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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology