Iraq
155 measures for Iraq across 22 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 1989 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
47,020,774 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$5,410 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
72.4 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
15.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
0.3%
2025 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population estimates and projections
45,074,049 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
20.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.25 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.15%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
47,020,774 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.10%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
3.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
36.0%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
3.22 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
25.6 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
4.2 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
69.9%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
57.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
65.2 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
106.1 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
2.18%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
15.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
32.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
41.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
10.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
35.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
8.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
65.3%
2025 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$254.4 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$5,410 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$12,192 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$5,690 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
-2.2%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
52.3%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
19.1%
2024 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
32.0%
2024 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$2,596 per person
2024 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
36.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
75.7%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
46.4%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
32.1%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
10.7%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2007 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
33.1%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2007 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
52.1%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2007 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
89.3%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2007 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
92.4%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
100.0%
2004 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
0.0%
1989 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
3.6%
1989 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
104.6%
2007 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
15.6%
2005 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
63.6%
2007 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
50.6%
2007 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
62.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
64
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.37 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
39.7%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
48.1%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
5.1 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
20.2%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
49.8%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
84%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
27.1%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
0.2 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
25.7 per 10,000 people
2023 · WHO
Dentists
6.80 per 10,000 people
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
72.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
74.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
70.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
5.5%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
21.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
20.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
66 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
1.02 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Hospital beds
1.1 per 1,000 people
2018 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
91%
2024 · World Bank
Tobacco use
20.1%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
54.0%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$333 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
12.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
12.6%
2018 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
0.0 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
21 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Temperature change
1.99e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.26e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
413.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
9.0 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
5.18 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
163.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
6.93 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
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Basic drinking water access
98.4%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
59.8%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
98.5%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
59.6%
2022 · World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
799 m³ per person
2022 · World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
50.9%
2024 · World Bank
Agriculture, food and fisheries
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.88e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
28.0%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.09e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
31.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
3.4%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,651 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
21.6%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
41,100 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
13.4%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
121.8 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
51.4 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
434,130 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
29.8 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
24.2%
2023 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
0.5%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
17.5%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
2.4%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
28.0%
2023 · World Bank