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
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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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.