Urban Development in Iraq 13 indicators covering urban development for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 24.8% 2025 up 2.4% 99th Population density 103.83 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 27.8% 103rd PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 49.47 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 3.4% 13th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 11.57 million 2025 up 29.1% 29th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2461 units per person 2025 up 3.1% 50th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 2.81 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.4% 36th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.4% 49th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 25.23 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 43rd Population in largest city 8.14 million 2025 up 28.2% 28th Crude steelmaking capacity 5.3 Tonnes 2025 up 102.5% 33rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 208.53 Hectares 2020 up 70.0% 40th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen 1.12 million 2023 down 79.7% 87th