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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Country statistics

Iraq

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population47.02M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$254.37B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$5.41K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth72.42024 · yearsInternet use81.5%2024 · % of populationForest area1.9%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
72.4

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Iraq2024 · 72.4
018.1136.2154.3272.421960199320251960: 51.51961: 52.31962: 53.51963: 54.41964: 55.21965: 56.41966: 57.31967: 58.41968: 591969: 59.61970: 60.51971: 61.31972: 61.81973: 62.31974: 611975: 61.41976: 63.61977: 63.91978: 64.21979: 64.41980: 60.91981: 58.71982: 591983: 59.31984: 59.51985: 59.81986: 601987: 60.31988: 56.71989: 57.51990: 57.61991: 61.31992: 65.31993: 65.31994: 651995: 64.81996: 64.61997: 64.21998: 64.41999: 64.52000: 64.92001: 65.32002: 65.72003: 64.82004: 64.62005: 64.92006: 642007: 64.42008: 66.52009: 67.82010: 68.12011: 68.42012: 68.82013: 692014: 69.72015: 702016: 68.72017: 69.82018: 71.12019: 71.22020: 69.72021: 70.72022: 722023: 72.32024: 72.4

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Iraq in perspective

Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Capital
Baghdad
Country code
IRQ

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