Najaf

Najaf's 2026 population is now estimated at 885,805. In 1987, the population of Najaf was 309,010. Najaf has grown by 18,634 in the last year, which represents a 2.15% annual change. These population values and projections come from Iraq cities and urban centers 1987 census via CityPopulation fallback access, Iraq cities and urban centers 2009 and 2018 official estimates via CityPopulation fallback access and World Population Review Internal Projections .