Iraq vs Italy: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Iraq
11.57 million
in 2025
Italy
11.51 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
29th
Italy rank
31st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Iraq
- Italy
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 11.57 million against 11.51 million in Italy, a difference of 63,300.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Iraq ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 121 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 million | 8.82 million | 6.77 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.31 million | 10.32 million | 7.01 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 4.56 million | 10.69 million | 6.14 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 6.05 million | 10.71 million | 4.66 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 7.37 million | 10.74 million | 3.37 million | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.88 million | 11.16 million | 2.29 million | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.83 million | 11.44 million | 614,583 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Iraq or Italy?
- Iraq, at 11.57 million against 11.51 million in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Iraq and Italy?
- 63,300, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Iraq ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.