Najaf's 2025 population is now estimated at 1,017,660. In 1950, the population of Najaf was 98,038. Najaf has grown by 29,846 in the last year, which represents a 3.02% 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 Najaf, which typically includes Najaf's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| City | 2025 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 8,141,120 | |
| Basrah | 2,600,000 | |
| Al Mawsil al Jadidah | 2,065,597 | |
| Al Basrah al Qadimah | 2,015,483 | |
| Mosul | 1,904,140 | |
| Kirkuk | 1,128,190 | |
| Erbil | 940,560 | |
| Abu Ghurayb | 900,000 | |
| As Sulaymaniyah | 723,170 | |
| Nasiriyah | 710,858 | |
| Karbala | 618,426 | |
| Ramadi | 503,842 | |
| Al 'Amarah | 323,302 | |
| Ad Diwaniyah | 318,801 | |
| Al Kut | 315,162 | |
| Al Hillah | 289,709 | |
| Dihok | 284,000 | |
| Al Fallujah | 190,159 | |
| Samarra' | 158,508 | |
| As Samawah | 152,890 | |
| Baqubah | 152,550 | |
| Sinah | 128,776 | |
| Az Zubayr | 122,676 | |
| Kufa | 110,000 | |
| Umm Qasr | 107,620 | |
| Al Faw | 104,569 | |
| Zaxo | 95,052 | |
| Al Harithah | 92,395 | |
| Ash Shatrah | 82,732 | |
| Al Hayy | 78,272 | |
| Jamjamal | 75,634 | |
| Khalis | 70,046 | |
| Tozkhurmato | 59,886 | |
| Ash Shamiyah | 57,661 | |
| Al Hindiyah | 57,490 | |
| Halabjah | 57,333 | |
| Al Miqdadiyah | 50,698 | |
| Al-Hamdaniya | 50,000 | |
| Ar Rumaythah | 47,248 | |
| Koysinceq | 44,987 | |
| Al 'Aziziyah | 44,751 | |
| Al Musayyib | 42,901 | |
| Tikrit | 42,477 | |
| As Suwayrah | 42,354 | |
| Balad | 42,088 | |
| Sinjar | 38,294 | |
| Imam Qasim | 36,992 | |
| Bayji | 36,454 | |
| Hit | 31,901 | |
| Hadithah | 30,925 | |
| Nahiyat Ghammas | 30,909 | |
| Nahiyat Saddat al Hindiyah | 30,622 | |
| Kifri | 30,143 | |
| Mandali | 29,785 | |
| Baynjiwayn | 27,116 | |
| 'Anah | 27,000 | |
| Ad Dujayl | 26,362 | |
| Batufe | 26,000 | |
| Tallkayf | 23,524 | |
| Al Mishkhab | 23,189 | |
| 'Aqrah | 23,000 | |
| Ruwandiz | 22,943 | |
| Nahiyat ash Shinafiyah | 22,643 | |
| Ar Rutbah | 22,370 | |
| 'Afak | 21,888 | |
| Nahiyat al Fuhud | 21,551 | |
| 'Anat al Qadimah | 19,719 | |
| 'Ali al Gharbi | 19,711 | |
| Rawah | 13,000 |
