What is the population of Basrah?
Basrah has a city population of 1,326,564. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Basrah
Located 448 km from Baghdad, this city of 1,326,564 people ranks fourth among Iraq's listed cities. Three major population centres lie within 54 km: Abū al-Kahṣīb at 12 km with 357,771 residents, Az Zubayr at 15 km with 122,676, and Abadan at 54 km with 231,476. At 4 m elevation, the city accounts for 2.8% of the national population.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
4 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
30.509, 47.780
Record updated
2025-12-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 95 in IraqClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Basrah | 1.33M |
Basrah Population FAQ
Where is Basrah?
Basrah is in Basra, Iraq, 448 km from the capital, Baghdad. Its coordinates are 30.509, 47.780.
How big is Basrah compared with other cities in Iraq?
It is the 4th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, holding 2.8% of the national population.