1977 | 358,512 | 1.22% | 4,324 |
| 1978 | 362,896 | 1.22% | 4,384 |
| 1979 | 367,333 | 1.22% | 4,437 |
| 1980 | 371,830 | 1.22% | 4,497 |
| 1981 | 376,370 | 1.22% | 4,540 |
| 1982 | 380,972 | 1.22% | 4,602 |
| 1983 | 385,630 | 1.22% | 4,658 |
| 1984 | 390,351 | 1.22% | 4,721 |
| 1985 | 395,117 | 1.22% | 4,766 |
| 1986 | 399,948 | 1.22% | 4,831 |
| 1987 | 404,838 | 1.22% | 4,890 |
| 1988 | 423,011 | 4.49% | 18,173 |
| 1989 | 447,854 | 5.87% | 24,843 |
| 1990 | 474,193 | 5.88% | 26,339 |
| 1991 | 502,081 | 5.88% | 27,888 |
| 1992 | 531,651 | 5.89% | 29,570 |
| 1993 | 562,874 | 5.87% | 31,223 |
| 1994 | 595,978 | 5.88% | 33,104 |
| 1995 | 631,028 | 5.88% | 35,050 |
| 1996 | 668,192 | 5.89% | 37,164 |
| 1997 | 707,434 | 5.87% | 39,242 |
| 1998 | 729,368 | 3.1% | 21,934 |
| 1999 | 743,836 | 1.98% | 14,468 |
| 2000 | 758,612 | 1.99% | 14,776 |
| 2001 | 773,639 | 1.98% | 15,027 |
| 2002 | 788,986 | 1.98% | 15,347 |
| 2003 | 804,705 | 1.99% | 15,719 |
| 2004 | 846,720 | 5.22% | 42,015 |
| 2005 | 890,805 | 5.21% | 44,085 |
| 2006 | 937,250 | 5.21% | 46,445 |
| 2007 | 986,117 | 5.21% | 48,867 |
| 2008 | 1,037,604 | 5.22% | 51,487 |
| 2009 | 1,091,627 | 5.21% | 54,023 |
| 2010 | 1,112,922 | 1.95% | 21,295 |
| 2011 | 1,134,633 | 1.95% | 21,711 |
| 2012 | 1,156,797 | 1.95% | 22,164 |
| 2013 | 1,179,332 | 1.95% | 22,535 |
| 2014 | 1,202,338 | 1.95% | 23,006 |
| 2015 | 1,225,793 | 1.95% | 23,455 |
| 2016 | 1,249,739 | 1.95% | 23,946 |
| 2017 | 1,274,084 | 1.95% | 24,345 |
| 2018 | 1,298,903 | 1.95% | 24,819 |
| 2019 | 1,324,763 | 1.99% | 25,860 |
| 2020 | 1,352,210 | 2.07% | 27,447 |
| 2021 | 1,381,731 | 2.18% | 29,521 |
| 2022 | 1,413,646 | 2.31% | 31,915 |
| 2023 | 1,448,124 | 2.44% | 34,478 |
| 2024 | 1,485,156 | 2.56% | 37,032 |
| 2025 | 1,524,649 | 2.66% | 39,493 |
| 2026 | 1,566,366 | 2.74% | 41,717 |
| 2027 | 1,610,055 | 2.79% | 43,689 |
| 2028 | 1,655,444 | 2.82% | 45,389 |
| 2029 | 1,702,382 | 2.84% | 46,938 |
| 2030 | 1,750,656 | 2.84% | 48,274 |
| 2031 | 1,800,157 | 2.83% | 49,501 |
| 2032 | 1,850,778 | 2.81% | 50,621 |
| 2033 | 1,902,593 | 2.8% | 51,815 |
| 2034 | 1,955,508 | 2.78% | 52,915 |
| 2035 | 2,009,531 | 2.76% | 54,023 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 7,921,134 | 2.72% |
| Mosul | 1,847,691 | 3.11% |
| Basra | 1,485,156 | 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% |