Iraqi Census (1957)


The Iraqi census of 1957 was the second census taken in the Kingdom of Iraq. The census took place after more than 25 years of the establishment of the Iraq. The census showed that the country had a total population of 6,339,960. Muslims made 95% of the total population, with Christians coming second at 3.3%, Yezidis with 0.88%, and Jews with 0.08%. The biggest city was the capital Baghdad, with a population of 490,496.
GovernorateToday part ofMuslimsChristiansJewishMandaeansYezidisOthersUnknownTotal
AmaraMaysan325,9001,086652,579719113329,840
BaghdadBaghdad and Saladin1,235,53868,7753,6343,7683114315551,313,012
BasraBasra489,11711,2383522,1825994288503,330
ErbilErbil265,9847,198141202137273,383
DiyalaDiyala328,4108166722312195113329,836
DiwaniyaQadisiyah, Muthanna and Najaf519,7324294219255119520,470
DulaimAl-Anbar244,5708,041182431820113253,023
HillaBabil354,04750216722811103354,779
KarbalaKarbala217,14391183891759217,375
KirkukKirkuk375,23213,15062422356130388,839
KutWasit294,95531352225424308295,899
MosulNinawa and Dohuk609,24790,348186155,129169475755,447
MuntafiqDhi Qar456,885314171,54428357458,848
SulaymaniyaSulaymaniya302,8251,9251315232371304,894
Total6,057,493206,2064,90611,82555,8851,0392,6066,339,960