Urban population, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Urban population, per capita was 0.6994 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.6994 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.702 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4398 units per person, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 90th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4398 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4548 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4704 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4858 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5005 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5136 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5255 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5369 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5481 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5591 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5697 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5801 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5901 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5998 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6091 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6181 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6266 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6347 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6428 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6513 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6601 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6687 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.677 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6847 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6913 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6966 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7003 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.702 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7017 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6972 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6936 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6897 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6856 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6817 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6785 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6761 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6749 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6749 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6754 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6763 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6775 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6789 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6805 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6822 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6839 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6856 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6872 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6886 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6897 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6906 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6913 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6922 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6944 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6967 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6992 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6991 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6989 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6988 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6987 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6987 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6987 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6987 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6987 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6989 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6994 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5034 units per person | 0.4398 units per person | 0.5591 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6122 units per person | 0.5697 units per person | 0.6513 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6882 units per person | 0.6601 units per person | 0.702 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6828 units per person | 0.6749 units per person | 0.6972 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.683 units per person | 0.6763 units per person | 0.6897 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.696 units per person | 0.6906 units per person | 0.6992 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6988 units per person | 0.6987 units per person | 0.6994 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Iraq?
- Urban population, per capita in Iraq was 0.6994 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.702 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4398 units per person in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for urban population, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 90th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.