Population in Urban Area, now
941,586
- World: 655th
- Asia: 356th
- Iraq: 5th
Population in City Area, 2016-06-22
482,576
- World: 778th
- Asia: 463rd
- Iraq: 7th
Najaf Urban Area Population Graph
Najaf Urban Area Population History
1950 98,000
1951 97,000
1952 96,000
1953 94,000
1954 93,000
1955 92,000
1956 91,000
1957 90,000
1958 93,000
1959 98,000
1960 103,000
1961 108,000
1962 114,000
1963 120,000
1964 127,000
1965 134,000
1966 139,000
1967 145,000
1968 150,000
1969 156,000
1970 162,000
1971 168,000
1972 174,000
1973 181,000
1974 188,000
1975 195,000
1976 203,000
1977 210,000
1978 218,000
1979 227,000
1980 235,000
1981 244,000
1982 253,000
1983 263,000
1984 273,000
1985 284,000
1986 294,000
1987 306,000
1988 319,000
1989 335,000
1990 351,000
1991 368,000
1992 386,000
1993 405,000
1994 424,000
1995 445,000
1996 466,000
1997 489,000
1998 507,000
1999 524,000
2000 542,000
2001 560,000
2002 579,000
2003 598,000
2004 601,000
2005 605,000
2006 608,000
2007 611,000
2008 614,000
2009 617,000
2010 637,000
2011 657,000
2012 679,000
2013 700,000
2014 723,000
2015 746,000
2016 770,000
2017 795,000
2018 820,000
2019 847,000
2020 874,000
2021 901,000
2022 930,000
2023 958,000
2024 988,000
Najaf Urban Area Population Projections
2025 1,018,000
2026 1,048,000
2027 1,079,000
2028 1,110,000
2029 1,142,000
2030 1,175,000
2031 1,208,000
2032 1,243,000
2033 1,277,000
2034 1,313,000
2035 1,349,000