Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Iraq

Population growth in Iraq in 2025 — 2.1%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.32 pp.

2025 2.1% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 43of 217
Period maximum 4.8%1993
Period minimum -0.79%2007

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Iraq, 1961–2025-2024619611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.43%1963: 3.37%1965: 3.38%1967: 3.4%1969: 3.44%1971: 3.45%1973: 3.45%1975: 3.31%1977: 3.33%1979: 3.22%1981: 3%1983: 2.97%1985: 2.41%1987: 2.74%1989: 2.66%1991: 1.05%1993: 4.8%1995: 3.35%1997: 3.09%1999: 3.23%2001: 3.12%2003: 3.02%2005: 2.96%2007: -0.79%2009: 3.68%2011: 3.53%2013: 4.72%2015: 2.73%2017: 2.23%2019: 2.28%2021: 2.24%2023: 2.25%2025: 2.1%
Change over the period: −0.32 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 2.1%
World 0.91%
Western Asia computed 2.09%
Population growth — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.1 −0.02 pp
2024 2.12 −0.13 pp
2023 2.25 −0.04 pp
2022 2.29 +0.05 pp
2021 2.24 +0.02 pp
2020 2.22 −0.06 pp
2019 2.28 −0.06 pp
2018 2.33 +0.1 pp
2017 2.23 −0.16 pp
2016 2.39 −0.34 pp
2015 2.73 −0.8 pp
2014 3.53 −1.19 pp
2013 4.72 +0.18 pp
2012 4.54 +1.01 pp
2011 3.53 +0.3 pp
2010 3.23 −0.45 pp
2009 3.68 +1.66 pp
2008 2.02 +2.81 pp
2007 -0.79 −1.52 pp
2006 0.73 −2.23 pp
2005 2.96 +0.11 pp
2004 2.85 −0.16 pp
2003 3.02 −0.14 pp
2002 3.16 +0.04 pp
2001 3.12 −0.16 pp
2000 3.28 +0.04 pp
1999 3.23 +0.09 pp
1998 3.14 +0.05 pp
1997 3.09 −0.1 pp
1996 3.19 −0.16 pp
1995 3.35 −1.42 pp
1994 4.77 −0.03 pp
1993 4.8 +1.84 pp
1992 2.96 +1.91 pp
1991 1.05 −0.19 pp
1990 1.24 −1.42 pp
1989 2.66 +0.34 pp
1988 2.32 −0.42 pp
1987 2.74 +0.28 pp
1986 2.46 +0.06 pp
1985 2.41 −0.71 pp
1984 3.12 +0.15 pp
1983 2.97 +0.16 pp
1982 2.81 −0.19 pp
1981 3 −0.15 pp
1980 3.15 −0.07 pp
1979 3.22 −0.15 pp
1978 3.37 +0.04 pp
1977 3.33 +0.05 pp
1976 3.27 −0.04 pp
1975 3.31 −0.08 pp
1974 3.39 −0.06 pp
1973 3.45 +0.01 pp
1972 3.44 −0.02 pp
1971 3.45 −0.02 pp
1970 3.47 +0.03 pp
1969 3.44 +0.02 pp
1968 3.43 +0.02 pp
1967 3.4 +0.01 pp
1966 3.39 +0.01 pp
1965 3.38 +0.02 pp
1964 3.36 −0.01 pp
1963 3.37 +0.37 pp
1962 3 +0.58 pp
1961 2.43

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.