IQ
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Iraq: key statistics
Iraq has 47.0m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $5,410. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Iraqi dinar IQD
- Languages
- Arabic, Kurdish language
- ISO codes
- IQIRQ
Population47.0m2025 · rank 34 of 217GDP$254bn2025 · rank 54 of 211GDP per capita$5,4102025 · rank 136 of 211Life expectancy72.4 yrs2024 · rank 132 of 217Internet users81.5%2024 · rank 99 of 188Fertility3.222024 · rank 49 of 217CO₂ per person5.18 t2024 · rank 50 of 203Inflation0.3%2025 · rank 161 of 180
topic profiles
Iraq, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Iraq by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 47.0m | 2025 | 34/217 | 5/23 | +25% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.10% | 2025 | 43/217 | 9/23 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 69.9% | 2025 | 90/217 | 18/23 | ±0.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.22 | 2024 | 49/217 | 5/23 | −25% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.4% | 2025 | 181/217 | 16/23 | +0.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 36.0% | 2025 | 49/217 | 5/23 | −4.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 106.1 | 2024 | 100/216 | 13/23 | +26% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 25.6 | 2024 | 48/217 | 5/23 | −23% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 435,050 km² | 2024 | 59/216 | 10/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $254bn | 2025 | 54/211 | 8/22 | +53% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $5,410 | 2025 | 136/211 | 11/22 | +22% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $14,267 | 2025 | 124/199 | 14/22 | +53% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $5,690 | 2025 | 122/201 | 11/22 | +4.2% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -2.2% | 2025 | 205/210 | 20/22 | −4.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -4.2% | 2025 | 207/210 | 21/22 | −4.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.4% | 2025 | 122/198 | 11/22 | −0.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 45.4% | 2025 | 9/201 | 5/22 | +0.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 52.3% | 2025 | 136/201 | 11/22 | +1.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.1% | 2024 | 131/175 | 11/20 | +0.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 32.0% | 2024 | 30/163 | 6/19 | −6.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.3% | 2025 | 161/180 | 18/21 | −1.1 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 57.6% | 2015 | 1/136 | 1/14 | +74.1 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 12.3% | 2015 | 44/136 | 4/14 | −1.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1,300.00 | 2025 | 24/210 | 5/22 | +11% | — | |
| Government debt | 27.4% | 2018 | 64/78 | 5/6 | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 1.3% | 2019 | 141/142 | 8/9 | — | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 27.6% | 2019 | 65/142 | 3/10 | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 6.2% | 2024 | 115/119 | 10/12 | — | — | |
| Military spending | 2.45% | 2025 | 43/156 | 14/18 | −3.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 39.8% | 2024 | 85/184 | 11/21 | +0.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 37.4% | 2024 | 111/184 | 13/21 | +7.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 77.1% | 2024 | 104/184 | 13/21 | +8.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.9% | 2025 | 55/185 | 9/20 | +3.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | -3.0% | 2025 | 191/197 | 21/21 | +1.5 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.3% | 2025 | 147/178 | 12/17 | −0.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 892,000 | 2013 | — | — | +602% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 15.5% | 2025 | 15/187 | 6/23 | +4.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 32.0% | 2025 | 19/187 | 8/23 | +10.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 41.5% | 2025 | 174/187 | 16/23 | −1.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 10.9% | 2025 | 185/187 | 21/23 | −3.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $2.0bn | 2023 | 19/145 | 7/16 | +30% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.7% | 2023 | 101/139 | 11/15 | +0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $44.5 | 2023 | 93/145 | 10/16 | +1.9% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.5% | 2023 | 106/151 | 9/13 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 2.4% | 2023 | 88/151 | 8/13 | −0.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 17.5% | 2023 | 91/145 | 6/10 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 29.8 | 2023 | 123/151 | 10/13 | +1.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 13.4% | 2024 | 41/167 | 6/19 | −1.6 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 25.5% | 2025 | 97/190 | 6/22 | −1.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 84.1% | 2021 | 97/141 | 14/18 | +10.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 77.8% | 2021 | 101/147 | 14/20 | +13.6 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 104.6% | 2007 | — | — | +22.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 50.6% | 2007 | — | — | +11.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 15.6% | 2005 | — | — | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 63.6% | 2007 | — | — | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.0 | 2007 | — | — | −15% | 23.4 |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.4 yrs | 2024 | 132/217 | 16/23 | +3.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 20.1 | 2024 | 69/196 | 6/23 | −27% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 21.8 | 2024 | 70/196 | 7/23 | −28% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 66 | 2023 | 84/194 | 6/23 | −31% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.5% | 2023 | 117/193 | 13/23 | +2.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $333 | 2023 | 109/193 | 12/23 | +78% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.02 | 2022 | 109/180 | 16/22 | +61% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 91% | 2024 | 90/193 | 14/23 | +21.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 123/153 | 8/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 12.6% | 2018 | 85/154 | 9/20 | −14.9 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 98.4% | 2024 | 91/206 | 10/23 | +5.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.5% | 2024 | 66/203 | 11/23 | +8.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 81.5% | 2024 | 99/188 | 14/21 | +69.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 100.1 | 2024 | 137/210 | 14/23 | +11% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 17.6 | 2024 | 93/208 | 5/23 | +175,528% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 48/215 | 5/23 | +0.8 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 52/192 | 13/22 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.18 t | 2024 | 50/203 | 10/22 | +37% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.1% | 2021 | 188/212 | 14/23 | ±0.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 3.8% | 2021 | 175/206 | 14/23 | −3.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 1.6% | 2024 | 191/214 | 12/23 | −0.2 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 11.3% | 2024 | 93/206 | 8/23 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 120.5% | 2022 | 17/177 | 12/22 | −3.6 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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