Country
Iraq
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- upper middle income
- Capital
- Baghdad
- ISO code
- IQ · IRQ
74 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 47M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 12,192 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 5.2 t CO₂
Population
- Population 47M 2025 34th of 214
- Population density 106 people/km² 2024 97th of 212
- Population growth 2.10 % per year 2025 43rd of 214
- Natural increase 21.6 per 1,000 people 2023 39th of 228
- Net migration -0.0 per 1,000 people 2025 86th of 214
- Fertility rate 3.22 births per woman 2024 49th of 214
- Urban population 69.9 % 2025 89th of 214
- Median age 20.3 years 2023 184th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 3.4 % 2025 178th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 5.7 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 180th of 214
- Children under 15 36.0 % 2025 49th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 72.4 years 2024 130th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 74.2 years 2024 138th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 70.5 years 2024 116th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.7 years 2024 175th of 214
- Infant mortality 20.1 per 1,000 births 2024 69th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 21.8 per 1,000 births 2024 70th of 195
- Maternal mortality 66 per 100,000 births 2023 83rd of 193
- Health spending per person 333 USD 2023 106th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 843 $ (PPP) 2023 110th of 191
- Physicians 1.02 per 1,000 people 2022 108th of 179
- Hospital beds 1.1 per 1,000 people 2018 116th of 150
- Measles immunization 91 % 2024 86th of 191
- Undernourishment 13.4 % 2024 40th of 165
- Tobacco use 20.1 % 2024 78th of 165
- Calorie supply 2,371 kcal per day 2023 159th of 175
- Meat supply 21.1 kg per person per year 2023 139th of 175
Economy
- GDP 254B USD 2025 53rd of 185
- GDP per capita 5,410 USD 2025 113th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 12,192 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 113th of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 13,072 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 82nd of 165
- GDP growth -2.2 % 2025 182nd of 185
- GDP per capita growth -4.2 % 2025 184th of 185
- Inflation 0.3 % 2025 151st of 169
- Unemployment 15.5 % 2025 14th of 181
- Youth unemployment 32.0 % 2025 18th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 36.9 % 2021 13th of 150
- Trade 77 % of GDP 2024 96th of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 29.8 2023 123rd of 151
- Extreme poverty 0.5 % 2023 105th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 3.4 % of GDP 2024 120th of 187
- Women in the labour force 10.9 % 2025 179th of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.695 2023 126th of 192
- Literacy rate 84.1 % 2021 79th of 122
- Education spending 3.6 % of GDP 1989 not ranked – no value for 2022
- Secondary school enrolment 51 % 2007 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Tertiary enrolment 16 % 2005 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Primary completion rate 64 % 2007 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Women in parliament 25.5 % 2025 95th of 183
- Homicide rate 9.5 per 100,000 people 2013 not ranked – no value for 2020
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 81 % 2024 96th of 182
- Mobile phone subscriptions 101 per 100 people 2023 122nd of 172
- Fixed broadband 17.2 per 100 people 2023 82nd of 169
- Access to electricity 100.0 % 2024 1st of 212
- Safe drinking water 60 % 2024 99th of 146
- Safely managed sanitation 51 % 2024 81st of 140
- Research and development 0.04 % of GDP 2021 not ranked – no value for 2023
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 238.7 Mt CO₂ 2024 26th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 5.2 t CO₂ 2024 49th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 5.07 t CO₂ 2024 67th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.4 Gt CO₂ 2024 41st of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 9.0 t CO₂e 2024 37th of 201
- Forest area 1.6 % of land 2024 188th of 208
- Water stress 60 % 2022 29th of 176
- Arable land 11.3 % of land 2024 92nd of 205
- Renewable energy 1.1 % of final energy 2021 186th of 210
- Renewable electricity 1.6 % of electricity 2024 180th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 0.3 % of electricity 2024 156th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 683 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 18th of 193
- Electricity generation per person 3,252 kWh 2024 84th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 49.5 µg/m³ 2023 13th of 199
Iraq on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldArabic, Central Kurdish · official languagesSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldIraqi dinar (IQD)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+3Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, D, G · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world8 characteristic plants
- Castles map4 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- VPN provider mapServers of 2 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)