Population ages 05-09, male in Iraq

Iraq: Population ages 05-09, male was 2.82 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.82 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
25th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.97 million
in 2021
All-time low
492,175
in 1965
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 05-09, male in Iraq, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 2.82 million for population ages 05-09, male in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Iraq peaked at 2.97 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 492,175, in 1965.

That places Iraq 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population ages 05-09, male in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 05-09, male in Iraq, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 509,231
1961 522,789 +2.7%
1962 520,928 -0.4%
1963 504,434 -3.2%
1964 492,636 -2.3%
1965 492,175 -0.1%
1966 502,991 +2.2%
1967 542,835 +7.9%
1968 607,663 +11.9%
1969 669,774 +10.2%
1970 729,243 +8.9%
1971 785,383 +7.7%
1972 825,465 +5.1%
1973 854,918 +3.6%
1974 886,280 +3.7%
1975 918,955 +3.7%
1976 952,301 +3.6%
1977 986,861 +3.6%
1978 1.02 million +3.5%
1979 1.05 million +3.2%
1980 1.09 million +3.0%
1981 1.12 million +2.8%
1982 1.14 million +2.5%
1983 1.17 million +2.5%
1984 1.20 million +2.5%
1985 1.22 million +1.7%
1986 1.24 million +1.8%
1987 1.27 million +2.2%
1988 1.30 million +1.8%
1989 1.32 million +2.3%
1990 1.33 million +0.8%
1991 1.34 million +0.4%
1992 1.37 million +2.2%
1993 1.43 million +4.2%
1994 1.49 million +4.5%
1995 1.54 million +3.4%
1996 1.60 million +3.7%
1997 1.66 million +3.8%
1998 1.72 million +3.7%
1999 1.78 million +3.5%
2000 1.84 million +3.1%
2001 1.88 million +2.5%
2002 1.93 million +2.5%
2003 1.98 million +2.4%
2004 2.02 million +2.2%
2005 2.07 million +2.4%
2006 2.07 million +0.1%
2007 2.04 million -1.7%
2008 2.05 million +0.9%
2009 2.11 million +2.6%
2010 2.15 million +2.1%
2011 2.21 million +2.5%
2012 2.29 million +3.9%
2013 2.39 million +4.3%
2014 2.47 million +3.3%
2015 2.54 million +3.0%
2016 2.63 million +3.4%
2017 2.73 million +3.7%
2018 2.82 million +3.6%
2019 2.91 million +2.9%
2020 2.96 million +1.8%
2021 2.97 million +0.3%
2022 2.94 million -1.0%
2023 2.90 million -1.5%
2024 2.85 million -1.6%
2025 2.82 million -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 536,546 492,175 669,774 10
1970s 901,559 729,243 1.05 million 10
1980s 1.21 million 1.09 million 1.32 million 10
1990s 1.53 million 1.33 million 1.78 million 10
2000s 2.00 million 1.84 million 2.11 million 10
2010s 2.51 million 2.15 million 2.91 million 10
2020s 2.91 million 2.82 million 2.97 million 6

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 22 Türkiye 3.17 million compare
  2. 23 Yemen 2.95 million compare
  3. 24 Angola 2.88 million compare
  4. 26 South Africa 2.76 million compare
  5. 27 Mozambique 2.62 million compare
  6. 28 Algeria 2.55 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 05-09, male in Iraq?
Population ages 05-09, male in Iraq was 2.82 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 2.97 million in 2021.
What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 492,175 in 1965.
How does Iraq rank for population ages 05-09, male?
Iraq ranks 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 05-09, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 5 to 9.