Population, age 17, male in Iraq

Iraq: Population, age 17, male was 395,920 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
395,920
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
29th
of 191 countries
All-time high
395,920
in 2015
All-time low
214,461
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Iraq, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200220151990: 214.5k1991: 220.5k1992: 226.6k1993: 232.6k1994: 238.2k1995: 243.5k1996: 248.2k1997: 252.6k1998: 257.1k1999: 262.4k2000: 269.0k2001: 277.4k2002: 287.1k2003: 297.4k2004: 307.2k2005: 315.7k2006: 322.6k2007: 328.2k2008: 333.2k2009: 338.9k2010: 346.2k2011: 355.3k2012: 365.7k2013: 376.7k2014: 387.1k2015: 395.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 395,920 for population, age 17, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Iraq peaked at 395,920 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 214,461, in 1990.

That places Iraq 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Population, age 17, male in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 17, male in Iraq, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 214,461 —
1991 220,536 +2.8%
1992 226,608 +2.8%
1993 232,550 +2.6%
1994 238,201 +2.4%
1995 243,484 +2.2%
1996 248,238 +2.0%
1997 252,583 +1.8%
1998 257,054 +1.8%
1999 262,381 +2.1%
2000 269,046 +2.5%
2001 277,357 +3.1%
2002 287,054 +3.5%
2003 297,359 +3.6%
2004 307,167 +3.3%
2005 315,715 +2.8%
2006 322,603 +2.2%
2007 328,153 +1.7%
2008 333,194 +1.5%
2009 338,936 +1.7%
2010 346,196 +2.1%
2011 355,271 +2.6%
2012 365,721 +2.9%
2013 376,720 +3.0%
2014 387,075 +2.7%
2015 395,920 +2.3%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 395,920 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,182, 6.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 395,920 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73,469, 5.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 239,610 214,461 262,381 10
2000s 307,658 269,046 338,936 10
2010s 371,150 346,196 395,920 6

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 26 Myanmar 435,085 compare
  2. 27 Germany 428,340 compare
  3. 28 Afghanistan 411,857 compare
  4. 30 France 393,207 compare
  5. 31 United Kingdom 375,154 compare
  6. 32 Nepal 363,384 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, male in Iraq?
Population, age 17, male in Iraq was 395,920 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 395,920 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 214,461 in 1990.
How does Iraq rank for population, age 17, male?
Iraq ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 17, 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

Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.