Iraq vs Spain: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Iraq
13.05 million people
in 2020
Spain
10.73 million people
in 2020
Iraq rank
26th
Spain rank
29th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 13.05 million people against 10.73 million people in Spain, a difference of 2.31 million people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 3.12 million people | 3.12 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 638,085 people | 3.97 million people | 3.33 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.82 million people | 5.01 million people | 3.19 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.69 million people | 6.70 million people | 4.01 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.53 million people | 7.24 million people | 3.71 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.95 million people | 8.26 million people | 3.31 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.89 million people | 9.54 million people | 642,895 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.05 million people | 10.73 million people | 2.31 million people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Iraq or Spain?
- Iraq, at 13.05 million people against 10.73 million people in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Iraq and Spain?
- 2.31 million people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th of 182 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 cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.