Iraq vs Taiwan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Iraq
13.05 million people
in 2020
Taiwan
14.82 million people
in 2020
Iraq rank
26th
Taiwan rank
25th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Iraq
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 14.82 million people against 13.05 million people in Iraq, a difference of 1.78 million people.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 182 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 638,085 people | 3.36 million people | 2.73 million people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 1.82 million people | 6.12 million people | 4.29 million people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.69 million people | 9.18 million people | 6.48 million people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 3.53 million people | 11.57 million people | 8.04 million people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 4.95 million people | 13.42 million people | 8.47 million people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 8.89 million people | 14.27 million people | 5.38 million people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 13.05 million people | 14.82 million people | 1.78 million people | Taiwan |
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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 14.82 million people against 13.05 million people in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Iraq and Taiwan?
- 1.78 million people, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Taiwan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Taiwan rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 25th 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.