Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Iraq in numbers

Iraq is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Baghdad. Its population was 47.02 million in 2025, ranking 34 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$5,410 in 2025.

Population47.02 million2025
GDPUS$254.4 billion2025
GDP per personUS$5,4102025
Life expectancy72.42024
Area435,0502024
Urban share69.9%2025

People

Population

47.02 million
2025 · +93% since 2000 · Rank 34 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

2.10%
2025 · 3.28% in 2000 · Rank 43 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

106.1
2024 · +90% since 2000 · Rank 100 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

69.9%
2025 · 67.6% in 2000 · Rank 90 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

36.0%
2025 · 43.7% in 2000 · Rank 49 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

3.4%
2025 · 3.1% in 2000 · Rank 181 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

3.22
2024 · -35% since 2000 · Rank 49 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

72.4
2024 · +12% since 2000 · Rank 132 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

21.8
2024 · -51% since 2000 · Rank 70 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$333
2023 · +1,135% since 2003 · Rank 109 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 96.8% in 2000 · Rank 72 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

81.5%
2024 · 0.1% in 2001 · Rank 99 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

104.6%
2007 · 89.9% in 2000

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$254.4 billion
2025 · +426% since 2000 · Rank 54 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$5,410
2025 · +173% since 2000 · Rank 135 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$14,267
2025 · +34% since 2000 · Rank 124 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

-2.16%
2025 · 16.80% in 2000 · Rank 205 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

0.30%
2025 · 4.98% in 2000 · Rank 161 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

15.5%
2025 · 8.0% in 2000 · Rank 15 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

39.8%
2024 · 75.7% in 2000 · Rank 84 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.3%
2025 · 1.4% in 2005 · Rank 145 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

435,050
2024 · -1% since 2000 · Rank 59 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

1.6%
2024 · 1.9% in 2000 · Rank 191 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

5.18
2024 · +43% since 2000 · Rank 50 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonLibya

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Iraq. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.