The last figure ten years ago put the town's population at 97,800.
International estimates put Iraq's total population at more than 25 million today.
Current 2008 estimates put the population at more than 407,000.
Estimates of the year 2009 put the population at about 2,380,000.
The most common estimates put the population at around 60,000 to over 300,000 people.
The most common estimates put the population at over 200,000 people.
So, the use of the term would be an attempt to put the population against the press.
Most estimates put the population at 105 million, but no one knows for sure.
The 2002 national census put the city's population at 84,669.
Current estimates put the global population at between 20,000 and 25,000.