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Population state · Growing

Iraq

Asia · Western Asia · IRQ · IQ
Population state
Growing
current run since 2008 · projected 2024
Fertility
3.22
187 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
World population rank
34
of 237
Regional population rank
14
of 51 in Asia
Population
46.04m
Annual change
+968,224
Natural change
+985,961
Migrant share
0.8%
Peak population · projected 2100 Deaths exceed births · not in this year Working-age peak · not reached Support ratio · 17.57 people 15–64 per person 65+
ANNUAL COMPONENTS · 2024 PROJECTED

What drives population change?

Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.

Migration contribution Reduces growth

Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Iraq, 2024 projected: natural change +985,961 people, net migration −17,735, WPP adjustment −2, total population change +968,224. Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a −2-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.

SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1 · migration-contribution-v1
Transformsite/src/lib/migration-contribution.ts
Raw file SHA-25698e34d9b65b53858cd08a57a566e45050b08093ad85ba5714fe6fbd78055ae6d
Measurement universeOne canonical country or area; annual natural change, net migration, WPP adjustment, and total population change use the same source row.
Reference time2024 projected annual components; estimates run through 2023.
UnitPeople per year.
Evidence status2024 WPP medium-variant projection.
GROWING · STATE-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Growth in this series

17 source years · since 2008 Growing cohort
Current run
Since 2008
17 consecutive years · projected 2024
Latest annual gain
+968,224
2.10% of 2024 population
Series maximum
not established in this series
Still rising at the 2100 horizon of this release.
AGE STRUCTURE · 2023
PROJECTED PATH · WPP 2024 MEDIUM VARIANT
YearPopulationAnnual changeFertility
202446.04m+968,2243.22
205071.93m+904,6822.45
208093.76m+496,8302.05
2100100.65m+170,1701.92

Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.

AGE BALANCE · 1950–2100

Youth and older population

Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.

First annual crossover
Not reached by 2100
Rule
65+ strictly exceeds under 18

Iraq annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 44.0% in 1950 to 43.5% in 2023 and 21.9% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 2.8% to 3.4% and 19.3%. First annual crossover: Not reached by 2100. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.

Youth and older population in Iraq, 1950 to 2100 Iraq annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 44.0% in 1950 to 43.5% in 2023 and 21.9% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 2.8% to 3.4% and 19.3%. First annual crossover: Not reached by 2100. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024. 0% 20% 40% 60% 1950 1975 2000 2023 2050 2075 2100 ESTIMATES · THROUGH 2023 WPP MEDIUM PROJECTION UNDER 18 · 21.9% 65+ · 19.3%
1950
Under 18 · 44.0%65+ · 2.8%
2023 observed
Under 18 · 43.5%65+ · 3.4%
2100 projected
Under 18 · 21.9%65+ · 19.3%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
Iraq under-18 and 65+ population history
YearEvidenceUnder 18Share65+Share
1950 observed 2,489,261 44.0% 157,187 2.8%
1951 observed 2,555,282 44.3% 158,462 2.7%
1952 observed 2,637,383 44.6% 159,737 2.7%
1953 observed 2,730,731 45.0% 161,706 2.7%
1954 observed 2,826,153 45.4% 165,798 2.7%
1955 observed 2,910,381 45.7% 172,464 2.7%
1956 observed 2,986,134 45.9% 181,585 2.8%
1957 observed 3,043,202 45.9% 193,204 2.9%
1958 observed 3,080,707 45.7% 206,623 3.1%
1959 observed 3,135,780 45.6% 220,944 3.2%
1960 observed 3,207,614 45.7% 235,971 3.4%
1961 observed 3,294,600 45.8% 251,713 3.5%
1962 observed 3,424,190 46.2% 268,000 3.6%
1963 observed 3,585,098 46.8% 284,902 3.7%
1964 observed 3,751,552 47.3% 302,587 3.8%
1965 observed 3,928,497 47.9% 321,247 3.9%
1966 observed 4,108,893 48.4% 340,802 4.0%
1967 observed 4,291,991 48.9% 361,100 4.1%
1968 observed 4,483,360 49.3% 381,823 4.2%
1969 observed 4,678,153 49.7% 402,502 4.3%
1970 observed 4,871,147 50.0% 423,049 4.3%
1971 observed 5,062,083 50.2% 443,273 4.4%
1972 observed 5,258,567 50.4% 463,114 4.4%
1973 observed 5,474,393 50.7% 482,584 4.5%
1974 observed 5,706,479 51.1% 501,121 4.5%
1975 observed 5,962,578 51.7% 518,574 4.5%
1976 observed 6,241,718 52.3% 535,449 4.5%
1977 observed 6,519,412 52.9% 552,148 4.5%
1978 observed 6,796,605 53.3% 568,648 4.5%
1979 observed 7,059,798 53.6% 584,049 4.4%
1980 observed 7,293,752 53.7% 598,513 4.4%
1981 observed 7,504,405 53.6% 611,348 4.4%
1982 observed 7,707,658 53.5% 622,692 4.3%
1983 observed 7,926,395 53.4% 634,495 4.3%
1984 observed 8,161,603 53.3% 645,903 4.2%
1985 observed 8,341,693 53.2% 651,249 4.2%
1986 observed 8,526,242 53.0% 655,639 4.1%
1987 observed 8,735,029 52.9% 660,757 4.0%
1988 observed 8,911,604 52.7% 660,586 3.9%
1989 observed 9,120,533 52.5% 659,532 3.8%
1990 observed 9,198,736 52.3% 647,960 3.7%
1991 observed 9,259,782 52.1% 636,579 3.6%
1992 observed 9,498,198 51.9% 640,809 3.5%
1993 observed 9,922,734 51.7% 658,917 3.4%
1994 observed 10,364,920 51.5% 678,140 3.4%
1995 observed 10,673,819 51.3% 688,598 3.3%
1996 observed 10,975,356 51.0% 699,164 3.3%
1997 observed 11,276,748 50.8% 710,083 3.2%
1998 observed 11,594,965 50.7% 722,385 3.2%
1999 observed 11,934,446 50.5% 736,503 3.1%
2000 observed 12,287,803 50.3% 752,346 3.1%
2001 observed 12,627,196 50.1% 768,840 3.1%
2002 observed 12,974,424 49.9% 787,570 3.0%
2003 observed 13,310,814 49.7% 807,007 3.0%
2004 observed 13,638,757 49.5% 826,954 3.0%
2005 observed 13,992,484 49.3% 849,717 3.0%
2006 observed 14,039,994 49.1% 854,655 3.0%
2007 observed 13,870,050 48.9% 847,444 3.0%
2008 observed 14,078,563 48.6% 865,515 3.0%
2009 observed 14,518,712 48.3% 899,720 3.0%
2010 observed 14,907,221 48.0% 930,974 3.0%
2011 observed 15,369,049 47.8% 964,887 3.0%
2012 observed 16,017,139 47.6% 1,008,021 3.0%
2013 observed 16,721,925 47.4% 1,058,973 3.0%
2014 observed 17,243,068 47.2% 1,103,961 3.0%
2015 observed 17,616,081 46.9% 1,143,761 3.0%
2016 observed 17,910,057 46.6% 1,187,080 3.1%
2017 observed 18,153,024 46.1% 1,239,412 3.2%
2018 observed 18,397,530 45.7% 1,301,801 3.2%
2019 observed 18,630,967 45.2% 1,366,427 3.3%
2020 observed 18,866,133 44.8% 1,415,279 3.4%
2021 observed 19,111,936 44.4% 1,456,254 3.4%
2022 observed 19,357,066 43.9% 1,497,340 3.4%
2023 observed 19,588,149 43.5% 1,531,035 3.4%
2024 projected 19,790,792 43.0% 1,572,052 3.4%
2025 projected 19,981,158 42.5% 1,621,834 3.4%
2026 projected 20,161,101 42.0% 1,681,124 3.5%
2027 projected 20,321,679 41.5% 1,767,034 3.6%
2028 projected 20,450,184 40.9% 1,873,322 3.7%
2029 projected 20,534,391 40.3% 1,983,924 3.9%
2030 projected 20,588,495 39.6% 2,099,536 4.0%
2031 projected 20,640,404 39.0% 2,220,148 4.2%
2032 projected 20,706,196 38.4% 2,346,680 4.3%
2033 projected 20,802,206 37.8% 2,479,773 4.5%
