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Iraq — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Iraq, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
69.94%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +59.0% since 1960
Urban population for Iraq was 69.94% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 70.20% in 1987. The lowest was 43.98% in 1960 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.72% per year.
Iraq ranks 90 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 79.48%, so Iraq sits below it. It peaked in 1987 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
69.94%
First (1960)
43.98%
Change
+59.0%
Highest
70.20%
in 1987
Lowest
43.98%
in 1960
Average
64.92%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.72%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.94% |
| 2024 | 69.89% |
| 2023 | 69.87% |
| 2022 | 69.87% |
| 2021 | 69.87% |
| 2020 | 69.87% |
| 2019 | 69.87% |
| 2018 | 69.88% |
| 2017 | 69.89% |
| 2016 | 69.91% |
| 2015 | 69.92% |
| 2014 | 69.67% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.