Iraq
Country in Asia
In brief
Population: 47M (2025). World rank 34 of 216; in Asia, 14 of 49. Aged 65 and over: 3.5% (2025). World rank 180 of 216; in Asia, 42 of 49. Deaths per 1,000 people: 4.2 (2024). World rank 206 of 216; in Asia, 40 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 37.6M → 47M, population growth per year +2.7% → +2.1%, and net migration per year -22.3K → -1.1K. Worse than all its neighbours (Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Türkiye): life expectancy and life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Arabic, Aramaic, Central Kurdish
- Religions
- Muslim 95–98%, Christian 1%, and other 1–4% (2015)