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Digital & energy access · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Iraq: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 81.5% (2024), 99th of 188 in the world and 14th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 100.1 (2024), 137th of 210 in the world and 14th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 17.6 (2024), 93rd of 208 in the world and 5th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Internet users
IraqMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
IraqMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Iraq in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 81.5%2024 | 99/188 | 14/21 | 0.1%2001 | 2.5% | 53.7% | +69.8 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 100.12024 | 137/210 | 14/23 | 0.0 | 74.9 | 89.0 | +11%since 2014 | 107.1 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 17.62024 | 93/208 | 5/23 | · | 0.0 | 14.8 | +175,528%since 2010 | 9.7 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 11.52024 | 97/213 | 14/23 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 6.4 | +115%since 2014 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 352024 | 188/215 | 22/23 | · | 0 | 17 | +2,280%since 2014 | 1,179 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 48/215 | 5/23 | 96.8% | 98.4% | 100.0% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 49/211 | 5/22 | 91.3% | 95.5% | 100.0% | +2.5 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 55/213 | 5/23 | 99.3% | 99.7% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 52/192 | 13/22 | 68.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,756 kWh2024 | 90/149 | 13/20 | 1,194 kWh | 1,185 kWh | 1,184 kWh | +40%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 1,540 kgoe2024 | 73/150 | 11/20 | 1,089 kgoe | 1,064 kgoe | 1,143 kgoe | +42%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 58.7%2024 | 2/149 | 1/20 | 8.6% | 35.9% | 63.9% | +8.1 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+69.8 pp81.5% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+175,528%17.6 in 2024
- Secure servers+2,280%35 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.8 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+8.1 pp58.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Iraq and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Iraq. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Iraq | Iran | Türkiye | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Jordan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 81.5%2024 | 85.3%2024 | 89.8%2025 | 100.0%2024 | 33.8%2018 | 95.6%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 100.12024 | 174.12024 | 107.82024 | 159.52024 | 71.22024 | 69.62024 |
| Fixed broadband | 17.62024 | 12.12024 | 23.42024 | 44.12024 | 6.92023 | 7.02024 |
| Fixed telephone | 11.52024 | 30.82024 | 10.32024 | 19.72024 | 11.52024 | 4.22024 |
| Secure servers | 352024 | 7,2262024 | 11,1032024 | 4832024 | 1142024 | 2122024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 89.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 61.6%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 99.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 98.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 96.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |