Country

Iraq in charts

The figure for Iraq on 9 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $6,074

    World: $13,717
    119th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    47M

    World: 8.22B
    34th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    72.4

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 132nd highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    81.5%

    World: 71.2%
    96th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    100%

    World: 91.9%
    Tied for highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    15.5%

    World: 4.8%
    14th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    2.6%

    World: 3%
    106th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    5.2

    World: 4.7
    50th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $333

    World: $1,317
    107th highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Iraq and the world, 1990 to 2024

Iraq: Up from 0% in 1990 to 81.5% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Iraq and the world, 1990 to 2024

Iraq: Up from 57.6 years in 1990 to 72.4 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Iraq and the world, 1990 to 2025

Iraq: Down from $10,261 in 1990 to $5,410 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Iraq, 1990 to 2025

Iraq: Up from 17.6 million people in 1990 to 47.0 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Iraq with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.