Population in Urban Area, now
581,795
- World: 1061st
- Asia: 593rd
- Iraq: 11th
Population in City Area, 2019-12-25
434,450
- World: 844th
- Asia: 497th
- Iraq: 8th
Karbala Urban Area Population Graph
Karbala Urban Area Population History
1950 46,000
1951 47,000
1952 49,000
1953 51,000
1954 53,000
1955 56,000
1956 58,000
1957 60,000
1958 63,000
1959 65,000
1960 68,000
1961 70,000
1962 73,000
1963 76,000
1964 79,000
1965 82,000
1966 87,000
1967 92,000
1968 97,000
1969 103,000
1970 109,000
1971 116,000
1972 123,000
1973 130,000
1974 138,000
1975 146,000
1976 155,000
1977 164,000
1978 174,000
1979 184,000
1980 195,000
1981 206,000
1982 219,000
1983 232,000
1984 245,000
1985 260,000
1986 275,000
1987 292,000
1988 299,000
1989 303,000
1990 307,000
1991 311,000
1992 315,000
1993 319,000
1994 324,000
1995 328,000
1996 332,000
1997 336,000
1998 347,000
1999 362,000
2000 376,000
2001 392,000
2002 408,000
2003 425,000
2004 448,000
2005 473,000
2006 500,000
2007 528,000
2008 557,000
2009 588,000
2010 575,000
2011 563,000
2012 550,000
2013 538,000
2014 526,000
2015 514,000
2016 522,000
2017 530,000
2018 538,000
2019 546,000
2020 555,000
2021 565,000
2022 577,000
2023 589,000
2024 603,000
Karbala Urban Area Population Projections
2025 618,000
2026 635,000
2027 652,000
2028 670,000
2029 689,000
2030 709,000
2031 729,000
2032 749,000
2033 770,000
2034 791,000
2035 813,000