Mosul's 2020 population is now estimated at 1,629,932. In 1950, the population of Mosul was 144,757. Mosul has grown by 51,953 since 2015, which represents a 3.29% 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 Mosul, which typically includes Mosul's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,525,786 | 2.76% | 67,908 |
| 2034 | 2,457,878 | 2.78% | 66,531 |
| 2033 | 2,391,347 | 2.80% | 65,183 |
| 2032 | 2,326,164 | 2.82% | 63,763 |
| 2031 | 2,262,401 | 2.84% | 62,520 |
| 2030 | 2,199,881 | 2.87% | 61,288 |
| 2029 | 2,138,593 | 2.89% | 60,135 |
| 2028 | 2,078,458 | 2.92% | 59,016 |
| 2027 | 2,019,442 | 2.96% | 58,084 |
| 2026 | 1,961,358 | 3.01% | 57,223 |
| 2025 | 1,904,135 | 3.05% | 56,444 |
| 2024 | 1,847,691 | 3.11% | 55,671 |
| 2023 | 1,792,020 | 3.16% | 54,919 |
| 2022 | 1,737,101 | 3.21% | 54,072 |
| 2021 | 1,683,029 | 3.26% | 53,097 |
| 2020 | 1,629,932 | 3.29% | 51,953 |
| 2019 | 1,577,979 | 3.32% | 50,664 |
| 2018 | 1,527,315 | 3.33% | 49,212 |
| 2017 | 1,478,103 | 3.33% | 47,626 |
| 2016 | 1,430,477 | 3.34% | 46,217 |
| 2015 | 1,384,260 | 3.33% | 44,663 |
| 2014 | 1,339,597 | 3.33% | 43,222 |
| 2013 | 1,296,375 | 3.33% | 41,771 |
| 2012 | 1,254,604 | 3.34% | 40,534 |
| 2011 | 1,214,070 | 3.33% | 39,172 |
| 2010 | 1,174,898 | 3.33% | 37,908 |
| 2009 | 1,136,990 | -0.34% | -3,843 |
| 2008 | 1,140,833 | -0.34% | -3,866 |
| 2007 | 1,144,699 | -0.34% | -3,874 |
| 2006 | 1,148,573 | -0.34% | -3,888 |
| 2005 | 1,152,461 | -0.34% | -3,895 |
| 2004 | 1,156,356 | -0.34% | -3,919 |
| 2003 | 1,160,275 | 3.20% | 36,026 |
| 2002 | 1,124,249 | 3.20% | 34,908 |
| 2001 | 1,089,341 | 3.20% | 33,778 |
| 2000 | 1,055,563 | 3.21% | 32,819 |
| 1999 | 1,022,744 | 3.20% | 31,756 |
| 1998 | 990,988 | 3.39% | 32,527 |
| 1997 | 958,461 | 3.85% | 35,496 |
| 1996 | 922,965 | 3.86% | 34,274 |
| 1995 | 888,691 | 3.85% | 32,956 |
| 1994 | 855,735 | 3.85% | 31,735 |
| 1993 | 824,000 | 3.85% | 30,516 |
| 1992 | 793,484 | 3.86% | 29,466 |
| 1991 | 764,018 | 3.85% | 28,333 |
| 1990 | 735,685 | 3.85% | 27,282 |
| 1989 | 708,403 | 3.85% | 26,236 |
| 1988 | 682,167 | 3.98% | 26,130 |
| 1987 | 656,037 | 4.28% | 26,919 |
| 1986 | 629,118 | 4.28% | 25,814 |
| 1985 | 603,304 | 4.27% | 24,722 |
| 1984 | 578,582 | 4.28% | 23,773 |
| 1983 | 554,809 | 4.28% | 22,766 |
| 1982 | 532,043 | 4.28% | 21,831 |
| 1981 | 510,212 | 4.27% | 20,907 |
| 1980 | 489,305 | 4.28% | 20,105 |
| 1979 | 469,200 | 4.28% | 19,253 |
| 1978 | 449,947 | 4.28% | 18,462 |
| 1977 | 431,485 | 4.27% | 17,682 |
| 1976 | 413,803 | 4.28% | 17,002 |
| 1975 | 396,801 | 4.28% | 16,282 |
| 1974 | 380,519 | 4.28% | 15,614 |
| 1973 | 364,905 | 4.27% | 14,953 |
| 1972 | 349,952 | 4.28% | 14,379 |
| 1971 | 335,573 | 4.28% | 13,769 |
| 1970 | 321,804 | 4.28% | 13,205 |
| 1969 | 308,599 | 4.27% | 12,645 |
| 1968 | 295,954 | 4.29% | 12,161 |
| 1967 | 283,793 | 4.28% | 11,645 |
| 1966 | 272,148 | 4.47% | 11,636 |
| 1965 | 260,512 | 4.93% | 12,232 |
| 1964 | 248,280 | 4.94% | 11,688 |
| 1963 | 236,592 | 4.93% | 11,124 |
| 1962 | 225,468 | 4.93% | 10,600 |
| 1961 | 214,868 | 4.93% | 10,088 |
| 1960 | 204,780 | 4.94% | 9,641 |
| 1959 | 195,139 | 4.93% | 9,175 |
| 1958 | 185,964 | 4.39% | 7,815 |
| 1957 | 178,149 | 3.01% | 5,198 |
| 1956 | 172,951 | 3.01% | 5,060 |
| 1955 | 167,891 | 3.01% | 4,905 |
| 1954 | 162,986 | 3.01% | 4,762 |
| 1953 | 158,224 | 3.01% | 4,616 |
| 1952 | 153,608 | 3.01% | 4,494 |
| 1951 | 149,114 | 3.01% | 4,357 |
| 1950 | 144,757 | 0.00% |
| Name | Population | 2020 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 7,144,260 | 2.43% |
| Mosul | 1,629,932 | 3.29% |
| Basra | 1,352,210 | 2.07% |
| Kirkuk | 1,012,614 | 1.66% |
| Najaf | 873,744 | 3.19% |
| Erbil | 846,374 | 1.58% |
| Sulaimaniya | 739,182 | 2.61% |
| Amara | 655,663 | 3.84% |
| Nasiriyah | 616,994 | 2.81% |
| Hillah | 604,149 | 1.66% |
| Karbala | 555,073 | 1.66% |
| Diwaniyah | 513,369 | 3.93% |
| Kut | 471,238 | 1.66% |
| Ramadi | 452,226 | 1.66% |
| Faloojah | 346,522 | 1.66% |
| Baaqoobah | 323,796 | 3.22% |
| Samarra | 311,819 | 1.66% |