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Iraq - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.1

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.1 (2025)

Global rank

##43 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.4×

Growth since 1961

0.86×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#97#432021 overtook Vanuatu2025 overtook Guinea-Bissau
IraqUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Iraq climbed from #97 to #43 (overtook Vanuatu). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Iraq

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Climbed 47 places in global rank auto
1963
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1985
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
1988
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1989
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 74 places in global rank auto
1992
Climbed 107 places in global rank auto
1993
Climbed 32 places in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196119761991200620212025-0.791.072.944.8

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