Population ages 00-04, male in Iraq

Iraq: Population ages 00-04, male was 2.90 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.90 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
26th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.99 million
in 2016
All-time low
517,359
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 00-04, male in Iraq, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 2.90 million for population ages 00-04, male in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in Iraq peaked at 2.99 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 517,359, in 1960.

Iraq ranks 26th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 716,295 517,359 912,483 10
1970s 1.09 million 944,980 1.22 million 10
1980s 1.39 million 1.25 million 1.53 million 10
1990s 1.79 million 1.55 million 2.02 million 10
2000s 2.23 million 2.07 million 2.37 million 10
2010s 2.82 million 2.45 million 2.99 million 10
2020s 2.85 million 2.81 million 2.90 million 6

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 23 Iran 3.02 million compare
  2. 24 South Africa 2.98 million compare
  3. 25 Mozambique 2.96 million compare
  4. 27 Turkey 2.68 million compare
  5. 28 Niger 2.49 million compare
  6. 29 Madagascar 2.39 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 00-04, male in Iraq?
Population ages 00-04, male in Iraq was 2.90 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 2.99 million in 2016.
What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 517,359 in 1960.
How does Iraq rank for population ages 00-04, male?
Iraq ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 00-04, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.