Population in Iraq

268 indicators covering population for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 18,898 thousands 2025 up 40.1% 39th
General government total expenditure 152.73 trillion current LCU 2025 up 69.7% 8th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 1.0% 2024 down 50.0% 132nd
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 98.8% 2024 up 6.4% 51st
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 98.8% 2024 up 6.4% 51st
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 98.5% 2024 up 9.4% 79th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 98.5% 2024 up 4.1% 116th
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 down 99.3% 130th
Population growth 2.1% 2024 down 39.8% 49th
Rural population 28.1% 2024 down 6.9% 130th
DEC alternative conversion factor 1,300 LCU per US$ 2024 up 11.5% 26th
Official exchange rate 1,300 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 11.5% 27th
GDP 363.53 trillion current LCU 2024 up 36.5% 10th
GDP per capita 7.90 million current LCU 2024 up 8.4% 20th
GDP 279.64 billion current US$ 2024 up 22.4% 51st
GDP per capita 6,074 current US$ 2024 down 2.8% 128th
GDP 211.91 trillion constant LCU 2024 up 18.4% 9th
GDP deflator 171.55 base year varies by country 2024 up 15.3% 63rd
GDP growth -1.5% 2024 down 168.3% 200th
GDP at market prices 192.47 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 18.4% 54th
GNI 365.74 trillion current LCU 2024 up 38.1% 10th
GNI per capita 7.94 million current LCU 2024 up 9.6% 19th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 6,030 current US$ 2024 down 6.4% 118th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 97.6% 2024 up 17.0% 49th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 99.6 2023 up 0.6% 71st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 0.2% 2024 down 22.0% 160th
Population growth rate 2.1% 2023 down 49.5% 49th
Population 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 35th
Population: comparison of UN projections 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 35th
Birth rate 25.73 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 24.6% 52nd
Number of births, by world region 1.16 million births 2023 down 3.7% 26th
Annual change in population 1.00 million people 2023 down 38.3% 19th
Population 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 36th
Number of children under 15, by world region 16.72 million people 2023 up 16.1% 23rd
Population by age group 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 35th
Life expectancy by sex 74.05 years 2023 up 4.0% 156th
Total dependency ratio 68.0% 2023 down 12.7% 53rd
Youth dependency ratio 62.3% 2023 down 14.2% 49th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.53 million people 2023 up 44.6% 62nd
Population by age group 1.53 million people 2023 up 44.6% 62nd
Population growth rate with and without migration 2.1% 2023 down 49.5% 49th
Median age vs. births per woman 20.34 years 2023 up 11.5% 191st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.53 million people 2023 up 44.6% 62nd
The global population hockey stick 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 36th
Number of births 1.16 million births 2023 down 3.7% 26th
Population 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 35th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 16.72 million people 2023 up 16.1% 23rd
Population 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 36th
Births, by age of mother 110 births 2023 up 11.1% 46th
Population by age group 5.56 million people 2023 up 0.6% 27th
Share of births by age of mother 11.7% 2023 down 14.1% 66th
Birth rate 25.73 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 24.6% 52nd
Birth rate by women's age group 58.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 32.4% 58th
Has the population peaked? 45.07 million people 2023 up 27.8% 35th
Life expectancy at birth, total 72.32 years 2023 up 4.7% 129th
Fertility rate, total 3.25 births per woman 2023 down 26.8% 49th
Mortality rate, infant 20.8 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 26.8% 67th
Total population by age 115.63 2023 up 61.8% 52nd
Population density of the capital city 8,610 people per km² 2100 down 0.3% 37th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.4% 2022 down 47.0% 46th