Iraq vs Madagascar: Number of people living in the capital city
Iraq
7.85 million people
in 2100
Madagascar
8.48 million people
in 2100
Iraq rank
34th
Madagascar rank
31st
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Iraq
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 8.48 million people against 7.85 million people in Iraq, a difference of 628,780 people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6.26 million people | 3.72 million people | 2.54 million people | Iraq |
| 2030s | 6.77 million people | 4.55 million people | 2.21 million people | Iraq |
| 2040s | 7.20 million people | 5.42 million people | 1.78 million people | Iraq |
| 2050s | 7.52 million people | 6.20 million people | 1.32 million people | Iraq |
| 2060s | 7.71 million people | 6.90 million people | 807,550 people | Iraq |
| 2070s | 7.83 million people | 7.47 million people | 359,835 people | Iraq |
| 2080s | 7.87 million people | 7.94 million people | 65,100 people | Madagascar |
| 2090s | 7.88 million people | 8.29 million people | 413,670 people | Madagascar |
| 2100s | 7.85 million people | 8.48 million people | 628,780 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Iraq or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 8.48 million people against 7.85 million people in Iraq as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Iraq and Madagascar?
- 628,780 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Madagascar?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and Madagascar rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Iraq ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.