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Iraq

Iraq / IQ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Iraq in numbers.

Area435,050 kmยฒWorld # 59 โ†’Population47MWorld # 34 โ†’Population density108.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 96 โ†’Life expectancy72.4 yearsWorld # 130 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,410World # 134 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Iraq across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area435,050 kmยฒWorld # 59 / 2023 โ†’Population47MWorld # 34 / 2025 โ†’Population density108.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 96 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,932World # 121 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.1%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.2World # 49 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate25.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 48 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 205 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.3 yearsWorld # 191 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.4%World # 179 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1436%World # 49 / 2025 โ†’Urban population69.9%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.1KWorld # 109 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 87 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.8%World # 178 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.4 yearsWorld # 130 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61 yearsWorld # 113 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 117 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate20.1%World # 79 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,410World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 254.4BWorld # 54 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 14,267World # 124 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-2.2%World # 205 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.3%World # 171 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment15.5%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment32%World # 19 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,583 hours/yearWorld # 115 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)29.8World # 134 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million people164.3 per million peopleWorld # 99 / 2021 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0%World # 137 / 2021 โ†’Patent applications per million people13.5 per million peopleWorld # 69 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,371 kcal/dayWorld # 171 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person21.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 148 / 2023 โ†’Rice production227.5K tWorld # 64 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production5.2M tWorld # 26 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1.9%World # 187 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,377 kWh/personWorld # 100 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.1 tWorld # 67 / 2024 โ†’Internet use81.5%World # 104 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions100.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 137 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate9.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 40 / 2013 โ†’Road traffic death rate27.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 38 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.4%World # 45 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament25.5%World # 98 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals892KWorld # 105 / 2013 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 955MWorld # 82 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites6 sitesWorld # 59 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2015 / 96.5%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal2,637 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyIraqi DinarIQDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country