World population growth in Iraq
Iraq: World population growth was 0.2% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.2%
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
56th
of 239 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 1993
All-time low
-1.4%
in 2006
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Iraq, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Iraq stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Iraq peaked at 6.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2006.
Iraq ranks 56th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 0.2% | -200.0% |
| 1900 | 2.3% | +935.3% |
| 1905 | 1.6% | -29.4% |
| 1910 | 1.8% | +10.2% |
| 1915 | 2.0% | +13.3% |
| 1920 | 1.7% | -18.4% |
| 1925 | 1.3% | -20.9% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | -32.5% |
| 1935 | 0.3% | -70.7% |
| 1940 | 1.5% | +483.1% |
| 1945 | 3.3% | +119.7% |
| 1950 | 2.0% | -39.8% |
| 1951 | 2.2% | +10.6% |
| 1952 | 2.5% | +14.1% |
| 1953 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 2.1% | -15.7% |
| 1956 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 1.6% | -29.4% |
| 1958 | 1.7% | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 2.1% | +28.8% |
| 1960 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 2.6% | +16.6% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +29.7% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -45.2% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +87.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -27.9% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +27.2% |
| 1990 | -0.5% | -115.9% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -642.6% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +85.1% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | -1.4% | -149.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -90.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -3015.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +36.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2027 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2028 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2029 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2031 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2032 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2033 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2034 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2035 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2036 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2037 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 2038 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 2039 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2040 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2041 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2042 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2043 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2044 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2045 | 1.4% | -3.9% |
| 2046 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2047 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2048 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2049 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 2051 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2052 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2053 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2054 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2055 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2056 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2057 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2058 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 2059 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2060 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2061 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2062 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2063 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2064 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2065 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2066 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2067 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
| 2068 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2069 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2070 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2071 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2072 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2073 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 2075 | 0.6% | -10.9% |
| 2076 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2077 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2078 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2079 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2081 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2082 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2083 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2084 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2085 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2086 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2087 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| 2088 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2089 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2090 | 0.3% | -15.6% |
| 2091 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2092 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2093 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2094 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 2095 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2096 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2097 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 2098 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2099 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2100 | 0.2% | -18.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3015.5% | -0.1% | 4.1% |
| 1900 | +935.3% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | +642.6% | -0.5% | 2.6% |
| 1940 | +483.1% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| 1800 | +200.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2006 | -149.1% | 2.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -0.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -1.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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)
- Population density 231.84 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.99 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Iraq?
- World population growth in Iraq was 0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for world population growth?
- Iraq ranks 56th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.