City evidence profile
Baḥarkah Population 1975
Erbil, Iraq 36.315560, 44.035330
1975 population · Estimate
55,206
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Erbil
Iraq · IRQ
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 3,943 people per km² for 1975. The latest city land-area observation is 14.0 km² for 1975.
1975 density3,943people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55,206 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2040 | 64,397 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2045 | 72,143 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2050 | 79,958 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
2.1%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
69.9%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
72.4
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
47,020,774
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
3,943
1975 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
14.0
1975 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 1975 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 1975 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 1975 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
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