Iraq Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Iraq, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Iraq was 20.4 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 21.6 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 80th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Iraq ranks 151st currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Iraq is expected to increase to 40 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Iraq

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Iraq
	Male	Female
80+	0.15%	0.29%
75-79	0.24%	0.36%
70-74	0.44%	0.63%
65-69	0.56%	0.74%
60-64	0.92%	1.12%
55-59	1.4%	1.58%
50-54	1.86%	1.96%
45-49	2.24%	2.3%
40-44	2.6%	2.63%
35-39	3.05%	3.03%
30-34	3.71%	3.63%
25-29	4.24%	4.11%
20-24	4.72%	4.53%
15-19	5.31%	5.07%
10-14	6.31%	6.01%
5-9	6.19%	5.89%
0-4	6.25%	5.94%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Iraq has average demographic potential with 71.9% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 40/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Iraq

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Factual

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Year	Working age share
	Iraq	World
2100	62.6%	59.6%
2099	62.7%	59.6%
2098	62.8%	59.7%
2097	63%	59.7%
2096	63.1%	59.7%
2095	63.2%	59.7%
2094	63.3%	59.7%
2093	63.4%	59.8%
2092	63.4%	59.8%
2091	63.5%	59.8%
2090	63.6%	59.8%
2089	63.7%	59.8%
2088	63.7%	59.8%
2087	63.8%	59.8%
2086	63.8%	59.8%
2085	63.9%	59.9%
2084	63.9%	59.9%
2083	64%	60%
2082	64%	60.1%
2081	64.1%	60.3%
2080	64.2%	60.4%
2079	64.4%	60.6%
2078	64.6%	60.7%
2077	64.8%	60.9%
2076	65%	61%
2075	65.2%	61.1%
2074	65.3%	61.3%
2073	65.4%	61.4%
2072	65.5%	61.5%
2071	65.6%	61.6%
2070	65.6%	61.7%
2069	65.7%	61.8%
2068	65.7%	61.9%
2067	65.8%	62%
2066	65.9%	62%
2065	65.9%	62.1%
2064	66%	62.1%
2063	66%	62.1%
2062	66%	62.2%
2061	66%	62.2%
2060	66%	62.3%
2059	66%	62.3%
2058	66%	62.4%
2057	65.9%	62.4%
2056	65.9%	62.5%
2055	65.8%	62.7%
2054	65.7%	62.8%
2053	65.6%	62.9%
2052	65.4%	63.1%
2051	65.3%	63.2%
2050	65.2%	63.4%
2049	65%	63.5%
2048	64.9%	63.6%
2047	64.7%	63.8%
2046	64.6%	63.9%
2045	64.5%	64%
2044	64.4%	64.1%
2043	64.3%	64.2%
2042	64.2%	64.3%
2041	64.1%	64.4%
2040	64.1%	64.5%
2039	64%	64.7%
2038	64%	64.8%
2037	63.9%	64.9%
2036	63.9%	65.1%
2035	63.8%	65.2%
2034	63.7%	65.3%
2033	63.6%	65.4%
2032	63.4%	65.4%
2031	63.2%	65.4%
2030	62.9%	65.4%
2029	62.4%	65.4%
2028	61.9%	65.4%
2027	61.4%	65.4%
2026	60.8%	65.2%
2025	60.2%	65.1%
2024	60%	65.1%
2023	59.5%	65%
2022	59%	64.9%
2021	58.6%	64.9%
2020	58.1%	64.8%
2019	57.8%	64.9%
2018	57.4%	64.9%
2017	57.1%	65%
2016	56.8%	65.1%
2015	56.6%	65.1%
2014	56.4%	65.2%
2013	56.2%	65.2%
2012	56.1%	65.2%
2011	55.9%	65.2%
2010	55.8%	65.1%
2009	55.5%	65%
2008	55.2%	64.9%
2007	54.9%	64.7%
2006	54.7%	64.5%
2005	54.4%	64.3%
2004	54.1%	64%
2003	53.9%	63.7%
2002	53.7%	63.4%
2001	53.4%	63.1%
2000	53.2%	62.8%
1999	53.1%	62.5%
1998	52.9%	62.2%
1997	52.7%	61.9%