2034 projected 20,942,816 37.4% 2,619,568 4.7%
2035 projected 21,124,234 37.0% 2,765,584 4.8%
2036 projected 21,331,522 36.7% 2,917,663 5.0%
2037 projected 21,542,527 36.4% 3,074,828 5.2%
2038 projected 21,746,798 36.2% 3,235,660 5.4%
2039 projected 21,953,264 35.9% 3,400,860 5.6%
2040 projected 22,158,645 35.6% 3,569,466 5.7%
2041 projected 22,352,502 35.3% 3,739,559 5.9%
2042 projected 22,530,373 35.1% 3,910,611 6.1%
2043 projected 22,692,617 34.8% 4,082,132 6.3%
2044 projected 22,842,212 34.5% 4,254,295 6.4%
2045 projected 22,978,664 34.2% 4,427,493 6.6%
2046 projected 23,099,210 33.9% 4,601,718 6.8%
2047 projected 23,208,955 33.6% 4,778,457 6.9%
2048 projected 23,308,821 33.3% 4,958,408 7.1%
2049 projected 23,396,455 33.0% 5,142,552 7.2%
2050 projected 23,469,627 32.6% 5,329,881 7.4%
2051 projected 23,528,440 32.3% 5,519,247 7.6%
2052 projected 23,571,692 32.0% 5,711,377 7.7%
2053 projected 23,605,019 31.6% 5,910,368 7.9%
2054 projected 23,631,553 31.3% 6,121,597 8.1%
2055 projected 23,648,190 31.0% 6,346,494 8.3%
2056 projected 23,661,006 30.6% 6,584,811 8.5%
2057 projected 23,668,178 30.3% 6,832,877 8.8%
2058 projected 23,670,090 30.0% 7,087,613 9.0%
2059 projected 23,671,056 29.7% 7,347,088 9.2%
2060 projected 23,679,671 29.4% 7,609,997 9.5%
2061 projected 23,692,026 29.1% 7,875,063 9.7%
2062 projected 23,700,955 28.9% 8,144,589 9.9%
2063 projected 23,715,052 28.6% 8,421,440 10.2%
2064 projected 23,734,281 28.4% 8,704,281 10.4%
2065 projected 23,753,212 28.1% 8,989,654 10.6%
2066 projected 23,774,976 27.9% 9,274,581 10.9%
2067 projected 23,792,094 27.7% 9,556,151 11.1%
2068 projected 23,798,801 27.5% 9,835,515 11.4%
2069 projected 23,802,834 27.3% 10,119,509 11.6%
2070 projected 23,804,177 27.1% 10,407,868 11.8%
2071 projected 23,800,639 26.8% 10,705,422 12.1%
2072 projected 23,794,450 26.6% 11,015,150 12.3%
2073 projected 23,788,586 26.4% 11,333,753 12.6%
2074 projected 23,775,535 26.3% 11,665,395 12.9%
2075 projected 23,746,505 26.1% 12,020,109 13.2%
2076 projected 23,709,082 25.9% 12,412,553 13.5%
2077 projected 23,666,782 25.7% 12,831,032 13.9%
2078 projected 23,622,196 25.5% 13,250,472 14.3%
2079 projected 23,580,385 25.3% 13,660,435 14.7%
2080 projected 23,531,850 25.1% 14,043,439 15.0%
2081 projected 23,474,516 24.9% 14,384,711 15.3%
2082 projected 23,411,856 24.7% 14,685,799 15.5%
2083 projected 23,342,468 24.5% 14,963,072 15.7%
2084 projected 23,266,823 24.3% 15,232,643 15.9%
2085 projected 23,192,181 24.1% 15,499,128 16.1%
2086 projected 23,122,309 24.0% 15,763,349 16.3%
2087 projected 23,047,302 23.8% 16,022,504 16.5%
2088 projected 22,967,731 23.6% 16,278,224 16.7%
2089 projected 22,891,890 23.4% 16,536,396 16.9%
2090 projected 22,813,335 23.3% 16,795,336 17.1%
2091 projected 22,732,993 23.1% 17,053,077 17.3%
2092 projected 22,660,070 23.0% 17,311,792 17.5%
2093 projected 22,590,476 22.8% 17,571,615 17.8%
2094 projected 22,516,622 22.7% 17,831,941 18.0%
2095 projected 22,439,434 22.5% 18,093,681 18.2%
2096 projected 22,362,735 22.4% 18,358,944 18.4%
2097 projected 22,284,558 22.3% 18,625,914 18.6%
2098 projected 22,203,718 22.1% 18,894,135 18.8%
2099 projected 22,123,720 22.0% 19,166,249 19.1%
2100 projected 22,043,000 21.9% 19,439,340 19.3%
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 · SINGLE-AGE POPULATION CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulaunder18-vs-65plus-annual-history-v1
Transformpipeline.derive.age_structure_history
Raw file SHA-2566de949eb0d6bf3277959da88c7591c608ad5fd995a17b4f120c11245a351dfb1 · d9c962d7e0beb731d3450cfabba8499a1449411e3c8aec3aeced06a7a2955b6e
Measurement universeall 237 WPP country and area records in the canonical Register
Reference time1950–2023 estimates; 2024–2100 WPP Medium projection
UnitPeople and percentage of same-year single-age population.
Evidence statusAnnual estimates through 2023; WPP Medium projection thereafter. No interpolation.
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SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1
Transformreproducible canonical pipeline
Measurement universeDe facto population: all residents in the country or area, regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Reference timePopulation is measured at 1 July 2024; annual flows cover the source year.
UnitPeople; the source workbook's thousands are converted to whole people for display.
Evidence status2024 medium-variant projection; estimates run through 2023.