The total population in Iraq was estimated at 46.0 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Iraq Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The total population of Iraq was estimated at approximately 44.42 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by around 18.46 million people since 2003. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by around 6.79 million people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

This statistic shows the estimated age structure in Iraq in 2023. In 2023, about 34.6 percent of Iraq's total population was estimated to be aged between 0 and 14 years.

Iraq IQ: Population: Growth data was reported at 2.841 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.965 % for 2016. Iraq IQ: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.948 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.448 % in 1969 and a record low of 2.196 % in 1987. Iraq IQ: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

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In 1800, the region of present-day Iraq had an estimated population of just over one million people. The population of Iraq would grow slowly throughout the 19th century, reaching just over two million by the beginning of the 20th century. However, Iraq’s population would begin to rise rapidly in the 1920s, as modernization programs implemented by the British administration, aided by the discovery of oil in 1927, would see mortality rates fall and living standards rise for much of the country. As a result, Iraq would grow to have a population of just under seven million by the time of the Iraqi Republic's establishment in 1958. Population growth would continue to increase following the creation of the republic, doubling to fourteen million by the 1980s; according to these estimates, the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s did little to change the trajectory of Iraq's population growth, nor did the Gulf War of 1990-1991, despite Iraq suffering up to half a million fatalities in these conflicts. Iraq's population growth did slow in the early 2000s however, with the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. While the initial invasion would see relatively few casualties (compared to previous conflicts), the resulting economic turmoil and political instability, combined with the rise of the Iraqi insurgency and civil war in the region, would cause population growth to slow for several years. Population growth would recover starting in the 2010s, and by 2020, Iraq is estimated to have a population of just over forty million.

Iraq IQ: Population: Total data was reported at 38,274,618.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 37,202,572.000 Person for 2016. Iraq IQ: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 16,845,998.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38,274,618.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 7,289,761.000 Person in 1960. Iraq IQ: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Population, male (% of total population) in Iraq was reported at 50.17 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Population, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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Iraq IQ: Population: Female: Ages 0-4: % of Female Population data was reported at 15.041 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.179 % for 2016. Iraq IQ: Population: Female: Ages 0-4: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 16.512 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.283 % in 1971 and a record low of 15.041 % in 2017. Iraq IQ: Population: Female: Ages 0-4: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

The annual population growth in Iraq declined to 2.25 percent in 2023. This decrease was preceded by an increase in population growth.Annual population growth refers to the change in the population over time, and is affected by factors such as fertility, mortality, and migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Kuwait and Iran.

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Iraq was reported at 3.3967 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Population ages 65 and above (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Iraq IQ: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data was reported at 362,506.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 316,030.000 Person for 2016. Iraq IQ: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data is updated yearly, averaging 711,034.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,309,245.000 Person in 2007 and a record low of 262,299.000 Person in 2005. Iraq IQ: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant.; ; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistics Database, Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html.; Sum;

Iraq: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 100 people per square km, an increase from 98 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Iraq from 1961 to 2021 is 48 people per square km. The minimum value, 17 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 100 people per square km was recorded in 2021.

Iraq IQ: Rural Population Growth data was reported at 2.224 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.388 % for 2016. Iraq IQ: Rural Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.118 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.730 % in 1997 and a record low of -0.215 % in 1960. Iraq IQ: Rural Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

There were 30 928 401 Facebook users in Iraq in February 2025, which accounted for 66.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 65.4%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (11 300 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 7 400 000.

There were 19 183 000 Instagram users in Iraq in April 2024, which accounted for 41% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 60.3%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (7 700 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 4 400 000.

Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through ingegrating cencus, survey, satellite and GIS datasets in a flexible machine-learning framework, high resolution maps of population counts and densities for 2000-2020 are produced, along with accompanying metadata. DATASET: Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted. REGION: Africa SPATIAL RESOLUTION: 0.000833333 decimal degrees (approx 100m at the equator) PROJECTION: Geographic, WGS84 UNITS: Estimated persons per grid square MAPPING APPROACH: Land cover based, as described in: Linard, C., Gilbert, M., Snow, R.W., Noor, A.M. and Tatem, A.J., 2012, Population distribution, settlement patterns and accessibility across Africa in 2010, PLoS ONE, 7(2): e31743. FORMAT: Geotiff (zipped using 7-zip (open access tool): www.7-zip.org) FILENAMES: Example - AGO10adjv4.tif = Angola (AGO) population count map for 2010 (10) adjusted to match UN national estimates (adj), version 4 (v4). Population maps are updated to new versions when improved census or other input data become available. Iraq data available from WorldPop here.

Comprehensive socio-economic dataset for Iraq including population demographics, economic indicators, geographic data, and social statistics. This dataset covers key metrics such as GDP, population density, area, capital city, and regional classifications.

Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) in Iraq was reported at 12.45 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Population ages 0-4, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.