Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 0.869 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Iraq stood at 0.869. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Iraq peaked at 1.28 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.869, in 2024.
That places Iraq 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1.2 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.9311 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8808 | 0.869 | 0.8922 | 5 |
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More population data for Iraq
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.169 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.99 million (2100)
- Population density 231.84 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.169 (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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,515 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.22 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 318,461 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Iraq?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Iraq was 0.869 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.869 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Iraq ranks 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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