The crude birth rate in Iraq saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 25.73 live births per 1,000 inhabitants. Yet 2023 saw the lowest rate in Iraq with 25.73 live births per 1,000 inhabitants. The crude birth rate refers to the number of live births in a given year, expressed per 1,000 population. When studied in combination with the crude death rate, the rate of natural population increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Iraq with key insights such as total life expectancy at birth, death rate, and infant mortality rate.

The death rate in Iraq saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 4.13 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. But still, the death rate reached its lowest value of the observation period in 2023. The crude death rate refers to the number of deaths in a given year, expressed per 1,000 population. When studied in combination with the crude birth rate, the rate of natural population increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Iraq with key insights such as total fertility rate, crude birth rate, and total life expectancy at birth.

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;

The total life expectancy at birth in Iraq saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 72.32 years. Nevertheless, 2023 still represents a peak in the life expectancy at birth in Iraq. Life expectancy at birth refers to the expected lifespan of the average newborn, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth in the given region do not change thereafter.Find more statistics on other topics about Iraq with key insights such as crude birth rate, death rate, and total fertility rate.

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.

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.

Abstract

The Government of Iraq, with support from UNICEF finalized and launched a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 6) in 2018. The survey provides statistically sound and internationally comparable data essential for developing evidence-based policies and programmes, and for monitoring progress toward national goals and global commitments. Data and information from MICS6 provides credible and reliable evidence for the Government of Iraq to monitor the National Development Plan and establish baselines and monitor progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). It helps the government and its stakeholders to understand disparities and the wider development challenges in the country.

The 2018 Iraq MICS has as its primary objectives:

• To provide high quality data for assessing the situation of children, adolescents, women and households in Iraq;

• To furnish data needed for monitoring progress towards national goals, as a basis for future action;

• To collect disaggregated data for the identification of disparities, to inform policies aimed at social inclusion of the most vulnerable;

• To validate data from other sources and the results of focused interventions;

• To generate data on national and global SDG indicators;

• To generate internationally comparable data for the assessment of the progress made in various areas, and to put additional efforts in those areas that require more attention.

Geographic coverage

The sample for the Iraq MICS 2018 was designed to provide estimates at the national, regional and governorates level, for urban and rural areas. Specifically the sample for the Iraq MICS 2018 survey includes 2 regions - Kurdistan and South/Central Iraq and 18 governorates - Duhok, Nainawa, Sulaimaniya, Kirkuk, Erbil, Diala, Anbar, Baghdad, Babil, Karbalah, Wasit, Salahaddin, Najaf, Qadissiyah, Muthana, Thiqar, Musan, and Basra.

Analysis unit

• Individuals

• Households

Universe

The MICS survey considers the households and their members in all urban and rural areas of Iraq as the Universe. Thus, the Universe for Iraq consists of all persons in the country residing in various geographic locations considering all special ethnic or economic groups in the rural and urban areas of Iraq. For the purposes of this survey, Internally Displaced Persons living in United Nations/government notified camps, military installations, and non-residential units such as business establishments were not considered in the scope of the survey.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

SAMPLING FRAME

A multi-stage, stratified cluster sampling approach was used for the selection of the survey sample. The last census in Iraq was carried out in 1998 and the sampling frame was developed during that time. The most recent update of this sampling frame was done in 2009 which was used by Central Statistical Office (CSO) for the selection of the Clusters in Iraq region. On the other hand, the Kurdistan Region Statistical Office (KRSO) has updated the 2009 sampling frame for the 3 main cities of Kurdish region and their periphery and used it to draw the Clusters. The primary sampling units (PSUs) selected at the first stage were the enumeration areas (EAs). A listing of households was conducted in each sample EA, and a sample of households was selected at the second stage.

SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLE ALLOCATION

The sample size has been calculated using the prevalence rates of key indicators from the 2011 MICS. For the purpose of identifying the optimal sample size for 2018 MICS, all the factors such as time, cost, domain of estimation, sampling and non-sampling errors were taken into account, as well as the desired level of precision of the key prevalence indicator. The sample size was calculated at the governorate level. It was decided that 2018 MICS will provide the estimates at the governorate level, so the indicative sample size has been calculated using governorate as the domain for the geographic representation. The formula for calculating the sample size is described in Appendix A of report available in related materials.

A number of meetings were held in the CSO to finalize the sample size, and various refinements were studied using the referred formula. As a result of these discussions the MICS Technical Committee reached a consensus on a sample size of 1,080 households for each governorate of Iraq, where each governorate was divided into 90 sample clusters and 12 households were selected per cluster (90 clusters x 12 households = 1,080 households). Baghdad was sub-divided into two administrative areas, therefore 19 total individual domains were used for a total sample size of 20,520 households (19 domains x 1,080 households).

One-third of the sampled households was selected for water quality testing, which means 360 households per governorate or 6,840 (360 X 19) households for the overall survey. The subsample of 4 households for the water quality testing in each cluster are selected using systematic random sampling.

Each Governorate is further stratified into urban and rural areas, and the sample within each governorate is allocated proportionately to the urban and rural strata based on the population. The urban and rural areas within each governorate are the main sampling strata. Within each stratum, a specified number of clusters is selected systematically using probability proportionate to size (PPS) sampling methodology. After the selection of the clusters in each rural and urban stratum, a new listing of households was conducted in each sample cluster. Then a systematic random sample of 12 households per cluster is drawn from the listing for each rural and urban sample cluster.

