Population ages 0-14 in Iraq
Iraq: Population ages 0-14 was 36.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Iraq stood at 36.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Iraq peaked at 47.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2025.
That places Iraq 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.8% | — |
| 1961 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 42.5% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 45.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 45.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 36.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 39.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 43.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 45.4% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 43.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 41.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 38.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.0% | 38.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 271,197 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.99 % change on previous year (2005)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Iraq?
- Population ages 0-14 in Iraq was 36.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for population ages 0-14?
- Iraq ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.