Which has higher population, total, Iraq or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 666.59 million against 47.02 million in Iraq as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?

619.57 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Latin America & Caribbean: Population, total

Iraq

47.02 million

in 2025

Latin America & Caribbean

666.59 million

in 2025

Iraq rank

34th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

33rd

Population, total over time

Iraq
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 666.59 million against 47.02 million in Iraq, a difference of 619.57 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 14.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 218 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.12 million	247.77 million	239.65 million	Latin America & Caribbean
1970s	11.39 million	317.84 million	306.45 million	Latin America & Caribbean
1980s	15.47 million	396.02 million	380.55 million	Latin America & Caribbean
1990s	20.40 million	477.13 million	456.73 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	27.45 million	551.42 million	523.97 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	36.55 million	615.26 million	578.70 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	44.57 million	655.71 million	611.14 million	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Iraq or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 666.59 million against 47.02 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?: 619.57 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for population, total?: Iraq ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.