Iraq vs Uganda: Population, female

Iraq
23.41 million
in 2025
Uganda
25.89 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
33rd
Uganda rank
31st

Population, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 25.89 million against 23.41 million in Iraq, a difference of 2.48 million.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Iraq ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 31st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 4.11 million 4.36 million 245,288 Uganda
1970s 5.74 million 5.84 million 100,983 Uganda
1980s 7.82 million 7.61 million 211,609 Iraq
1990s 10.33 million 10.38 million 51,673 Uganda
2000s 13.80 million 14.02 million 223,970 Uganda
2010s 18.29 million 18.86 million 571,880 Uganda
2020s 22.21 million 24.18 million 1.97 million Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Iraq or Uganda?
Uganda, at 25.89 million against 23.41 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Iraq and Uganda?
2.48 million, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uganda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Uganda rank globally for population, female?
Iraq ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 31st of 215 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

Indicator
Population, female
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

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.