| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 01 Apr 2024 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | Iraq | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Bagh | Baghdad | 7,711,305 | 7,921,134 | 17.0 | 1 | 52 | 209,829 | 2.72 |
| Al-M | Al-Mawsil (Mosul) | 1,792,020 | 1,847,691 | 3.97 | 2 | 310 | 55,671 | 3.11 |
| Al-B | Al-Basrah (Basra) | 1,448,124 | 1,485,156 | 3.19 | 3 | 398 | 37,032 | 2.56 |
| Kirk | Kirkuk | 1,074,884 | 1,100,390 | 2.37 | 4 | 574 | 25,506 | 2.37 |
| Naja | Najaf | 958,487 | 987,814 | 2.12 | 5 | 645 | 29,327 | 3.06 |
| Irbi | Irbil (Erbil) | 896,716 | 917,639 | 1.97 | 6 | 701 | 20,923 | 2.33 |
| Sula | Sulaimaniya | 800,793 | 823,199 | 1.77 | 7 | 766 | 22,406 | 2.80 |
| Amar | Amara | 729,276 | 753,708 | 1.62 | 8 | 847 | 24,432 | 3.35 |
| Nasi | Nasiriyah | 671,412 | 690,825 | 1.48 | 9 | 928 | 19,413 | 2.89 |
| Hill | Hillah | 641,301 | 656,518 | 1.41 | 10 | 969 | 15,217 | 2.37 |
| Karb | Karbala | 589,207 | 603,188 | 1.30 | 11 | 1062 | 13,981 | 2.37 |
| Diwa | Diwaniyah | 572,122 | 591,524 | 1.27 | 12 | 1091 | 19,402 | 3.39 |
| Kut | Kut | 500,215 | 512,084 | 1.10 | 13 | 1263 | 11,869 | 2.37 |
| Rama | Ramadi | 480,036 | 491,427 | 1.06 | 14 | 1308 | 11,391 | 2.37 |
| Falo | Faloojah | 367,830 | 376,558 | 0.809 | 15 | 1658 | 8,728 | 2.37 |
| Baaq | Baaqoobah | 355,457 | 366,387 | 0.788 | 16 | 1699 | 10,930 | 3.07 |
| Sama | Samarra | 330,994 | 338,848 | 0.728 | 17 | 1797 | 7,854 | 2.37 |