Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population, female

Iraq
23.41 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
372.63 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th

Population, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 372.63 million against 23.41 million in Iraq, a difference of 349.22 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.9 times Iraq's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 4.11 million 83.10 million 78.98 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 5.74 million 109.96 million 104.22 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 7.82 million 149.16 million 141.34 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 10.33 million 199.42 million 189.09 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 13.80 million 251.39 million 237.59 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 18.29 million 309.59 million 291.30 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 22.21 million 356.86 million 334.65 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 372.63 million against 23.41 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
349.22 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population, female?
Iraq ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.