Afghanistan vs Iraq: Population, female
Afghanistan
21.70 million
in 2025
Iraq
23.41 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
36th
Iraq rank
33rd
Population, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 23.41 million against 21.70 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.71 million.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.83 million | 4.11 million | 713,993 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 6.15 million | 5.74 million | 412,118 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.75 million | 7.82 million | 2.06 million | Iraq |
| 1990s | 8.06 million | 10.33 million | 2.27 million | Iraq |
| 2000s | 11.81 million | 13.80 million | 1.99 million | Iraq |
| 2010s | 16.40 million | 18.29 million | 1.89 million | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20.43 million | 22.21 million | 1.78 million | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 23.41 million against 21.70 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 1.71 million, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for population, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.