Key demographics
- Population
- 38.3M
- Density
- 87.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.712 (High)
- Gini index (2012)
- 29.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.4 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.22
- Urban population (2025)
- 69.9%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 84.1%
- Labor force (2025)
- 43.4%
- Gender wage gap (2021)
- -65.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 65.2%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 69.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 25.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.2 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 24.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.22
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 20.1 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 49.3%
- Tourism (2013)
- 892.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Aramaic | - |
| Sorani | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 95.0% |
| Christianity | 10.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Arabs | 80.0% |
| Kurds | 20.0% |
| Assyrians | 10.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Iraqi
- Demonym (female)
- Iraqi
- National anthem
- Mawtini
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.4 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 61.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 20.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 64/100
- Hospital beds (2018)
- 1.1/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 1.02/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.65/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $333
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 54.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 84.1%
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 363
- Internet users (2024)
- 81.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 100.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 17.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 35/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 17.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 438,317 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +964
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .iq
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Iraq is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black. In the central white band are Arabic inscriptions in green.
- National anthem
- Mawtini