| Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|
| 1950 | 45,658 | 0.00% | |
| 1951 | 47,489 | 4.01% | 1,831 |
| 1952 | 49,397 | 4.02% | 1,908 |
| 1953 | 51,376 | 4.01% | 1,979 |
| 1954 | 53,437 | 4.01% | 2,061 |
| 1955 | 55,580 | 4.01% | 2,143 |
| 1956 | 57,813 | 4.02% | 2,233 |
| 1957 | 60,129 | 4.01% | 2,316 |
| 1958 | 62,541 | 4.01% | 2,412 |
| 1959 | 65,050 | 4.01% | 2,509 |
| 1960 | 67,663 | 4.02% | 2,613 |
| 1961 | 70,373 | 4.01% | 2,710 |
| 1962 | 73,196 | 4.01% | 2,823 |
| 1963 | 76,132 | 4.01% | 2,936 |
| 1964 | 79,191 | 4.02% | 3,059 |
| 1965 | 82,363 | 4.01% | 3,172 |
| 1966 | 86,796 | 5.38% | 4,433 |
| 1967 | 91,953 | 5.94% | 5,157 |
| 1968 | 97,425 | 5.95% | 5,472 |
| 1969 | 103,205 | 5.93% | 5,780 |
| 1970 | 109,337 | 5.94% | 6,132 |
| 1971 | 115,834 | 5.94% | 6,497 |
| 1972 | 122,726 | 5.95% | 6,892 |
| 1973 | 130,008 | 5.93% | 7,282 |
| 1974 | 137,733 | 5.94% | 7,725 |
| 1975 | 145,916 | 5.94% | 8,183 |
| 1976 | 154,599 | 5.95% | 8,683 |
| 1977 | 163,771 | 5.93% | 9,172 |
| 1978 | 173,502 | 5.94% | 9,731 |
| 1979 | 183,811 | 5.94% | 10,309 |
| 1980 | 194,748 | 5.95% | 10,937 |
| 1981 | 206,303 | 5.93% | 11,555 |
| 1982 | 218,561 | 5.94% | 12,258 |
| 1983 | 231,547 | 5.94% | 12,986 |
| 1984 | 245,325 | 5.95% | 13,778 |
| 1985 | 259,880 | 5.93% | 14,555 |
| 1986 | 275,322 | 5.94% | 15,442 |
| 1987 | 291,681 | 5.94% | 16,359 |
| 1988 | 299,425 | 2.65% | 7,744 |
| 1989 | 303,318 | 1.30% | 3,893 |
| 1990 | 307,266 | 1.30% | 3,948 |
| 1991 | 311,266 | 1.30% | 4,000 |
| 1992 | 315,324 | 1.30% | 4,058 |
| 1993 | 319,424 | 1.30% | 4,100 |
| 1994 | 323,582 | 1.30% | 4,158 |
| 1995 | 327,795 | 1.30% | 4,213 |
| 1996 | 332,068 | 1.30% | 4,273 |
| 1997 | 336,385 | 1.30% | 4,317 |
| 1998 | 347,394 | 3.27% | 11,009 |
| 1999 | 361,642 | 4.10% | 14,248 |
| 2000 | 376,495 | 4.11% | 14,853 |
| 2001 | 391,914 | 4.10% | 15,419 |
| 2002 | 407,988 | 4.10% | 16,074 |
| 2003 | 424,721 | 4.10% | 16,733 |
| 2004 | 448,453 | 5.59% | 23,732 |
| 2005 | 473,440 | 5.57% | 24,987 |
| 2006 | 499,856 | 5.58% | 26,416 |
| 2007 | 527,747 | 5.58% | 27,891 |
| 2008 | 557,235 | 5.59% | 29,488 |
| 2009 | 588,283 | 5.57% | 31,048 |
| 2010 | 575,262 | -2.21% | -13,021 |
| 2011 | 562,530 | -2.21% | -12,732 |
| 2012 | 550,062 | -2.22% | -12,468 |
| 2013 | 537,904 | -2.21% | -12,158 |
| 2014 | 525,998 | -2.21% | -11,906 |
| 2015 | 514,356 | -2.21% | -11,642 |
| 2016 | 522,025 | 1.49% | 7,669 |
| 2017 | 529,787 | 1.49% | 7,762 |
| 2018 | 537,664 | 1.49% | 7,877 |
| 2019 | 545,987 | 1.55% | 8,323 |
| 2020 | 555,073 | 1.66% | 9,086 |
| 2021 | 565,196 | 1.82% | 10,123 |
| 2022 | 576,542 | 2.01% | 11,346 |
| 2023 | 589,207 | 2.20% | 12,665 |
| 2024 | 603,188 | 2.37% | 13,981 |
| 2025 | 618,426 | 2.53% | 15,238 |
| 2026 | 634,788 | 2.65% | 16,362 |
| 2027 | 652,125 | 2.73% | 17,337 |
| 2028 | 670,283 | 2.78% | 18,158 |
| 2029 | 689,157 | 2.82% | 18,874 |
| 2030 | 708,630 | 2.83% | 19,473 |
| 2031 | 728,632 | 2.82% | 20,002 |
| 2032 | 749,106 | 2.81% | 20,474 |
| 2033 | 770,072 | 2.80% | 20,966 |
| 2034 | 791,487 | 2.78% | 21,415 |
| 2035 | 813,351 | 2.76% | 21,864 |
Karbala Population Data (Urban Area)
