What is population, age 16, male in Iraq?

Population, age 16, male in Iraq was 401,922 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 401,922 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 220,718 in 1990.

How does Iraq rank for population, age 16, male?

Iraq ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Iraq

Name: Population, age 16, male in Iraq
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iraq: Population, age 16, male was 401,922 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

401,922

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

29th

of 191 countries

All-time high

401,922

in 2015

All-time low

220,718

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Iraq, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 401,922 for population, age 16, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Iraq peaked at 401,922 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 220,718, in 1990.

Iraq ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	245,817	220,718	271,404	10
2000s	317,118	278,728	349,114	10
2010s	379,498	356,339	401,922	6

Countries ranked near Iraq

26 Myanmar 429,571 compare
27 Afghanistan 423,280 compare
28 Germany 418,731 compare
30 France 396,153 compare
31 United Kingdom 368,870 compare
32 Nepal 364,183 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Iraq

Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
Primary education, teachers 286,890 (2007)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.22 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (2007)

All data for Iraq →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Iraq?: Population, age 16, male in Iraq was 401,922 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 401,922 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 220,718 in 1990.
How does Iraq rank for population, age 16, male?: Iraq ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.