Population ages 0-14, total in Iraq
Iraq: Population ages 0-14, total was 16.94 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Iraq is 16.94 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Iraq peaked at 16.94 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 25th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.39 million | 2.79 million | 4.07 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.25 million | 4.25 million | 6.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.14 million | 6.37 million | 7.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.07 million | 7.95 million | 10.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.70 million | 10.67 million | 12.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.71 million | 12.80 million | 16.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.61 million | 16.21 million | 16.94 million | 6 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 600,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 602,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 571,725 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Iraq?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Iraq was 16.94 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 16.94 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.