🌆 Largest Cities in Iraq
Cities of Iraq with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Baghdad26%
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah7.6%
Mosul6.2%
Erbil5.9%
Basrah4.9%
Karbala4.5%
Sadr City4.4%
Kirkuk3.8%
Abū Ghurayb3.3%
Sulaymaniyah3.2%
Nasiriyah2%
Najaf
Al Hillah
Abū al-Kahṣīb
Al Maḩmūdīyah
Dihok
Al ‘Amārah
Al Diwaniyah
Al-Kut
Al Madīnah
Kelar
Ramadi
Al Fallūjah
Ash Shaţrah
Khānaqīn
Bayjī
Khasnahzān
Qeładizê
Al Hindīyah
10 others4.1%
1
BaghdadBaghdad
7,216,000
2
Al Mawşil al JadīdahNineveh
2,065,597
3
MosulNineveh
1,683,000
4
ErbilErbil
1,612,700
5
BasrahBasra
1,326,564
6
KarbalaKarbala
1,218,732
7
Sadr CityBaghdad
1,211,849
8
KirkukKirkuk
1,031,000
9
Abū GhuraybBaghdad
900,000
10
SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah
878,146
11
NasiriyahDhi Qar
558,400
12
NajafNajaf
482,576
13
Al HillahBabil
455,700
14
Abū al-KahṣībBasra
357,771
15
Al MaḩmūdīyahBaghdad
350,000
16
DihokDuhok
340,900
17
Al ‘AmārahMaysan
323,302
18
Al DiwaniyahAl-Qadisiyah
318,801
19
Al-KutWasit
315,162
20
Al MadīnahBasra
255,000
21
KelarSulaymaniyah
250,000
22
RamadiAnbar
223,500
23
Al FallūjahAnbar
190,159
24
Ash ShaţrahDhi Qar
182,175
25
KhānaqīnDiyala
175,000
26
BayjīSalah ad Din
173,677
27
Ash SharqātSalah ad Din
160,000
28
Sāmarrā’Salah ad Din
158,508
29
Al MiqdādīyahDiyala
155,968
30
As SamawahMuthanna
152,890
31
BaqubahDiyala
152,550
32
SimeleDuhok
152,512
33
SumaylDuhok
152,512
34
XebatErbil
148,047
35
KhasnahzānErbil
146,639
36
QeładizêSulaymaniyah
140,688
37
Al HindīyahKarbala
139,578
38
Al QurnahBasra
134,174
39
BaḥarkahErbil
130,518
40
SīnahDuhok
128,776
41
Az ZubayrBasra
122,676
42
Ţūz KhūrmātūSalah ad Din
120,712
43
RānyahSulaymaniyah
114,173
44
An Nu‘mānīyahWasit
110,000
45
KufaNajaf
110,000
46
Qal‘at SukkarDhi Qar
110,000
47
Abu GharaqBabil
108,212
48
Umm QaşrBasra
107,620
49
'ĀkraNineveh
105,370
50
Al FāwBasra
104,569
Highlights
Within Iraq, Baghdad ranks first in 2026 with 7,216,000, followed by Al Mawşil al Jadīdah (2,065,597) and Mosul (1,683,000).
Baghdad is 3.5 times higher than Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 7,216,000 (Baghdad) to 104,569 (Al Fāw), with a median of 174,339.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.