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Kirkuk

Kirkuk · Iraq
City population
1,031,000
#7
in Iraq
#1
in Kirkuk
#527
worldwide
BaghdadKirkuk
35.468, 44.392 · 237 km from Baghdad
City population
1,031,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#7
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#527
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
2.2%
of the national population

About Kirkuk

Ranked 527th in the world by city population, Kirkuk holds 1,031,000 residents and accounts for 2.2% of Iraq's national population. The city sits 237 km from Baghdad and is the largest of two listed cities in its region. Tāzah Khūrmātū lies 19 km away with a population of 21,788, while Ţūz Khūrmātū is positioned 68 km distant with 120,712 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Iraq
#7of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Kirkuk
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iraq
Region
Kirkuk
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
237 km
to Baghdad
Elevation
346 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
35.468, 44.392
Record updated
2026-01-18
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 Iraq

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

19KMTāzah Khūrmātū22K people41KMJamjamāl43K people41KMShūrash30K people68KMŢūz Khūrmātū121K people72KMKoysinceq45K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kirkuk1.03M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kirkuk compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kirkuk1.03M

Kirkuk Population FAQ

What is the population of Kirkuk?

Kirkuk has a city population of 1,031,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kirkuk?

Kirkuk is in Kirkuk, Iraq, 237 km from the capital, Baghdad. Its coordinates are 35.468, 44.392.

How big is Kirkuk compared with other cities in Iraq?

It is the 7th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, holding 2.2% of the national population.

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