Age dependency ratio in Iraq
Iraq: Age dependency ratio was 65.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Iraq stood at 65.2%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Iraq peaked at 107.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2025.
Iraq ranks 56th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.9% | — |
| 1961 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 78.6% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 80.9% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 83.0% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 85.1% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 87.0% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 88.4% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 94.0% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 96.6% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 99.8% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 102.7% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 105.1% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 106.9% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 107.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 106.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 105.8% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 105.1% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 104.5% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 103.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 103.1% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 102.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 101.3% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 100.2% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 99.1% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 96.9% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 95.7% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 94.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 93.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 92.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 91.3% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 90.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 65.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 75.9% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 101.7% | 92.1% | 107.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.4% | 96.9% | 105.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 88.5% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 80.1% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 73.1% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 65.2% | 72.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Iraq?
- Age dependency ratio in Iraq was 65.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 107.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for age dependency ratio?
- Iraq ranks 56th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.