Iraq vs Upper middle income: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Iraq
2.1%
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.3%
in 2025
Iraq rank
43rd
Upper middle income rank
40th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Iraq
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.1% against 0.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 6.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 2.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Iraq or Upper middle income?
- Iraq, at 2.1% against 0.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Iraq and Upper middle income?
- 1.8%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Upper middle income rank globally for population growth?
- Iraq ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.