Population, age 8, total in Iraq
Iraq: Population, age 8, total was 834,686 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 8, total in Iraq, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 834,686 for population, age 8, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Iraq peaked at 834,686 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 517,935, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 598,153 | 517,935 | 673,833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 754,149 | 689,021 | 808,340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 824,216 | 815,333 | 834,686 | 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 8, total in Iraq?
- Population, age 8, total in Iraq was 834,686 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 834,686 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 517,935 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for population, age 8, total?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 8, 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.