Population growth in Iraq
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Iraq increased from 7.29 million to 43.53 million people. This is a growth of 497.2 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Iraq was recorded in 2015 with 9.72 percent. The smallest increase in 2007 with 1.69 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Iraq rose by 1.70 years from 2012 to 2021 from 19.50 to 21.20 years (median value).
Around 71 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.6 percent annually.
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Population development in Iraq since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Iraq | Change Iraq | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.48 M | 2.55 % | 42.5 ‰ | 16.8 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 7.67 M | 2.66 % | 43.2 ‰ | 16.1 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 7.89 M | 2.80 % | 43.9 ‰ | 15.4 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 8.12 M | 2.96 % | 44.7 ‰ | 14.8 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 8.38 M | 3.12 % | 45.5 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 8.65 M | 3.29 % | 46.0 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 8.95 M | 3.42 % | 46.3 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 9.26 M | 3.50 % | 46.3 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 9.59 M | 3.51 % | 46.1 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 9.92 M | 3.47 % | 45.6 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 10.26 M | 3.41 % | 45.0 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 10.60 M | 3.35 % | 44.3 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 10.95 M | 3.31 % | 43.6 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 11.31 M | 3.30 % | 43.0 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 11.68 M | 3.29 % | 42.4 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 12.07 M | 3.29 % | 41.9 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 12.46 M | 3.26 % | 41.4 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 12.86 M | 3.20 % | 40.9 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 13.26 M | 3.10 % | 40.4 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 13.65 M | 2.97 % | 40.0 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 14.04 M | 2.86 % | 39.6 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 14.43 M | 2.77 % | 39.2 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 14.82 M | 2.66 % | 39.0 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 15.19 M | 2.53 % | 38.8 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 15.56 M | 2.41 % | 38.6 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 15.91 M | 2.28 % | 38.4 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 16.26 M | 2.18 % | 38.3 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 16.61 M | 2.19 % | 38.1 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 16.99 M | 2.30 % | 38.0 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 17.42 M | 2.50 % | 37.8 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 17.89 M | 2.70 % | 37.6 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 18.40 M | 2.87 % | 37.4 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 18.96 M | 3.00 % | 37.2 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 19.54 M | 3.08 % | 37.1 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 20.15 M | 3.12 % | 37.0 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 20.78 M | 3.15 % | 36.8 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 21.44 M | 3.16 % | 36.6 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 22.11 M | 3.15 % | 36.4 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 22.80 M | 3.11 % | 36.1 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 23.50 M | 3.05 % | 35.8 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 24.21 M | 3.02 % | 35.5 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 24.93 M | 2.99 % | 35.1 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 25.64 M | 2.86 % | 34.7 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 26.31 M | 2.61 % | 34.4 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 26.92 M | 2.31 % | 34.1 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 27.45 M | 1.95 % | 33.9 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 27.91 M | 1.69 % | 33.7 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 28.39 M | 1.70 % | 33.6 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 28.97 M | 2.07 % | 33.5 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 29.74 M | 2.65 % | 33.3 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 30.73 M | 3.31 % | 33.2 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 31.89 M | 3.79 % | 32.8 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 33.16 M | 3.97 % | 32.4 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 34.41 M | 3.78 % | 33.1 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 37.76 M | 9.72 % | 31.6 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 38.70 M | 2.49 % | 30.2 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 39.62 M | 2.39 % | 28.9 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 40.59 M | 2.45 % | 28.4 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 41.56 M | 2.40 % | 28.1 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 42.56 M | 2.39 % | 27.7 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 43.53 M | 2.29 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Iraq
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Iraq increased by about 993,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 5.2 per 1,000 people (~ 218,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 27.7 per 1,000 people (~ 1,153,000 births). As a result, around 58,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 182,824 in Iraq. The number of births was 1,128,522 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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