1996	52.5%	61.7%
1995	52.3%	61.5%
1994	52.1%	61.3%
1993	51.9%	61.2%
1992	51.6%	61.1%
1991	51.4%	61%
1990	51.1%	60.9%
1989	50.8%	60.8%
1988	50.5%	60.7%
1987	50.2%	60.5%
1986	49.9%	60.4%
1985	49.7%	60.1%
1984	49.4%	59.9%
1983	49.2%	59.6%
1982	49.1%	59.3%
1981	48.9%	59%
1980	48.8%	58.7%
1979	48.6%	58.4%
1978	48.4%	58%
1977	48.3%	57.7%
1976	48.3%	57.5%
1975	48.8%	57.4%
1974	49.3%	57.3%
1973	50%	57.3%
1972	50.9%	57.2%
1971	51.5%	57.1%
1970	52%	57%
1969	52.5%	56.9%
1968	52.8%	56.9%
1967	53.1%	56.9%
1966	53.5%	56.8%
1965	54%	56.9%
1964	54.6%	57%
1963	55.3%	57.2%
1962	56%	57.4%
1961	56.6%	57.5%
1960	56.8%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Iraq changed from 54.1% to 60% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Iraq decreased from 84.8% to 66.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Iraq	World
2100	18.2%	16.5%
2099	18.3%	16.6%
2098	18.4%	16.6%
2097	18.5%	16.7%
2096	18.6%	16.8%
2095	18.8%	16.8%
2094	18.9%	16.9%
2093	19%	17%
2092	19.1%	17%
2091	19.2%	17.1%
2090	19.4%	17.2%
2089	19.5%	17.2%
2088	19.7%	17.3%
2087	19.8%	17.4%
2086	19.9%	17.4%
2085	20.1%	17.5%
2084	20.3%	17.5%
2083	20.4%	17.6%
2082	20.6%	17.7%
2081	20.8%	17.7%
2080	20.9%	17.8%
2079	21.1%	17.8%
2078	21.3%	17.9%
2077	21.5%	17.9%
2076	21.6%	18%
2075	21.8%	18%
2074	22%	18.1%
2073	22.2%	18.2%
2072	22.3%	18.2%
2071	22.5%	18.3%
2070	22.7%	18.3%
2069	22.8%	18.4%
2068	23%	18.5%
2067	23.2%	18.6%
2066	23.4%	18.6%
2065	23.6%	18.7%
2064	23.8%	18.8%
2063	24%	18.9%
2062	24.2%	19.1%
2061	24.4%	19.2%
2060	24.6%	19.3%
2059	24.9%	19.4%
2058	25.1%	19.5%
2057	25.4%	19.6%
2056	25.7%	19.8%
2055	26%	19.9%
2054	26.3%	20%
2053	26.6%	20.1%
2052	26.9%	20.2%
2051	27.2%	20.3%
2050	27.5%	20.4%
2049	27.8%	20.5%
2048	28.1%	20.6%
2047	28.4%	20.7%
2046	28.7%	20.8%
2045	29%	20.9%
2044	29.3%	20.9%
2043	29.5%	21%
2042	29.8%	21.1%
2041	30%	21.2%
2040	30.3%	21.2%
2039	30.5%	21.3%
2038	30.7%	21.4%
2037	31%	21.5%
2036	31.2%	21.6%
2035	31.5%	21.8%
2034	31.7%	22%
2033	32%	22.2%
2032	32.3%	22.4%
2031	32.7%	22.7%
2030	33.2%	23%
2029	33.7%	23.3%
2028	34.4%	23.6%
2027	35.1%	23.9%
2026	35.7%	24.2%
2025	36.3%	24.6%
2024	36.6%	24.7%
2023	37.1%	25%
2022	37.6%	25.3%
2021	38.1%	25.6%
2020	38.5%	25.8%
2019	38.9%	26%
2018	39.3%	26.2%
2017	39.7%	26.4%
2016	40.1%	26.5%
2015	40.4%	26.6%
2014	40.6%	26.8%
2013	40.8%	26.9%
2012	41%	27%
2011	41.1%	27.1%
2010	41.2%	27.3%
2009	41.5%	27.5%
2008	41.8%	27.6%
2007	42.1%	27.9%
2006	42.3%	28.1%
2005	42.6%	28.5%
2004	42.9%	28.8%
2003	43.1%	29.2%
2002	43.3%	29.6%
2001	43.5%	30%
2000	43.7%	30.4%
1999	43.8%	30.8%
1998	44%	31.1%
1997	44.1%	31.5%
1996	44.3%	31.8%
1995	44.4%	32.1%
1994	44.6%	32.3%
1993	44.7%	32.5%
1992	44.9%	32.7%
1991	45%	32.9%
1990	45.2%	33%
1989	45.4%	33.2%
1988	45.6%	33.4%
1987	45.8%	33.6%
1986	46%	33.8%
1985	46.2%	34%
1984	46.3%	34.3%
1983	46.5%	34.6%
1982	46.6%	34.9%
1981	46.7%	35.2%
1980	46.8%	35.5%
1979	47%	35.9%
1978	47.1%	36.3%
1977	47.3%	36.7%
1976	47.2%	36.9%
