Canada vs Iraq: Population by level of education

Canada
29.58 million people
in 2100
Iraq
37.24 million people
in 2100
Canada rank
26th
Iraq rank
23rd

Population by level of education over time

  • Canada
  • Iraq
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195020252100

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 37.24 million people against 29.58 million people in Canada, a difference of 7.66 million people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 13 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iraq Difference Ahead
1950s 1.24 million people 13,250 people 1.22 million people Canada
1960s 2.27 million people 57,050 people 2.21 million people Canada
1970s 4.12 million people 189,200 people 3.93 million people Canada
1980s 6.77 million people 449,050 people 6.32 million people Canada
1990s 9.76 million people 901,450 people 8.86 million people Canada
2000s 12.70 million people 1.60 million people 11.10 million people Canada
2010s 16.11 million people 2.41 million people 13.70 million people Canada
2020s 19.22 million people 4.08 million people 15.15 million people Canada
2030s 21.55 million people 6.79 million people 14.76 million people Canada
2040s 23.43 million people 10.60 million people 12.83 million people Canada
2050s 24.83 million people 14.99 million people 9.84 million people Canada
2060s 26.17 million people 19.94 million people 6.22 million people Canada
2070s 27.55 million people 25.17 million people 2.38 million people Canada
2080s 28.61 million people 30.18 million people 1.57 million people Iraq
2090s 29.25 million people 34.48 million people 5.23 million people Iraq
2100s 29.58 million people 37.24 million people 7.66 million people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Canada or Iraq?
Iraq, at 37.24 million people against 29.58 million people in Canada as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Canada and Iraq?
7.66 million people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iraq?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Canada and Iraq rank globally for population by level of education?
Canada ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.