Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Population ages 15-64, total

Iraq

28.46 million

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

27.11 million

in 2025

Iraq rank

34th

Saudi Arabia rank

36th

Population ages 15-64, total over time

Iraq
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 28.46 million against 27.11 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.35 million.

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

Globally, Iraq ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population ages 15-64, total in Iraq
Population ages 15-64, total in Saudi Arabia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.