Population, age 21, total in Iraq
Iraq: Population, age 21, total was 709,903 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Iraq, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, total in Iraq stood at 709,903. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Iraq peaked at 709,903 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 359,440, in 1990.
That places Iraq 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 419,926 | 359,440 | 474,668 | 10 |
| 2000s | 527,906 | 483,686 | 590,433 | 10 |
| 2010s | 653,684 | 609,591 | 709,903 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in Iraq?
- Population, age 21, total in Iraq was 709,903 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 709,903 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 359,440 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for population, age 21, total?
- Iraq ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.