Country profile
Iraq
Iraq ranks #34 of 215 for population, #127 of 209 for gdp per capita, #131 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
46M
people · 2024
Rank #34 of 215
Life expectancy
72.4
years · 2024
Rank #131 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #139 of 186
Under-5 mortality
21.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #98 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
45.2%
% net enrollment · 2007
Rank #180 of 232
Tobacco use
19.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #85 of 163
Calorie supply
2,371
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #169 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
892,000
arrivals · 2013
Rank #105 of 203
GDP per capita
$6,074
current US$ · 2024
Rank #127 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
-12.3
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #195 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
122
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #161 of 210
Forest area
1.9%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #236 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
38.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #45 of 248
Protected areas
1.5%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #221 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
5.07
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #66 of 210
Fertilizer use
45.7
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #109 of 194
Pesticide use
0.1
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #182 of 193
Cereal yield
2.65
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #101 of 182
Digital
Internet users
81.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #105 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
17.6
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #114 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
100
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #168 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #51 of 215
Renewable electricity output
3.78%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #225 of 257
Energy use per person
16,002
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #102 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.37
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #103 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Iraq; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield