Iraq Population Pyramid 2043
Iraq in 2043
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Iraq at 65,256,997 in 2043. Compared with 2033, when the projection stands at 54,985,129, that represents growth of 18.7% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 27.0 years, with 29.4% children under 15 and 6.3% aged 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Iraq had on average 3.25 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 72.3 years in 2023: 74.1 for women and 70.4 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
344,490 immigrants live in Iraq, 0.7% of the population.
| Syrian Arab Republic | 258,068 |
| Turkey | 20,972 |
| Iran | 14,747 |
| Egypt | 14,705 |
| State of Palestine | 12,337 |
2,313,017 people born in Iraq live in other countries.
| Turkey | 403,670 |
| United States of America | 272,370 |
| Germany | 263,918 |
| Jordan | 219,163 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 209,390 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 65,256,997 | 27.0 | |
| Yemen | 62,696,536 | 23.1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 44,132,846 | 32.1 | |
| Turkey | 91,294,687 | 42.7 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 35,623,329 | 31.4 |