1975	46.7%	37.1%
1974	46.2%	37.2%
1973	45.5%	37.3%
1972	44.7%	37.5%
1971	44.1%	37.6%
1970	43.6%	37.7%
1969	43.3%	37.8%
1968	43%	37.9%
1967	42.8%	38%
1966	42.5%	38%
1965	42.1%	38%
1964	41.5%	38%
1963	41%	37.8%
1962	40.4%	37.6%
1961	39.9%	37.5%
1960	39.8%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Iraq decreased from 42.9% to 36.6% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Iraq	World
2100	19.2%	23.9%
2099	19%	23.8%
2098	18.7%	23.7%
2097	18.5%	23.6%
2096	18.3%	23.5%
2095	18.1%	23.4%
2094	17.9%	23.4%
2093	17.6%	23.3%
2092	17.4%	23.2%
2091	17.2%	23.1%
2090	17%	23.1%
2089	16.8%	23%
2088	16.6%	22.9%
2087	16.4%	22.8%
2086	16.2%	22.7%
2085	16%	22.6%
2084	15.8%	22.5%
2083	15.6%	22.4%
2082	15.4%	22.2%
2081	15.1%	22%
2080	14.8%	21.8%
2079	14.5%	21.6%
2078	14.1%	21.4%
2077	13.7%	21.2%
2076	13.4%	21%
2075	13%	20.8%
2074	12.7%	20.6%
2073	12.5%	20.4%
2072	12.2%	20.3%
2071	11.9%	20.1%
2070	11.7%	19.9%
2069	11.5%	19.8%
2068	11.2%	19.6%
2067	11%	19.5%
2066	10.8%	19.3%
2065	10.5%	19.2%
2064	10.3%	19.1%
2063	10%	18.9%
2062	9.8%	18.8%
2061	9.57%	18.6%
2060	9.34%	18.5%
2059	9.1%	18.3%
2058	8.87%	18.1%
2057	8.64%	17.9%
2056	8.42%	17.7%
2055	8.21%	17.5%
2054	8.01%	17.2%
2053	7.83%	17%
2052	7.66%	16.7%
2051	7.49%	16.4%
2050	7.33%	16.2%
2049	7.16%	16%
2048	7%	15.8%
2047	6.83%	15.5%
2046	6.67%	15.3%
2045	6.51%	15.1%
2044	6.34%	14.9%
2043	6.17%	14.8%
2042	6%	14.6%
2041	5.82%	14.4%
2040	5.65%	14.2%
2039	5.47%	14%
2038	5.29%	13.8%
2037	5.11%	13.5%
2036	4.94%	13.3%
2035	4.76%	13%
2034	4.59%	12.7%
2033	4.43%	12.4%
2032	4.27%	12.2%
2031	4.12%	11.9%
2030	3.97%	11.6%
2029	3.82%	11.3%
2028	3.68%	11%
2027	3.54%	10.7%
2026	3.47%	10.5%
2025	3.43%	10.3%
2024	3.41%	10.2%
2023	3.4%	9.98%
2022	3.4%	9.74%
2021	3.38%	9.53%
2020	3.36%	9.33%
2019	3.32%	9.1%
2018	3.23%	8.88%
2017	3.15%	8.65%
2016	3.09%	8.45%
2015	3.05%	8.26%
2014	3.02%	8.08%
2013	3%	7.92%
2012	3%	7.78%
2011	3%	7.66%
2010	3%	7.58%
2009	2.99%	7.52%
2008	2.99%	7.47%
2007	2.98%	7.41%
2006	2.99%	7.34%
2005	2.99%	7.26%
2004	3%	7.18%
2003	3.01%	7.1%
2002	3.03%	7.01%
2001	3.05%	6.92%
2000	3.08%	6.84%
1999	3.12%	6.76%
1998	3.16%	6.68%
1997	3.2%	6.61%
1996	3.25%	6.53%
1995	3.31%	6.45%
1994	3.37%	6.37%
1993	3.43%	6.29%
1992	3.5%	6.21%
1991	3.58%	6.14%
1990	3.69%	6.07%
1989	3.8%	6.01%
1988	3.91%	5.95%
1987	4%	5.91%
1986	4.08%	5.86%
1985	4.15%	5.82%
1984	4.22%	5.8%
1983	4.28%	5.79%
1982	4.32%	5.8%
1981	4.36%	5.81%
1980	4.4%	5.81%
1979	4.43%	5.77%
1978	4.46%	5.71%
1977	4.48%	5.65%
1976	4.49%	5.59%
1975	4.49%	5.53%
1974	4.49%	5.47%
1973	4.47%	5.42%
1972	4.44%	5.37%
1971	4.4%	5.32%
1970	4.35%	5.28%
1969	4.28%	5.24%
1968	4.2%	5.2%
1967	4.11%	5.16%
1966	4.02%	5.12%
1965	3.92%	5.08%
1964	3.82%	5.04%
1963	3.72%	5.02%
1962	3.61%	5.01%
1961	3.5%	4.99%
1960	3.36%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Iraq increased from 3% to 3.41% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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