Population ages 15-64, male in Iraq
Iraq: Population ages 15-64, male was 60.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, male in Iraq stood at 60.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Iraq peaked at 60.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1977.
Iraq ranks 168th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.2% | — |
| 1961 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 54.7% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 53.4% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 52.9% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 51.5% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 51.0% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 50.3% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 60.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.4%, 90% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 60.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.4%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.9% | 51.9% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 47.7% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 48.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 50.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 52.6% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 55.2% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 57.9% | 60.4% | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in Iraq?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Iraq was 60.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1977.
- How does Iraq rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Iraq ranks 168th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.