Iraq: Statistical Overview

Capital: Baghdad

Population

Total Population: 46,042,015

Natural Increase: 2.1%

Density: 104 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 69.9%

Ethnic Origins: There is no official national data on ethnic groups in Iraq. However, the three largest ethnic groups in the country are Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. There are many minorities in Iraq, such as the Yezidis, Shabaks, Yarsans or Assyrians.

Official Language: Arabic and Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions only)

Other Languages Spoken: Farsi, Assyrian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Chaldean

Business Language(s): English and Arabic

Literacy Rate: 74.1%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Baghdad

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD)

Country Overview

Area: 435,050 km²

Type of State: Federal parliamentary representative republic.

Type of Economy: Variable income, often resource-dependent (oil/minerals) and not very diversified.
The Iraqi economy is facing a difficult situation due to its heavy dependence on oil prices and political instability that is hampering reconstruction and economic diversification.

HDI*: 0.695/1

HDI (World Rank): 126/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Iraq, dial 00
To call Iraq, dial +964

Internet Suffix: .iq

Households with a computer: 75.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Mobile phone subscriptions: 101.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 81.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Imports of Goods (million USD)	40,849	55,194	65,826	87,410	85,185
Exports of Goods (million USD)	73,084	118,045	99,149	100,990	92,912
Imports of Services (million USD)	15,986	22,247	25,227	30,219	28,097
Exports of Services (million USD)	5,177	9,034	8,703	10,205	11,314

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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