Iraq vs Peru: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Iraq
11.57 million
in 2025
Peru
11.52 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
29th
Peru rank
30th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Iraq
- Peru
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 11.57 million against 11.52 million in Peru, a difference of 52,600.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Iraq ranks 29th and Peru ranks 30th of 121 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 million | 2.25 million | 200,860 | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.31 million | 3.63 million | 326,565 | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.56 million | 5.06 million | 501,950 | Peru |
| 1990s | 6.05 million | 6.51 million | 456,742 | Peru |
| 2000s | 7.37 million | 8.01 million | 640,621 | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.88 million | 9.73 million | 854,878 | Peru |
| 2020s | 10.83 million | 11.12 million | 296,333 | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Iraq, at 11.57 million against 11.52 million in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Iraq and Peru?
- 52,600, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Peru rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Iraq ranks 29th and Peru ranks 30th 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.