Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6994 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iraq is 0.6994 people per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.702 people per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4398 people per person, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 90th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4398 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4548 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4704 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4858 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5005 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5136 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5255 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5369 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5481 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5591 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5697 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5801 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5901 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5998 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6091 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6181 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6266 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6347 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6428 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6513 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6601 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6687 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.677 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6847 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6913 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6966 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7003 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.702 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7017 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6972 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6936 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6897 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6856 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6817 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6785 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6761 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6749 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6749 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6754 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6763 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6775 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6789 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6805 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6822 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6839 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6856 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6872 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6886 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6897 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6906 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6913 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6922 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6944 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6967 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6992 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6991 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6989 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6988 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6987 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6987 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6987 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6987 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6987 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6989 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6994 people per person | +0.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.6994 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.6994 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5034 people per person | 0.4398 people per person | 0.5591 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6122 people per person | 0.5697 people per person | 0.6513 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6882 people per person | 0.6601 people per person | 0.702 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6828 people per person | 0.6749 people per person | 0.6972 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.683 people per person | 0.6763 people per person | 0.6897 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.696 people per person | 0.6906 people per person | 0.6992 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6988 people per person | 0.6987 people per person | 0.6994 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More population data for Iraq
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,515 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4379 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 231.84 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.99 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iraq?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Iraq was 0.6994 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.702 people per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4398 people per person in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.