Iraq Population Pyramid 2053
Iraq in 2053
In 2053, Iraq is projected to have a population of 74,612,185 people. Ten years before, in 2043, the projected population is 65,256,997 — 14.3% lower.
With a projected median age of 29.5 years, Iraq would have a youth dependency ratio of 40.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.1 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 74,612,185 | 29.5 | |
| Yemen | 74,454,837 | 25.9 | |
| Turkey | 90,822,318 | 46.2 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 49,203,499 | 33.3 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 38,721,838 | 33.5 |





