People using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq
Iraq: People using improved sanitation facilities was 45.35 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq stood at 45.35 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq peaked at 45.35 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.83 million people, in 2000.
That places Iraq 27th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.83 million people | — |
| 2001 | 21.66 million people | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.53 million people | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.40 million people | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 24.26 million people | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 25.18 million people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 25.56 million people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 25.55 million people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.26 million people | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 27.44 million people | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 28.55 million people | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 29.80 million people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 31.41 million people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 33.16 million people | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 34.59 million people | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 35.79 million people | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 36.91 million people | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 38.00 million people | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 39.15 million people | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 40.31 million people | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 41.48 million people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 42.42 million people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 43.41 million people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 44.40 million people | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 45.35 million people | +2.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 45.35 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.75 million people, 6.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 45.35 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.46 million people, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.27 million people | 20.83 million people | 27.44 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.77 million people | 28.55 million people | 40.31 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.41 million people | 41.48 million people | 45.35 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More population data for Iraq
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.99 million people (2100)
- Population density 231.84 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Iraq was 45.35 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 45.35 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.83 million people in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.