Population in Urban Area, now
1,426,784
- World: 396th
- Asia: 217th
- Iraq: 3rd
Population in City Area, 2015-11-29
1,414,000
- World: 228th
- Asia: 146th
- Iraq: 3rd
Basra Urban Area Population Graph
Basra Urban Area Population History
1950 116,000
1951 121,000
1952 127,000
1953 134,000
1954 140,000
1955 147,000
1956 155,000
1957 162,000
1958 174,000
1959 189,000
1960 204,000
1961 221,000
1962 239,000
1963 259,000
1964 281,000
1965 304,000
1966 314,000
1967 317,000
1968 321,000
1969 325,000
1970 329,000
1971 333,000
1972 337,000
1973 342,000
1974 346,000
1975 350,000
1976 354,000
1977 359,000
1978 363,000
1979 367,000
1980 372,000
1981 376,000
1982 381,000
1983 386,000
1984 390,000
1985 395,000
1986 400,000
1987 405,000
1988 423,000
1989 448,000
1990 474,000
1991 502,000
1992 532,000
1993 563,000
1994 596,000
1995 631,000
1996 668,000
1997 707,000
1998 729,000
1999 744,000
2000 759,000
2001 774,000
2002 789,000
2003 805,000
2004 847,000
2005 891,000
2006 937,000
2007 986,000
2008 1,038,000
2009 1,092,000
2010 1,113,000
2011 1,135,000
2012 1,157,000
2013 1,179,000
2014 1,202,000
2015 1,226,000
2016 1,250,000
2017 1,274,000
2018 1,299,000
2019 1,325,000
2020 1,352,000
2021 1,382,000
2022 1,414,000
2023 1,448,000
2024 1,485,000
Basra Urban Area Population Projections
2025 1,525,000
2026 1,566,000
2027 1,610,000
2028 1,655,000
2029 1,702,000
2030 1,751,000
2031 1,800,000
2032 1,851,000
2033 1,903,000
2034 1,956,000
2035 2,010,000