Iraq Demographics

Population of Iraq (2024)

View live population, charts & trends: Population of Iraq

Iraq Population
46,042,015
Yearly Change
+ 2.15%
Global Share
0.56%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Iraq is 20.6 years (2024).

Fertility in Iraq

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
3.2
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Iraq

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Both Sexes
72.4 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
74.2 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
70.5 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Iraq

Infant Mortality
18.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
22.4
(per 1,000 live births)

Iraq Urban Population

Currently, 71.8 % of the population of Iraq is urban (33,073,885 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Iraq is 106 people per Km2 (275 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 434,320 Km2 (167,692 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Iraq

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Baghdad 7,216,000
2 Al Mawsil al Jadidah 2,065,597
3 Al Basrah al Qadimah 2,015,483
4 Mosul 1,683,000
5 Erbil 1,612,700
6 Basrah 1,326,564
7 Karbala 1,218,732
8 Kirkuk 1,031,000
9 Abu Ghurayb 900,000
10 As Sulaymaniyah 878,146
11 Nasiriyah 558,400
12 Najaf 482,576
13 Al Hillah 455,700
14 Dihok 340,900
15 Al 'Amarah 323,302
16 Ad Diwaniyah 318,801
17 Al Kut 315,162
18 Ramadi 223,500

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.