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Iraq
Last update: 2025-08-06
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$510
Inflation rate
4.36% (2023)
Unemployment rate
15.53% (2023)
Below the poverty line
23% (2014)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
18.5%
Smoking men
35.1%
Smoking women
1.8%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
438317
Land area
437367
Water area
950
Popular payment systems
- Visa
- PayPal
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Facebook
Age structure
0-14 years
34.6%
15-64 years
61.7%
65+ years
3.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Current as of
2015
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
IQ
Capital
Baghdad
Official language
Arabic
Average consumer spendings
Food products
28.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
4.3%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.16
Beer
0.11
Wine
0
Spirits
0.04
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
42083436
Male population
21193356
Female population
20890080
Population growth rate
1.99% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
23.7 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
3.9 (2024)
Urbanization
71.6% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B- (2015)
Moody's
Caa1 (2017)
Standard & Poors
B- (2015)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
81.12%
iOS
18.78%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+964
Internet domain
.iq
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
98 (2022)
Internet user penetration
79% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
17% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-06