Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Urban population
Iraq
32.89 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
31.28 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd
Urban population over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 32.89 million against 31.28 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.60 million.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Globally, Iraq ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.