City evidence profile
Shaikh Muhammad Population 2026
Iraq 36.427272, 42.953478
2026 population · UN projection
113,663
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Iraq · IRQ
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 7,016 people per km² for 2026. The latest city land-area observation is 16.2 km² for 2026.
2026 density7,016people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 109,222 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2026 | 113,663 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2030 | 131,425 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2040 | 176,264 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2050 | 238,256 | 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
7,016
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
16.2
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2026 · UN projection · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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