Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Population, male
Iraq
23.61 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
22.34 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
34th
Saudi Arabia rank
36th
Population, male over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 23.61 million against 22.34 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.27 million.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 217 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.01 million | 1.49 million | 2.52 million | Iraq |
| 1970s | 5.65 million | 2.35 million | 3.30 million | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.65 million | 4.27 million | 3.38 million | Iraq |
| 1990s | 10.08 million | 7.05 million | 3.03 million | Iraq |
| 2000s | 13.65 million | 11.74 million | 1.90 million | Iraq |
| 2010s | 18.26 million | 17.56 million | 703,790 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 22.35 million | 20.27 million | 2.09 million | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 23.61 million against 22.34 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.27 million, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population, male?
- Iraq ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.