SELECTION OF ENUMERATION AREAS (CLUSTERS):

Census enumeration areas were selected from each of the sampling strata by using systematic probability proportional to size (pps) sampling procedures, based on the number of households in each enumeration area from the Iraq 2009 sampling frame. The first stage of sampling was thus completed by selecting the required number of sample EAs (specified in Table SD.2) from each of the 19 sampling domains, separately for the urban and rural strata. However, there are a few areas belonging to two governorates that were not accessed due to security reasons. These governorates are Nainawa and Kirkuk. In Nainawa 5 districts were excluded (Ba'aj, Al-Hadar, Telafer, Sinjar and Makhmoor), while only Haweja district in Kirkuk was excluded. The excluded districts represent around 22% of the urban population and 51% of the rural population in Nainawa. The percentage of not accessed area in final sample for Kirkuk represents 5% of the Urban and 42% of the rural population, following the exclusion of Haweja district.

SELECTION OF HOUSEHOLDS:

Lists of households were prepared by the listing teams in the field for each enumeration area. The households were then sequentially numbered from 1 to Mhi (the total number of households in each enumeration area) at the Central Statistical Office, where the selection of 12 households in each enumeration area was carried out using random systematic selection procedures. The MICS6 spreadsheet template for systematic random selection of households was adapted for this purpose.

The Iraq 2018 MICS also included water quality testing for a subsample of households within each sample cluster. A subsample of 4 of the 12 selected households was selected in each sample cluster using random systematic sampling for conducting water quality testing, for both water in the household and at the source, including a chlorine test. The MICS6 household selection template includes an option to specify the number of households to be selected for the water quality testing, and the spreadsheet automatically selected the corresponding subsample of households.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Five questionnaires were used in the survey: (1) a household questionnaire to collect basic demographic information on all de jure household members (usual residents), the household, and the dwelling; 2) a water quality testing questionnaire administered in 4 households in each cluster of the sample; 3) a questionnaire for individual women administered in each household to all women age 15-49 years; 4) an under-5 questionnaire, administered to mothers (or caretakers) of all children under 5 living in the household; and 5) a questionnaire for children age 5-17 years, administered to the mother (or caretaker) of one randomly selected child age 5-17 years living in the household.

The questionnaires were based on the MICS6 standard questionnaires. From the MICS6 model Arabic version, the questionnaires were customised and translated to two Kurdish dialects and were pre-tested in 3 governorates (Baghdad, Najaf and Basra) in South/Central Iraq region and 3 governorates (Duhok, Erbil & Sulaimaniya) in Kurdistan region of Iraq during Dec 2017/Jan 2018. Based on the results of the pre-test, modifications were made to the wording and translation of the questionnaires.

Cleaning operations

Data were received at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) via Internet File Streaming System (IFSS), integrated into the management application on the supervisors' tablets. Whenever logistically possible, synchronisation was daily. The central office communicated application updates to field teams through this system.

During data collection and following the completion of fieldwork, data were edited according to editing process described in details in the Guidelines for Secondary Editing, a customised version of the standard MICS6 documentation.

Data

In 2023, the total fertility rate in Iraq remained nearly unchanged at around 3.25 children per woman. But still, the fertility rate reached its lowest value of the observation period in 2023. The total fertility rate is the average number of children that a woman of childbearing age (generally considered 15 to 44 years) can hypothetically expect to have throughout her reproductive years. As fertility rates are estimates (similar to life expectancy), they refer to a hypothetical woman or cohort, and estimates assume that current age-specific fertility trends would remain constant throughout this person's reproductive years.Find more statistics on other topics about Iraq with key insights such as infant mortality rate, total life expectancy at birth, and crude birth rate.

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.; ;

Unemployment Rate in Iraq increased to 15.50 percent in 2024 from 15.40 percent in 2023. This dataset provides - Iraq Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The statistic shows the value of imports of goods to Iraq from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, goods with a value of around 65.83 billion U.S. dollars were imported to Iraq.

School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Iraq was reported at 2625435 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Population of the official age for secondary education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Iraq IQ: Internally Displaced Persons: Total Displaced by Conflict and Violence data was reported at 2,648,000.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,035,000.000 Person for 2016. Iraq IQ: Internally Displaced Persons: Total Displaced by Conflict and Violence data is updated yearly, averaging 2,764,000.000 Person from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,290,000.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 2,100,000.000 Person in 2013. Iraq IQ: Internally Displaced Persons: Total Displaced by Conflict and Violence 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. Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. “People displaced” refers to the number of people living in displacement as of the end of each year, and reflects the stock of people displaced at the end of the previous year, plus inflows of new cases arriving over the year as well as births over the year to those displaced, minus outflows which may include returnees, those who settled elsewhere, those who integrated locally, those who travelled over borders, and deaths.; ; The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/); Sum;

Population, female (% of total population) in Iraq was reported at 49.8 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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CPI Housing Utilities in Iraq decreased to 102.10 points in June from 104.30 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Iraq Cpi Housing & Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Fiscal Expenditure in Iraq increased to 28139432 IQD Million in March from 17967368 IQD Million in February of 2025. This dataset provides - Iraq Fiscal Expenditure- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Iraq recorded a Current Account surplus of 1396.50 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Iraq Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Iraq IQ: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 5.020 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.096 Ratio for 2015. Iraq IQ: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 7.685 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.534 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 5.020 Ratio in 2016. Iraq IQ: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People 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. Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (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;

Central bank assets to GDP (%) in Iraq was reported at 16.09 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Central bank assets to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.