What is the population of Mosul?
Mosul has a city population of 1,683,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Mosul
Located 353 km from Baghdad, Mosul holds a population of 1,683,000 and accounts for 3.6% of Iraq's total population, making it the country's second-largest city. The largest city in Nineveh region, it sits among several substantial nearby urban centers, including Dihok at 340,900 residents 60 km away and Sumayl at 152,512 residents 63 km distant.
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 6
Elevation
228 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
36.335, 43.119
Record updated
2026-01-04
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 |
| Mosul | 1.68M |
Mosul Population FAQ
Where is Mosul?
Mosul is in Nineveh, Iraq, 353 km from the capital, Baghdad. Its coordinates are 36.335, 43.119.
How big is Mosul compared with other cities in Iraq?
It is the 2nd largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, holding 3.6% of the national population.