IRQ / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Iraq

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Capital
Baghdad
Currency
Iraqi dinar
Continent
Asia
Area
437,072 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q796 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic, Kurdish language
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
47.02M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
254.37B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
5,409.68 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
0.3 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
15.49 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.22 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
72.42 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.1 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
-2.16 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
14.27K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.45 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
69.94 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
41.53 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
32.01 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
81.47 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
77.14 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-2.74 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Iraq: 47.02M
Iraq · Population26.53M32.12M37.71M43.29M48.88M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iraq · Population · people
YearIraq
202547,020,774
202446,042,015
202345,074,049
202244,070,551
202143,071,211
202042,116,605
201941,192,171
201840,265,624
201739,337,353
201638,469,627
201537,560,535
201436,550,059
201335,281,989
201233,654,842
201132,161,424
201031,045,366
200930,058,206
200828,971,036
200728,391,607
200628,616,515
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Iraq: 254.37B
Iraq · GDP42.92B109.59B176.26B242.93B309.59B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iraq · GDP · current US$
YearIraq
2025254,367,293,538.46
2024279,641,257,615.39
2023268,881,051,643.55
2022287,372,232,137.93
2021209,691,945,713.1
2020180,898,797,516.87
2019233,636,097,800.34
2018227,367,469,034.03
2017187,217,660,050.68
2016166,743,557,747.67
2015166,774,104,959.1
2014228,415,656,174.96
2013234,637,675,128.65
2012218,002,476,129.47
2011185,749,664,444.44
2010138,516,722,649.57
2009111,657,580,326.32
2008131,614,434,153.51
200788,837,057,319.52
200665,147,051,918.02

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Iraq: 5,409.68
Iraq · GDP per capita1,839.173,151.314,463.455,775.597,087.732006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iraq · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearIraq
20255,409.68
20246,073.61
20235,965.32
20226,520.73
20214,868.49
20204,295.19
20195,671.86
20185,646.69
20174,759.28
20164,334.42
20154,440.14
20146,249.39
20136,650.35
20126,477.6
20115,775.54
20104,461.75
20093,714.71
20084,542.97
20073,128.99
20062,276.55
% · 2006–2025
2025Iraq: 0.3
Iraq · Inflation-16.42.5921.5840.5759.562006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iraq · Inflation · %
YearIraq
20250.3
20242.61
20234.36
20224.99
20216.04
20200.57
2019-0.2
20180.37
20170.18
20160.56
20151.39
20142.24
20131.88
20126.09
20115.6
20102.43
20096.87
200812.66
2007-10.07
200653.23

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Iraq: 15.49
Iraq · Unemployment7.149.6112.0714.5316.992006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iraq · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearIraq
202515.49
202415.29
202315.24
202215.41
202116.17
202015.77
201914.1
201813.46
201713.02
201610.82
201510.87
201410.59
20139.22
20127.97
20118.19
20108.27
20098.42
20088.47
20078.65
20068.41

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Iraq: —
Iraq · Fertility rate3.083.493.94.314.722006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iraq · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearIraq
2025No data available
20243.22
20233.25
20223.29
20213.36
20203.42
20193.48
20183.55
20173.64
20163.84
20154.08
20144.31
20134.44
20124.54
20114.59
20104.46
20094.38
20084.37
20074.4
20064.46

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Iraq: —
Iraq · Life expectancy63.1965.7168.2370.7573.262006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iraq · Life expectancy · years
YearIraq
2025No data available
202472.42
202372.32
202272.04
202170.7
202069.65
201971.25
201871.12
201769.79
201668.68
201569.98
201469.68
201369.05
201268.83
201168.44
201068.09
200967.83
200866.47
200764.43
200664.03
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Iraq

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.