Which has higher population, total, Iraq or Uganda?

Uganda, at 51.38 million against 47.02 million in Iraq as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Iraq and Uganda?

4.36 million, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uganda?

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 Uganda: Population, total

Iraq

47.02 million

in 2025

Uganda

51.38 million

in 2025

Iraq rank

34th

Uganda rank

31st

Population, total over time

Iraq
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 51.38 million against 47.02 million in Iraq, a difference of 4.36 million.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Iraq ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.12 million	8.76 million	643,748	Uganda
1970s	11.39 million	11.62 million	227,769	Uganda
1980s	15.47 million	14.95 million	524,550	Iraq
1990s	20.40 million	20.36 million	42,380	Iraq
2000s	27.45 million	27.62 million	173,310	Uganda
2010s	36.55 million	37.29 million	736,960	Uganda
2020s	44.57 million	47.96 million	3.39 million	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Iraq or Uganda?: Uganda, at 51.38 million against 47.02 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Iraq and Uganda?: 4.36 million, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Uganda rank globally for population, total?: Iraq ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st 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: 17 September 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.