Iraq vs Spain: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Iraq
11.57 million
in 2025
Spain
12.54 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
29th
Spain rank
28th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 12.54 million against 11.57 million in Iraq, a difference of 973,900.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th of 121 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 million | 5.75 million | 3.70 million | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.31 million | 7.52 million | 4.21 million | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.56 million | 8.30 million | 3.74 million | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.05 million | 8.88 million | 2.83 million | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.37 million | 9.94 million | 2.57 million | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.88 million | 11.42 million | 2.55 million | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.83 million | 12.39 million | 1.57 million | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 12.54 million against 11.57 million in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Iraq and Spain?
- 973,900, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Iraq ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th 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.