Facts and Figures of Iraq

Political leadership

President Barham Saleh (since 2 October 2018)

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (since 7 May 2020)

Land

Total 438,317 sq km; Land 437,367 sq km; Water 950 sq Km; (country comparison to the world: 60)

Boundaries

Total 3,809 km

Border countries

Iran	1,599 km	Jordan	179 km	Kuwait	254 km
Saudi Arabia	811 km	Syria	599 km	Turkey	367 km

Coastline

58 km

Population

37,056,169 million (2015 est.) (country comparison to the world: 37)

Age structure

0-14 years: 40.3% 15-64 years: 56.4% 65+ 3.3% (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

2.93% (2015 est.)

Urbanisation

Urban population: 69.5% of total population (2015) rate of urbanisation: 3% annual rate of change (2010-2015 est.)

Major cities

Baghdad (capital) 6.64 million; Mosul 1.7 million; Erbil 1.17 million; Basra 1.02 million; Sulaymaniya 1 million; Najaf 889,000 (2015)

Ethnic groups

Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%

Religions

Muslim (official) 99 % (Shia 60-65%, Sunni 32-37 %), Christian or other 1%

Languages

Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkmen (Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian

Literacy

(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 79.7% male 85.7% female: 73.7% (2015 est.)

Real GDP

$212.27 billion (2017); $213.94 billion (2016)

GDP growth

-0.78% (2017); 11% (2016)

GDP per capita

$5,545.9 (2017 est.); $5,750.6 (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate (of labour force)

16.1% (2017 est.)

Population below poverty line

2.5% (2012 est.)

Public debt

57.8% of GDP (2017 est.); 64.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

Inflation rate

0.1% (2017)